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.
Sundaze: A future of pizza and/or war
(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....
Abortion abolitionist: NonDoc authors heading for hell
Thanks again to NonDoc for the opportunity to present an alternative view to that which is usually represented on its pages.
America’s Holocaust is ongoing,...
Body image: ‘I decided I wanted to be beautiful’
I remember the first time I felt truly worthwhile. It was fourth grade, and a little boy in my class named Kevin held my...
Saving daylight: ‘We do not listen’
(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....
For parents on spring break: Embrace joy without guilt
Spriiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnng breeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaak!
Yeah baby, an exciting week for — well, probably not anyone who has entered adulthood.
For those of us who have, spring break is just...
Old copy shared as news: ‘Let’s get the date right’
Back when I served as copy editor and resident chucklehead for the Norman Transcript, my nights usually consisted of monitoring the police scanner, picking up...
David Walters: Partisan ideology takes its toll on budget
Watching the demise of Oklahoma's state-government services (public education, health care, corrections, infrastructure funding and mental health, to name a few) is similar to...
Filter: Public relations like kissing two butts at one time
The profession of public relations is the delicate art of kissing two butts at one time.
That, at least, is the mantra I came up...
Melting pot: A case study in the meaning of federalism
(Editor's Note: Two days after the publication of this piece, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision not to hear the case in question. The...
Open Records & Open Meeting acts ‘for the public’
(Editor's Note: In honor of Sunshine Week, the following has been excerpted from OSU School of Media and Strategic Communications associate professor Joey Senat's book, Mass...
