Living an “Examined” 2016
Socrates said, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” 2016 begins with national…
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The Time is Right for School Choice
By John A. Charles, Jr. In early December, President Obama signed a bill…
Read Blog DetailThe Truth About Santa Claus
Do you believe in Santa Claus? Many think they are too old to…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Nicky’s Family (2011)
As the world approaches 2016, we reflect on what transpired in 2015 and…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Becket (1964)
Film and stage legend Peter O’Toole died December 14, 2013, at age 81….
Read Blog DetailGive Every Oregon Employer a Personalized Minimum Wage
Union-backed and activist groups are trying to put measures on the November 2016…
Read Blog DetailUber and Portland: “The Future and Its Enemies” Clash in the Rose City
The Portland City Council has voted 3-2 to let ridesharing companies Uber and…
Read Blog DetailNew Transportation Funding Bill: Going Nowhere FAST
Last week Congress passed H.R. 22, a five-year transportation funding bill known as…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Fiction: The Groves of Academe
By Gilion Dumas Student sit-ins, “safe spaces” (otherwise known as idea-free zones), demands…
Read Blog DetailThe Futility of Public Hearings
Over the past four years, TriMet and Metro have been planning something called…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
When the first film of the Hunger Games series premiered, Cascade’s Sarah Wolf…
Read Blog DetailThis Thanksgiving, Are You Part of the One Percent?
You may not have learned this in school, but prior to the 1623…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film and Fiction: A Cascade Series
Since 2013, “Freedom in Film and Fiction” has been an occasional series of…
Read Blog DetailEducational Savings Accounts: The “Smartphones” of Parental Choice
Yesterday the Senate Interim Education Committee of the Oregon Legislature held an informational…
Read Blog DetailThat “old technocratic central planning impulse” is alive and well in Oregon
One of the most memorable and talked about lines from the November 10th…
Read Blog DetailCascade’s Fall Newsletter Is Here!
What’s new at Cascade Policy Institute? Our biannual newsletter is here!
Read Blog DetailOregon Scraping Bottom in State Integrity Rankings
This week the Center for Public Integrity released a report grading the 50…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – November 18, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Founder and Senior Policy Analyst…
Read Blog DetailGet Oregon out of the Liquor Business
There are still eighteen so-called “control states” in America that exert substantial control…
Read Blog DetailAssaulting “Corporate Profits” Will Hit Average Oregonians
A union-backed group is planning to put an initiative on Oregon’s 2016 General…
Read Blog DetailPortland Worries About Homelessness, While Metro Makes Housing Less Affordable
The Portland City Council has decided to allocate $20 million to solve a…
Read Blog DetailThe Jayne Carroll Show Interviews Jared Meyer on Washington’s Betrayal of America’s Young People
Guest host Aaron Stevens interviewed the Manhattan Institute’s Jared Meyer on The Jayne…
Read Blog DetailHow Washington Is Disinheriting American Kids
By Jared Meyer and Kathryn Hickok Is Washington, D.C. disinheriting America’s kids? You…
Read Blog DetailWashington’s War on Millennials
By Jared Meyer Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of…
Read Blog DetailHow Would You Spend $100 Million?
How would you spend $100 million? If you’re Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the…
Read Blog DetailIs TriMet Better Off Than Greece?
Syndicated financial writer Malcolm Berko recently advised a small investor to stay away…
Read Blog DetailScaling Down: The Power of One
Is it truly possibly for one person to make a positive difference in…
Read Blog DetailTransit Policy: Kryptonite for Business Leaders
By John A. Charles, Jr. During September, the Portland regional transit monopoly, TriMet,…
Read Blog DetailTeachersPayTeachers Creates Learning Entrepreneurs
The debate over the sharing economy often revolves around the well-known players such…
Read Blog DetailMysteries of Tilikum Crossing
Portland’s newest bridge over the Willamette River, Tilikum Crossing, has a few puzzling…
Read Blog DetailThe Minimum Wage Conversation Never Ends
Oregon and some other states mandate that their minimum wage increase every year…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – October 28, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade President and CEO John A….
Read Blog DetailFreedom: Will Its Defenders Triumph?
It’s time for Freedom Seminar 2015! Freedom: Will Its Defenders Triumph? Join lovers…
Read Blog DetailTilikum Crossing: More Punishment for Motorists
The new bridge over the Willamette River, TriMet’s Tilikum Crossing, opened for business…
Read Blog DetailEvent Video – Ending the Public Employee Union Stranglehold on State Politics
The Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute were pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailA Visitor’s Guide to an Alien Planet: Washington, D.C.
The Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute are pleased to welcome political journalist…
Read Blog DetailDisinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America’s Young
Cascade Policy Institute presents Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America’s Young Jared Meyer…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – September 16, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade guest speaker Herb Grey…
Read Blog DetailWhat Gets Kids “Ready for College and Life?”
Students across Oregon are back in school. Have you ever thought about how…
Read Blog DetailOregon Leads the Nation in Passenger Rail Subsidies
By John A. Charles, Jr. In the waning days of the 2015 legislative…
Read Blog DetailNew Orleans’ Miracle School District
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the southeastern United States, displacing more than…
Read Blog DetailEvent Video – Mark Skousen’s View of What Leads to Economic Growth May Surprise You
Cascade Policy Institute presents Professor Mark Skousen, named “one of the top 20…
Read Blog DetailMost Teachers Oppose Mandatory Union Fees
A national education journal, EducationNext, has just released results of its annual poll…
Read Blog DetailEmployee Freedom Respects Workers’ Choice
Why might workers like the opportunity to opt out of union membership? Some…
Read Blog DetailPut Individual Rights Above Those of Powerful Unions
By the time the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Friedrichs v. California…
Read Blog DetailTaxpayers Ultimately Get the Bill for Oregon’s Medicaid Expansion
By Thomas Tullis Thirty states have already undertaken the Medicaid expansion encouraged by…
Read Blog DetailEnding the Public Employee Union Stranglehold on State Politics
The Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute are pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailWhen Will the State Land Board Restore the “Trust” in Oregon’s State Trust Lands?
By Anna Mae Kersey When Oregon joined the Union in 1859, it…
Read Blog DetailThe Extinction of Public Transit
By Emma Newman Uber and Lyft have recently gained over 50 percent of…
Read Blog DetailWhat They Say vs. What They Do: How PCC Students Really Get to School
By Anna Mae Kersey, Emma Newman, and Thomas Tullis TriMet is considering the…
Read Blog DetailRestore the Trust in State Trust Lands
By Anna Mae Kersey When Oregon joined the Union, the U.S. Congress granted…
Read Blog Detail“Oregon Promise” Is Bad Policy
By Thomas Tullis On July 17, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 81,…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Cascade Policy Institute Urges TriMet to Cancel Proposed Tax Increase
July 23, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900…
Read Blog DetailEconomist Mark Skousen Reveals the "Hidden Forces" Leading to Economic Growth and a Higher Standard of Living
Cascade Policy Institute presents Professor Mark Skousen named “one of the top 20…
Read Blog DetailWill “Free” Tuition Make College Cost More?
By Thomas Tullis On July 17, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 81,…
Read Blog DetailPortland Rideshare Drivers Praise “The Land of Opportunity”
Call it the smartphone/mobile app economy. Call it the Free World of Ridesharing….
Read Blog DetailNevada’s Education Innovation
By Emma Newman According to the U.S. Department of Education, Oregon’s 2013 graduation…
Read Blog Detail“Right to Try” Is a Good First Step, Should Be Expanded
By Anna Mae Kersey Oregon House Bill 2300 gives terminally ill patients access…
Read Blog DetailTaking Leave of Sickness
By Maxford Nelsen A version of this article by Freedom Foundation labor policy…
Read Blog DetailPress Release – Oregon Right to Try Bill Unanimously Passes the House and Senate
July 6, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Steve Buckstein 503-242-0900 [email protected] Oregon…
Read Blog DetailThe Crisis of Common Sense
I’ve taken two tours of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Though it was full…
Read Blog DetailHow the State of Oregon Gambles Away Its Lottery Proceeds
By Thomas Tullis When Oregon politicians pretend to be experts on venture capital…
Read Blog DetailPress Release – Statement on the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell Decision
June 25, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Steve Buckstein 503-242-0900 [email protected] Cascade…
Read Blog DetailDoes PCC-Sylvania Need a Light Rail Tunnel?
By Emma Newman Metro and TriMet are jointly considering an expansion of the…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Proposed Sick Leave Law Doesn’t Fit All
By Anna Mae Kersey Senate Bill 454, which mandates that employers implement paid…
Read Blog DetailPress Release – Should Charities Be Required to Disclose the Names of Donors?
June 12, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900…
Read Blog DetailCascade Update Spring 2015
What’s new at Cascade Policy Institute? Our biannual newsletter is here!
