Recent Research

A Winning Plan for Entitlement Reform

Peter Ferrara
December 13, 2012

This essay is the first of a series of Heartland Policy Briefs by the author on entitlement reform.

Research & Commentary: Cybersecurity

Matthew Glans
December 13, 2012

Cyber-terrorism, hackers, identity theft, and viruses threaten to disrupt digital networks.

Wisconsin’s Act 10: Saving Schools from the Fiscal Cliff

Maureen Martin
December 11, 2012

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 is working.

Research & Commentary: UTOPIA and the Problems Facing Municipal Broadband

Matthew Glans
December 10, 2012

One of Utah’s most ambitious municipal broadband programs is facing serious subscribership and funding problems.

Research & Commentary: The Nevada Parent Trigger

Joy Pullmann
December 6, 2012

Nevada legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.

The Leaflet - Approaching the Fiscal Cliff

John Nothdurft
November 29, 2012

Approaching the Fiscal Cliff

The Streetcar Fantasy

Randal O'Toole
November 28, 2012

Plans to build streetcar lines in San Antonio are based on several critical fallacies, including claims that streetcars are superior to buses in their ability to attract riders and that streetcars

Research & Commentary: Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality

Joy Pullmann
November 21, 2012

The United States has increased its teaching force 250 percent since 1950, reducing teacher-student ratios from 1:22 to 1:15, but the expansion has not brought higher teacher quality.

Research & Commentary: “Use it or Lose it” Proposals

Taylor Smith
November 21, 2012

With gasoline prices reaching all-time highs, some activists and politicians are attacking oil and gas companies for not fully developing the federal leases for energy production they hold, and the

Pricewaterhouse Coopers' 'Too Late' Report: Poor Science, No Practical Solutions

James M. Taylor, J.D., Taylor Smith
November 21, 2012

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), titled Too Late for Two Degrees?