Do-gooders are a tiresome lot, and their knack for overlooking the consequences of their initiatives makes them even more irritating.
It’s January 1st, so many new laws go into effect around the country. In Oregon, we have a number of new laws, and two in particular which I think ought not to have been enacted.
One law [...]

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The news media, racing blogosphere and some drivers and crew chiefs have just about gone mad wringing their hands over Sunday’s race at Talladega, at the end of which Carl Edwards’ car was nearly flung into the stands. Carl and the other driver involved in the wreck, Ryan Newman, are OK, but some fans [...]

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Want to save General Motors? How about Ford and Chrysler, too?
It’s a tall order, as the Big 3 have a lot of problems: huge pension and medical costs, unrealistic union contracts,  poor image, etc. Most of the proposed solutions I’ve heard involve dumping billions of dollars into these companies without any fundamental changes, which would [...]

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