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Everett Piper and Rollo Tomassi debate marriage on KFAQ

The late, great Pat Campbell, morning host on 1170 KFAQ in Tulsa for over a decade, had a number of regular, weekly guests. Friday was always an interesting contrast: Dr. Everett Piper, author and nationally-syndicated columnist, then-president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, now Osage County Commissioner, would be on Fridays during...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 5, 2024 3:50 PM

Christian bakery faces discrimination charge over pro-"gay marriage" Bert & Ernie cake

Ashers Baking Co, a Christian-owned chain of bakeries in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, has been sent a letter from the Equality Commission for refusing an order to make a cake featuring a picture of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street, the message "Support Gay Marriage," and the logo of an...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 8, 2014 6:03 PM

OCPA scholarship essay contest on civil society and government growth

One can argue about whether the death of marriage leads to big government or vice versa, but simply raising the topic shouldn't put one beyond the pale, should it? -- Mark Steyn, "Weird Politics," National Review OCPA has raised that question, and they're giving high school seniors a chance to...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 26, 2013 5:29 PM

<em>National Review</em>: The Case for Marriage

In the current issue of National Review, the conservative magazine's editorial board sets out the case for marriage as it has traditionally been defined, a definition that has been reaffirmed repeatedly by Congress, legislatures, and the voting public from coast to coast. If you are a conservative, you need to...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 8, 2010 11:56 AM

Actually, there is something wrong with that

If you're a conservative, one of your core beliefs is that human nature has no history. Human nature is not some malleable thing that the government can, with sufficient incentives or punishments, reshape into its ideological ideal. The Soviets tried to create a "New Soviet Man," willing to give his...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 13, 2010 12:56 AM

Family-friendly feminism: Jennifer Roback Morse to speak at TU next week

Two University of Tulsa conservative student groups are bringing a scholar and author to speak about economics, women, career, and family. Jennifer Roback Morse describes herself as "your coach for the Culture Wars." Timeless values are the core of prosperity for business, families and society. The Culture Wars are bad...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 7, 2008 6:38 PM