Commentary
NonDoc.com serves as a responsible public forum for news and commentary. Our commentary section is open for public submission on a variety of topics. Promotional pieces are not accepted as commentary submissions.
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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...
‘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...
Facebook ‘killed’ comedian James Nghiem
Indulging in narcissism and being "emo as fuck" are the glues that hold my day together, so when Facebook informed me I was dead...
Sundaze: Turkey talk for a lovely November
A little turkey talk for your Sundaze
I am tired of politics.
— Mike Allen
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art...
‘Old-man sports fan’ ready for OU basketball opener
Sunday, OU basketball season starts, and considering how sports can distract us from political ruminations — perhaps too much? — I for one am...
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...
Before the Flood: Film shows DiCaprio’s climate passion
Leonardo DiCaprio surely knows the limited effect a celebrity “cause” documentary about global warming will have on the average viewer — the actor himself...
‘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...
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...
Letter: An avid rider’s advice for motorcyclists, drivers
To the editors,
Whenever I hear the term "biker," it conjures up the reading of Hunter Thompson by a 14-year-old. It's cool for a time,...
