John Charles talks about the Portland Plan on The Victoria Taft Show
Hear Cascade’s President John Charles discuss his thoughts on the Portland Plan with…
Read Blog DetailThe War on the Working Class
By Randal O’Toole The Occupy Wall Street movement has focused attention on a…
Read Blog DetailK-12 Funding Levels Surprise Washington Voters
A February survey of Washington voters by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice…
Read Blog DetailVictoria Taft interviews John Charles about urban renewal zones in Portland
Cascade’s President and CEO, John Charles, tells Victoria Taft why he thinks it’s…
Read Blog DetailCascade in the Capitol: Testimony Before the Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight on Columbia River Crossing
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President, Cascade Policy Institute Before the Joint…
Read Blog DetailFederal Health Care Reform: A Two-Year Report Card
By Roger Stark, MD, FACS Major health care reform (Patient Protection and Affordable…
Read Blog DetailFederal Health Care Reform: A Two-Year Report Card
Major health care reform (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) became law two…
Read Blog DetailDigital Learning the Sal Khan Way
Many of us had a favorite teacher back in elementary or high school…
Read Blog DetailClients Not Conscripts
Last year the state legislature enacted HB 3681, allowing public school students to…
Read Blog DetailParent Power – Oregon’s Open Enrollment Law Puts Parents and Children First
The 2012-2013 school year will be the first year that the new statewide…
Read Blog DetailThe Wild Gray Wolf―No Romance for Oregon Ranchers
The journey of the gray wolf known as “OR-7” from his home in…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles interviewed by KHON-2 News in Honolulu, HI
This week John Charles is in Honolulu, HI where he will be speaking…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks with Mark and Dave about cold medicine report
KEX 1190 radio hosts Mark and Dave interview Cascade founder Steve Buckstein about…
Read Blog DetailCold Medicine Prescriptions Have Not Reduced Meth Lab Incidents or Use in Oregon
The production and use of methamphetamine—a highly addictive drug often made with store-bought…
Read Blog DetailTerminate Illegitimate Government Programs…Before They Terminate Us
I recently heard that the Oregon legislature actually may kill a wasteful, non-productive,…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Requiring a Prescription for Cold Medicine Has Not Reduced Meth Use in Oregon
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst Cascade Policy…
Read Blog DetailRequiring a Prescription for Cold Medicine Has Not Reduced Meth Use in Oregon
A 2005 law which requires Oregonians to get a doctor’s prescription to use…
Read Blog DetailCorrupted Capitalism and the Housing Crisis
To say that our public discourse today stands in need of some improvement…
Read Blog DetailSunShot Makes Solar Energy a Long Shot
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget includes $310 million for an ongoing energy…
Read Blog DetailWhat does Oregon's new open enrollment law mean for your child?
WHAT THE LAW DOES The new statewide open enrollment law will take effect…
Read Blog DetailRevolutionary Education Reforms…That Aren’t
Before the legislature solidifies Governor John Kitzhaber’s revolutionary new reform plan for education,…
Read Blog Detail“We Have a Year to Figure out How to Violate Our Consciences”
“Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in opposition to SB 1581 before the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development
Opposing More Top-Down Control of Oregon Education Chair Hass, Co-Chair Morse, and members…
Read Blog DetailWhy Oregonians Deserve the Right to Work
The twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailWhy Oregonians Deserve the Right to Work
The twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Cascade Policy Institute Report predicts 110,000 jobs for Oregon with enactment of a Right-to-Work Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2012 Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst &…
Read Blog DetailNew Report: The Right to Work Is Right for Oregon
The Right to Work Is Right for Oregon: A Comprehensive Analysis of the…
Read Blog DetailTestimony to House Committee on unemployment accounts
Click here to listen to the testimony. Christina Martin’s testimony to the House…
Read Blog DetailGiving Parents a Choice and Children a Chance
A helping hand makes all the difference to elementary school children who need…
Read Blog DetailNational School Choice Week Celebrates Opportunity and Innovation
This is National School Choice Week. Every January, National School Choice Week highlights…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein talks about Cascade’s School Choice Beginnings
Watch Cascade Policy Institute founder, Steve Buckstein, talk about how he and Cascade…
Read Blog DetailCascade’s School Choice Beginnings
Why is school choice such an important part of Cascade Policy Institute’s agenda?…
