Opinion
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Report Card: Universities’ Sexual Misconduct Policies Receive Failing Grades
Opinion -The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) give bad marks for failing to protect students' rights. -
Ohio Experts Recommend Steps to Reduce the Economic/Financial Hardships of COVID-19
Opinion -The Buckeye Institute recommends actions to reduce the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Ohio's Economy. -
U.S. Department of Energy Approves Four New Liquefied Natural Gas Projects in Texas
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Energy approved four liquefied natural gas export projects for construction on the Texas Gulf coast in February. -
Interview: Life Expectancy in the U.S. Improves but Says Little About Health Care System
Opinion -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics released new figures on life expectancy and the leading causes of death. -
Greta Preaches Many of the First Earth Day’s Failed Predictions
Opinion -More than three decades before Greta Thunberg was born — the Swedish environmental activist on climate change, diagnosed with Asperger’s — more than 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. -
Were Other Options Considered?
Opinion -Social distancing is the prescribed solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. Did we ever consider the other options? -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Appoints New President and Vice President
Opinion -"The Board is confident that the organization is in great hands for many years to come under this new leadership structure." -
Scholars Call for Limits on Freedom of Speech
Opinion -Communications conference critiques free speech. -
Republicans Offer Bills to Fight Climate Change
Opinion -Members of the Republican congressional caucus have offered a slate of bills that would expand subsidies for and research into carbon-capture and sequestration. -
City of Dallas Studies Home Rental Regulations
Opinion -The City of Dallas is considering regulating rentals, while Austin fights in court for its ordinance. -
Indiana House Passes Bill Delaying the Retirement of ‘Legacy’ Power Plants
Opinion -The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill to prevent public utilities planning from closing ‘legacy’ power generating facilities—any power plant considered ‘a reliable capacity’ provider—without securing approval from state regulators. -
Schools Produce Record Number of Nurse Practitioners, with Mixed Reactions
Opinion -The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States has doubled in less than 7 years, a new study finds, which is raising questions among health care professionals about the implications. -
Clintel President Says Zero Carbon Is a Crime Against Humanity
Opinion -Is restricting carbon levels to zero a crime against humanity? Here's the case that it's exactly that. -
The "Bootleggers and Baptists" of the Coronavirus Crisis
Opinion -What will the long-term effects of the coronavirus be? Darren Brady Nelson breaks it down and compares it to prohibition era bootlegging. -
Oil Production on Federal Lands Reaches Record High
Opinion -Production of crude oil on federally managed lands and waters reached a record high of 1 billion barrels in 2019, according to figures released by the U.S. Interior Department in February. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Launches ClimateRealism.com
Opinion -This new website will debunk the alarmist climate propaganda that dominates the media’s coverage of the environment. -
California Screens Children for “Toxic Stress”
Opinion -Beginning this year, California will pay doctors to screen low-income Medi-Cal patients for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as “toxic stress.” -
The American Experiment, Revisited
Opinion -Democracies around the world are in trouble. After a good, long run with freedom flourishing, we suddenly find ourselves with dysfunctional governments that appear incapable of dealing with problems in a rational manner. -
Education Department Considers Income Share Agreements as Alternative to Student Loans
Opinion -Under the ISA model, the student pays little or no tuition up front, and repays education costs as a percentage of their income. -
Maine Lawmakers Push for Expensive Electric School Bus Purchases
Opinion -Citing an impending “climate crisis,” Maine state Sen. Eloise Vitelli introduced as emergency legislation a bill setting a goal for the state Department of Education to transition the school bus fleet to 100 percent electric buses by 2040. -
Patients Encounter Loopholes with Colorado’s Insulin Cap
Opinion -Patients in Colorado are learning the state’s insulin price cap, which went into effect January, is not all it’s cracked up to be. -
Capitalism and Its Intellectual Property: No Coronavirus Solution Without It
Opinion -Capitalism is the best solution to deal with the Coronavirus. -
U.S. Supreme Court Considering Second Amendment Case
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to strike down a New York City law that prevents residents from transporting firearms outside of their residences. -
Companies Join Forces to Open U.S. Rare Earth Mining and Processing Facilities
Opinion -Texas Mineral Resources and USA Rare Earth are joining forces to open a rare earth mining operation in Texas and a minerals processing plant in Colorado.
