Wind Power Can’t Cost-Effectively Be a Large Grid’s Main Source of Electricity
PORTLAND, Oregon—Because of its variable nature, wind energy is not suited to be…
Read Blog DetailWon’t Back Down
It’s not often that a Hollywood movie both entertains and helps parents learn…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Real Education Spending Has Quadrupled Since 1957
Advocates on all sides of the public education spending-versus-results debate can cite various…
Read Blog DetailHospital Apologizes, PDC Repeats the Tragedy
Last Friday, Legacy Emanuel Hospital held a breakfast to apologize to the North…
Read Blog DetailDoubling the Sellwood Bridge for the Use of the Two Percent
By Michael Nielsen For more than six years, Multnomah County has been considering…
Read Blog Detail“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
Our Constitution is 225 years old this week. In a famous story, a…
Read Blog DetailThe Unsustainability of Green Buildings
By Victoria Leca Portland politicians and civic leaders have tried to “brand” the…
Read Blog DetailAgassi Foundation for Education Is Tennis Great’s “Life’s Work”
Last Sunday tennis great Andre Agassi was inducted into the U.S. Open Court…
Read Blog Detail“Kicking” Education Funding Around―Why Measure 85 may not do what you think
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein will lead a…
Read Blog DetailPower Buoys or Expensive Anchors?
Commercial wave power soon may be coming to the Oregon coast. Last month,…
Read Blog Detail“Kicking” Education Funding Around―Why Measure 85 may not do what you think
This November, Oregon voters will be asked to direct a highly uncertain, highly…
Read Blog DetailBanning Plastic Grocery Bags: Environmental Savior or Wasteful Eco-Fad?
By Todd Myers From Bellingham, Seattle, and Issaquah, Washington to Portland, Oregon and…
Read Blog DetailCreativity and Initiative Drive Our Economy
The first Labor Day was celebrated 130 years ago in September 1882. Labor…
Read Blog DetailLisa Graham Keegan discusses the importance of school choice
Cascade Policy Institute sat down with former Arizona school chief and national school choice advocate Lisa Graham Keegan to talk about how she became a supporter of educational freedom and why it’s important for our children. SEE THE VIDEO INTERVIEW.
Read Blog DetailWhy the School System Doesn’t Just “Buy Local”
By Erin Mae Shiffler The Oregonian’s recent PolitiFact “Feds Don’t Think Local on…
Read Blog DetailTestimony before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners
Testimony before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners Regarding the revised IGA for…
Read Blog DetailCosts of Utility Mandate Ultimately Borne by Consumers
By Eric Revell With the passage of Senate Bill 838 by the Oregon…
Read Blog DetailHistory Need Not Repeat Itself in Oregon’s Foreclosure Crisis
By Eric Revell Recently, a foreclosure mediation program passed by the Oregon state…
Read Blog DetailWhy Can’t Portland’s Pension Problem Be Solved Voluntarily?
By Shane Young In 2008, the Portland public safety fund realized it had…
Read Blog DetailPortland’s Proposed “Arts Education Tax”― Why Creativity and Government Subsidies Are Fundamentally at Odds
By Shane Young The “Arts Education and Access Income Tax” proposed by Portland…
Read Blog DetailInstead of More Public Housing, How About Housing Freedom?
By Victoria Leca The activist on hunger strike outside Portland City Hall ended…
Read Blog DetailThe New Sellwood Bridge: Subsidizing the Two Percenters
By Michael Nielsen For more than six years, Multnomah County has been considering…
Read Blog DetailCharting a New World of Educational Freedom
School choice has entered a new world. Because Americans are increasingly vocal on…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Status Quo Lobby: How Teachers Unions Retard Real Education Reform
Oregon’s public education system is beset with problems. Too many students drop out,…
Read Blog DetailAfter a Century of Friedman, Parents Should Be “Free to Choose”
By Erin Mae Shiffler Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman would have turned 100…
Read Blog DetailAir Quality and Economic Innovation: “You Didn’t Do That”
By Todd Myers Asked by reporters how he felt after a victory over…
Read Blog DetailOregon Cosmetology Regulations Entangle Hair Braiders
By Shane Young Did you know you need a license to braid hair…
Read Blog DetailTaxmageddon Would Wreak Havoc on Oregon Taxpayers
By Sven R. Larson, Ph.D. By now, I am sure you have heard…
Read Blog DetailLower the Capital Gains Tax, Ignite Oregon’s Recovery
By Eric Revell As the state of Oregon struggles to ignite an economic…
Read Blog DetailKathryn Hickok discusses Americans’ "Best Earthly Inheritance"
In her latest interview with Cascade Policy Institute, Kathryn Hickok talks about her…
Read Blog DetailPolicy Judgment on Health Care Law “Is Reserved to the People”
By Jason Mercier “The Affordable Care Act is constitutional in part and unconstitutional…
Read Blog DetailOregon BLM Counties Must Craft Their Own Sustainable Funding
By Randal O’Toole Many Oregon counties, particularly in Southwestern Oregon, are in deep…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Minimum Wage Prices Teens Out
By Michael Nielsen Oregon’s minimum wage laws are changing our economy, and it…
Read Blog DetailThe “Best Earthly Inheritance” Our Founders Bequeathed
Every July much is said by eloquent historians, civic and religious leaders, and—thanks…
Read Blog DetailSupreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of ObamaCare – Not its Efficacy
