According to the latest State of the States poll by Gallup, the American electorate is moving decidedly to the political Right. The findings of this poll however are lost on those of us residing along the most conservative stretch of the Mother Road as Oklahoma by any reasonable assessment is already there and has been for the past…
Continue ReadingReflections of national values on Super Bowl Sunday
Being a diehard Oklahoma Sooner fan and fan of college football in general, I do not follow the pro game other than maybe to see from time to time how former OU players are doing. Some who were drafted into the pros after their playing days at OU went on to have stellar careers. Admittedly, some have…
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Culture Wars: The Reddest State Front
The legislature of the state representing the Mother Road’s most conservative stretch has wasted no time in the new session introducing bills to outlaw or maximally marginalize those who do not share the values or belief system of the duly elected representatives of the cultural majority. One such elected culture warrior whose controversial views are…
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Movie Review: American Sniper
Clint Eastwood’s work, both directing and acting, has been something I have long admired and enjoyed from Dirty Harry to the spaghetti Westerns and most of the other pictures since. At the end of the day my all time favorite movie is still one in which he both acted and directed, The Outlaw Josey Wales. In…
Continue ReadingRoe v Wade at 42
Thursday, January 22nd was the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade effectively legalizing abortion on demand in the United States. The debate on the issue is one that has never not been polarized. In 2015 there are many places in the nation where Roe v Wade is purely academic due to obstructionist laws and…
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Is Heat melting Ice merely a Theory?!
Photo by foxnews.com Campaign season is over, those who emerged victorious have been sworn into office and now it is time for the elected to govern. The first item on the legislative docket for the new Senate was the Keystone XL Pipeline bill moving with the speed and certainty of a glacier. The first thing done to…
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Time to scrap the NCAA Death Penalty
As an alumnus and donor to the University of Oklahoma and a fan and season ticket holder of the Sooners, I will be the first to point out that OU Football has had its fair share of embarrassing scandals over its history. I vividly recall the mess that tainted OU as the quintessential outlaw program in the mid-to-late…
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17 cents on the Dollar for Charity?
I am known for donating to many causes ranging from political, environmental, educational, and many others which grab my attention and make the case for my unconditional financial support. The number of fundraising organizations that reach out and ask me personally for money via telephone, e-mail or snail mail has grown significantly over the past ten years. More…
Continue Reading“…provide for the common Defence and general Welfare…”
The language of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is very clear: “The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;… To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to…
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The Good without God Club meets again
Along this stretch of Old Route 66 and all over the city it runs through is a thriving community of secular citizens. In the home town of Oral Roberts University where some 60% of the population attends church, some of these freethinking souls emerge from their incognito lifestyles to congregate as a community; as members of one of those organizations that make this place habitable. …
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