To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
An Old Boogeyman Enters Stage Right
When in doubt, stoke fear. That’s Republican Electoral Politics 101. And it’s on full display in the GOP legislative supermajority’s xenophobic HB 4156 that...
Students Or Sprockets?
The Oklahoma Legislature’s 2024 session has had plenty of headline-grabbing moments: thwarting an attack on judicial independence, undermining The People’s initiative powers, embracing a...
If It Ain’t Broke
There’s a wise old saying, if ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Excellent advice, of course, but often difficult for the Oklahoma Legislature to follow....
An Observercast Reprise: For Our 2SLGBTQ+ Friends
With the recent death of Owasso High School student Nex Benedict, The Observer is re-posting the August 2023 Observercast in which therapist/counselor Paula Sophia...
A New Session Looms
Oklahoma legislators have 16 weeks to get it right during the legislative session — to concentrate on the concerns and issues that our state...