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.
To learn the guidelines for submitting commentary pieces, pitch your topic and thesis statement to editorial@nondoc.com.
Sunday Funday: Don’t fear the weeper
Don't Fear The Weeper
by Derek Baruch Von Geiger
Cry, young man.
Cry, old man.
Cry in between.
Cry when you can.
Don't become mean,
Mean as in base,
Or you may...
Hillary Clinton calls for Medicaid expansion at Tulsa rally
TULSA — Hillary Clinton told an energetic Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame crowd on Friday that the state of Oklahoma should expand Medicaid to...
Chilling, historical poetry: Oklahoma lynching
(Editor's Note: The following poem is from author James Coburn's book, Words of Rain.)
Oklahoma Lynching
by James Coburn
Mosquitoes tasted blood of white men
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder across...
Jim Thompson wrote ‘hard-boiled existential noir’
Imagine it is the early 1950s, and you are preparing to board a Greyhound for a three-hour trip. You need something to help pass...
Fed up with feminism, ready to be a human being
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — I am done with feminism.
Done. Done. Done.
And now that I’m technically working for “free” until 2016 thanks to the...
‘Parent Revolution’ pushes bad charter school rhetoric
Even among Oklahoma City residents, not that many outsiders venture into the neighborhood around F.D. Moon Elementary School. My three incredibly satisfying decades of...
Faith community dialogue: Criminal justice reform
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
Readers blast Red Dirt Report for ‘Trump Nazi’ post
Ridiculous. Dishonest. Childish.
Asked to characterize the above Facebook post from the Red Dirt Report in a single word Tuesday, two friends and I were harsh.
Red...
‘Utility of the now’ — McBee on Twitter follows
(Editor’s Note: This is the third of three posts where NonDoc staff answer the question, “For someone new to either Oklahoma City or Twitter, who...
Twitter follows: Funny folks and a guy OG&E blocked
(Editor's Note: This is the first of three posts where NonDoc staff answer the question, "For someone new to either Oklahoma City or Twitter,...
