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Trade efficiency has produced a remarkable surge in our standard of living. Can we afford to give some of that buying power back to our neighbors?

How quickly can we get used to sharing how many things? That’s the question the future is asking.

It’s tricky having as much power as the U.S. government does, especially when greedy stock market investors, wounded world leaders, and petulant former presidents are looking for any advantage.

Nobody knows what comes next for the University of Oregon’s athletic programs or the Pac-12 Conference. The NCAA itself seems powerless and uninterested in its future, leaving those decisions to competing television and media outlets. They will be spending billions for the top-drawer entertainment the schools reliably provide. I don’t know what comes next, but […]

Smart phones were first a luxury and then a convenience. Now they’re becoming a requirement. Airlines and airports now assume you have a phone and you can use it.

Buckley established that money is speech. Oregon tried to say that in real estate transactions, only money is speech.

Universities across the South may need their own Plan B if a “Lysistrata” boycott takes hold.

I love libraries. I’d hate to see one of the most egalitarian enterprises in the free world collapse under the weight of its own good intentions. The Eugene Public library no longer levies late fees. Springfield has been edging in this direction for many years, as have library systems across the nation. I think that’s […]

Here’s an outside-the-box idea. Site and design the stadium with special attention to what goes outside the box.

The Oregon Ducks brand is influencing investors the same way it attracts running backs. It’s not supply and demand. It’s name recognition.