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Heartland Institute Expert: ‘Kill Switch’ for Cars Is ‘Classic Government Overreach’
Opinion -Press Release -The United States is on ‘the slippery slope to the government deciding when and under what conditions you can drive’ -
World Prosperity Forum in Zürich, Switzerland Streams Today
Opinion -Press Release -The Heartland Institute will be streaming LIVE every day from Switzerland five straight days beginning January 19, 2026 Speakers will include former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and former Czech Republic President Václav Klaus ZÜRICH, Switzerland (January 19, 2026) — The Heartland Institute today kicks off Day 1 of the World Prosperity Forum, running from January […] -
World Prosperity Forum Takes on the Globalist-Left’s World Economic Forum
Opinion -Press Release -The Heartland Institute will be streaming LIVE every day from Switzerland five straight days beginning January 19, 2026. -
Heartland Institute Experts Applaud U.S. Withdrawal from United Nations Climate Treaty
Opinion -Press Release -"The UNFCCC was a misguided effort from its very beginning." -
Affordability Crisis: Gavin Newsom’s California Energy Disaster
Opinion -Editorial -California is an energy affordability disaster. -
Reverse Pyramid Scheme: Average Annual State Budget Is 37 Percent Federal Money
Opinion -Editorial -An alleged bulwark against the 50 states overspending like the federal government has been the old saw: “The states can’t print money.” -
Prosperity, Happiness, and Revolution
Opinion -Editorial -Capitalism is in the crosshairs of most progressive, post-modern, Marxist and anti-progress intellectuals and academics. Destroying capitalism would reduce our standard of living. But leftists might already be making Americans less happy than our prosperity should afford. Chris Rufo dissects the progressive assault in his excellent book America’s Cultural Revolution, including the work of the […] -
Crony Capitalism and Socialism
Opinion -Editorial -Voluntary transactions between consumers, firms, employees, and investors and direction using coercive commands, or capitalism and socialism, provide alternative ways to organize an economy. America’s mixed economy is neither capitalist nor socialist. But government favors for business, or “crony capitalism,” may be increasing support for socialism. Government can benefit businesses in numerous ways. Nobel prize […] -
40 Examples of Fake News in 2025
Opinion -Editorial -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 […] -
U.S. Colleges Are Rapidly Losing Relevance. Students Should Consider Other Options
Opinion -Editorial -Students are less prepared than ever for college, but grade inflation continues. -
MAGA Socialists?
Opinion -Editorial -The MAGA movement has never seemingly embraced socialism. Does this portend a socialist future? -
The World’s Population Explosion Demands New Energy and Electricity Channels
Opinion -Editorial -Utilizing but not replenishing the natural resources of Planet Earth has limitations. -
“Stupid in America” Turns 20
Opinion -Editorial -Many American public schools have become perverse, left-wing failure factories, putting the nation at risk. -
Destroying Countrysides to Save Earth from a Climate Non-crisis
Opinion -Editorial -Make-believe renewable energy hammers croplands, habitats, scenery – and families. -
Europe Threatens American Free Enterprise
Opinion -Editorial -The CSDDD’s scope is enormous. -
PRESS RELEASE: Public Interest Groups Applaud the Trump Administration’s Order Halting the Virginia Wind Project
Opinion -Press Release -National security concerns with Virginia Wind have been documented by the Navy for years -
Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Ban Data Centers
Opinion -Editorial -Environmental groups seek to halt data center construction in the United States. -
Are Zero-emissions Ideologues Energy Blind?
Opinion -Editorial -Shockingly, zero-emissions zealots have no comprehension that renewables like wind and solar only exist to generate occasional electricity. -
Feds Own the Dams – Who Owns the Water?
Opinion -Editorial -Farmers throughout the West have lived for decades with the understanding that water delivered from reclamation projects is a right attached to their land. -
The Actual Facts on Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -Editorial -Obamacare was enacted with claims that it would make health care “affordable,” reduce budget deficits, and save families money. None of that happened. -
Socialism Is Antithetical to the Genuine American Dream
Opinion -Editorial -As life becomes more unaffordable for young people, socialism becomes more appealing. -
Trump’s Pivot Could Make Health Care Affordable Again
Opinion -Editorial -Empowering consumers and strengthening competition through direct payment are the answer. -
Almost half of Gen Z wants AI to run the government. You should be terrified.
Opinion -Editorial -The rising generation is ready to hand power to machines programmed by activists. -
A.I. holds power to enslave
Opinion -Editorial -Heartland’s Donald Kendal joins Cheryl Chumley’s Bold and Blunt Podcast A new Rasmussen-Heartland Institute survey shows a large percentage of likely voters between the ages of 18 and 39 years old would happily turn over policy and governing decisions for this country to — get this — artificial intelligence. Why bother to vote? Why bother to even […]