Opinion
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More Fiddling While Forests Burn
Opinion -What if someone said they planned to burn down your house, but it’s for your own good? -
The IRS at the Breaking Point
Opinion -Anyone who deals with the IRS on a regular basis knows that the agency is in trouble: IRS employees are less able than ever to effectively and efficiently handle their work. -
Britain’s Labour Party Says They’ll Have Government Seize Private Broadband Networks
Opinion -And so does the US Left. Though our Democrat Party is still playing it a little more coy. -
Heartland Weekly: Green Energy Guts More Oil Market
Opinion -Week of November 11, 2019 -
Commentary: Thanks to Trump, Seven Million Americans Have Quit Food Stamps
Opinion -The booming economy is the primary driver of the dramatic decrease. -
Medicare for All Would Be Quite Costly to Middle Class Americans After All
Opinion -Sen. Elizabeth Warren, like most of the Democrats running for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, is all-in on Medicare for All (M4A). -
Attacks on Direct Primary Care Show How Government Is Steamrolling Our Lives
Opinion -With every week that passes, another direct primary care (DPC) practice opens its doors. -
Warren’s Plans Have One Thing in Common: More Government Control
Opinion -Like most socialists, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a leading candidate for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, is a huge fan of government “plans.” -
Health Insurance Participation Rates Show Federal Reforms Are Working
Opinion -The latest U.S. Census Bureau survey shows a sizable increase in the number of Americans without health insurance. -
Carrying for the Kids
Opinion -An analysis of school shootings by the U.S. Secret Service doesn’t really tell us anything new. -
CalEPA Studying Ways to Sunset the California Economy
Opinion -California is about to take one giant step toward following Germany’s failed climate goals which should be a wake-up all for governments everywhere. -
Facing Enrollment Declines, Pennsylvania Freezes State University Tuition
Opinion -The tuition freeze is only the second in the 36-year history of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. -
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
Opinion -A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care. -
Was There Another Reason for Electricity Shutdowns in California?
Opinion -According to the official, widely reported story, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) shut down substantial portions of its electric transmission system in northern California as a precautionary measure. -
Temporary Federal Spending Law Averts Government Shutdown
Opinion -The bill continuing resolution gave Congress more time to reach an agreement on federal spending for fiscal year 2020, which began October 1. -
Michigan Road Fix Could Require Gas-Tax Hike ‘Close to 80 Cents,’ States DOT Director
Opinion -Gov. Whitmer has struggled to find the $2.5 billion annually she has said is necessary to “fix the damn roads.” -
Economics Is the Great Reality Check
Opinion -There is a sense these days, whether in politics or academia, that people should shape their own realities and each result is as valid or real as any other. -
The Most Beautiful Disruption in Media
Opinion -On Tuesday, Disney will release an amazing thing that no one on the planet could have anticipated 10 years ago: a service that streams Disney programming on the Internet available to subscribers for $7 per month. -
Kidney Patients Die Despite Plenty of Donated Organs, Study Finds
Opinion -About 10,000 patients with kidney disease die from renal failure each year in the United States, and a new study shows it’s not for lack of organ donors. -
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
Opinion -The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Trump’s Former Science Advisor Will Happer Featured in Climate Forum at COP25 in Madrid
Opinion -President Donald Trump’s former top science advisor Dr. Will Happer will headline a lineup of climate experts speaking at The Heartland Institute’s climate realism forum December 3 in Spain. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Planned Meeting with Vaping Industry
Opinion -“The president is truly seeing the industry as what it is: a billion-dollar powerhouse that not only employs people, but saves lives through tobacco harm reduction.” - Lindsey Stroud -
Expensive Climate Policies Sparked Chile Riots, Just Like France’s Yellow Vest Protests
Opinion -Climate activists and the United Nations are suffering a major black eye this week as protests and riots resulting from high energy prices have erupted in Santiago, Chile. -
The Chicago Teacher Union vs. Charter Schools
Opinion -This is the second week of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike. It’s the second CTU strike in less than 10 years, and it’s having wide and far-ranging repercussions.
