Category: Economic Opportunity

By William Newell The recent Portland School Board decision to expand enrollment at…

February 2 marked the five-year anniversary of the Westside Express Service (WES), the…

By William Newell Our world is freer today than ever before. More people…

Join Cascade Policy Institute as we welcome Clark M. Neily III Judicial Abdication…

By Bob Clark The 2013 Oregon legislative session approved State Treasurer Ted Wheeler’s…

Not content with dictating what kind of health insurance it considers adequate for…

Salem Statesman Journal editor Dick Hughes just published a lengthy column asking whether…

The quintessential American holiday, Thanksgiving evolved from the Pilgrims’ celebrations to thank God…

November 14, 2013 For immediate release Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. (503) 242-0900…

By William Newell “If you like your health care plan, you can keep…

Featuring Donald J. Boudreaux, economics professor at George Mason University and former president of…

The State of Oregon is sending a survey to economic and community development…

Last week, TriMet proudly announced that the tracks for Milwaukie light rail had…

In 1804 an Ursuline nun in New Orleans asked Thomas Jefferson to clarify…

By William Newell Today, Oregon is at a crossroads. Oregonians must choose between…

Free speech is not allowed on the sidewalk at Modesto Junior College in…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade President and CEO John…

The age-old misunderstanding over minimum wage laws may finally be resolving. The Nation…

Everybody can recall that one teacher who made a life-changing impression on them….

By Kevin Sharp Last week, a private helicopter airlifted an injured Texas woman…

We’ve all heard the adage that government should run like a business. The…

By John Glennon You should be able to decide what type of home…

For Lovers of Limited Government Lazy Fair 2013 ! ¤ Refreshments ¤ B.B.Q. ¤ Camaraderie ¤ Barton  Park 19009…

On July 4 we pay homage to the founding of our country. I…

Right to Work policies in 24 states allow workers the freedom to join…

By Benjamin Zycher “Small business” is the recipient of much official love (as…

How free are you to engage in the occupation of your choice? In…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic, led by our Chairman of the Board, Dr. Bill Conerly, on…

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By Elise Hilton One in five Oregonians participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

Having come of age during tough financial times, Millennials may turn out to…

Join Cascade Policy Institute in celebrating the 101st  birthday of Dr. Milton Friedman….

By Doug DeFilipps Imagine your government laid a tax on the entire population,…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic, led by Cascade President and CEO John A….

Join Cascade Policy Institute and Atlas Economic Research Foundation as we welcome world-renowned speaker…

By Doug DeFilipps Bike share is a rental system in which bicycles are…

By Elise Hilton You lose the factory job you’ve had since high school…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic, led by Dr. Char Glenn, on Wednesday, April 17,…

Couldn’t make it to our Legislative Leadership Forum Series in Salem? Watch the…

Your average high school students may not be able to explain a fictional…

Cascade’s first major research report after its founding in 1991 dealt with the…

Can Oregon’s criminal justice system fight crime, prioritize victims and protect taxpayers all…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland’s Director, Kathryn Hickok, on…

On March 6 the Portland City Council may vote on whether to require…

Every year, the President declares January 16 “Religious Freedom Day.” On that day…

Recently, the governors of New York and New Jersey sent a joint letter…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic on Wednesday, January 16, at noon. Cascade President…

Socrates said, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” 2013 begins with national…

Imagine a world where we buy our groceries in government stores. We can…

Calling a Christmas tree a “holiday tree” is like calling a Hanukkah menorah…

On December 18 Metro referred a five-year local option levy of 9.6 cents…

By Lauren Hickok The first installment of director Peter Jackson’s long-awaited film adaptation…

By William B. Conerly, Ph.D. I picked up my beer at the yacht…

Last week Governor John Kitzhaber joined with other political leaders in the Pacific…

The quintessential American holiday, Thanksgiving evolved from the Pilgrims’ celebrations to thank God…

President Johnson declared a “war on poverty” back in 1964 when the poverty…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic Thursday, November 15 at noon. Cascade Board…

Portland Mayor Sam Adams announced Monday that the reconstruction of Moody Avenue in…

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Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic Wednesday, October 17 at noon. Cascade CEO…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Cascade CEO John A. Charles will discuss…

Reckless spending is such a way of life in Oregon politics that it…

Our Constitution is 225 years old this week. In a famous story, a…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein will lead a…

Commercial wave power soon may be coming to the Oregon coast. Last month,…

The first Labor Day was celebrated 130 years ago in September 1882. Labor…

By Eric Revell Recently, a foreclosure mediation program passed by the Oregon state…

By Todd Myers Asked by reporters how he felt after a victory over…

In her latest interview with Cascade Policy Institute, Kathryn Hickok talks about her…

Every July much is said by eloquent historians, civic and religious leaders, and—thanks…

We sat down with our Publications Director Kathryn Hickok to discuss her latest…

By Daniel A. Himebaugh Five years after the Environmental Protection Agency forced them…

By Erin Mae Shiffler We live in a country founded on freedom and…

RESERVATION DEADLINE IS THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH AT NOON. The Cascade Policy Institute…

KPAM’s Victoria Taft interviewed Cascade Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein about…

Fifteen million. That is the number of meals Blanchet House of Hospitality estimates…

The failed June 5th recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was supposedly…

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Cascade Communications Coordinator Sarah Ross speaks with KYKN talk show host Bill Post…

KUIK radio talk show host John Kuzmanich interviewed Cascade Publications Director, Kathryn Hickok,…

Why did the American Dream turn into a nightmare when the housing bubble…

Meeting the challenges of running a business in Oregon Join the U-Choose Education…

Randal O’Toole a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute is one of the most…

Numerous recent news stories have reported on high-net-worth Americans renouncing their U.S. citizenship…

Two years ago, the head of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Peter Rogoff,…

The Oregonian on Sunday examined TriMet’s deteriorating finances and called attention to high-cost…

By Susan Gore Freedom fighter Vaclav Havel’s recent death reminded freedom lovers everywhere…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic featuring CPI Board member Michael Barton. We…

Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Dr. Bill Conerly will lead a discussion…

The slogan “Keep Portland Weird” was reinforced recently when the city threatened to…

We sat down with Cascade’s Publications Director, Kathryn Hickok, to discuss her latest commentary, “Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing.” SEE THE VIDEO

Tax Freedom Day arrived this year on April 17, coincidentally the same day…

In her first weekly interview on the Bill Post Show, Cascade’s communications coordinator…