Government Should Pay the Price for Locking Down Our Economy
By Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s government is finally feeling the pain of lockdowns. Last…
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Oregon should be supporting restaurants and bars, not freezing them out.
By Rachel Dawson Governor Kate Brown recently decided to take her Coronavirus “two-week…
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Cascade Policy Institute Responds to the Early Closure of the Boardman Coal Plant
October 19, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rachel Dawson (503) 242-0900 rachel@cascadepolicy.org…
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Government Alone Can’t Solve Homelessness
By Vlad Yurlov On October 2, Helping Hands unveiled its latest transitional housing…
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Press Release: Eric Fruits, Vice President of Research at Cascade Policy Institute, urges Metro Council to reject Ordinance 20-1449
October 4, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
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Oregon’s NuScale is one step further to providing states with clean, reliable energy
By Rachel Dawson Oregon’s very own NuScale Power, a company developing small-modular nuclear…
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Higher Taxes, Less Business
By Cooper Conway Joe Rogan, the outspoken commenter, comedian, and host, announced on…
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Regulating Third Party Food Delivery Services is Hurting, Not Helping, Portlanders
By Rachel Dawson Based on the passage of a 10% cap on commission…
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The Big Jobs Squeeze of 2020
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This is a terrible time to own and run…
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OLCC Provides a Silver Lining in COVID-19 Recovery
By Vlad Yurlov Alcohol-lovers may have a reason for a toast. Oregon’s Liquor…
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The Era of Permanent Prosperity Is Over: It’s Time for a Serious Budget Discussion
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The 2020 we’re living in is very different from…
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COVID-19 Is Killing the Economy; New Business Taxes Are Bayonetting the Wounded
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
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COVID-19 and New Business Taxes: Bayonetting the Wounded
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
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Portland’s homeless population needs a “hand-up,” not another Metro money grab
By Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
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Letting Oregonians Find a Path to Recovery Is Essential Business
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is nearing the end of the first month…
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As more people work remotely, a reliable grid is needed now more than ever
By Rachel Dawson “The vast disparity between the rich and the poor is,…
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Small Modular Reactors Are Not the 20th-Century Nuclear Plants We’re Familiar With
By Rachel Dawson Oregon, it’s about time we talk about nuclear power. No,…
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Oregon Can Support Workers by Reducing Regulations
By Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their…
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The Grid Is Not a Tinker Toy
By John A. Charles, Jr. Rarely has Oregon’s lack of political leadership been…
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Cap Taxes or You’ll Trade Business
By Miranda Bonifield You may not be able to tax carbon out of…
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They Always Want More: Voters Face at Least a Half Dozen New Taxes in 2020
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With this year’s “short” session of the legislature, the…
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New Portland Design Guideline Will Place Responsibility for Homeless Crisis on Private Property Owners
By Rachel Dawson There is a homeless crisis in Portland. According to a…
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Press Release: Report shows possible benefits to workers, employers, and unions from increased competition in representation
December 30, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
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Why Wapato Is the Right Facility for Portland’s Homeless Crisis
By Rachel Dawson On December 2, I had the opportunity to tour the…
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Oregon’s population growth: Slow and steady may not win the race
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon’s population grew by more than 41,000 residents last…
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Early Coal Closures Could Spell Trouble for Grid Reliability
By Rachel Dawson The Northwest Power and Conservation Council regularly assesses the adequacy…
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Why Cap-and-Trade Can’t Be “Tweaked”
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is less than three months away from the…
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Metro’s Housing Philosophy is Political, Not Practical
By Miranda Bonifield Metro’s attempts to provide low-income public housing since last year’s…
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Oregon Distilleries Deserve Better
By Helen Cook Oregon has a booming craft distilling industry. That’s why it’s…
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Portland’s Rising Bills are Purposeful Accidents
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Portland City Council has just learned that what it…
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Residents Say Portland is Not the City that Works
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. What if the self-proclaimed “City that Works” isn’t working?…
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The Government-Sanctioned Cat-And-Mouse Game
By Vlad Yurlov Governments often try to pat themselves on the back. The…
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Portland’s City Council Wants Rent to Go Up
By Micah Perry The Portland City Council recently passed a new ordinance that…
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Oregon Distilleries Deserve Better
By Helen Cook How much would you be willing to pay in taxes…
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Why Is Oregon Centrally Planning the Cannabis Industry?
