Imagine a World…
Imagine a world where we buy our groceries in government stores. We can…
Read Blog DetailMonth: December 2012
Holiday Trees and Winter Candelabra
Calling a Christmas tree a “holiday tree” is like calling a Hanukkah menorah…
Read Blog DetailMoney for Nothing
On December 18 Metro referred a five-year local option levy of 9.6 cents…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Middle-Earth: A Hobbit’s Eye View
By Lauren Hickok The first installment of director Peter Jackson’s long-awaited film adaptation…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on the Nike Tax Bill (Economic Impact Investment Act of 2012)
Good morning, Co-Chair Burdick, other co-chairs and members of the committee. I’m Steve…
Read Blog Detail“Streetcar Drives Development”―Portland’s Urban Legend
For much of human history, mass transit has had the utilitarian goal of…
Read Blog DetailTax Certainty for Nike? “Just Do It” for All
Governor Kitzhaber has called a special session of the Oregon legislature to enact…
Read Blog DetailSailing Competitive Seas
By William B. Conerly, Ph.D. I picked up my beer at the yacht…
Read Blog DetailRaising Taxes Won’t Reduce the Deficit
With just weeks to go before America slides off the so-called Fiscal Cliff,…
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