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News & Commentary
Oregon’s public universities are raising tuition again. How much will it cost to attend?
This should surprise no one.
Kotek fires head of troubled Oregon public defense agency
A personal note
16 States in 4 years
Universal or near-universal school choice programs
UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling
The UK Supreme Court gets it right.
SENTENCED TO THE SIDEWALK: One woman’s misery reveals flaws in Oregon commitments
A sad poignant example of the consequences of the liberal orthodoxy.
In and around Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever. Their bosses don’t want to talk about it
Oregon teacher morale is next to last. Not stunning that teachers are absent more than most.
Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged
Democrats on the wrong side again.
Oregon education
Democrats have fully controlled Oregon state government since 2012.
Fencer disqualified for refusal to compete against transgender opponent
This is probably what is going to take to save women’s and girls’ sports.
Portland councilors explore climate tax increase to stave off looming cuts to parks, public safety – oregonlive.com
Another wild misunderstanding of how incentives and disincentives work.
Essays
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?)
Folding@home
Scientists need your help in fighting the virus. Time to be a hero.
Proteins are long chains of amino acids that perform a vast array of functions within organisms. They differ from one another primarily in the sequence of their amino acids. These sequences typically fold into specific three dimensional structures that determine what the proteins do.
Viruses, including everybody’s new favorite, have proteins that suppress the immune system, help reproduce themselves, and so forth. Determining exactly how these proteins work is important in creating therapeutic treatments.
The (Practical) Biological Impossibility of Non-Binary
NOTE: Society is coarse nowadays. What is Not Safe For Work (NSFW)? When everything goes, maybe nobody cares? Regardless, this brief essay is about sex, the language we use to describe reproduction. Human sexuality typically makes for mature reading. Depending on your workplace—perhaps this is fine for a medical office, but you know, hold off if you’re teaching Pre-K—you might want to read this in a more private setting.
We start with biology. Or, rather, we’d like to start with biology. I’d love to start with biology. Why can’t we start with biology? Well, because in today’s world, we can’t even agree on that.
The singular “they”
Several years ago we crossed the lexicographic Rubicon as Merriam-Webster gave “literally” the same definition as “figuratively.” Outrage by language purists understandably followed. Responses from pundits to Merriam-Webster’s pronouncement were, uh, uncharitable…