The best politics news of 2022
I’m as bad as anyone (and worse than a lot!) in finding the negative in the world of politics. Last year left me no shortage of...
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pshinnok
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
BAPB* No. 8: More elections thoughts, more football
*Bouncing Around Paul's Brain Updated 11/22/22 with football results Further thoughts on midterm elections Last week I shared some first...
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pshinnok
- Oct 19, 2022
- 7 min
Would you like to stop worrying about gas prices?
Gas prices are back in the news and things don’t look good, just when they were getting back to normal. In a few days or weeks we’ll...
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pshinnok
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
Better bets than batteries: Now we can invest in our future without corporate handouts
Just about everyone wants the same things for the place they call home: health, safety, economic opportunity, and connections to people...
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pshinnok
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Inflation: It’s time for Oklahoma’s legislature to help those who need it most
Inflation has returned to the top of American concerns and is getting a lot of attention from officials. In Oklahoma, Governor Kevin...
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pshinnok
- Jun 27, 2022
- 6 min
The end of Roe, part 1: how banning abortion will make states worse off
The Supreme Court seems ready to use Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health to let abortion policy be a state concern. This decision will make...
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pshinnok
- Jun 2, 2022
- 5 min
Oklahoma's new state budget isn’t a disaster. Wheeeee!
Oklahoma’s Legislature recently approved $10.5 billion of spending for the budget year that starts July 1. (Here’s a summary of the main...
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pshinnok
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Oklahoma's legislature is entering the bullying phase
Oklahoma’s Republican legislative supermajority must have either run out of policy ideas, or just gotten bored with doing what we elected...
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pshinnok
- Apr 27, 2022
- 7 min
Assault and Batteries? We may never recover the tax dollars we use to lure a new factory
On April 18 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced the state had an opportunity to land a facility that would be a Panasonic electric...
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Paul
- Mar 22, 2022
- 5 min
BAPB (Bouncing Around Paul's Brain) No. 3: Another cold war, another attack on public schools
Mar. 22, 2022 What Ukraine means for another cold war Update: On March 28, President Biden presented his (purely advisory) budget for the...
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