Read Blog DetailThree Strikes and You’re Out: Replacing Top-Down Education Control with School Choice
In his recent State of the State address, Governor John Kitzhaber argued that…
Read Blog DetailSubsidized Car Sharing: The Next Frontier in Wasteful Spending
Nine months ago I happily testified (twice) on behalf of a legislative bill…
Read Blog DetailChristina Martin talks with Victoria Taft about Government Anesthesia
Listen to Christina Martin as she talks with Portland radio host, Victoria Taft,…
Read Blog DetailChristina Martin discusses Control Cometh Before the Fall of Education
Policy Analyst Christina Martin discusses her latest commentary on a desire for control…
Read Blog DetailGovernment Anesthesia
Nobody likes pain, but we need it. This may sound counterintuitive or cruel…
Read Blog DetailChristina Martin talks with Victoria Taft on Control Cometh Before the Fall of Education
Christina Martin talks with Victoria Taft on her latest commentaries about control in…
Read Blog DetailCut the Red Tape: Give the Economy a Fresh Start in 2012
Americans live in a regulatory minefield. Consider the tens of thousands of statutes,…
Read Blog DetailControl Cometh Before the Fall of Education
The desire to be in charge is as human as pride. It’s easy…
Read Blog DetailTurn out the Lights
Now that the Dear Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka…
Read Blog DetailSecret Santas Light a Candle at Christmas
Struggling parents with children’s clothing and toys on layaway are finding that anonymous…
Read Blog DetailNight of a Thousand Laughs
Come laugh; it’s for the children! Join State Representative Matt Wingard and three…
Read Blog DetailTaking Work Personally: How Individual Accounts Reward Personal Responsibility
Recently, I had a long conversation with an owner of a bakery near…
Read Blog DetailSave the Mail! – Delivery to Slow as Debt Crisis Looms
I read with a tinge of dismay that the U.S. Postal Service is…
Read Blog DetailTo Save the Library, Don’t Leave Good Ideas on the Shelf
Sometime in the next three months, the Multnomah County commissioners will decide whether…
Read Blog DetailNew Oregon Law Okays Pocketing Other People’s Money
Even the most casual football-watcher has to have noticed the eye-catching ads run…
Read Blog DetailBlended Learning: Making Technology Work for Students
In the Nation’s Digital Learning Report Card, Oregon received great marks for our…
Read Blog DetailThe Postman Winked and Chirped
No more next-day first class mail delivery? This is just the latest sign…
Read Blog DetailCapitalism Is Not Democracy
Among the colorful images of Occupy marches and camps over the last few…
Read Blog DetailThe Oregon Education Investment Board: Top Down on Steroids
The recent firing of University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has unleashed strong…
Read Blog DetailEducation Savings Accounts Multiply Options for Kids
Kids do better when their parents have the freedom to choose the right…
Read Blog DetailHealth Care’s Newest Epidemic: Red Tape
By Douglas A. Perednia, M.D. Here’s a riddle: What costs Americans over $12…
Read Blog Detail“If You Save One Life, You Save the World”
Among the blessings for which to be thankful this holiday weekend is the…
Read Blog DetailSteve Buckstein debates the morality of capitalism
Senior Policy Analyst Steve Buckstein debates an Occupy Portland participant at its downtown…
Read Blog DetailKathryn Hickok talks with Bill Meyer about charitable giving
Kathryn Hickok talks with radio show host Bill Meyer to discuss impacts of…
Read Blog DetailTaking Another Shot at the Profit Motive
The Occupy movement is encouraging people to take their money out of “big…
Read Blog DetailOccupy Portland: Don’t Replace One Set of Thieves With Another
The recent Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Portland movement has focused attention on a number…
Read Blog DetailMake the Grade with Online Options
Kids today learn how to use a computer or a video game system…
Read Blog DetailPersonal Health Accounts Empower Medicaid Recipients
As Michael Sherraden pointed out 20 years ago in his book Assets and…
Read Blog DetailThe President’s Tax Proposal Would Cripple Charities
President Obama proposed once again that Congress reduce the federal itemized tax deduction…
Read Blog DetailReport on Stabilizing Multnomah County Library Funding Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2011 Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. President &…
Read Blog DetailCascade Update Fall 2011
The fall edition of Cascade Update is here! Read about Oregon’s “Year of…
Read Blog DetailWhen Does Theft Turn into Taxation?
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Portland crowds are demanding that “rich people” pay their…
Read Blog DetailPRESS RELEASE: National digital report card finds Oregon needs more online learning opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2011 Contact: Christina Martin Policy Analyst, School Choice…
Read Blog DetailThe Battle of the Book Worms: Who Should Pay for “Free” Public Libraries?