By Vlad Yurlov Does the cannabis industry need central planning? The Oregon legislature…
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Portland’s Ill-Considered Climate Action Tax
By Micah Perry Last fall, Portland voters approved a new 1% tax on…
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Local News Brings Accountability to Local Government
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Fake news is bad, but no news is even…
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A Done Deal and a Bad Deal: Why Rent Control Won’t Solve the Housing Crisis
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon will soon be the first state to have…
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Portland Economist Eric Fruits Joins Cascade Policy Institute as Vice President of Research
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, OR…
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Press Release: Hillsboro CPA and Former Oregon State Legislator Katie Eyre Joins Cascade Policy Institute Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, OR…
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Prosper Portland’s Latest Business Grants Program Oversteps Again
By Justus Armstrong Should the City of Portland invest taxpayer money in local…
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The Story Behind Thanksgiving That Every Elected Official Should Know
By Kathryn Hickok The quintessential American holiday, Thanksgiving evolved from the Pilgrims’ celebrations…
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Missing from Mayor Wheeler’s Homelessness Program: Long-Term Independence
By Rachel Dawson Give a man a fish and you feed him for…
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Metro’s Poorly Thought-Out Grants Program
By Justus Armstrong Portland’s Metro Council plans to award grants for its Investment…
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Gov. Brown, lawmakers, unions decry court ruling / Published in News Channel KTVZ
SALEM, Ore. – Top Oregon Democrats, including Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Jeff…
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Local unions rally against SCOTUS union decision / Published in KOIN
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unions, and the people that make them up, headed…
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Oregon Small Businesses Deserve the Tax Break They Expected
By Steve Buckstein While most Americans are reaping the benefits of the recent…
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Oregon Can Help Young Oregonians Be “Future Ready” by Reducing Red Tape
By Kathryn Hickok Governor Kate Brown opened this month’s legislative session with her…
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Innovative Technology Can Reduce Tobacco Harm and Save Oregonians Tax Dollars
By Steve Buckstein To eventually end cigarette use in America, rather than rely…
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Oregon Ranks 8th Worst in Regulatory Burden on Lower-Income Occupations
By Kathryn Hickok Oregon ranks 8th in the nation in “burdensome” occupational licensing laws,…
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Straightforward policy reforms can reverse Oregon’s lower-than-average incomes and high cost of living
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon’s economy seems to be chugging along, yet many…
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This Thanksgiving, Are You Part of the One Percent?
By Steve Buckstein You may not have learned this in school, but prior…
Read Blog DetailOregon Takes a Big Step to Battle Opioid Overdoses
By Steve Buckstein For a variety of reasons, many Americans are becoming addicted to…
Read Blog DetailMoving Beyond Symbolism
By John A. Charles, Jr. Last week Governor Kate Brown gave a speech…
Read Blog DetailWhen Government Gets It Backwards, Reread Jefferson
By Steve Buckstein Two hundred and forty-one years ago this July 4, the…
Read Blog DetailAre Smartphones in Class a Problem or an Opportunity?
By Steve Buckstein To hear some teachers talk, you would think before smartphones…
Read Blog DetailCritiquing Minimum Wage Laws Is About Protecting the Working Man (or Woman)
By Lydia White A team of researchers from the University of Washington produced…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Shane (1953)
By Kathryn Hickok “That’s the trouble with this country. There ain’t a marshal…
Read Blog DetailPresident Trump’s Environmental Agenda: An Insider’s Perspective
Cascade Policy Institute Hosts Lunch with Special Guest Speaker Myron Ebell President Trump’s…
Read Blog DetailChallenges to Free Expression and Academic Integrity on Campus
Join Cascade Policy Institute for an evening with special guest Dr. Jacqueline Pfeffer Merril,…
Read Blog Detail75th Anniversary of Roosevelt Order a Sober Reminder to Defend Constitutional Liberties
By Lydia White On Monday, government offices were closed in honor of Presidents’…
Read Blog DetailCar Ownership Is Not a Crime
By John A. Charles, Jr. A bill has been introduced in the state…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – February 23, 2017
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Policy Institute’s Research Associate Lydia…
Read Blog DetailLimiting Government: A Goal That’s Always Worthwhile
By Lydia White As inauguration weekend unfolded, Republicans cheered with a gasp of…
Read Blog DetailKate Brown’s Math Problem
By John A. Charles, Jr. For the past 18 months, the Oregon Land…
Read Blog DetailBad Consequences of Public Policies Aren’t Really “Unintended,” Just “Unacknowledged”
By Steve Buckstein Decades of research and experience tell us that raising the…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – January 25, 2017
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by special guest Bobbie Jager …
Read Blog DetailNo Standing in Lines, Just Amazon Go
By Lydia White Amazon has introduced its new line of physical stores: Amazon…
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By Steve Buckstein Here at Cascade Policy Institute, as a nonprofit, nonpartisan think…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – November 16, 2016
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade’s President and CEO, John A….
