2017
Utah is a great place to be a Republican — especially after 3 decades in liberal Oregon (hard copy)
Trump’s approach as media disruptor might work (hard copy)
How will future generations view abortion? (hard copy)
Why I’m a global warming skeptic (hard copy)
Heritage Foundation: A Different Perspective on Global Warming
Can mainstream media regain its credibility? (hard copy)
OPB interview: Oregon Republican Activists Have Mixed Views On Trump, But Hope Triumphs Over Fear
USA Today: Trump is surprising me in a good way (hard copy) (International)
Life in a post-Trump election world (hard copy)
2016
Taking a step back from political activities
Voters should ask why we need Measure 97 tax increases (hard copy)
Oregon state tax collections at historical high
I may not have to hold my nose in November after all (hard copy)
USA Today: Fox anchor Megyn Kelly describes scary, bullying ‘Year of Trump’
Gov. Kate Brown using deceptive gun death numbers
NRA-ILA article that references and links to my column
Orlando terrorist attack: When facts don’t fit the narrative (hard copy)
Unintended consequences of transgender ruling paradigm (hard copy)
Who’s to blame for the Cover Oregon failure? (hard copy)
What passes for justice in Oregon: State to pay $1.3 million to official ousted after Cover Oregon fiasco [Carolyn Lawson]
Almost half of states violating federal drug law
Positive steps protect Oregonians from sexual predators (hard copy)
Rapid growth of Oregon budget continues
Return of Matt Wingard is the ‘shock of the day’ (hard copy)
Life changes in a moment for Salem couple (hard copy)
These are ominous and concerning times (hard copy)
Why is college so expensive? (hard copy)
Media bias fuels national polarization (hard copy)
Nov 2020 – Gallop and Knight Foundation: 84% of Americans believe news media is the cause of our partisan, divided country
2015
Americans must reclaim their democracy (hard copy)
OSP has changed its firearm background check retention policy
Climate change as dissociation (hard copy)
America: A heavily medicated nation (hard copy)
Dark underbelly of Oregon revenue forecast
Apologists for Islamic extremists are misguided (hard copy)
Veterans Day: Would Americans today make Civil War sacrifices? (hard copy)
State police report supports Kitzhaber whistleblower (hard copy)
Disappointing media coverage of UCC tragedy (hard copy)
Ignorant, misleading gun control reporting by Washington Post
Can Kate Brown overcome her partisan tendencies? (hard copy)
Oregon remains safe for sexual predators (hard copy)
Early look at Oregon’s 2016 elections
Who hit the fast forward button on life? (hard copy)
Am I accountable for the abortions I fund? (hard copy)
Tragedies underscore misguided gun control efforts (hard copy)
Bad anti-gun ‘lock up’ bill: No real problem or even factual basis
2015-17 Oregon budget is out: Spending is up!
BOLI’s political abuses of power in Gresham bakery case (hard copy)
Marijuana in Oregon is only MOSTLY legal (hard copy)
Oregon voters still leaving Dem and GOP parties
Stop politically motivated retribution against whistleblower (hard copy)
WW: Kitzhaber Whistleblower Michael Rodgers Reaches [$286K] Settlement With State
AP: Whistleblower (Kitzhaber email leaker) won’t face charges
What the Legislature’s Democratic majority must do (hard copy)
Oregonians risk federal ire on marijuana (hard copy)
Bend Bulletin: U.S. Postal Service office in Portland says no to pot ads in newspapers “still illegal at the federal level”
KGW: Feds still waging war on weed in Oregon “Marijuana remains illegal under federal law.”
Another way Marion County takes care of its veterans (hard copy)
Why is it so hard to fund K-12 education in Oregon? (hard copy)
Gov. Kate Brown’s first major mistake (hard copy)
Weak first attempt by Gov. Kate Brown to correct mistake: Gov. Brown asks state employees to report fraud, abuse (KGW)
Better from Gov. Kate Brown: Not in public’s interest to pursue a case against whistleblower Michael Rodgers (press release)
Scandal has come to Oregon (hard copy)
Quoted in Pulitzer-winning Center for Public Integrity’s 2015 State Integrity Investigation (Oregon)
Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson cleared by grand jury & U.S. DOJ
It’s time to properly fund K-12 education in Oregon (hard copy)
Oregon’s checks and balances aren’t working (hard copy)
The ‘big lie’ about unemployment in Oregon
The toxic legacy of Neil Goldschmidt lives on (hard copy)
What should the legislative session focus on? (hard copy)
The ever-elusive K-12 school funding in Oregon
2014
Saluting 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge (hard copy)
‘Gas-guzzling’ PERS drains effectiveness of tax dollars (hard copy)
New York Times highlights PERS payments, woes (Portland Tribune – Apr 2018)
Dems further tighten stranglehold on Oregon
America has become a feckless ally (hard copy)
Growth of concealed carry accompanies drop in crime
Protect legislative interns and other Capitol workers (hard copy)
related: Why Statehouse interns are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment (USA Today – Feb 2018)
What should Oregon fund by exploiting addictions? (hard copy)
Where do Americans get their news?
