Opinion
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The Deep State Will Challenge the New FDA Head
Opinion -Now that the Trump Administration's new FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, has been confirmed, he'll find he has one of the most difficult and important jobs in government. -
Michigan Medicaid Work Rules Stalled by Lawsuit
Opinion -Michigan’s Medicaid work rules, set to begin in January 2020, are under attack as four enrollees filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the requirement violates the intent of the federal Medicaid Act of 1965, among other charges. -
Michigan Governor Calls for Delay of Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -Saying it is the “most reasonable thing to do,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a delay of the state’s Medicaid work requirements, which are set to go into effect on New Year’s Day. -
AMA Calls for Health Economics Classes in Medical Schools
Opinion -In addition to promoting classes on climate change, the American Medical Association (AMA) now wants medical school curricula to include classes on “health economics.” -
New York Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
Opinion -New York state Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager dismissed a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General (AG) Letitia James against ExxonMobil. -
Tremendous Consumer Savings from Fracking Detailed in New Reports
Opinion -Recent reports show lower energy prices due to fracking have saved businesses, consumers, and homeowners more than $1 trillion over the past decade. -
Climate Reality Forum Confronts U.N.’s COP25 Meeting with Science
Opinion -The Heartland Institute hosted a Climate Reality Forum in Madrid, with speakers from Canada, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. -
Governor Newsom Doubling Down to Dismantle the California Economy
Opinion -Governor Newsom just doubled down to increase inflation with actions to further reduce oil production and putting more electrical loads on a state that cannot generate enough electricity to meet its own needs. -
Politicized Veganism
Opinion -Do we really have to tolerate local, state, national or UN officials telling us what we may eat? -
South Carolina Physicians Call for Market-Based Reforms
Opinion -The South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) has approved resolutions to support three reforms that would expand the quantity and quality of health care in their state. -
Ohio Considers ‘Social Impact Bonds’ for Public Health Challenges
Opinion -Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague is proposing to turn to the private sector and local governments to help deal with two of the state’s most troubling health care challenges: infant mortality and opioid drug addiction. -
White House Limits the Use of Guidance Documents for Regulatory Restrictions
Opinion -President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) to limit the use of guidance documents to impose regulatory restrictions in the future. -
Tax Foundation Report Assesses Economic Damage of ‘Carbon Taxes’
Opinion -Revenue from taxes on carbon-dioxide emissions could be redistributed in various ways -
The Miracle of the Free Market
Opinion -Editorial -One of the great fallacies arrogantly believed in by those in political power is the notion that they can know enough to manage and command the lives of everyone in society with better results than if people are left to live their lives as they choose. -
Clean Energy Has A Dirty Secret
Opinion -Clean energy’s dirty secret is that such subsidies benefit the wealthy. -
No End in Sight for the Biofuel Wars
Opinion -Biofuels are unsustainable in every way, but still demand – and get – preferential treatment -
Block Government Patient I.D.s, Organizations Ask Senate
Opinion -Government should not fund a patient identification center, say 22 organizations. -
Google Data Partnership with Insurer Raises Patient Privacy Concerns
Opinion -Under fire from consumers, privacy experts, and regulators, Google is defending its data-sharing partnership with insurer Ascension Health, saying it will treat private patient data “with the respect that it deserves.” -
Trump Administration Proposes New Health Care Transparency Rules
Opinion -Vowing to help patients get accurate estimates of the costs of health care services before receiving treatment, -
Innovative Micro-Schools Help Meet Demand for Education Alternatives
Opinion -As private school costs increase and more Catholic schools—known historically for lower tuition costs than secular academies—close, the education marketplace is responding with innovative options. -
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Takes Initiative to ‘Save Our States’
Opinion -OCPA has become a trusted source for fact-based public policy analysis in the Sooner State, fighting for free-market principles and greater opportunity. -
Net Neutrality Repeal – Plus Two Years: The Leftists Were Dead Wrong Yet Again
Opinion -The Left’s ability to nigh always be incorrect – is really quite impressive. Occasionally a Leftist here or there inadvertently swerves into correctness on this or that issue. But almost always, the Left is profoundly and loudly wrong. -
States, Localities Face High Wind Turbine Decommissioning Costs
Opinion -Wind turbine producers and wind energy facility operators are facing challenges finding ways to recycle or dispose of the materials from large wind turbines, especially the composite blades, as landfills are increasingly refusing to accept turbine blades. -
Congress Considers Bills to Address Doctor Residency Shortage
Opinion -Lawmakers in Congress have introduced bills to add 1,000 new hospital residencies over the next five years to combat a national physician shortage intensified by the opioid crisis.
