Recent Publications
Don’t Kick the Kicker
Now that Oregon’s economy is finally showing signs of life, we are again…
Read News DetailThe forgotten Thanksgiving lesson
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. We learned in grade school that it…
Read News DetailThe 65 percent solution
Can states solve their public education problems by directing a higher percentage of…
Read News DetailProsperity or Portland?
Remove Portland’s Business Income Tax to improve the city’s economy Summary The City…
Read News DetailThe Case for Price Gouging
Summary Proposed legislation against “price gouging” is a bad idea. Rising prices in…
Read News DetailThe Convention Center Hotel Hustle
The Portland Development Commission is close to spending millions of public dollars to…
Read News DetailFreedom Fuel: How and Why Biodiesel Policy Should Reflect Freedom
Two years ago my family began making our own homemade diesel out of…
Read News DetailKatrina’s children
Hurricane Katrina’s 372,000 displaced school children have become pawns in a political game…
Read News DetailHow Not to Fight Meth
Oregon recently became the first state to require prescriptions for medications whose ingredients…
Read News DetailMeth laws need a good dose of sanity
Summary Oregon is repeating Prohibition-era mistakes with the state’s new meth laws. Regulating…
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