By Christopher Robinson, John A. Charles Jr., and Kathryn Hickok When Jackson County,…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s $392 Million Unemployment Mistake
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, almost $19 billion in state unemployment…
Read Blog Detail“Real” Accountability for Charter Prep Should Extend to the Whole System
With the recent failure of the Portland-based REAL Prep Charter Academy to open…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Accounts: A Better Way to Protect the Unemployed
Cascade is hosting this special invite-only event. If you have not received an…
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Read Blog DetailFree citizen education forum on Urban transportation and the CRC Light Rail Project
Citizens are warmly invited to hear five national experts share research on the…
Read Blog DetailRubber-Tire Contempt: TriMet’s $1.5 Billion Plan to Deliver Inferior Transit Service
As a young environmental activist growing up in north Jersey in the 1960s,…
Read Blog DetailDrop the Envy Card: Wealth Grows From Serving Others
The politics of envy is alive and well. Too many Americans, including President…
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what? And it is costing us how much!
Join U-Choose exploring public education. Speakers will present information on the history and…
Read Blog DetailCascade Book Forum: The Morality of Capitalism by Dr. Tom Palmer
Cascade Policy Institute is hosting Dr. Tom Palmer, senior fellow at CATO Institute,…
Read Blog DetailOregon Innovates During “The Year of School Choice”
The Wall Street Journal recently called 2011 “The Year of School Choice.” According…
Read Blog DetailA Health Clinic by Another Name…Will the Oregon Health Plan “Transformation” Work?
By Douglas A. Perednia, M.D. Here’s a question for you. If you quietly…
Read Blog DetailBasic American Rights Series – Property Rights
Americans for Prosperity and the I Spy on Salem Radio Show will be…
Read Blog DetailExtending Unemployment Benefits: Good Intentions, Bad Results
Last Thursday, President Obama asked Congress once again to extend unemployment benefits, allowing…
Read Blog DetailPower to the People!
By Nick Sibilla The Oregon Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a bold…
Read Blog DetailTriMet’s War on Urban Livability
The following is an op-ed posted in the Oregonian. Weigh in on the…
Read Blog Detail“Freedom’s Home and Defender”
“It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves,” said President Bush three…
Read Blog DetailGreen to Gray: TriMet and SW Lincoln Street in Portland, Oregon
Narration text below: In the 1960’s, SW Lincoln Street, near Portland State University,…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Insurance, Savings Accounts or Both? A Way Forward for Oregon’s Workers
One silver lining of the burst housing bubble has been the increase in…
Read Blog DetailReady, Fire, Aim, for Oregon’s Payday Lending Policy
By Christopher Robinson In 2006 and 2007 the Oregon legislature passed two bills…
Read Blog DetailIs the Road to Economic Growth Paved with Broken Windows?
Columnist Paul Krugman is credited with a line of thinking that should be…
Read Blog Detail“Ready for College and Life”
In just a couple weeks, students everywhere return to school. Have you ever…
Read Blog DetailREPORT: The Dirty Secret Behind Clean Jobs
With unemployment on the rise, new jobs are scarce. Creating jobs has become…
Read Blog DetailHand-Up Versus Handout Tackles Homelessness
By Michael Bastasch Since 1986, Portland and Multnomah County have launched a slew…
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what? And it is costing us how much!
Join U-Choose exploring public education. Speakers will present information on the history and…
Read Blog DetailYou’re teaching my child what? And it is costing us how much!
Join U-Choose exploring public education. Speakers will present information on the history and…
Read Blog DetailHow many presidential buses does it take to equal the cost of one light rail car?
President Obama is traveling the Midwest on a new bus purchased by the…
Read Blog DetailGermany’s Energy Mistake of Nuclear Proportions
By Gordon J. Fulks, Ph.D. “Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius ― Whom…
Read Blog DetailCascade Requests Congressional House Committee to Delete Funding for Milwaukie Light Rail
Portland, OR – Today Cascade Policy Institute sent a letter to Rep. John…
Read Blog DetailThe Debt Downgrade Blame Game
Politicians and pundits upset that tax increases were not part of the recent…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles message to the TriMet Board Members
Below is the message John Charles sent to TriMet board members on August…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles talks to the Bill Post Radio Show about JPACT attack
John Charles addresses the JPACT attacks on the Bill Post radio show. For…
Read Blog DetailJohn Charles responds to attacks made by Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder and Metro Councilor Carlotta Collette
At the July 14, 2011 JPACT meeting, accusations were made about John Charles…
Read Blog DetailRenewable Energy Credits: The Ultimate Greenwash
By Nick Sibilla News Corporation claims it’s greener than Starbucks. That’s one of…
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