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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‘Did you wash your mouth with acid?’
(Editor's Note: NonDoc provides this space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world. If...
Sundaze: Darth Vader, David Bowie & Emily Dickinson
(Editor's Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....
Deflated (foot)balls and a ‘Requiem for Beirut’
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....
Test prep: ‘Feed the teacher, or he will eat the kids’
My first introduction to test prep was as a rookie teacher in 1992. Five educators with advanced degrees grew frustrated when analyzing a test...
OU basketball trying to show hoops can still be on top
My fondest sports memory as an underclassman at the University of Oklahoma had absolutely nothing to do with football.
It involved a 1995 OU men’s...
Don’t Star Wars my Star Trek
With regard to science fiction, there are two franchises that epitomize the genre in the popular consciousness. While superficially similar, further examination reveals that, thematically, Star...
Supplements lack oversight and can pose health risks
The regulation of dietary supplements in the U.S. is limited, and consumers should approach them cautiously.
Unlike traditional pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements are not subject to...
Political opinion: ‘A back-and-forth struggle with faith’
I don’t know exactly when I determined I was a Democrat. I was raised in a house divided. My father is a staunch liberal,...
MLK Jr. Day: ‘Somewhere I read’
"All we say to America is: be true to what you say on paper"
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., April 3, 1968, at the Mason...
It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Are you aware?
In 2012, four American men found an online ad on the now-defunct website CollarMe.com advertising kidnapped Malaysian women on temporary visas in the United...