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FULL PROGRAM: Gov. Ron DeSantis, Kevin Sorbo, and Tom Woods at The Heartland Institute Benefit Dinner 2026
Opinion -WATCH: The Heartland Institute's 42nd Anniversary Benefit Dinner brought together some of the biggest names in the free-market and liberty movement. -
The DSA’s Energy Policy Will Annihilate America’s Workers
Opinion -The DSA’s energy policy can be summarized in three words: Green New Deal. -
States Can Help Nip Socialism in the Bud
Opinion -Although efforts have been made to nationalize education policy in recent years, states still retain ample purview over education policy, particularly curriculum content. -
De-grading America’s Children
Opinion -When teachers assess students, they must accurately report what students learn. Yet too often, this doesn’t happen. Grading for Equity, written by Joe Feldman, a former teacher, administrator, and “educational grading consultant,” was published in 2018 and has since gained traction nationwide. RealClearInvestigations reports that Boston Public Schools approved a shift to equity grading in 2023. In Oregon, Portland […] -
California Is Handing Control of its Fuel Supply to Foreign Refineries
Opinion -Because California’s transportation fuel market is isolated from the rest of the country with no major transportation fuel pipelines from out of state over the majestic Sierra Mountain range, supply imbalances quickly translate into high retail prices at the pump. There is a pipeline that goes from the San Francisco Bay area in Concord to […] -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute’s Chris Talgo on Why Democrats Will Ditch the Green New Deal
Opinion -Press Release -It’s near the top of the DSA agenda, but is so toxic even they will abandon it … or at least stop talking about it -
Climate Change Weekly # 589—National Academy Pulls Climate Chapter—for Now, at Least
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
The Free-market Case for AI Data Centers
Opinion -Heartland President James Taylor makes compelling points for AI data centers on the Hugh Hewitt Show. -
PRESS RELEASE: America Should Press European Union Over Extraterritorial Sustainability Regulations
Opinion -Press Release -Washington warns European Union that further action could follow if Brussels does not address burdens imposed on American businesses. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #157: Data Center Hysteria and the Decay of America’s Political System
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Public opposition to data centers has increased by 12 percentage points in just the past four months, with 61 percent now saying they oppose building new data centers ... -
PRESS RELEASE: European Union Begins Enforcing Sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act
Opinion -Press Release -New enforcement powers give European regulators greater authority over American AI companies and technologies -
Running on Medicare for All in Florida Is a Fool’s Errand
Opinion -Angie Nixon’s unexpected defeat of establishment Democrat Alexander Vinman yet again shows that moderate Democrats underestimate the raw political power of the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) “free” stuff agenda. -
California Is Running Out of Refineries – and Running Out of Time
Opinion -With no pipelines crossing the Sierra Nevada, California is an energy island, separated from the crude oil supplies and refinery infrastructure of the other continental states. As a result, the state’s transportation fuel needs—for airports, cars, trucks, and ships serving three of America’s busiest ports—must be met by in-state refineries. -
$40+ Trillion Debt: The Bell Tolls for the U.S. Dollar
Opinion -The US is adding $1 trillion to the debt - every ninety-two days. And in FY 2025, the US started paying over $1 trillion per year - just in interest on the debt. -
I Appoint Myself Spokesman for the Mountain
Opinion -What if you face difficult legal battles, and I announce that I’ve appointed myself as your lawyer? We have never met, and I don’t know anything about your needs. You know nothing of my credentials. You never agreed to hire me or signed any contract. No matter, I’m representing you anyway. -
Climate Change Weekly # 588—The Song Remains the Same: Politically, Climate Change Still Doesn’t Matter
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
The DSA Gives Workers a Load of Lip Service
Opinion -For a very long time, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has billed itself as a worker-oriented movement that is entirely devoted to fighting “for reforms that empower working people.” -
Electricity Policy Is Economic Policy: The Race for Reliable Power
Opinion -Electricity policy, at its core is economic policy. Nations that can produce abundant, reliable, and affordable electricity create the conditions for industrial growth, technological leadership, higher wages, and rising living standards. Those that fail to do so eventually discover that electricity shortages are a direct threat to national prosperity. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Launches State Campaign for Socialism Education Reform
Opinion -Press Release -‘Ensuring that the history of socialism is accurately taught to our children is an imperative goal for all states.’ -
The Biggest Garbage Heaps in Human History
Opinion -Daily news feeds present applause lines, and numerous movies include framing shots with wind turbines – blatantly or subtly promoting the “inevitable transition” from “dirty” fossil fuels to “low-cost, clean, green, renewable, sustainable” wind and solar power. -
The Math Ain’t Mathing on the DSA’s Medicare for All
Opinion -The Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) recently released “Workers Deserve More” program is full of silly policies that will probably never come to full fruition, fortunately. However, one of the more “mainstream” policies of the program, Medicare for All, absolutely could become the law of the land. -
If Any Agency Ever Needed Reorganization
Opinion -Earlier this year, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz announced a major reorganization of the agency, prompting the usual opposition from employees predictably opposing any change in the status quo. A few environmental industry groups expressed skepticism, but the story was mostly ignored elsewhere. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #156: The (Current) Limit on Democratic Socialists’ Political Appeal
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Hong’s failure to get past the post in this Democrat primary illustrates a greater problem for the collectivist “democratic socialist” movement. -
The Coming Fuel Crisis: What Ukraine and California Have in Common
Opinion -Ukraine is using drone attacks on Russian refineries to reduce the supply chain of transportation fuels demanded by the Russian military and its economy.
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