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that most of the Patient Protection and Affordable…
Read Blog DetailSupreme Court Strikes Down ObamaCare Individual Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court ObamaCare decision reinforces what British researcher John Spiers told…
Read Blog DetailSupreme Court Strikes Down ObamaCare
The U.S. Supreme Court ObamaCare decision reinforces what British researcher John Spiers told…
Read Blog DetailUnion Members Can’t Be Forced to Pay for Political Activities
By Victoria Leca Last Thursday the Supreme Court rejected the idea that public…
Read Blog DetailKathryn Hickok talks about the first amendment fight to serve
We sat down with our Publications Director Kathryn Hickok to discuss her latest…
Read Blog DetailSupreme Court to EPA: “You Are Not Above the Law”
By Daniel A. Himebaugh Five years after the Environmental Protection Agency forced them…
Read Blog DetailLimit Government, Not Consumer Choices
By Erin Mae Shiffler We live in a country founded on freedom and…
Read Blog DetailFriedman Legacy for Freedom Day
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH AT NOON. The Cascade Policy Institute…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks with Victoria Taft on ending forced unionism
KPAM’s Victoria Taft interviewed Cascade Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein about…
Read Blog DetailThis First Amendment Fight Is for Freedom to Serve
Fifteen million. That is the number of meals Blanchet House of Hospitality estimates…
Read Blog DetailEnd Forced Unionism Now
The failed June 5th recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was supposedly…
Read Blog DetailCascade Update Spring 2012
Want to know the latest happenings at Cascade Policy Institute? Click here to read…
Read Blog DetailOregon Lawmakers: Get Proactive on the Economy
Who wouldn’t want to live in the Pacific Northwest? According to the 2010…
Read Blog DetailZoning Oregonians out of House and Home
In a four-part feature this week, The Oregonian writes about the failure of…
Read Blog DetailBill Post interviews Sarah Ross on the role of government
Cascade Communications Coordinator Sarah Ross speaks with KYKN talk show host Bill Post…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein interviewed about his commentary, Oregon’s Budget Transformation
We sat down with Senior Policy Analyst, Steve Buckstein, to talk about government trying to do efficiently that which it shouldn’t be doing at all. SEE THE VIDEO
Read Blog DetailKathryn Hickok talks with John Kuzmanich about the U.S. exit tax
KUIK radio talk show host John Kuzmanich interviewed Cascade Publications Director, Kathryn Hickok,…
Read Blog DetailAmerican Nightmare: How Government Undermines The Dream of Homeownership
Why did the American Dream turn into a nightmare when the housing bubble…
Read Blog DetailU- Choose Education Forum: Business and Government
Meeting the challenges of running a business in Oregon Join the U-Choose Education…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Budget Transformation
Governor John Kitzhaber has called for transforming state government, in part by proposing…
Read Blog DetailExecutive Club: Oregon’s (free market!) Environmentalist
Randal O’Toole a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute is one of the most…
Read Blog DetailTear Down These Walls!
As a founder of Cascade, I was asked to speak at the fourth…
Read Blog DetailDivorcing Lady Liberty
Numerous recent news stories have reported on high-net-worth Americans renouncing their U.S. citizenship…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles talks with Victoria Taft about the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project
Victoria Taft, radio host on KPAM 860, interviewed John Charles about his latest…
Read Blog DetailTestimony Regarding TriMet Proposed FY 13 Budget
Testimony before the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission Regarding the TriMet…
Read Blog DetailLegislative Testimony Regarding Public Purpose Tax
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President & CEO Regarding Oregon’s Public Purpose…
Read Blog DetailJeff Kropf talks with John Charles about TriMet’s Transit Hypocrisy
KUIK radio host Jeff Kropf interviewed Cascade President John Charles on his latest…
Read Blog DetailTransit Hypocrisy
Two years ago, the head of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Peter Rogoff,…
Read Blog DetailBill Post interviews Sarah Ross on a need for competition in education
KYKN radio host, Bill Post spoke with Cascade Communications Coordinator Sarah Ross on…
Read Blog DetailBill Meyer talks with Steve Buckstein about Right to Work in education
KMED host Bill Meyer spoke with Cascade Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein about…
Read Blog DetailBill Meyer talks with Steve Buckstein about right to work in education
KMED host Bill Meyer spoke with Cascade Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein about…
Read Blog DetailThe Cost of Cutting Online Learning
By Diana Moore This article by the Freedom Foundation’s Diana Moore was originally…
Read Blog DetailInsolvency, One Step at a Time
The Oregonian on Sunday examined TriMet’s deteriorating finances and called attention to high-cost…
Read Blog DetailRural Freedom Project- Juniper Entrepreneur
Gerard Joseph Lebreque talks with Cascade Policy Institute about his struggles with regulations on juniper and his life in rural Oregon. SEE THE VIDEO.
