Opinion
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Hypocrites Preaching Green
Opinion -Green is good, but Steyer and his followers have yet to propose replacements for the products from deep earth fuels that contribute to ALL medications, electronic components, air travel, shipping, transportation, and commerce. -
The Thunberg Fallacies
Opinion -The IPCC fallacy is well established and widespread, including among many scientists. It is the basis for the Paris Accord. It is moderate in its way. The Thunberg fallacy is new and nuts. -
Widespread Poverty Stats Greatly Overstate the Number of Americans Who Are Destitute
Opinion -Contrary to AOC, the facts are clear that frequently reported federal poverty stats vastly overstate the number of Americans who are destitute. -
Dr. Richard Keen, R.I.P.
Opinion -Rich Keen loved life, and was among the nicest and most-patient people I’ve ever worked with on climate at Heartland. I will miss him. -
Bravo to the Undoing of Michelle Obama’s ‘Signature Achievement’
Opinion -Michelle Obama, like her husband and his minions when he was president, is allied with elitists who ignore and distort science to promote their leftist agendas. Fortunately, they’re no longer in a position to ram their policies down our throats. -
"Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics
Opinion -Companies that allegedly practice "surveillance capitalism" have become seemingly inescapable in our modern economy, leading a host of critics to explain the many ways those like Facebook and Google threaten our lives and freedoms. -
How Non-compete Clauses Shackle Physicians and Hurt Patients
Opinion -Today, doctors are forced to fight with huge, multi-million-dollar hospital corporations if they dare to contest a clause. -
Government Spending Gets Even More Out of Control
Opinion -We are hurtling toward a fiscal cliff, and Congress seems intent on nailing the gas pedal to the floorboard. -
Virginia Governor Declares War on Gun Owners—and Babies
Opinion -Governors like Ralph Northam detest the Second Amendment because the Second Amendment is the ultimate form of self-reliance: self-protection. -
Heartland Weekly: AOC’s Socialist Takeover of Democrats
Opinion -Week of January 20, 2020 -
High Coal Demand Expected Through at Least 2024, Says International Energy Agency
Opinion -The International Energy Agency’s 2019 report on global coal usage says coal demand has risen since 2017 and is expected to remain stable or rise slightly for the next five years. -
New Hampshire Rejects Participation in Transportation Climate Initiative
Opinion -Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has announced the state will not participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional association of state governments pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector. -
Climate Crackpots Lose in Court Again
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #348 -
Federal Court Rules U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Responsible for Damages from Houston Area Flooding
Opinion -A Federal court has ruled in favor of property owners who sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for damages to property resulting from the overflow of reservoirs designed and managed by the Army Corps, located in suburbs west of Houston, Texas. -
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Works, Thanks to Americans for Tax Reform
Opinion -ATR is known for the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, policy advocacy at the state and federal levels, and its wide-ranging coalition-building efforts. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Trump EPA’s New ‘Navigable Waters Protection Rule’
Opinion -“President Trump delivered wonderful news for Americans who have been oppressed by EPA bullying and overreach.” - James Taylor -
Trump Proposes National Environmental Policy Act Reform
Opinion -The Trump administration is proposing sweeping reforms to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act which provides federal regulatory environmental oversight of major infrastructure projects. -
Health Care Reform Takes New Direction in Virginia
Opinion -A change in power in the Virginia legislature will put reforms of the state’s fiscally challenged Medicaid program on the back burner, say minority party opponents. -
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Oregon Youths’ Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of 21 youths in an attempt to force the federal government to impose limits on fossil-fuel use. -
California Solar Home Law Likely to Price Many Out of the Market
Opinion -A new building code has taken effect in California requiring all newly constructed homes statewide to be solar-powered. -
Heartland’s 2020 Vision
Opinion -The Heartlander, Winter 2020 -
Jo Nova’s Amazing Australian Fire Coverage
Opinion -Writer and blogger Jo Nova makes an argument about the cause of the Australian wildfires outside of the climate narrative, such as the historical trend of fires and lack of fire management. -
Happiness, Thy Name is National School Choice Week
Opinion -School Choice Week showcases the interest in school choice and pent-up demand for more of it. Whether supply meets that demand will depend in part on decisions in the political and legal realms. -
Regulations are Bringing Back Dirt, Filth, and Disease
Opinion -Trump is exactly right that problems trace to preposterous government regulations designed to save water that actually end up using more, and not dealing with the real problem which has nothing to do with domestic water use.
