Commentary
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Letter: Evangelical Trump backers lack moral direction
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...
Stop opting for ‘savior politics’ over adult pragmatism
First, let me be clear: I don't have any personal vendetta against Republicans.
Heck, I grew up in a Republican household in a Republican neighborhood...
North Carolina gerrymandering bastardizes primary
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When I was in college, I took a class on race and southern politics, which is where I learned about the...
LGBT in Little Dixie part two: ‘Most bigots are cowards’
(Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part series examining LGBT in Little Dixie, a region in southeastern Oklahoma. Part one can be...
Queens of Little Dixie: Fat Mary’s drag bar a ‘great’ show
(Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series on the climate surrounding LGBT communities in southeastern Oklahoma. Part two was published Wednesday, June...
Muhammad Ali: The right fighter for the right battles
My dad was a boxer during his time in the Navy. It was just assumed we would watch boxing as I was growing up....
Faleeha Hassan: Stalingrad
(Editor's Note: Read more about Iraqi poet Faleeha Hassan's life by clicking here. Two of her other poems were also published in this week's...
Dumb and dumber: #okleg grades, comment on ‘Grapes’
I wrote an analysis last week of the 2016 Legislature's outcome, arguing that the session could be remembered more for the things it didn't do than...
Poems from Iraq: ‘The war wrote your name in the list of death’
In May, NonDoc received poetry submissions for our Sundaze series from Faleeha Hassan, a self-identified feminist poet, playwright and teacher from Najaf, Iraq.
It's not...
Education legislation creates victories in ‘reform wars’
The 2016 Oklahoma legislative session was awful. The Republican-controlled House, Senate and executive branch ducked their responsibilities, but we can shout for joy about...
