Opinion
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Activist Junk Science Breeds Bad Policy
Opinion -Banning neonic pesticides in wildlife refuges would hurt birds, bees, other wildlife and people. -
PRESS RELEASE: Debunking the Scandinavian Socialism Myth: An Evaluation of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Opinion -The Heartland Institute has released a new Policy Brief by Research Fellow Chris Talgo and Editorial Director Justin Haskins, titled “Debunking the Scandinavian Socialism Myth: An Evaluation of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden” -
Pennsylvania Governor’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme is All Pain and No Gain
Opinion -Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order to bring the Keystone State into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is easily the most economically harmful act he has taken in his two terms as chief executive of the state. -
Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules on Value-Based Care
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new rules that could make it easier for physicians to provide and coordinate patient care, particularly for those in value-based payment models which base reimbursement on outcomes. -
Reality and Desperation Collide on the Climate Front
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #343 -
Ineffective Federal Policies Cause Havoc in Biosimilars Market
Opinion -Lawsuits are being filed and a trade group released a report stating “anti-competitive” marketing practices by biologic drug makers are costing the health care market billions of dollars, -
Hospitals Respond Well to CMS Payment Incentives on Quality Care Measures
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say more hospitals will receive positive payments than negative ones under its program to incentivize quality care for Medicare hospital patients. -
52 Trillion Reasons to Oppose Warren’s Medicare for All Plan
Opinion -Warren is resorting to her old, tired class-warfare tactics to gain support for her insane Medicare for All plan. Hopefully, Americans will see right through this socialist sham. Otherwise, they will have 52 trillion reasons to wish they had. -
No Medicare for All for Illegals
Opinion -In short, providing Medicare for All to millions of illegal immigrants is immoral, impractical, and completely unaffordable. -
In Restoring Civics, Start with the Basics
Opinion -There is a lot to be said for students having the opportunity to write research papers or develop projects independently. But first they should have a base of knowledge from which to proceed. -
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Doubles Down on Decades of Failure
Opinion -Instead of doubling down on decades of public housing policy failure by retrofitting every single housing unit to become energy-efficient, perhaps the government should get out of the business of public housing altogether. -
Fossil Fuels Create Jobs So Why Do Democrats Hate Them?
Opinion -Trump's economic policies have led middle-class wages to soar. -
Impeachment Hearings Reveal Sordid Side of Big Bureaucracy
Opinion -Regardless of your view on impeachment, the hearings have exposed the breathtaking size and scope of the U.S. government’s bureaucratic arm. -
Five Reasons to be Thankful for School Choice
Opinion -Education is such a fundamental element of American life, we often take it for granted. Yet the fundamental nature of education is precisely what makes it the political policy every citizen should care about. -
Millions Continue to Suffer from Alzheimer’s While FDA Lacks Efficiency
Opinion -Nearly six million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and more than 16 million Americans care for people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. -
Yale-Harvard Protest Latest Example of Indoctrination and Climate Fearmongering
Opinion -This year, an annual pigskin classic featuring Ivy League powerhouses included a half-time protest that revealed the sheer scope of climate change hysteria that has run rampant on college campuses throughout the nation. -
When it Comes to Environmental Policy, Facts Should Still Matter
Opinion -If you drive a car and live in the greater Chicagoland metropolitan area, you are periodically required to have your tailpipe emissions checked to ensure that your vehicle meets emissions standards. -
Climate Data Is Being Misused and Manipulated, Says Award-Winning Scientist
Opinion -Climate scientist Patrick Michaels says there has been a profound suspension of the normal rules of science in the climate arena. -
EPA to ‘Aggressively Reduce’ Animal Testing
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it a policy to “aggressively reduce” animal testing, completely eliminating them by 2035. -
Congress Considers Prescription Drug Price Controls for Seniors
Opinion -A sweeping drug pricing bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been slowed by a disagreement between progressive and more moderate Democrats. -
Insurer Begins Covering Pharmacogenetic Testing Despite FDA Warning
Opinion -Parmacogenetic testing is a new field in prescription medicine. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Likely Voters Support Free Speech, Reject Socialism
Opinion -The following is a national survey of likely voters published by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports, one of America’s leading polling firms. -
Educational Deficiencies Lead to Doomsday Projections
Opinion -Using microscopic sound bites from vast data on social media from celebrities like Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Barbara Streisand, and Meryl Streep that the Earth will end in ten years is an insult to the intellect of our students and educational system. -
Principled Inaction in the Face of Climate Change Extremism
Opinion -President Trump’s courageous commitment to America first on the issue of energy emissions.