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks with Victoria Taft about Oregon’s burning school system
Cascade Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein talked with KPAM host Victoria Taft about…
Read Blog DetailLearning Freedom and Integrity from a Cold War Hero
By Susan Gore Freedom fighter Vaclav Havel’s recent death reminded freedom lovers everywhere…
Read Blog DetailRescue Children from Our Burning Public School System
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is a larger-than-life figure fighting for what…
Read Blog DetailWhat is a Libertarian, and Why Should I Care?
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic featuring CPI Board member Michael Barton. We…
Read Blog DetailPhilosophy and Economics in Public Policy
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Dr. Bill Conerly will lead a discussion…
Read Blog DetailWhy the Lorax Loves Forestry
By Todd Myers “From outside in the fields came a sickening smack of…
Read Blog DetailPortland – the city that works (over consumers)
The slogan “Keep Portland Weird” was reinforced recently when the city threatened to…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks with Victoria Taft about ‘TowncarGate’ and public transportation
Victoria Taft spoke with Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein on Monday about public…
Read Blog DetailKathryn Hickok interviewed on the value of motherhood
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
Read Blog DetailThe Day We the People Stood Up
By Trent England On April 19, 1775, a group of ordinary, small-town Americans…
Read Blog DetailWorking to Live―or for Runaway Government Spending?
Tax Freedom Day arrived this year on April 17, coincidentally the same day…
Read Blog DetailTestimony Before TriMet Board of Directors Regarding the Proposed FY 2012-13 Budget
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. Before the TriMet Board…
Read Blog DetailSarah Ross talks with Bill Post about Oregon’s slipping economic outlook
In her first weekly interview on the Bill Post Show, Cascade’s communications coordinator…
Read Blog DetailThe Proper Use of Road Tolling in Oregon
John Charles presented his views on the proper use of road tolling in…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles talks with Victoria Taft on light rail use and TriMet
Talk show host, Victoria Taft, talked with John Charles Monday about light rail…
Read Blog DetailA Mother’s Gift Is Priceless
Democratic adviser and CNN contributor Hilary Rosen caused widespread offense April 11 by…
Read Blog DetailKnowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing
By Kathryn Hickok Democratic adviser and CNN contributor Hilary Rosen caused widespread offense…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein explains Oregon’s slipping economic outlook
We sat down with Cascade’s senior policy analyst, Steve Buckstein, to talk about his latest commentary describing Oregon’s falling on the Rich States, Poor States rankings. SEE THE VIDEO
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Economic Outlook Slips Again in 2012
Hit hard by the national recession, Oregon lawmakers started the regular 2011 legislative…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein is interviewed about his latest commentary "Do You Feel Exploited by Apple?"
In his latest commentary, Do You Feel Exploited by Apple?, Steve Buckstein asked a group of students if they felt exploited by Apple after buying Apple products. SEE THE VIDEO
Read Blog DetailDo You Feel Exploited by Apple? ― Why Freedom Shouldn’t Stop at the Classroom Door
By Steve Buckstein Many areas of our lives are being revolutionized by technology….
Read Blog DetailIntroducing the Rural Freedom Project
Check out this introduction to Cascade’s video series, the Rural Freedom Project, highlighting the search for freedom in rural Oregon. SEE THE VIDEO
Read Blog DetailRenewing Labor’s Moral Sense
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech Tuesday expressing concern about Americans’…
Read Blog DetailSmall Scholarships and Few Strings: How one venture capitalist’s K-8 education reform idea became a game-changer
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic. Kathryn Hickok will be leading April’s discussion…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks about unions and education with Victoria Taft
Steve Buckstein appeared as a guest Monday on the Victoria Taft Show, where…
Read Blog DetailEric Fruits discusses how a Right to Work law would benefit Oregon
Dr. Eric Fruits, Ph.D., sits down with the Cascade Policy Institute to discuss…
Read Blog DetailSeattle School Board Considers Expelling Bright New Teachers from the City of Goodwill
By Liv Finne Third grader Enrique (not his real name) eagerly describes his…
Read Blog DetailWith Low WES Ridership, the “Next Big Thing” May Be Raising Fares
Three years ago, TriMet began operating its first heavy rail line, the Westside…
Read Blog DetailVictoria Taft interviews John Charles on libraries, public toilets, and biogas
Cascade’s President John Charles talks with radio host Victoria Taft about the Multnomah…
Read Blog DetailReligious Freedom in Anglo-America Began on a Day in March
If you have visited Colonial Williamsburg or Jamestown, Virginia, but have never been…
Read Blog DetailThe Portland Plan―More Portlandia Than Policy
Last week a document called the Portland Plan was released by the Portland…
Read Blog DetailObamacare: Pain or Prescription for College Students’ Ailing Futures?
By Rebecca Phillips Have you ever heard of someone waiting 18 months to…
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