To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Brewing Up A Union
The last two-decades-plus have been tough for unions in Oklahoma, but organized labor is enjoying a renaissance thanks to Starbucks’ baristas. For this week’s...
On Labor Day, The Truth About Minimum Wage
Except in Oklahoma's Chamber of Commerce board room, nobody seriously thinks the federal minimum wage of $7.50 will attract workers.
The attached article from Sunday's...
Endangered Democracy
The primary global geopolitical conflict of our time is not between capitalism and communism but rather between democracy and autocracy, and for the past...
Ockham’s Razor Cuts The Malarkey
The Ptolemaic astronomical system placed Earth at the center of the universe, with the Sun, planets and stars revolving around our special, God-given place...
Monotonous Monocultures
Maybe it’s a lesson lingering from my former boss and political ally George H. Russell. For years, he served as forest practice chair for...