Fallin VP? Speculative hot takes on Trump meeting
Get your imaginary currency ready for a pretend ticket on a hypothetical bus to Speculation City … media are reporting that Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin...
Editorial: TCSO’s Vic Regalado sued after ‘cowardly move’
Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado has been in his new job only a short time, but he's already getting off on the wrong foot regarding...
Shaming third-graders: How school reform fails students
Virginia third-grade teacher Launa Hall exposed a shocking example of how corporate school reform has lost its soul, and a surprising innovation known as...
Pressed releases: Rep. Morrissette’s ‘shaky’ platform
It appears Rep. Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) has decided to make fracking-related earthquakes central to his campaign for Corporation Commissioner of America's quake capital. The term-limited New...
Stop opting for ‘savior politics’ over adult pragmatism
First, let me be clear: I don't have any personal vendetta against Republicans.
Heck, I grew up in a Republican household in a Republican neighborhood...
North Carolina gerrymandering bastardizes primary
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When I was in college, I took a class on race and southern politics, which is where I learned about the...
Filter: Tulsa’s Paul Tay shows need for plurality of voices
Don't we all deserve our time?
Tulsa mayoral candidate Paul Tay's recent interruption of a live, televised debate was a bold move that took some...
Dumb and dumber: #okleg grades, comment on ‘Grapes’
I wrote an analysis last week of the 2016 Legislature's outcome, arguing that the session could be remembered more for the things it didn't do than...
Education legislation creates victories in ‘reform wars’
The 2016 Oklahoma legislative session was awful. The Republican-controlled House, Senate and executive branch ducked their responsibilities, but we can shout for joy about...
Token Oklahoman discovers ‘Oklahoma stigma’
While Oklahoma pride is something I've been taught ever since I learned to speak, I’ve always known that Oklahoma’s reputation beyond our borders hasn’t...
