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Electricity Is About to Become the Most Valuable Commodity on Earth
Opinion -For candidates who hope to lead—whether as mayor, governor, or president—energy wisdom requires comprehensive awareness that modern civilization is not powered by electricity alone; that materials matter; that oil underpins global logistics and manufacturing; that ethical mining must be part of any responsible strategy; that nuclear power is returning to the global stage; and that […] -
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Congress Probes Hospitals Pushing ‘Organ Tourism’
Publication -U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ) demanded numerous documents from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and the University of Chicago Medical Center about organ transplants performed on wealthy foreign nationals. The demand came following a report in the New York […] -
PRESS RELEASE: New Temperature Study in Reno Finds Urban Heat Island Bias at Official Weather Station
Opinion -Press Release -Independent reference system shows airport station reporting temperatures up to 3°F warmer than nearby properly sited station SCHAUMBURG, IL (March 10, 2026) – A new analysis by The Heartland Institute finds that the official temperature station at Reno-Tahoe International Airport consistently records warmer temperatures than a nearby properly sited reference station, demonstrating how station placement […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #137: Supreme Court Struggles to Balance Process and Justice
Opinion -Editorial -The fact that states have long engaged in tax foreclosures does not resolve the question of whether “just compensation” has to mean something other than “fair market value.” -
GOATS (Global Open Atmospheric Temperature System): What Was Accomplished in Reno
Publication -Official recorded temperatures at Reno-Tahoe International Airport are inaccurately too high due to the urban heat island effect. -
Climate Change Weekly # 573— Reliable Solar Has Larger Land Footprint Than Previously Thought
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
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States Sue CDC, Kennedy to Restore Vaccine Schedule
Publication -Fifteen states are suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya, and their respective agencies, over recent changes to the CDC’s childhood vaccination recommendations. The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children following an assessment that demonstrated the United […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Oklahoma
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Sooner State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Oklahoma Senate Bill 933 is legislation that would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Michigan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Great Lakes State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Michigan House Bill 4789 would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any patient to […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in New Mexico
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Land of Enchantment is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. New Mexico Senate Bill 33 would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any patient […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in New Jersey
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Garden State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. New Jersey Assembly Bill 2864, also known as the “New Jersey Right to Try-Plus Act” would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The legislation […] -
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Pediatric Group Faces RICO Lawsuit For Its Vaccine Push
Publication -On January 21, 2026, the advocacy organization, Children’s Health Defense (CHD), and additional plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), alleging a “decades-long racketeering scheme” to conceal vaccine risks. According to the 55-page complaint, the AAP has violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for years by misleading the […] -
Heartland Institute Responds to American Homeownership Act
Opinion -Press Release -‘Both parties need to learn that government intervention does not remedy government intervention’ -
America Literally Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -Despite the dire financial situation of the national government, democratic socialism is more popular than ever. -
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Social Media Companies, Plaintiffs, Analysts Dispute Case for Age Restrictions
Publication -The case is one of several set for this year, including one in which school districts are suing social media companies over alleged harms of social media to children. -
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk, VA License Plate Surveillance Network
Publication -The Supreme Court also recognized that, while any given movement is public, the sum of one's movements is private, Soyfer said. -
Life, Liberty, Property #136: Are the Fears About the Economy Justified?
Opinion -Editorial -Overall, the U.S. economy is not yet where it should be, though the doom talk today is overstated and politically motivated. What is most damaging about the mismatch between today’s economic myth and reality is the false conclusions about economic policy its advocates send. -
Degraded Schools
Opinion -Nat Malkus, a senior fellow in education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, oversees the Return to Learn Tracker, which monitors chronic absenteeism in U.S. schools. His latest report, released in early February, includes data from 39 states and Washington, DC. He states that after reaching a high of 29 percent in the 2021–22 […] -
Could California Be a National Security Risk For America?
Opinion -With no crude oil pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply, and the infrastructure of oil refineries from the other 49 States. Thus, all in-state California transportation fuel demands for ships, airports, cars, and trucks is stressing in-state refineries: Beyond chemistry, hydrocarbons underpin physical mobility. Collectively, […] -
Seattle Socialists Should Be Sleepless
Opinion -While New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in the national limelight for many months, his democratic socialist colleague in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson, has mostly remained under the radar. A few weeks ago, Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which calls for $14 billion in new spending, even though New York […] -
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Trump Administration Drops Medicaid Data to Crackdown on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Publication -Government watchdog spending groups have a new opportunity to investigate Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse – an “unprecedented” data drop by the U.S government. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its “open data platform” on February 14, 2026. Noting the “unprecedented” data release, Open the Books, a project of the non-profit organization […] -
State Education Standards Should Matter More
Opinion -In the United States, education is primarily under the purview of the states. Although the federal government has taken a larger role since the creation of the Department of Education in 1979 and the passage of laws like No Child Left Behind in 2002, education pedagogy generally remains under the sole discretion of state entities. […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Praise End of ESG at Vanguard
Opinion -Press Release -Settlement of landmark lawsuit ‘a powerful blow against the runaway ESG agenda’ -
Climate Change Weekly # 572— Urban Heat Island Effect Is Real, University of East Anglia Admits
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles.
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