Your Ballot Matters More Than Your Complaints
There is a hard truth about political social media that a lot of people do not want to admit: the...
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Listen – Crosstabs Podcast: Reagan Can’t Stop Ranting
Trump backed candidates destroy in Indiana Ballot returns are starting to come in. Update on primaries. The link above gets...
Voices From the Sidewalk: Chronically Abused During Homelessness Circumstance
Something nobody touches on when discussing our unhoused population is the fact that people who are vulnerable and women especially,...
Oregon Economic Statistics Don’t Lie Report on Private-Sector Job Growth Shows Oregon’s Decline
Few popular quotes have had more staying power than “lies, damn lies and statistics.” The phrase was popularized in the...
A Mind Divided Against Itself: Reason and Faith in Islamic Thought Considered Through the Lens of Medieval Islamic Epistemology
The thesis of Samuel Gregg’s 2019 book Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization¹ is that Western Civilization is...
Billionaires Don’t Pay Taxes. They Collect Them.
The uncomfortable truth hiding behind the “tax the rich” bumper sticker. There is a political fairy tale that refuses to...
The Case of the Missing Homeless Medicaid Co.
Oregon -- Versa Force LLC, the Washington company that enticed homeless people to move into a Portland house, free of...
Category Errors in the Scorched Zone: Performative Outrage as an Antidote to Survival
My editors at Right Now Oregon recently forwarded me a Truth Social post by Mr. Trump attacking our Alte Rechte...
Voices From the Sidewalk: When Sheltering the Homeless Becomes “Warehousing People”
Homeless shelters rarely have the adequate amount of staffing needed to provide meaningful help for shelter residents. An example of...
The Disappearing Voter
“A registered voter who doesn’t vote isn’t participating—they’re spectating.” Oregon doesn’t have a voter suppression problem. It has a voter...
Worshiping the Pointy Stick: The Tribalism of Ignorance and the Ignorance of Tribalism
If you’re a writer (and you are exceedingly fortunate), you might write one thing in your life that captures...
Listen – Crosstabs Podcast: The Big Democrat Primary Episode
All things democrat today on the Podcast. Bryan and Reagan welcomed long time Democrat Strategist Jake Weigler on to run...
Union Boss Raise Dwarfs Represented Workers’
Oregon -- Melissa Unger, executive director of the politically dominant Oregon government employee union SEIU 503, received a 16.7% raise...
On Assignment: The Sulla Precedent: A Dispatch from the Scorched Zone on ‘Route 66 Tourism’ and ‘Orange Man Bad’
I am blessed with more worldly and sophisticated friends than I deserve. And some (but by no means all)...
Voices From the Sidewalk: Oregon’s Mental Health System is Failing
In Oregon, we need a complete overhaul of our mental health system. In 2025, according to Sheriff Duncan, Linn County...
Right Now Oregon Interviews Ben Fisher for House District 18
Businessman Ben Fisher joins Right Now Oregon to talk about his campaign for the 2026 Republican nomination for House District...
Listen – Crosstabs Podcast: The Big Republican Primaries Episode
Here is our scorecard on the races we broke down for the 2026 primary races in Oregon, except for Governor...
Listen – Oregon First Hunting and Fishing Podcast: Archery Elk Hunting in Oregon with the World Champion Elk Caller: Tony Gilbertson!
What an awesome conversation! Tony is a wealth of knowledge and helped Bryant and Gage figure out what they might...
Voices From the Sidewalk: Forced Treatment Would Save Lives
It was an early day in Spring when I arrived at C.H.A.N.C.E. (Community Helping Addicts Negotiate Change Effectively) and heard...
Voices From the Sidewalk: A Challenging Case Ends in Tragedy
As a former case manager at a homeless shelter, I learned much about what works and what doesn’t work when...
The Family Business — Oregon’s Quiet Cartel
Let me tell you a story, not the one you get in campaign mailers with smiling candidates and soft promises...
Oregon Roundup Exclusive: Medicaid “loophole” Crosses State Lines
Oregon -- Damian Fagerlie, 31, found himself without a place to live in October 2025. His mother-in-law asked Fagerlie and...
The Substack Scouts and the Actual Adversary: A Field Report for “On Assignment” from the Scorched Zone
Those of us who care about the maximization of Individual Autonomy in a manner not inconsistent with the Common...
Apathy Is the Real Threat to Oregon Elections
Two competing strategies, one shared goal, and a growing problem we’re creating ourselves There are two very different conversations unfolding...
Listen – Oregon First Hunting and Fishing Podcast: Spring Awakening! Physical, Spiritual, Tactical, and Social Development
A word from Nate Bailey about our Spring Awakening Challenge taking place in the month of March! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KXhTfTufGO8k6d5w3WcZ5?si=_4TWHieJRQqXMj3tcZxiMw