Six million-dollar Oregon House races
No wonder people don’t trust the media (hard copy)
Why credit Kitzhaber as ‘bipartisan’ in 1-party state? (radio interview) (hard copy)
An appreciation of law enforcement (radio interview) (hard copy)
Column was rerun in Aug 2020 by the Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Oregon)
Call for more PERS transparency (radio interview)
The very real danger of political correctness (radio interview) (hard copy)
It’s still happening: Afraid of Racism Accusations, British Police Didn’t Address Child-Sex Ring (Telford, U.K. – March 2018)
Innocent until proven guilty, unless you’re a cop (radio interview) (hard copy)
My related comment on blog “It’s tough to love a cop” by the wife of an Oregon deputy sheriff
Graph: 40+ years of Oregon taxes
Decrypting PERS employer contribution rates
Remembering Vic Atiyeh: ‘Very dignified, no ego, passionate about things he cared about’
Are Oregonians paying enough property taxes? (radio interview) (hard copy)
Kitzhaber is responsible for Cover Oregon failure (radio interview) (hard copy)
Oregon businesses pay fair share of taxes (radio interview) (addendum)
Serving on grand jury is an eye-opening experience (hard copy)
Reynolds High School tragedy: more laws are not the answer
We must guard against losing our free speech (hard copy)
Largest growth in Oregon voters: independents
Why are spotted owls more important than other owls – and people? (radio interview) (hard copy)
Deseret News (Apr 2022): Wind turbines kill eagles – $8M fine
How to fix Polk County’s budget (hard copy)
A cautionary note on the rush to legalize marijuana
USA Today (Dec 2019): Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? It’s contentious, but doctors, feds say yes
American Thinker (Aug 2019): The real cause of the shootings
Imprimis (Jan 2019): Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence “A Swiss study of 265 psychotic patients published in Frontiers of Forensic Psychiatry last June found that over a three-year period, young men with psychosis who used cannabis had a 50 percent chance of becoming violent. That risk was four times higher than for those with psychosis who didn’t use”
Parents Opposed to Pot (Jul 2018): Marijuana Is the Common Web Between So Many Mass Killers
Harvard Health Publishing – Harvard Medical School (Mar 2011): Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis
Ukraine suffers as America stands down (hard copy)
WSJ (Feb 2022): How Ukraine Was Betrayed in Budapest
WSJ (Dec 2016): The U.S.S.R. Fell—and the World Fell Asleep
Oregon Democrats’ arrogant abuses of power (hard copy)
Are Oregon firearms background check records purged after 10 days? No
Gun control proposals are part of a grander scheme (radio interview) (hard copy)
Records retention of Oregon firearms background checks (radio interview)
Our scales of justice are out of balance (hard copy)
Protecting religious freedom in Oregon
Colorado recalls: voter polling that matters
Expanding gun background checks (hard copy)
Response to my column by Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon
Redefinition of marriage is coming (hard copy)
A voice for the silent victims of abuse (hard copy)
2013
PERS not fully fixed by reform (radio interview) (hard copy)
Decoding Obamacare enrollment numbers
Honoring victims of the Holocaust (archive-online)
All vets have earned our thanks (archive-online)
Drugs, depression problems in Oregon (archive-online)
Democrats’ votes reflect money interests (archive-online)
Is Oregon ready for a sales tax?
Oregon GOP is no roadblock (archive-online)
Gresham bakery: Two sides to every story, right? (radio interview) (archive-online)
With Syria we’re 100 bad decisions down the road
PERS: There’s a hole in daddy’s arm where all the money goes
Tax hikes to get PERS reform is no bargain
Oregon Democrats have a PERS dilemma (archive-online)
Response to my column by Toya Fick, lobbyist for Stand for Children
Oregonians are at fault for not stopping sex abuse (archive-online)
Lifting up the bias kimono at Oregon PolitiFact
I know why the Post Office is going under
Clackamas Town Center shooting: Report offers chilling glimpse inside a monster
Cliff Kincaid article on RenewAmerica that references this column
2011-13 state revenue forecast ends on a high note
The dangerous, arrogant abuse of power
Response to my column by Carla Axtman, an editor at BlueOregon
Sen. Prozanski’s witch hunt against CHL holders
How the media contribute to underreporting of sexual assaults
Response to my column by Eve Epstein, Managing Editor OPB News
Violence Policy Center data: CHL holders are hyper-law-abiding
Who’s going to pay for all this? Oregon’s aging population sticks younger workers with the bill
Millennials, Gen Xers and Boomers, oh my!
Sen. Prozanski’s bizarre bill to make it harder to get a CHL (radio interview)
How the Violence Policy Center deceives with numbers
How safe are Oregon schools? Federal, state data suggest room for improvement
2012
We don’t need to be perfect, just ethical
Oregon smoking ban has unintended consequences for state lottery revenues
Budget reserve protects Oregon against revenue forecast swings
Are the rich in Oregon paying enough taxes? (radio interview)
Dems tighten stranglehold on Oregon
Statewide voter registration improves for Republicans
Oregon PERS Crisis 101 (3-part series)
Oregon’s PERS Crisis – Part 1 (radio interview)
Oregon’s PERS Crisis – Part 2
Oregon’s PERS Crisis – Part 3
Call for a state budget “Core Fund” (Three articles)
A way to stabilize Oregon school funding: Reform PERS, fund K-12 first
Stop using Oregon schools as state budget hostages
Oregon doesn’t need another rainy-day fund
Are we Republicans applying a double standard in Matt Wingard case?
Obama job creation strategy: blame
Who has controlled the U.S. government for the last two decades?
Oregon Budget 101 – Overview and Growth
