Jeb Bladine: Huge cost of unfunded mandates falls to taxpayers
It’s annual budget time for state and local governments, and the numbers are staggering. There isn’t enough money for government to do what it wants, but the costs are beyond what taxpayers ...
Quirk of the Week: Punching out the center hole for some serious spin
As we March Fourth toward spring, Quirk of the Week yields one more “indoor delights” accounting, starting with several short takes before spinning our main feature: • Shoe rack sign ...
Rusty Rae: Saving Oregon newspapers one community at a time
You might be wondering what all the hubbub is here locally over the News-Register’s Community Partners program, and programs like it now springing up around the state.
Jonah Goldberg: One man's war has us all on blowback watch
About the writer: Conservative D.C.-based commentator Jonah Goldberg serves as editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, hosts The Remnant podcast, authors a weekly Los Angeles Times column, holds a chair ...
Mel Gurtov: A board like no other
Donald Trump has turned the presidency into a vanity project, campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, pimping for cybercurrency and putting his name and image all over Washington, most recently on a banner atop the Department of Justice. He’s every bit the rival of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin when it comes to a cult of personality.
Rufus Friday: Don' turn Stars and Stripes into mere message platform
Some news organizations have developed a set of values to guide their reporting journalistic values.
Most are just written down somewhere. Very few inscribe them on their walls.
Investigating the Bible: Fighting evil
These days, evil can be non-partisan. On one side of the political aisle, people say President Trump should be imprisoned for the things he has done or allegedly done. On the other side, some say New York ...
Mike Burr: Jackson was a man of faith who believed faith demanded action
I was saddened to learn of the death of Jesse Jackson at the age of 84.
I met Jesse 55 years ago. I was sent to Chicago by the Northern California Council of Churches to attend a training presented by the Urban Institute.
Jeb Bladine: Humiliating insults a staple of Trump presidency
This week’s State of the Union address by President Donald Trump was one for the ages. At 108 minutes, it was the longest in recent history. The speech featured typical Trump showmanship; promoted ...
Jonah Goldberg: Rubio wrong, but at least he takes policy seriously
Finally free from the demands of being chief archivist of the United States, secretary of state, national security adviser and unofficial viceroy of Venezuela, Marco Rubio made his way to the Munich Security Conference last weekend to deliver a major address.
Investigating the Bible: The Lord is my shepherd
King David compared himself to sheep. A common misconception is that sheep are stupid; why would David use that comparison? Research shows sheep are intelligent. They can recognize and remember for two ...
Quirk of the Week: Let’s take a drive down punny lane
Snowplows and boats have famously been subject to citizen-nominated naming contests in recent years, most famously “Boaty McBoatface” for a British polar research vessel a few years ago. Portland ...
From The Conversation: How Washington turned adversity into triumph
This past Presidents’ Day, I was thinking about George Washington — not with respect to his finest hour, though, but possibly his worst.
Leland Thoburn: A word about social justice and why it matters to us
Today is the World Day of Social Justice. I’m sure many of you have been poised with your social justice party hats, dancing in anticipation of Feb. 20 rolling around again.
