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The Tulsa Beacon

 

Matt Oberdick

Director of the Center for Culture and the Family

Editorial: News Analysis

Tulsa Beacon

America is witnessing a resurgence of ideas that many assumed had been relegated to history. Openly socialist candidates are winning elections. Socialist rhetoric is becoming increasingly mainstream. Class warfare is replacing free-market principles as the preferred language of many activists and politicians. And a growing number of young Americans are embracing ideas that previous generations…

Editorial: OK economic reforms strengthen families, reward work, expand freedom

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma made meaningful progress during the 2025 legislative session with reforms that support families, encourage work, and expand opportunity. Together, they represent a steady movement toward a healthier, family-centered state—one where parents keep more of what they earn, education options reflect the needs of families, and the government respects individual initiative. Too often, economic and…