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A political writer so inclined could write regularly about incidents in which universities, despite their avowed commitment to intellectual freedom, censor the expression of their faculty or students.

Rather than, as they claim, forcing their fellow Republicans to build a better legislative highway, the band of dissidents that tortured McCarthy has only engineered a road to repeated institutional crashes and mayhem.

The recently passed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not just lead one of the world’s great faiths. He was one of the century’s most profound thinkers, a master of theology, philosophy, and history, who acutely diagnosed the maladies plaguing our civilization.

This month, one of those rare individuals whose mind and work has shaped, and will continue to influence for years to come, the public life of our state, passed away

The first priority, which got off to a good start in this year’s election cycle, is to defeat anti-choice incumbents in primary elections.

The positive consequences of permitting religious institutions to operate charter schools are evident.

This past week, the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents voted to adopt the Chicago Statement of Principles on Freedom of Speech.

What conservatives can offer open-minded voters are policies that will effectively achieve goals nearly all support.

Perhaps the only important issue on which a critical mass of conservatives, progressives, and any remaining moderates can agree is the urgent necessity for the nation and Oklahoma particularly to reduce its excessive rate of incarceration.

Last week, my law school was fortunate to host Joseph Postell, a political scientist at Hillsdale College, who delivered an illuminating lecture explaining how we can improve American state government.