It is illegal to threaten the life of Supreme Court Justice and to picket in front of his house to coerce a change in a decision. Yet U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is taking no serious action to protect the lives of the conservative justices in light of an upcoming vote on Roe v Wade,…
Before I was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt to serve as Oklahoma’s Attorney General, my predecessor worked with the Oklahoma State Department of Health in a settlement that facilitated non-binary birth certificates. I never approved or agreed with nonbinary birth certificates. My opponent knows this, but continues to tell Oklahoma voters otherwise. I firmly believe…
This morning I watched a session of the Jan. 6th Inquisition. The committee, made up of 11 house members, 9 Democrats and 2 Republicans I am sure will be fair in the final resolutions they decide. Notable House members include the infamous Adam Schiff of the Trump Impeachment trials. The Republicans, Liz Cheney and Adam…
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee began June 2nd. The sovereign of Great Britain (and 31 other countries) beamed with pride at what she and her countrymen have built. QE II is their sovereign because of, well, sovereignty… the authority of a state to self-govern… the bedrock beneath the pillars of state – whether Great Britain or…
I am writing to endorse Bob Jack for Tulsa County Commission District 3. I have known Bob since 2016 when I started volunteering at Republican Party events. At that time Bob was the Treasurer. He then became the Tulsa County Chairman in 2019. I have known Bob to be one of the hardest working, honest…
An important primary election will take place June 28 and concerned citizen should arm themselves with information about the candidates. In Tulsa County, almost all of the races are Republican primaries. Here are the Tulsa Beacon endorsements and recommendations for the June 28 primary. Governor – Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is an accomplished businessman who…
In “The Inner Ring”, C.S. Lewis describes a mass psychological phenomenon in which a certain social elite manipulate a much larger group of people. They do so by employing a technique that works on the fears of nearly all people to avoid appearing stupid, uneducated, ill-informed, or naive. Furthermore, they manipulate the desire of most…
The Greeks have taken over China! According to reports, Xi Jinping told President Biden over the phone that the globe was heading inexorably toward autocracy and that he needed to get in step with it. Xi says the world is changing extremely fast, and a democracy that requires the consent of the people for every…
It’s nice to finally have a governor with backbone. Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is more of a businessman than a politician, stood up to the scheming Republican leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature and rejected their flawed state budget. Stitt vetoed parts of the $9.8 billion dollar state budget passed in May by the Oklahoma Legislature…
It’s sometimes hard to know how to vote for a District Court Judge. On June 28, Tulsa County voters will cast ballots on an open seat, District Judge District 14, Office 12. The candidates are Kevin Gray, Todd Tucker and Tanya Wilson. Judge Tanya Wilson is already a Special Judge in the Criminal Division. Kevin…