Recent Opeds & Letters to the Editor

The New Robber Barons: Government Regulators

Paul Driessen
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February 15, 2013
An oil and natural gas boom is underway in the United States, born of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It has c

Antigun Activists Are Targeting the Wrong People

Maureen Martin
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February 15, 2013
[NOTE: The author of this op-ed, Heartland Institute Senior Fellow for Legal Affairs Maureen Martin, died in a housefire on

Mayors Breaking Laws with Anti-Gun Jawboning

Maureen Martin
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February 15, 2013
[NOTE: The author of this op-ed, Heartland Institute Senior Fellow for Legal Affairs Maureen Martin, died in a housefi

Why Isn’t Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick in Jail?

Joseph Bast
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February 14, 2013
The Heartland Institute today released a

God for Obamacare … Dr. Ben Carson’s Heresy

Paul Kengor
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February 14, 2013
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Spectator.

Heartland Institute Experts React to State of the Union Address

Jim Lakely
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February 13, 2013
Here is the reaction of many Heartland Institute staffers, scholars, fellows, and policy advisors to President Obama's first second-term State of the Union address.   

Revisiting Superstorm Sandy, Part 4: Questions Needing Answers

Paul Driessen
Patrick Moffitt
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February 13, 2013
[Patrick Moffitt is the co-author of this piece. 

State of the Union: Will Congress Deliver?

David L. Applegate
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February 13, 2013
The State of the Union address long ago devolved into political theater, so it is no surprise that both President Obama and members of Congress surrounded themselves with sympathetic guests, among

Obama Failed to Notice the Biggest Common Denominator in Hadiya's Death

Steve Stanek
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February 13, 2013
From what I heard, the biggest applause line in President Obama's State of the Union speech was when he said new gun regulations "deserve a vote" because of communities "ripped apart" by "gun viole

Revisiting Superstorm Sandy, Part 3: Political Actions

Paul Driessen
Patrick Moffitt
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February 12, 2013
[Patrick Moffitt is the co-author of this piece.