Gov. Stitt vetoes 20 Senate bills in escalation of fight over tax cuts, education reform
Governor Kevin Stitt probably prepared with some stretches and knuckle-cracking before he set out on a veto spree for the ages last night.
Biden’s Atrocious Assange Prosecution
EMAIL “A confident government that is unafraid of the truth embraces a free press,” proclaimed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. But he was referring only to the Chinese government crackdown on Hong Kong journalists early last year. Unfortunately, the Biden administration continues rushing to destroy one of the most important truth tellers of our times. […]
Column: OK Supreme Court abortion ruling points to the need for judicial reform
I have often mentioned this train of thought in conversation with folks, and there have been whispers of pursuing this sort of reform in the legislature for over a decade, but… let’s be honest, a liberal judiciary serves as a convenient “out” for leg…
The Courage of Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson anchored the most interesting and important news show on television. (Aleksandr Dyskin/Shutterstock) Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News, and his enemies are aflutter with media-industry schadenfreude. Contrary to their self-image, most media types—including in right-wing journalism—are highly risk-averse and deferential in the extreme to the imperatives of power. So they can’t help […]
The Death of Law-Based Justice
I have stressed for many years that prosecutors and judges have turned trials into convicting the defendant regardless of innocence or guilt. The methods of producing convictions include withholding exculpatory evidence of the defendant, paying false witnesses with money or reduced or dropped charges for false testimony against the defendant, and piling on false charges […]
America needs a new GOP
You can’t have a Republican Party if you don’t have a coherent and cohesive agenda. What do Republicans stand for? We can’t answer that question and get all Republicans to agree, judging by the way they vote with Democrats sometimes. But with Democrats, you ask them what they stand for and they will all agree: […]
Congratulations Mississippi!
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Reactions roll in over Gov. Stitt’s school choice compromise proposal
Governor Kevin Stitt’s proposal to break the legislative impasse over school choice legislation is being met with a wide range of reactions.
Read below for statements from:
- House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka (cautiously positive)
- Oklahoma Farm Bureau (positive)
- House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson, D-OKC (negative)
- Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Edmond (somewhat negative)
Cattle Group Addresses mRNA Concerns; Concludes MCOOL for Beef Is Needed ASAP
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America“Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer”For Immediate ReleaseBy: R-CALF USA Field Director Karina JonesContact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill BullardPhone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.comView and share this news release on Facebook here or view the web version here.Cattle Group Addresses mRNA Concerns; Concludes … Continue reading
OKC Chapter Meeting for April, 2023
If you missed being at the in-person April, 2023 OK2A meeting at H&H Shooting Sports, we’ve got you covered. Below, click to listen to Don Spencer’s Legislative Update along with these 3 guest speakers, Rep. Jim Olsen, Rep. Chris Banning and Rep. Kevin West. Large Group in Attendance for Giveaways OK2A President, Don Spencer, had
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Waco 30 Years Later: It Is Not an Atrocity If the Feds Do It
What lessons can today’s Americans draw from the FBI showdown on the Texas plains 30 years ago? Image Credit:Andrii Lysenko / Getty Thirty years ago, FBI tanks smashed into the ramshackle home of the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas. After the FBI collapsed much of the building atop the residents, a fire erupted and 76 […]
Parent’s Guide to Private Schools: The Current Private Schools
With the Oklahoma legislature preparing the final text of a school choice funding formula, SoonerPolitics undertook the task of compiling a couple of interactive maps, indicating the established private schools across the state. Some of this institutions are accredited by the Oklahoma Private School Accreditation Commission(OPSAC), but several dozens are decidedly not accredited, even though some are over 125 years old. Current legislation provides families an advance tax credit betwe […]
Trump tells top RNC donors the old GOP is not coming back…
President Donald Trump delivered remarks to the Republican National Convention donors retreat in Nashville over the weekend, giving donors a sneak peak at what they could expect both from his candicacy, and from his potential second term. Trump focused on long term and short term goals when it comes to voting. He expressed his desire […]
Endangering Washington’s Divine Right to Deceive
7 COMMENTS Do Americans have the right to know if the $100 billion in their tax dollars that the Biden administration is delivering to Ukraine is being wasted? No, according to the U.S. Congress – which recently voted against creating an Inspector General to investigate whether handouts to the most corrupt government in Europe were […]
Endangering Washington’s Divine Right to Deceive
7 COMMENTS Do Americans have the right to know if the $100 billion in their tax dollars that the Biden administration is delivering to Ukraine is being wasted? No, according to the U.S. Congress – which recently voted against creating an Inspector General to investigate whether handouts to the most corrupt government in Europe were […]
The Tale of Two Transition Bills
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Paul Craig Roberts’s Quest for Truth and Justice
The Empire of Lies. By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. Korsgaard Publishing. Xi + 346 pages. Paul Craig Roberts knows government from the inside. He is a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. His experience and his studies of economics and history have made him deeply suspicious of government propaganda, and in The Empire of Lies, […]
Cognitive Cities and Social Inclusion
Are you ready for COGNITIVE CITIES? Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is already adopting Cognitive City technology. Notice how Cognitive Cities focus on INCLUSIVENESS. This buzzword ultimately intends to substitute the Hive Mind Singularity for rational, indep…
The Left Has Killed Our Great Cities
Chicago, Illinois image credit: Bigstock Mark down Tuesday, April 4, as the night Chicago died. That’s when we learned that Second City voters narrowly elected Brandon Johnson as their next mayor. This is a city that was flattened during the reign of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who lost in the first round of voting for Chicago […]
Little Orphan Annie’s blunked-out eyeballs
Tonight I attended Augustine Christian Academy’s middle-school production of Annie (Jr.). As is always the case at ACA, the production was characterized by excellence and a lot of heart. It hit me that no one involved in the production (except…