Read Blog DetailMinimum Wage Follies
Fourteen bills have been introduced in the Oregon legislature to raise Oregon’s already…
Read Blog DetailEvent Video – Do Citizens Have a Right to Privacy in Charitable Giving?
Cascade Policy Institute hosted a debate on the topic of donor privacy versus…
Read Blog DetailDon’t Steal the Kicker
Would you like to pay $284 less in Oregon personal income tax next…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – June 24, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Senior Policy Analyst and…
Read Blog DetailU.S. Sees Huge Growth in Homeschooling
What does it mean for parents and kids today? The Center for Education…
Read Blog DetailIs It Possible to Power an Export Facility Entirely by Renewable Energy?
The Portland Sustainability Commission recently recommended that the City Council approve a $500…
Read Blog DetailTennessee Special Needs Kids Get Choices in Education
Tennessee just became the 28th state to enact a private school choice program,…
Read Blog DetailJune 1st Public Debate: Do Citizens in a Free Society Have a Right to Privacy in Charitable Giving?
Do you donate to any nonprofit organizations such as charities, churches, or think…
Read Blog DetailEvent Video – Aging Roads? New Ideas!
Cascade welcomed transportation expert Adrian Moore, Ph.D., Vice President of Policy for Reason…
Read Blog DetailDo citizens in a free society have a right to privacy in charitable giving?
Cascade Policy Institute presents A Debate on Privacy in Charitable Giving featuring James…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – May 20, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade board chair and economist Dr….
Read Blog DetailA Generational Mistake
The Oregon Supreme Court last week struck down key 2013 legislative reforms to…
Read Blog DetailTime to “Uberize” the Transportation Economy
This week marks the beginning of a 120-day “pilot project” by the City…
Read Blog DetailLow-Income Scholarship Recipients “Highly Successful” in High School and Beyond
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice just released an exploratory study examining the…
Read Blog DetailAlternative Paths to College Education: First Learn a Job
By William B. Conerly, Ph.D. The old advice about college isn’t working anymore….
Read Blog DetailMake Medical Providers Compete on Price as Well as Quality
By Roger Stark, MD, FACS The method doctors and hospitals are paid for…
Read Blog DetailAmerica’s 2015 Tax Bill? It’s 31% of the Work Year
Tax Freedom Day arrives this year on April 24, six days later than…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Minimum Wage Debate: Disadvantaged Youth Are Crucial Issue
The Oregon legislature is considering raising the minimum wage over the next few…
Read Blog DetailGovernment-Imposed Minimum Wage Increases Don’t Work for Oregon Small Businesses
The concept that everyone should earn at least some government-mandated minimum wage is…
Read Blog DetailPortland Set to Approve Public Shaming of Building Owners
For members of the Portland City Council, the end always justifies the means….
Read Blog DetailAging Roads? New Ideas!
Cascade Policy Institute presents Aging Roads? New Ideas! featuring Adrian Moore, Ph.D. Vice…
Read Blog DetailOregon Children Deserve the Right to Try
Oregon hopefully will join twelve states that have enacted Right to Try legislation, allowing…
Read Blog DetailIf the state loses $1.4 billion for schools and nobody notices, did it really happen?
The Oregon legislature is in the midst of its biennial quest for more…
Read Blog DetailLooking at ObamaCare, Five Years On
By Sally C. Pipes ObamaCare turned five years old March 23. But don’t…
Read Blog DetailOregon Seniors Deserve Truth in Medicare Reform
By Steve Buckstein and Patrick M. Gleason If Congress doesn’t act by the…
Read Blog DetailHuman Achievement Hour 2015
This Saturday you’ll have the opportunity to vote with your light switches. Either…
Read Blog DetailMandating Common Core, High-Stakes Testing Drives Oregon Further into the "Bureaucratic Trap of Good Intentions"
The Oregon Department of Education currently requires Oregon school districts to align instruction…
Read Blog DetailTriMet’s Great Disappearing Act
During the 2003 session of the Oregon State Legislature, TriMet sought an increase…
Read Blog DetailIs Your Five-Year-Old Ready for Full-Day Kindergarten?
The Oregon State Senate is considering a bill that would lower Oregon’s compulsory,…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – March 18, 2015
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade board member & President…
Read Blog DetailShould Compulsory Schooling Start at Age Five?
By Steve Buckstein Every state in the union has what are known as…
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