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Life, Liberty, Property #146: Are Markets Calling for an Interest Rate Hike?
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -As Kevin Warsh takes over as chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed), investors and analysts are expressing much worry about interest rates.... -
Democratic Socialists of America Activate ‘Ambitious Electoral Agenda in 2026’
Opinion -So far, the “DSA’s ambitious electoral agenda in 2026” includes nearly “90 endorsees, including more than a dozen congressional candidates.” -
Mamdani’s ‘Balanced Budget’ Is an Accounting Atrocity
Opinion -While it is certainly true that Mamdani did not slash services or raise property taxes even higher than they already are, it is ludicrous for him to declare that NYC’s budget is sound and sustainable. -
Climate Change Weekly # 580— Private Climate Cabal Under Investigation
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
California Could Finally Get Serious About Water
Opinion -The Wall Street Journal headline said “San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It.” The article said San Diego generates enough water to rescue Arizona, though that’s jumping the gun just a bit. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Social Media Post About UN Retreating from Extremist Climate Models
Opinion -Press Release -‘It’s time to base policy on real science and data not computer-generated end of the world scenarios’ -
Oil Moves Machines, But Electricity Is the Cornerstone of Quality of Life
Opinion -Electricity is the cornerstone for our quality of life. It is not just a luxury anymore. -
Creating Meaningful Classroom Reform
Opinion -Perhaps the most important way to improve students’ educational experience is to elevate the teaching profession. -
Climate Change Weekly # 579—Climate Lawfare Under Counterassault, Finally!
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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Fine Them, Jail Crooked Bosses, Revoke Their Nonprofit Status
Opinion -What the Southern Poverty Law Center has done to America’s racial and cultural cohesion is just the tip of the spear. Environmental groups and their enablers have inflicted equivalent damage. -
The California Refinery Crisis Is a National Security Risk for America
Opinion -California is the fourth largest economy in the world and an “energy island" that is isolated from the other 49 states by the Sierra Mountains. -
AOC Announces Her ‘Ambition Is to Change the Country’
Opinion -Since her arrival on the political scene almost a decade ago, democratic socialist firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not suffered from a lack of ambition. -
Democratic Socialist Morons Have Money and Momentum
Opinion -In the latest edition of democratic socialists say the dumbest things, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), while on the “It’s Open” podcast, told the world: “You can’t earn a billion dollars… you have to create a myth of earning it.” -
Seattle Succumbs to Socialist Doom Loop
Opinion -Despite dim-witted socialists’ dreams of creating infinite revenue to pay for all their “free stuff,” levying high taxes on the most productive people creates economic doom loops. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #145: U.S. Economy Is ‘Bad’ or ‘Terrible,’ Under-30s Say
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Young adults across the United States overwhelmingly say that the U.S. economy is currently “bad” or “terrible,” and “we’re seeing the consequences all over America.” -
Is Every Government Employee a Cop Now?
Opinion -I don’t know anyone else who tracks the number of federal cops, but the watchdog group Open the Books occasionally reports on the burgeoning number of federal agencies with law enforcement divisions. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Releases New Report on American Affordability Crisis
Opinion -Press Release -‘Today’s crisis is a product of government errors, not greedy landlords, institutional investors, and so-called market failure.’ -
It’s Time to Abolish Public Schools
Opinion -The bureaucrats and teacher-union bosses will do everything they can to preserve the status quo. -
What about Earth’s threatened and endangered People?
Opinion -Another Earth Day has come and gone – number 57, like Heinz steak sauce. Once again, the media, activists and international agencies fed us pablum, exaggeration and alarmism. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #144: Debt-to-GDP Ratio Tops 100 Percent
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -The federal debt crossed an ominous threshold last week, rising over 100 percent of national gross domestic product ... -
Property Tax Relief
Opinion -Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed eliminating property taxes in Florida, which does not have a state income tax. Property taxes are being reevaluated over fairness concerns. -
Should the Federal Reserve Be Independent?
Opinion -Governments today control but did not create money. Money emerged spontaneously, as economist Carl Menger detailed, and provides an example of spontaneous order. Money is a product of human action but not human design. -
Can Economic Education Save America from Socialism?
Opinion -New York and Seattle have elected socialist mayors, and many young Americans express support for socialism in polls. Economist Thomas Sowell observes that socialism’s record is so bad that only an intellectual could support it. Does contemporary support for socialism reflect a failure of economic education? -
Sports Socialism?
Opinion -Payments to players through the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal are roiling college sports. Some commentators claim that bills in Congress constitute socialism. Is socialism needed to save college football?