Evolution of the adult character, persona and political credentials is a fascinating phenomenon. The value of education is that it affords enlightened minds an opportunity to change opinions and embrace new values based on established evidence and reason. Experience likewise allows for the releasing of viewpoints, doctrines and policies that fail more than they succeed or outright do not…
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Benghazi, Planned Parenthood and the point of diminishing returns
Much has happened in America this past week in spite of the fact that inside the Beltway our government, specifically the GOP-led House of Representatives, is languishing in indecision. For a political party to have such overwhelming success during a midterm election a year ago, they sure have had a disproportionate degree of difficulty getting…
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Embracing the right to not get shot
The Constitution of the United States is a beautiful document not so much for its literary elegance but more for the ideals it embodies. In short it is the heart, soul and character of a grand experiment that is still in progress. As the next election cycle heats up it seems that there are a…
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Conservatism’s not-so-finest hour
It has been a week and a few days of heavy news much of which is still evolving which accounts for such a tardy post on the subject. Yes, it has been a time of a Papal visit to America and of a Presidential candidate’s visit to Oklahoma, and of the resignation of the third office in line to the Presidency. …
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Movie review: The Stanford Prison Experiment
You only deserve as much abuse as you are willing to tolerate. That has become one of my personal credos over the years. Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez validated this for me once again in his docudrama The Stanford Prison Experiment. I attended a matinee showing of this film at Circle Cinema in Whittier Square this…
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The decline of the fourth estate
It has been another exciting week along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. One historic date that passed nearly unnoticed was the 228th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution which was Thursday, September 17th. I realize I refer to the Constitution often as so many topics I write about somehow relate to…
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Sooner Road Warriors!
As an OU alumnus as well as a dedicated fan and follower of Sooner Football, I have had my concerns about the coaching leadership of Bob Stoops and the program since their epic collapse last season. Honestly, Bedlam 2014 in Norman was a terrible sight for a sober fan (and not much better for the tipsy ones) as our beloved…
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Winning blue in a sea of red
It was an eventful week along this, the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. There was a special election in House District 85 (NW Oklahoma City) to replace the late David Dank who sadly passed away earlier this year. This particular district has been a GOP bastion since its formation over fifty years ago. Indeed, this district…
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Honoring the generators of all wealth
History tends to be cyclical. It is true that the more things change the more they stay the same. Of the issues which confronted the nation’s working people one hundred years ago, many still are relevant despite the many times the World has turned over since. One hundred years ago the fight for the rights…
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The legacy of absolute victory
It was on this day seventy years ago aboard the Seventh Fleet flag ship USS Missouri (BB-63) at anchor in Tokyo Bay that the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific Theater, General Douglas MacArthur, directed the diplomatic representatives of the Empire of Japan to sign the official instrument of surrender. This event marked the…
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