Editorial
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DiCaprio Climate Catastrophe Film Boosts Clinton Campaign
Opinion -In an apparent attempt to bolster support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio is releasing a new climate change movie just days before the election. -
Entrepreneurship, the Market Economy and Human Betterment
Opinion -Through almost all mankind’s history, the human condition was one of abject poverty and hardship. -
Haiti Needs Electricity. Hillary Gives Them a Sweatshop, Foundation Gets a New Donor
Opinion -Until Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti nearly a month ago, on October 4, the impoverished island country was out of the headlines. But new emails which were obtained from Hillary Clinton make Haiti part of the U.S. news once again. -
Consumer Questions about FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules — A Satire
Opinion -To prove to the public once and for all that the FCC’s proposed broadband privacy rules are designed to benefit consumers and not special interests, the FCC has agreed to answer some reel questions from reel people about their reel privacy concerns. -
The Key Competitive Facts behind the AT&T-Time-Warner Acquisition
Opinion -The competitive facts of: this transaction, the marketplace around it, and the DOJ’s vertical precedents and non-precedents, are this transaction’s best friend. -
Clinton Told Climate Activists ‘Get A Life’
Opinion -Environmental activists and their supporters in the media are appalled that not a single question in the presidential debates focused on climate change. -
School Choice Is Greedy Teachers Unions’ Kryptonite
Opinion -It’s strike season for teachers unions across America, and people are waking up to the destruction the unions’ juvenile behavior inflicts on children, parents and taxpayers. -
Presidential Also-Ran Al Gore: Yet Another Non-Scientist Lecturing Us About Science
Opinion -Anyone notice that the lead snake oil salesmen for global warming climate change – The Greatest Scam on Earth – aren’t scientists? And as the evidence against The Big Lie continues to roll in and pile up? -
A Rigged Election: How the Left Blatantly Violates Election Law
Opinion -If you don’t visit Freedom Pub and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you’re missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! The Heartland Weekly Email is here! -
Economic Ideas: Mercantilism as Monarchy’s Planned Economy
Opinion -The Feudal System had resulted in the disintegration of the unity that much of Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe had known under the Roman Empire. -
How to Save a Deeply Divided America
Opinion -Beyond the divisive — at times ruthless — campaign rhetoric is a fundamental and undeniable truth: Most Americans believe their nation is “on the wrong track.” -
Unless Lawmakers Act Now, Pension Debt Hurricane Will Swamp Taxpayers
Opinion -Unless lawmakers in local and state governments act now, the problem of underfunded public pension plans will come ashore in the foreseeable future, hitting taxpayers with tax hikes and crippling debt -
An Easy Way to Teach Kids About Free Enterprise
Opinion -As an educator and a patriot, my good friend and mentor, Elizabeth A. Clarke, wanted to make sure that upon her death in June of this year young people would carry on her fight for freedom and liberty, which Elizabeth continued up until the day she died. -
Elon Musk: The $5-Billion-Government-Money-Recipient ‘Genius’
Opinion -Conventional wisdom is that Elon Musk is a genius. That he’s an avant-garde innovator – taking entrepreneurial risks way out on the edge. Here is but a sample of the paean news coverage – media members genuflecting so much that their pants are now baggy. -
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on Charter School Cap
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #155 -
Our Private Sector Medical System Is Suffering Myriad Government Assaults…
Opinion -…Republican Chairman Fred Upton should preempt one of them. -
Emmanuel Uses Charter Children as Bargaining Chip to Placate Teachers Union
Opinion -The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s administration reached a tentative agreement to avert what would have been the second teachers strike in Chicago in four years. -
Common Core: Bad for Catholics, Bad for Everybody
Opinion -A new academic study finds the Common Core State Standards undermine the premises behind Catholic education. -
Get Ready to Break Wind
Opinion -Expect drastic changes if Hillary Clinton gets into office for wind energy. -
Changed Conditions May Justify Term Limits
Opinion -Advocates for term limits want to amend the Constitution to add them. Their most common argument is that restricting how long an elected official may serve will curb special interests’ influence and other federal abuse. -
Nevada ESA Ruling Is a Win in More Ways than One
Opinion -The teachers unions’ cruel streak is helping no one. -
FCC’s Haphazard Privacy Policy Gaps Disserve Consumers
Opinion -The FCC’s proposed broadband privacy rules are haphazard and have more random and conflicting “gaps” than Swiss cheese has holes. -
Study Confirms Natural Gas Economy Has Lower Methane, Global Warming Emissions
Opinion -The prospects for significant reductions in greenhouse gases has received a major boost, as scientists report methane emissions from fossil fuels have not increased, even with a substantial increase in natural gas production. -
The School Choice Generation Wants a Full Educational Menu
Opinion -Millennials favor all forms of school choice at a greater rate than older generations, which indicates demand for private and in-house public alternatives to government-assigned schools is bound to persist, no matter how the political winds may shift.
