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The Public Knows Something Is Wrong with Education … and It’s Not Lack of Money
Contrary to what the interest groups who run our public education system keep…
Read News DetailThe Truth About Saint Nicholas
Do you believe in Santa Claus? By the time many people think they…
Read News DetailA Market-Based Solution to the MAX Security Crisis
Summary While TriMet has agreed to some reforms in the wake of the…
Read News DetailOpportunity Inequality
Summary “Income inequality” is a central part of the debate surrounding poverty and…
Read News DetailThe Public Knows Something Is Wrong with Education … and It’s Not Lack of Money
Summary The polling data is trending toward school choice. As more and more…
Read News DetailWe Told You So
The 2007 Oregon legislature capped interest rates on payday loans, effectively putting the…
Read News DetailA New Day for Portland Transportation: Spending Should Match Utilization
Observers of Portland transportation have long criticized local politicians for spending billions of…
Read News DetailSpending to Stop Climate Change Flunks the Common Sense Test
Summary Al Gore’s recent Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change…
Read News DetailTriple Failure: New Report Examines the Effects of Portland’s 18-Year-Old Polystyrene Foam Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. Tel.: 503-242-0900 Fax: 503-242-3822 E-mail:…
Read News DetailSustainable Failure: Why Portland's Polystyrene Foam Ban Should Be Repealed
Introduction In the summer of 1988, Portland City Commissioner Bob Koch introduced an…
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