OUDaily.com | Jon Malone

COLUMN: Understanding opposing arguments the key to establishing beliefs

December 2, 2009 | 9 comments

The intellectual establishment takes itself quite seriously, often to a major fault. READ MORE

COLUMN: Abortion should be seen as human rights issue

November 12, 2009 | 67 comments

Human rights discussions are everywhere these days, from the local coffee shop trumpeting its fair trade beans to demonstrations on various campuses regarding atrocities in Darfur and weekly debates on Palestinian/Israeli relations. READ MORE

COLUMN: Obama administration not handling criticism well

October 28, 2009 | 7 comments

Politicians. Even the word evokes a certain disdain for many Americans, conjuring images of big-spending, scandal-welcoming, wide-grinning, power-hungry, narcissistic egotism. READ MORE

COLUMN: Arguments against Oklahoma abortion law miss markes mark

October 14, 2009 | 11 comments

Responsibility and accountability are words currently thrown about with less clarity than my eyes without corrective lenses. Everybody wants to portray themselves as relevant, responsible and politically astute. But sometimes in doing so we contradict ourselves. READ MORE

COLUMN: Students should keep an open mind about evolution debate

September 29, 2009 | 18 comments

How do we evaluate what someone thinks? What is the goal of the academic community and experience? How do we meaningfully communicate about reality and ourselves? READ MORE

COLUMN: Education might not be that progressive

May 6, 2009 | 2 comments

Buzzwords are everywhere in the realm of public education. Under the guise of “relevance,” “tolerance” and “social justice,” teachers impart their views consistent with the norms of a semi-postmodern American society. READ MORE

COLUMN: Report further drives partisan political wedge

April 22, 2009 | 1 comment

How a government protects its people is certainly a pressing topic. It’s hard to know who to trust in the local and international realm. READ MORE

COLUMN: Honorary degrees not so honorable

April 8, 2009 | 5 comments

It was a bit surprising to see that OU is lowering its standards of Ph.D. achievement to an equal status of economic donor to the school. Honorary or not, buying or just showing up to get a degree is pretty weak. READ MORE

Point-Counterpoint: God delusion or Dawkins’ delusion?

March 6, 2009 | 12 comments

Two Daily opinion columnists duke it out over Richard Dawkins' merits. READ MORE

COLUMN: Open minds necessary in Darwin discussions

February 20, 2009 | 14 comments

The Darwin Day events and invitation of rabid evolutionary anti-theist Richard Dawkins only serve to demonstrate the extent to which one view predominates in science. READ MORE

Point-Counterpoint: What's gone wrong in Gaza?

February 4, 2009 | 6 comments

The Daily's Travis Grogan and Jon Malone debate whether religion is at the root of the conflict in Gaza. READ MORE

COLUMN: Inaugural prayer was below Warren’s pay grade

January 21, 2009 | 4 comments

I am relieved as an American to see the beliefs and efforts of Martin Luther King and others realized. But I just can’t understand why Rick Warren would identify himself so publicly with policies he openly opposes. READ MORE

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