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"Republicans are supposed to shrink government, not grow it; and certainly not grow the programs that have proven to infringe on our liberties." Lieutenant Colonel Marven Goodman (US Army Retired)
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Who Protects the Ratepayer? (opens the original)
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By Marven GoodmanInvestigative ArticleSeptember 30, 2026<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="437" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CujB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-me
Jon Echols, TK Health and Flock Cameras: Private Contractors, Public Power and Oklahoma’s Next Attorney General (opens the original)
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By Marven GoodmanInvestigative ArticleSeptember 28, 2026There is an old problem in American government that transcends political parties.Government gets bigger. Government spends more. Government acquires new powers. And increasingly, government hires private companies to exercise those powers for it.That distinction matters because privatization, properly understood, can introduce competition and reduce costs. But merely placing a private company’s logo on a government function does not necessa
Rand Paul Pulls the Emergency Brake on Washington’s AI “Emergency Button” (opens the original)
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The Sooner SentinelSpecial Edition | Investigative ReportSeptember 25, 2026Artificial intelligence may represent one of the most consequential technological developments since electricity, the transistor or the Internet.That makes it important.It does not necessarily make Congress competent to regulate it.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscription-widget-subscrib
SOCIAL SECURITY: CONGRESS GOES HOME WHILE THE CLOCK KEEPS TICKING (opens the original)
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By The Sooner SentinelInvestigative ReportSeptember 23, 2026For years, a supposed “history lesson” about Social Security has circulated through email and social media. It claims Franklin Roosevelt promised voluntary participation, tiny permanent taxes, deductible contributions and a trust fund politicians would never touch.Much of that history is wrong.But Americans shouldn’t allow inaccuracies in an old chain letter to distract them from a considerably more important fact:Social Security has a
The $275,000 “Parting Gift” - Oklahoma’s County-Road Problem Never Really Went Away (opens the original)
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The Sooner SentinelInvestigative ReportSeptember 21, 2026Nearly 70 years after Oklahoma was warned that county government could become a “spawning ground” for corruption, the structure that produced “road districtitis” remains remarkably familiar.Sometimes history does not repeat itself, but it’s been know to occasionally rhyme, and, often it sends us a reminder.In 1958, an Oklahoma legislative investigation warned that weaknesses in county purchasing had created what would later be described as
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