Opinion
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Trump’s Proposed Health Care Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Opinion -President Trump announced last week the outline of what he is referring to as “The Great Healthcare Plan.” According to a White House Fact Sheet, the proposal would codify previous deals between the Trump administration and more than a dozen major drugmakers to significantly lower the cost of certain prescription drugs in exchange for a […] -
40 Examples of Fake News in 2025
Opinion -For the purpose of media accountability, Just Facts has summarized 40 misleading claims spread by journalists, commentators, and so-called fact checkers during 2025. Each example quotes a specific media outlet, but the vast bulk of these falsehoods and half-truths were spread by multiple news sources, and some were propagated by dozens. 1: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss An Associated Press article published by PBS in December claimed that “climate change” is making […] -
The Actual Facts on Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -Obamacare was enacted with claims that it would make health care “affordable,” reduce budget deficits, and save families money. None of that happened. -
Trump’s Pivot Could Make Health Care Affordable Again
Opinion -Empowering consumers and strengthening competition through direct payment are the answer. -
Life, Liberty, Property #125: Trump’s Pivot Could Make Health Care Affordable Again
Opinion -Trump’s statement was surprising because it marked a pivot toward a new perspective on health care reform: cash as king. That new approach could make health care affordable again. -
Research and Commentary: South Carolina Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -After resisting for 14 years, South Carolina lawmakers are considering Medicaid expansion under House Bill 3109. South Carolina is one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to expand Medicaid coverage to people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, currently $40,187.50 per year for […] -
New Heartland Institute Report: The 2024 American Health Care Plan (State Solutions)
Opinion -In this paper, The Heartland Institute outlines reforms from which all states could benefit, several of which some states have already begun to implement. -
Biden’s Medicare Advantage Cuts Are Tantamount to Throwing Grandma Over the Cliff
Opinion -Biden didn’t merely propose Medicare Advantage (MA) reforms a dozen years in the future. He cut rates from a projected 2.44 percent to 2.33 percent, despite industry predictions of a 4 to 6 percent growth rate. -
Biden’s SOTU Cancer Reference Was No Gaffe
Opinion -After 40 years of Dr. Fauci and his Soviet-style management tactics at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the last thing we need is more government control coupled with an off-the-books, secret bureau for medical research. -
Should U.S. Citizens Pay for Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care?
Opinion -In 2024, as many of America’s most vulnerable citizens delay or forgo medical treatments, some states are offering taxpayer-funded health care to the millions of illegal immigrants who have streamed across the Southern border. -
Dr. Fauci, We Can ‘Handle the Truth’
Opinion -It’s been nearly four years since the COVID-19 pandemic caused mass mayhem, yet we are still in fact-finding mode because so-called experts like Fauci decided that we can’t handle truth. -
Dictatorial Control, from COVID to Climate
Opinion -Democrats accuse Trump of proclivities that they blatantly engage in, especially in Washington. -
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. -
Lockdown Fallout: Adults Are Stressed and Kids Are Depressed
Opinion -Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of all of the destruction wrought by ill-conceived lockdowns and pointless school closures is the fact that this was completely avoidable. -
More Than Nine in 10 Americans Say ‘No Thanks’ to Latest COVID-19 Booster Shot
Opinion -The American people are obviously skeptical about receiving yet another COVID-19 booster, which makes sense given the doublespeak, disturbing side effects, and lack of efficacy regarding the vaccine and boosters over the past few years. -
A New COVID-19 Variant Is on the Rise – You Should Call Your State Lawmakers
Opinion -As new variants of the coronavirus arise, and lockdowns and school closures loom over us like corrupt nightmares from the past, Americans ought to call their state representatives and senators and demand they sponsor or act on such legislation. -
As Kids Return to School, Chatter About COVID-19 School Shutdowns Should Worry Parents.
Opinion -Is the left building the case for another round of school shutdowns? As children throughout the country head back to classrooms, mothers and fathers are correct in worrying that they might again be forced to restructure their lives amid renewed talk of school shutdowns. -
COVID-19 Mask Mandates Are Coming Back. Will Lockdowns Be Next?
Opinion -Unfortunately, the writing on the wall leads me to believe that we are on the verge of a misguided overreaction to a slow uptick in COVID-19 cases. -
VIDEO: COVID 2023: The Election Variant? – In The Tank #412
Opinion -There has been a wave of stories coming out sounding the alarm on yet another dreaded COVID variant. -
Mental Illness Now Grounds in Canada For Medically Assisted Suicides
Opinion -“It’s a tragic story, but suicide isn’t the answer. And government authorities certainly shouldn’t be normalizing and encouraging suicide as the answer to problems.” -
VIDEO: New CDC Director Is a Fauci Sycophant – In The Tank #403
Opinion -Join us at noon CT on Thursday, June 22 as The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 403 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew looks into Mandy Cohen – the former North Carolina Health Secretary who was recently selected by President Joe Biden to lead […] -
The Gender Dysphoria Fad Shows No Signs of Abating
Opinion -In the 1970s, various eating disorders were the rage. But they were treated as physical disorders and serious mental health problems. Today, bulimia and anorexia are passé and have been replaced by gender dysphoria, which is being used as a political cudgel by many with a nefarious agenda. -
A Pandemic Amnesty?
Opinion -Acting in a world of ignorance and discovery inevitably produces decisions later appearing cringeworthy. Mistakes made in ignorance are forgivable only if experts acknowledge their ignorance and learn humility. -
Government Assisted Suicide?
Opinion -Economics recognizes scarcity and the ensuing tradeoffs as unavoidable. Choices must be made even when facing terrible tradeoffs.
