Opinion
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Here’s What Other Universities Can Learn from Purdue’s Tuition Freeze
Opinion -Purdue University, a public institution in Indiana, started the tuition-freeze trend in 2013. -
U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Montana ‘Blaine Amendment’ Case
Opinion -Montana is one of 37 states that has a “Blaine Amendment” barring “direct or indirect” state aid to religious schools. -
5G Wireless Makes Government Broadband Even Dumber And More Dishonest Policy
Opinion -One of the very MANY problems with government regulating the private sector – is it immediately halts or severely retards private sector progress. -
Ohio Bans ‘Rights of Ecosystems’ Lawsuits
Opinion -A provision of Ohio’s recently enacted biennial budget bill bars lawsuits filed on behalf of the purported interests or rights of nature. -
Environmental Protection Agency Denies California’s Labelling Requirements for Popular Weed Killer
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it longer approves warning labels on products containing glyphosate—the main active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup—linking the chemical to cancer. -
Electricity in the Realm of the Lion King
Opinion -Small Modular Reactors, especially Pebble Bed Modular Reactors, are Africa’s best future. -
Heartland Weekly: Watch Heartland’s Climate Debate in NYC on Monday Night
Opinion -Week of September 16, 2019 -
California Legislature Advances Bills to Limit Charter Schools
Opinion -More than 10 percent of all California K-12 students are enrolled in charter schools. -
University of Alaska Considers Consolidation After Budget Cuts
Opinion -The state’s university system has “extensive duplicative programs,” including two engineering schools and two business schools. -
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Farmers’ Expanded Participation on Clean Water Commission
Opinion -The Missouri Supreme Court refused to overturn a law allowing the replacement of representatives from environmental groups on the Missouri Clean Water Commission with representatives from the farming and mining communities. -
Survey Shows Participants Want Climate Action, So Long As It’s Cheap!
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #336 -
Red-Light Cameras Undermine the Rule of Law
Opinion -Among the constitutional issues raised by the use of these cameras is the potential violation of the Sixth Amendment. -
State, Federal Lawmakers Propose Child Safety Accounts
Opinion -To address the widespread problem of sexual misconduct, as well as bullying and violence in public schools. -
What Was #Greta Thunberg Taught, and Who Taught Her About It?
Opinion -Thunberg is hailed for her efforts while not meeting the mandatory minimum requirement for climate science speakers to be currently published in science journals, which activists regularly aim at those possessing PhD-level climate science knowledge. -
Earmarks for Congressional Pork-Barrel Spending Reach $15 Billion
Opinion -The largest amount of money directed to pet projects since Congress imposed a moratorium in 2011. -
PA Expands Tax Credit Scholarship Programs
Opinion -After vetoing one bill that would have raised the state's tax credit cap, Gov. Wolf signed a tax cap increase. -
Declining Government Support for Electric Vehicles Could Boost Global Oil Demand, Report States
Opinion -Declining government support for policies promoting electric vehicles, and a slowdown in EV sales, could reinvigorate global oil markets, concludes a recent report by a Washington, D.C.-based firm specializing in global energy forecasts. -
Trump’s ESA Changes: A Good Start
Opinion -Don’t let them tell you the Endangered Species Act has been a success. -
Price Controls Attack the Freedom of Speech
Opinion -We increasingly live in a new “dark age” of economic ignorance, and even stupidity. -
Politicians Are Scapegoating E-cigs for Harm They Haven’t Done
Opinion -When there’s an outbreak of deaths or illnesses from injected street drugs, do public health authorities demand diabetics and doctors stop using syringes? -
Failing Education, Lawsuits and Parental Choice
Opinion -A literacy lawsuit is due to go to trial in October, but little will change if it is successful. -
Illinois Raises Gas Tax to Nation’s Third Highest
Opinion -After Illinois Doubled Its Gas Tax, the State Trails Only California and Pennsylvania. -
Legislative Pulse: Defending Climate and Energy Realism in Minnesota
Opinion -Minnesota state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) says energy socialism is just as bad as socialism in any other area of public policy. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA Revoking California Vehicle Emission Standards
Opinion -"This move by the administration just ensures that the climate zealots in the California Legislature don’t get to dictate policy to the rest of the country.” - Tim Benson