Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
‘I wanted to become the first female president’
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a creator and explorer. I loved to read and get lost...
Red tide: Oklahoma Republicans expand legislative map
Heading into Tuesday, the Oklahoma House of Representatives included 71 Republicans and 30 Democrats. While that constitutes a strong supermajority, Oklahoma Republicans in leadership asked...
Oklahomans pass criminal justice reforms, reject SQ 790
For as religious as Oklahomans may be in practice and in reputation to the rest of the nation, voters had few qualms about retaining...
Redux: If Trump wins, conventional wisdom loses, again
(Editor's note: On Sept. 2, 2015, NonDoc's second day of publication, Nashville-based political strategist John Rowley penned the following commentary, If Trump wins, conventional wisdom...
Thanks, Twitter, for comforting me after #election2016
I grew up in small-town America, with ultra-conservative beliefs and values. When it came to politics, I knew nothing other than my duty to...
How Obama’s policies accidentally helped Trump
Even before the shocking defeat of Hillary Clinton, veteran commentators were describing the 2016 presidential election as the demise of The Third Way, the...
Kierig: Trump’s win threatens NATO alliances, trust
Driving back from a state question watch party in Oklahoma City last Tuesday night, I refused to believe it was true: Trump was winning in...
Letter: Hamilton was wrong, Electoral College ‘sucks’
To the editors:
Let's remember that the Founders were not perfect. Their Electoral College sucks. They invented it because they feared complete direct democracy, a...
‘Be the change’ in the shadow of Donald Trump
On the eve of Donald Trump's presidential win, I think I was in shock. It didn't seem real. At the time, I was too...
Trump’s win could trigger Fallin, Lamb, Boren dominoes
The election of Donald Trump as president may ultimately set off a chain of events that could shape government power in Oklahoma for the next two...