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Waiting for our old buddy, Personal Responsibility
Another week, another chapter in the future book that will be written about this time in our state.
COVID-19 cases are surging, you may have...
We hate each other: Growing incivility undermines the values of our democracy
Those of us in academia who study American politics are watching a disturbing trend.
At virtually all levels of our country's democracy, partisans — the...
Sunday Funday: Jesus and Vermin Supreme
No Room at the Inn
by Derek Geiger
I forget what Jesus said
When I become afraid.
Though His words are bolded red,
They seem to run away.
It's not...
Ransomware attackers unaware of OKCPS finances
Early this past week, Oklahoma City Public Schools shut down its network owing to a ransomware attack.
My first thought upon hearing the news was...
With Jesus born, Mary would have been uninsured in OK
(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...
Media narratives: Bob Stoops as postmodernist sage
(Editor's note: This excerpt from How Postmodernism Explains Football, and Football Explains Postmodernism: The Billy Clyde Conundrum focuses on news conferences in which OU football...
Before demonizing opioids, know that pain is real
This has been a year of pain for a lot of people. No, I’m not talking about the emotional pain that comes with watching...
NonDoc’s first Person of the Year: And the winner is …
The time has come to announce a winner, but first of all we want to extend a word of thanks to each of our...
Letter: Death by asphyxiation immoral, inhumane
To the editors:
Death by asphyxiation, the latest in a long list of bad ideas emanating from Oklahoma leadership, seeks to euthanize prisoners by nitrogen-induced...
High water: OKC investments land Olympic events
I'd like to think someone showed the Los Angeles Organizing Committee what Oklahoma City has to offer the Olympic Games, and who better to...