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News & Commentary
State education officials would have power to intervene in struggling schools under governor’s plan – Salem Reporter
Great, except for one thing….
Newsom becomes most prominent Democrat to buck the party and echo majority public opinion on trans athletes
Newsom is running in 2028.
Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did
The examples in these stories are always terrible.
Denmark’s postal service to stop delivering letters
It’s just a sign of the times.
Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find
Mainstreaming kids who need specialized attention is unaffordable and unhelpful to them
To fix what ails Oregon schools, spend a lot more money, new report suggests
Yeah, and while we’re dreaming, I’d like a rocket ship.
Stop blaming the voters
And soon.
Better grad rates but worse test scores befuddle lawmakers, validate reformers
I think they mean “Democrat” lawmakers.
Oregon ‘most frightening place to die,’ with nation’s most expansive estate tax, Republicans say. They hope to change that.
The GOP is correct: Oregon’s estate tax is in need of reform
Oregon’s near-worst-in-nation education outcomes prompt a reckoning on school spending
I’ve been talking about all this for quite awhile now.
Essays
Trump and COVID-19
It’s not a hoax, and if you think it is, this essay is for you.
Stereotypes
Why I can think Americans are idiots but you’re just dandy.
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)