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Protecting Valuable Resources – Again and Again
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -As is so often the case with environmental industry campaigns, this is not about protecting the environment; it is about money. -
Charter Schools Rise To The Challenge
Opinion -Parents need a choice if their child’s school is failing, and a charter school may very well provide that escape valve. -
COP 28 Is a Really Big Fossil Fuel Trade Show
Opinion -What was supposed to be a big deal climate treaty negotiation has morphed into an enormous trade fair. -
Video: Climate Change Rhetoric Becoming “More Militant” – In The Tank #426
Opinion -The COP28 Climate Summit begins its second week of events and there is a lot to talk about. -
Life Without Fossil Fuels Would Be Unimaginably Miserable
Opinion -Without fossil fuels, there is simply no way we could maintain the standard of living that we have become accustomed to. Daily life would be agonizing. -
Al Gore Eviscerates UN Climate Conference Host for Producing Oil
Opinion -Gore ripped into the UAE for its carbon dioxide emissions, while also saying fossil fuel entities should not be allowed a seat at the table while the UN discusses carbon dioxide emissions. -
California’s Electric Truck Mandate Conundrums
Opinion -Electric trucks at any cost should have conversations about the conundrums associated with this mandate, before implementing a mandate. -
Climate Change Is Not Threatening Human Health
Opinion -In the end, objective scientific data does not show that human health is being negatively impacted by climate change, and it is certainly not the biggest health threat facing humanity. -
How About Recycling Columns and Blogs
Opinion -Americans produce nearly 70 million tons of post-consumer paper waste annually, down from a high of 90 million tons 20 years ago. That seems like an outrageous amount of paper, but over 70 percent of it is recycled. -
Government Is Good at Nothing. Stop Having It Do Everything
Opinion -Government is awful. At everything it attempts to do. -
The Union Monopoly Is In Trouble In Florida
Opinion -A new law in the Sunshine State makes public employee unions competitive. -
Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Uniform Commercial Code
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have only recently become a widely discussed topic among influential figures in academia, media, and public policy institutions. However, initiatives to implement CBDCs around the globe have existed for years, especially in countries with autocratic governments, such as China and Russia. As of September 2023, 131 countries have said they […] -
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): A Basic Primer
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have only recently become a widely discussed topic among influential figures in academia, media, and public policy institutions. However, initiatives to implement CBDCs around the globe have existed for years, especially in countries with autocratic governments, such as China and Russia. As of September 2023, 131 countries have explored CBDCs. […] -
Renters’ Second Amendment Rights Are in Danger. Here’s How to Protect Them
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Since the Great Recession, the total number and percentage of U.S. renters has hit an all-time high.1 Moreover, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times since the start of 2022, making owning a home, considered by many to be “the American dream,” unattainable for millions. Due to these and other extenuating circumstances, more […] -
AI in Banking: The Threats to Liberty and Opportunities for Innovation
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Artificial intelligence (AI), automation powered by AI, advanced algorithms, and other emerging technologies are changing the landscape of the global financial services industry, including in the United States. AI offers numerous benefits to financial companies seeking to lower costs and provide speedier decisions for consumers and other businesses, but it also comes with significant threats […] -
AI in Criminal Justice: Reasons for Concern and Recommendations for the Future
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Artificial intelligence (AI), automation powered by AI, advanced algorithms, and other emerging technologies are now being used in criminal courts across the United States, raising serious concerns about civil rights and the trustworthiness of these tools. Mapping Pretrial Injustice, a website created by the Movement Alliance Project and MediaJustice, notes that “most states” now use […] -
AI and ESG: How Artificial Intelligence Is Being Designed to Advance Left-Wing Goals
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Over the next decade, artificial intelligence (AI), automation powered by AI, and other emerging technologies will play an increasingly larger role in the global economy. The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) estimates “between 400 million and 800 million individuals could be displaced by automation and need to find new jobs by 2030 around the world, based […] -
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land: Outlining the Biggest Problems and Potential Solutions
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In recent years, America has experienced a remarkable trend: foreign individuals and corporations have been amassing millions of additional acres of U.S. agricultural land. Although some organizations have downplayed the significance of this development, there are substantial economic, national security, and freedom-related reasons policymakers should be deeply concerned. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] -
One in Every 39 Americans Will Die of a Drug Overdose at Current Rate
Opinion -Over the most current year of available data, more than 110,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, a rate of 33 per 100,000 population. -
Video: WHO To Declare Climate Emergency? 😱 – In The Tank #425
Opinion -With the global climate conference, COP28, starting this week, global warming rhetoric is being ramped up into high gear. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Available for Media Interviews at UN Dubai Climate Conference (COP28)
Opinion -Press Release -“Climate activists and Third World hucksters will descend on the UN climate conference in Dubai next week demanding America pay climate ‘reparations’ for fictitious climate harms.” -
Get Ready for Another Pointless United Nations Climate Conference
Opinion -The COP28 event will emit large amounts of carbon dioxide but is unlikely to have any measurable effect on global temperatures. -
California Drowning
Opinion -Inept and radical leadership has taken the formerly Golden State to a new low. -
Your Front Yard is Non-Functional
Opinion -A popular website called LifeHack lists 25 things it calls “unnecessary wastes of money.” Wasteful items include dryer sheets, coffee k-cups, sliced cheese, cable TV, and buying a snack “every now and then.” One could endlessly debate the wisdom of slicing one’s own cheese or paying a bit more for pre-sliced. K-cups cost more than […]
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