Commentary
Jonathan Small
Oklahoma has the opportunity to establish itself as the nation’s No. 1 location for economic opportunity by responsibly phasing out its personal income tax.

Commentary
Mickey Hepner

Few public policy myths have been as persistent as the one that espouses the elimination of the state’s personal income tax as the key to enhancing Oklahoma’s economy. As a result, it appears that this myth is about to have its day.

Commentary
Bill Bleakley
Last Saturday was the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision permitting unlimited spending by individuals, corporations and labor unions to conduct independent political campaign activities.

Commentary
Mike Brake
The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended race-based school segregation recognized that it was unconstitutional to jam black kids into inadequate schools.

Commentary
Andrew Rice

Commentary
Kym Koch
If it cost you a dollar and a nickel a year, would you fork it over to attend Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts?

Commentary
John M. Fudge
Lawmakers this next legislative session are poised to scrutinize whether to retain a host of tax credits. Among the incentives that will be under the microscope is the tax credit for rehabilitating historic buildings.

Commentary
Carolyn Stager
The weather is turning chilly, the mall parking lots are full, and one might wonder, “Where is the recession?” As full as the parking lots may be, however, there are many choosing to stay in from the cold and, for convenience, shop from their computers.

Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
Local government officials can’t obscure the larger picture in their ongoing skirmishes with the Occupy OKC protesters.

Commentary
Kate Richey
The job market in Oklahoma is considerably better than in most other states, but its employment situation remains bleak for African-Americans. The unemployment rate for black workers in Oklahoma City last year was nearly 13 percent, almost double the rate for the city’s white workers.

Commentary
Deirdre Flynn
She walks toward the door, gravel crackling under her shoes. It opens, and the man — old enough to be her dad, maybe old enough to be her grandfather, but either way, old enough to know better — lets her in. Her mind is blank and her body numb.

Commentary
Scott J. Hamilton
I have many things for which I am thankful this Thanksgiving. Topping that list, as he has for the last 21 years, is my husband, Wayne. Also high on the list are our four-legged children, my parents, good health, great friends and a job I love.

Commentary
Mark Faulk
What began as a single protest in a park on Wall Street two months ago has grown to thousands of cities across the world, including several occupations in Oklahoma.

Commentary
Chris Smith
We have heard praise regarding the improvement and development of downtown Oklahoma City. With cranes within view of almost every window downtown, and new roadblocks popping up daily, the morning commute is becoming a game of labyrinth with David Bowie laughing as we try to find our parking spot.

Commentary
Jonathan Willner
There is no question that the arrival of the Thunder has been a boon to basketball fans in Oklahoma. Having wrangled roughly $180 million in subsidies out of the city and state, we find the main beneficiaries of this largess at odds with each other.