Donald Trump’s dreams of absolute power are no joke
President Donald Trump says "I never kid" and we should believe it, says opinion columnist George Lang. If we don't, we are in peril.
NRA executives’ gold-plated lifestyle should make everyone angry
This first week of August is a landmark for Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the NRA or National Rifle Association.
Inhofe’s anti-democratic enabling of Trump poses danger
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe saved the day for President Trump with a scheme that put a questionable Pentagon appointee in place without Senate approval.
Oklahoma doesn’t need rubber stamps for Trump, the aspiring authoritarian
Oklahomans must take a hard look at the politicians willing to sell what is left of their souls to enable Trump’s plan to retain power.
Gov Stitt lost big money betting against the state’s tribal gaming compacts
Gov. Kevin Stitt lost a sucker bet against tribal gaming compacts in Oklahoma Tuesday, spending $1.5 million in legal fees.
Oklahoma’s board of education failed the state’s students
Four governor-appointed Oklahoma State Board of Education members tanked COVID-19 measures for school this fall by making it all a "recommendation."
Lankford, Inhofe refuse to confront Trump’s authoritarian acts in Portland
Lankford and Inhofe’s lack of insight or public comment on these attacks is not surprising. They do not see the protesters as part of “their America.”
Oklahoma City mask ordinance passes in real-life Parks and Rec episode
Parks and Rec went off the air in 2015, but its spirit lived on at Friday’s Oklahoma City Council meeting with some comments to Council that were unique.
Stitt’s “personal responsibility” mask policy is pushing us toward the abyss
Gov. Kevin Stitt is committing gubernatorial malpractice by refusing to mandate masks and it is driving Oklahoma toward the abyss.
We have a responsibility to challenge police when they kill
When police and prosecutors overstep their authority, all citizens have a responsibility to speak up White or Black.
Trump’s July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore attempts to divide country
Trump’s rabid demagoguery at his July 3 Mount Rushmore rally painted everyone who does not support him as less than American and less than human.
Rich become richer, poor become poorer under pandemic economy
Whenever President Donald Trump crows about his U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly jobs report, it is full of self-congratulations and empty of context.
Oklahoma’s unemployment crisis – direct result of Stitt’s COVID-19 policies
In Oklahoma and throughout the nation, coronavirus illuminated a deep divide in the rights and privileges of workers.
Have Mayors Bynum and Holt lost their nerve? Sure looks that way
With statewide numbers of new coronavirus cases doubling, Bynum and Holt have seemingly lost their nerve when it comes to a COVID-19 response.
As COVID-19 surges in Oklahoma, politicians gaslight its residents
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and others, including President Donald Trump, are gaslighting us about COVID-19 and it is endangering us all.