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Using Disparate Impact to Restore Housing Affordability and Property Rights
By Randall O’Toole Executive Summary Portland, Bend, Medford, and to a lesser degree…
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By Randal O’Toole The housing affordability crisis is turning Portland, already one of…
Read Blog DetailAbolish Growth Boundaries to Ensure Fair Housing
By Randal O’Toole A recent Supreme Court decision found that government policies that…
Read Blog DetailMetro’s $32 Million Broken Promise
— Why You Should Vote Down Metro’s Natural Area Levy By John A. Charles,…
Read Blog DetailDoes Oregon Rank Dead Last in Corporate Taxes? NO
Trying to sell voters on the largest tax increase in Oregon history, Measure…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – October 26, 2016
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade’s President and CEO, John A….
Read Blog DetailTwenty-Five Years Litigating for Liberty
How many attorneys do you know who make their living defending liberty? Well,…
Read Blog DetailThe Everyday Heroes of 9/11, Remembered
“The greatest thing I ever did with my life.” The largest sea evacuation…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – September 21, 2016
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade’s Senior Policy Analyst and Founder, Steve…
Read Blog Detail“The Best Earthly Inheritance” Our Founders Bequeathed
Every July much is said about the blessings of liberty, the meaning of…
Read Blog Detail"The Best Earthly Inheritance” Our Founders Bequeathed
Every July much is said about the blessings of liberty, the meaning of…
Read Blog DetailHillsboro Entrepreneur Manuel Castañeda Joins Cascade Policy Institute Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. 503-242-0900 john@cascadepolicy.org Portland, OR…
Read Blog DetailCascade Policy Institute’s 25th Anniversary Gala Reception and Dinner
Thursday, October 20, 2016 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm Tualatin Country Club Justice Clint…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Follow That Dream (1962)
What may be the funniest movie about personal initiative and limited government? Look…
Read Blog DetailOregon Teens Discover Their “Lightbulb Moment” at Young Entrepreneurs Business Week
Your average high school students may not be able to explain a fictional…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Ever After (1998)
If you are looking for an uplifting summer movie for the teenage girls…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot is the longest running motion picture ever,…
Read Blog Detail“When in the Course of Human Events…”
—A Declaration That Never Goes out of Style Two hundred and forty years…
Read Blog DetailFreedom: America’s Treasure
Three days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W….
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Have you taken your children to see Captain America: Civil War? There’s nothing…
Read Blog DetailGoogle’s War on the Poor
Google announced recently that it would no longer run ads for payday loans,…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – May 25, 2016
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic led by special guest speaker Adrian Moore, Ph.D., Vice President…
Read Blog DetailDo You Support the Free Market, But…?
I first wrote in 2003 about what I call “The Statement”: “I support…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
“Amateur” is French for “one who loves.” But today, the word is commonly…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Picnic – April 27, 2016
Please join us for our monthly Policy Picnic, led by special guest Adam Novick,…
Read Blog DetailEarning Their Keep: Do Elected Officials in the Portland Region Show up for Meetings?
By Nick Pangares and John A. Charles, Jr. Most elected officials who serve on…
Read Blog DetailWhere Did President Obama Stay in Cuba?
This week, Barack Obama became the first U.S. President in nearly 90 years…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Fiction: The Leopard
While the Irish celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day this week, Italians are celebrating National…
Read Blog DetailIf Socialism Is Like Playing Checkers, Capitalism Is Like Playing Chess
Now that former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has weighed into the American…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: “For Greater Glory” (2012)
“You cannot fight for something you don’t believe in,” says the wife of…
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