by Ty Davison | Aug 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
Among the things I’ve gotten wrong/changed my mind on is giving out money to the poor as a governmental policy solution. This is not to say that the poor don’t need or deserve help. It’s to say that the studies show that direct cash subsidies don’t work, at least in...
by Ty Davison | Jun 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided enough funding for the...
by Ty Davison | Apr 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon’s public universities are raising tuition again. How much will it cost to attend? – oregonlive.com: The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities next year will be nearly 30%...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
I take it as foundational the belief that people behave in their own perceived self-interest, and that, with limited exceptions, they are best able to determine what that self-interest is. That a person is able to act on that self-interest, again with exceptions, is...
by Ty Davison | Feb 10, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon ‘most frightening place to die,’ with nation’s most expansive estate tax, Republicans say. They hope to change that. – oregonlive.com: As far as dying goes, Oregon is a terrible place to do it for those who want to pass down a home, business or life’s...
