By Steve Byas

In 1976, as a college student, I was truly inspired by a congressional candidate, Mickey Edwards. Edwards was espousing what I believed in – limited government and individual liberty – and I joined his campaign as the campus coordinator. His campaign slogan was, “He’ll do what he says he will do,” and for the first few years of his tenure in Congress, he pretty much did. ...

By Charlie Meadows

A group called Raise the Wage Oklahoma has filed an initiative petition to collect signatures to place State Question 832 on the ballot. If enacted, it would create a state statute to gradually raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour to $15.00 an hour in 2029. The petition also has a provision to mandate future increases tied to a cost-of-living index, therefore it would climb much higher in the future. ...

By Linda Murphy

A very important battle has been won in an ongoing war for control over every aspect of life through Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Scores, while investors profit. This scheme, fueled by Rockefeller funding, would have generated millions, billions, and eventually trillions of dollars for investors by creating companies on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to control land, water, and air. The planned mission of each company was to meet the United Nations’ Environmental Sustainability...

By Tim Bakamjian

The research arm of our state’s Chamber of Commerce recently published The 2024 Oklahoma Scorecard, which evaluates our economic position compared to other states across the nation. The report uses several criteria in its evaluation, such as tax rates, education, unemployment rate, infrastructure, workforce, healthcare system, legal climate and government burden. ...

By Shane Smith

In December of last year, CBS News reported that the U.S. Border Patrol processed 225,000 illegal immigrants, the largest monthly total in the agency’s history. In November, the border patrol recorded 242,418 encounters with illegal immigrants. And, 218,73 illegal migrants were arrested in September, followed by 188,788 in October. ...

By John Michener

Leaders of the Pro-life Movement (PLM) have no trouble imagining abortion doctors as evil creatures with yellow eyes crouching in alleyways waiting to snatch pregnant women and murder their babies against their wills. They see pregnant woman as victims. Is that true? ...

By Johnathan Small

When Oklahomans cast their ballots, they expect the election results will have consequences. Winning candidates, having received majority support, are expected to then implement policies endorsed by voters. In presidential elections, a candidate’s judicial philosophy matters to voters. The president has the power to select any qualified judicial nominee, subject to Senate approval for confirmation. But that’s not how it works in Oklahoma. Instead, regardless of who Oklahomans elect gover...

By David Deming

Governor Stitt recently created a furor when he rejected participation in a federal program to feed children over the summer. The New Republic claimed that the decision was made because Oklahoma legislators “hate poor children.” On social media, critics complained that Republicans wanted children to starve and suffer. I don’t speak for anyone but myself, but I can explain why conservatives reject such programs in general. ...

By B.L. Cozad, Jr.

A statute is needed to empower the people of Oklahoma to restore the constitutional limits on government authority. We must reestablish the stated principles within the Declaration of Independence, that the rights of the American people are derived from our creator and are not gifts granted by elected officials. ...

By Ron McWhirter

Oklahoma’s Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, announced on October 20 that he had filed a lawsuit to stop a state board from establishing what would be the Nation’s first religious public charter school. On October 9, the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (OSVCSB) voted 3-2 to approve a contract for St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa. “The board members who approved this...