“Two candidates showed they understand how government works.
One candidate showed he understands how to shout at it.”
Ben's Viewpoint
I am the writer behind Ben’s Viewpoint — a no-nonsense political commentary hub where Oregon’s bureaucratic haystacks get picked apart strand by strand. A sales and marketing pro by trade and a civic troublemaker by habit, I like to mix data, dry humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism to expose the policies, players, and processes shaping life in Oregon.
Whether digging into housing policy, government spending, ballot-measure battles, or the latest “progressive” misadventure, I hope that I deliver the same approach: cut through the spin, follow the facts, and tell it straight — even when it stings.
Trump Saw the Pressure Point 40 Years Ago For all the noise in the current war between...
In an age of shrinking attention spans and shrinking newsrooms, Oregon voters often get their political information...
How a Cold War chess move ignited decades of conflict — and why Trump may have triggered...
The Legislature has passed Oregon Senate Bill 1507 forcing taxpayers to add back and pay state income tax on federal...
One Democrat Sneezes… and Suddenly the Supermajority Reaches for Cold Medicine. SB1599 was all dressed up this...
Who Is Defacing Democracy in Oregon? There are moments in politics when the spin falls away and...
So let’s get this straight: tens of thousands of Oregonians sign a certified referendum. Thousands of people...
A certified November vote, pushed into a partisan May election. Oregonians did exactly what the law says...
Fix the books, clear the land, and put Oregonians back on the path to homeownership. Something is...
What a small-town meeting in Albany says about a national problem I spent an hour and forty...
Dudley Enters the Game, but Who’s Sponsoring This SeasonBreaking news out of the political sports desk Monday:...
Most Oregonians never knew it, but for decades one of this state’s greatest strategic assets was not...
Oregon Can’t Afford Another Almost, Another Influencer, or Another Do-Over Oregon is not a red state waiting...
The Cost of Political Incitement I wanted to take a measured approach before weighing in on the...
How misunderstanding voter rolls is doing more damage than any fraud ever did Oregon is back in...
While Oregonians were busy arguing about housing costs, transportation funding, and the latest budget scare tactic, something...
Pothole Path to Nowhere, Part IV Oregonians know this scene by heart. The governor sets the football...
Fallacy of the Community Safety Firearms Act (Senate Bill 243) You are flying out for a trip,...
How Portland Media Softens Antifa’s Record of Violence The frog costume is memorable. That much is undeniable....
What We Don’t Have Are Gauges. Everyone has driven a car that still runs but tells a...
Now who counts the ballots? Oregon has a voter apathy problem. Not a mystery. Not a conspiracy....
Why Your 401(k) Lives Under a Microscope While the Healthcare Bills Like a Pit Boss Twenty-five years...
Why We Keep Funding Expensive Experiments Instead of What Actually Works Oregon keeps insisting it can innovate...
Governor Tina Kotek rolled out Oregon’s Prosperity Roadmap this week with the kind of fanfare you’d expect...
