Opinion
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In Defense of Blowouts: People Respond to Incentives, Even on the Soccer Field
Opinion -Editorial -There's the simple fact that scoring a goal in the World Cup fulfills a lifelong dream for the players. Who wouldn't be overjoyed? -
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Another Attempt to Regulate Refrigerants for Climate Reasons
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in April struck down another attempt to restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a refrigerant, based on its being a greenhouse gas. -
National Popular Vote Compact Nixed in Nevada, Approved in Oregon
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A proposed agreement among states would throw their votes in the Electoral College to the presidential candidate winning the popular vote nationally. -
Heartland Institute Responds to AP Story on Will Happer
Opinion -This is hardly a scoop, let alone a scandal. -
Proposed Texas High-Speed Rail Project Faces Legislative Opposition
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A privately financed, high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas -
School Safety Must be a Top Priority — Here’s What Parents Can Do
Opinion -Editorial -Debates continue to rage over the goals of education and methods used to achieve them. -
Shutting Down Middle and Blue-collar America
Opinion -Editorial -From Biden to Warren, Democrat president wannabes push job-killing pseudo-green policies -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Applauds New Trump Administration Health Reimbursement Arrangement Rules
Opinion -Editorial -“The current rules favoring employer-sponsored insurance have been in dire need of reform for years." - Matthew Glans -
California Becomes First State to Provide Free Health Care to Adults in the U.S. Illegally
Opinion -health-care-news, News -California will become the first state in the nation to offer full-scale Medicaid benefits to low-income adults regardless of U.S. citizenship, under a new budget deal inked on June 9. -
AOC and Bernie Jump the Shark with Loan Shark Prevention Act
Opinion -Editorial -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently introduced the Loan Shark Prevention Act, which they claim will end the plague of unfettered, unscrupulous usury in the United States. -
Free To Choose Medicine Offers Hope for Patients Whose Lives Depend on New Drugs
Opinion -Editorial -For Jaci Hermstad and many others suffering from debilitating diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), time and treatment options are limited. -
Texas Lawmakers Looking to Cut Taxes Should Control Spending First
Opinion -Editorial -Cutting taxes — as opposed to restraining the growth in future tax increases or swapping a reduction in property taxes for an increase in the state sales tax — appears to be a nearly insurmountable obstacle. -
Around the World Backlash Increases Against Climate Change Policies
Opinion -Editorial -From Alberta to Australia, from Finland to France, and beyond, voters are increasingly showing their displeasure with expensive energy policies imposed by politicians in an inane effort to purportedly fight human-caused climate change. -
Here Is a Way Strike-Stricken Parents Could Find Reliable Education Providers
Opinion -Editorial -It is about time someone in authority spoke up for parents and children who are the victim of teachers showcasing their demands by shirking their duties. -
U.S. Transition to 100 Percent Renewable Energy ‘Would Lead to Catastrophe,’ Study Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Any effort to require that 100 percent of the electric power supply in any one state or for the United States as a whole come from renewable power energy sources would lead to extremely high costs and power shortages. -
White House, Congress Enter Fray Over Surprise Billing
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Widespread anger among patients over surprise medical bills has triggered bipartisan legislation in several states and in Congress, and now the Trump White House is pushing its own plan to address this sticky problem facing the $3.5 billion U.S. health-ca -
Big Tech: The Bigger They Are – The Huger They Fail
Opinion -Editorial -Big Tech companies are monsters. -
Severe Storm Warning for 5G, Inaccuracies Flood Watch
Opinion -Editorial -Government often seems quite adept at solving yesterday's problems, building or protecting systems that are irrelevant today. -
Money Can’t Buy You Health
Opinion -Editorial -Healing the sick is what medicine is about. The politicians who promise to “fix healthcare” can only destroy medicine—while bankrupting the country. -
Michigan Governor Proposes Raising Gas Tax to Nation’s Highest
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Whitmer proposes to raise the gas tax from 26 cents per gallon to 71 cents per gallon. -
Guest Post: High School Climate Indoctrination Using AP Environment Textbooks
Opinion -Editorial -When my board placed approval of the Exploring Environmental Science for A.P book on the agenda for our meeting, I knew the voters in my district would want me to know what I was voting for, so I went into the administration office to look at the book. -
The Fork in the Road
Opinion -Editorial -We know that any proposal for change, including reforms, will meet with opposition. -
Washington State to Allow Composting of Human Corpses
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Washington State became the first state in the nation to legalize an accelerated decomposition method to transform deceased persons into soil after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill passed by state legislators. -
Tennessee Considers Licensing Art Therapists
Opinion -school-reform-news, budget-tax-news -The bill would require art therapists to have a master’s degree in art therapy and a thousand hours of clinical training.