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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What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
I have always wanted to be a patriot. I have always wanted to sing the national anthem as bold and black as Marvin Gaye...
A New York kind of love poem: ‘Just for two’
Just for two
by James Coburn
Just for two
this quiet morning avenue
Last night
New York City sang our song
in midnight blue as we danced along
Now Sunday morning...
From the founder: A transition, for NonDoc and myself
When I founded NonDoc on Aug. 31 of last year with a team of creatives and journalists, my hope was I could some some day transition...
HJR 1037: Return of Oklahoma’s ‘Rotten political system’
“Before court reform, judges ran in open elections—anybody could run for office. They were totally dependent on lawyers’ contributions to their campaigns. It was...
Editorial: Calculate opportunities, risks before Oklahoma teacher strike
Teachers in Oklahoma have the right to strike at the state level. The past decade has seen a litany of political opportunities for Oklahoma...
Imagine the day-to-day life of the Q Shaman
This might be a lukewarm take at this point, but what the country and world witnessed on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol was simply...
Oklahoma’s mysterious case of The Winchester Burger
Bonds, budgets and burgers, oh my! The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department found itself under the microscope this past week regarding its financial expenditures,...
From Sept. 11 to Mollie Tibbetts: We must rise above our resentment
In mid-August 2001, my family planned a reunion gathering in Colorado. My only brother, David, and I both lived in New York City at...
Thoughtful, funny Reservation Dogs highlights ‘Indians in unexpected places’
For a college course at the University of Oklahoma, I read the book Indians in Unexpected Places by Philip Deloria. The paper I turned...
Clinton wades into quicksand of the UFO phenomenon
In early 2016, Hillary Clinton gave what might be the most significant signal ever telegraphed to the American people about UFOs.
Or she just confirmed...
