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News & Commentary
The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer
Sorry to be blunt: DIE needs to die.
‘We’re missing the point when it comes to the crisis of student debt.’
Financial illiteracy isn’t society’s fault.
Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise
Greenland has been here before.
Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging.
The limits of individual freedom
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse.
Thus ends Gavin Newsome’s presidential hopes.
“Nostalgia for common sense”
Letters to the editor are instructive
Jan. 6 Capitol Attack: The Rioters’ Legal Reckoning
The wheels of justice might turn slowly, but they are a-turning.
Emissions are no longer following the worst case scenario
It’s not great, but it could be worse.
Marion County DA drops reckless-driving case after a prosecutor calls defendant ‘drunk Hispanic guy’
The Oregonian buries the lede
Bud Light gets lit up
Beer maker sees sales plummet
Essays
Stopping idiocy in its tracks
If not me, then who? If not now, then when? If not here, then where? If not ham, then no cheese. I throw eggs at a UP professor's scrambled take on morality, Christianity, and the military. Humpty Dumpty had a big fall. The following nonsense appeared in the Summer 2003 issue of Portland Magazine, a University of Portland publication: MILITARY MORALS The Spring issue's editorial, about the late Army Sgt. Keith Robbins and his granddaughter, Air Force cadet Tiffany Anderson...
How Few Thoughts a Brain Holds 6
Breast-feeding? Statistically awesome. Gay sex? Equally protected. Affirmative action? Halle Berry. Opinions R Us reopens for business. Not that it's been missed. Before Jonah was born I had a friend tell me to be careful at the hospital if Erin and I were going to opt for formula-feeding the newborn instead of breast-feeding. "Those nurses are Nazis about it," he said. Erin and I always planned on having her breast-feed Jonah, so it wasn't an issue for us. It turns out,...
Patriotism Run Amok
A critique of Beth Chapman's Stand Up for America rally speech. If you own Alabama State Treasury bonds, you'll want to sell. Note: This speech is reprinted for critique and commentary purposes under the Fair Use doctrine of US Copyright law (Section 107 of the US Code). While the speech has been widely disseminated across the Internet to the point of mistakenly being regarded as a hoax, a corrected original can be found at Beth Chapman's web site. After a preamble, her...
You’re Cutting My WHAT?!?
Routine infant circumcision. If baby boys could talk, what do you think they'd say? Note: I am not a doctor. If possible, I'm not even as medically qualified as The Simpsons Dr. Nick Riviera ("Hi, everybody!") None of what follows should be construed as professional advice. It is amateur advice at best, and you deserve better. So stop kidding yourself: If this is a topic of concern to you, research it and reach your own conclusions. I'm happy to tell you what I think, but...