Opinion
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CDC to Spend Millions Combatting E-Cigs after States Link Hospitalizations to THC
Opinion -More and more young Americans are being hospitalized for side effects from so-called “vaping.” Or so the federal government wants you to think. -
Save the Planet: Reform the Endangered Species Act
Opinion -Contrary to screeching by environmentalists, the Trump admin’s changes will save both endangered species and endangered dollars. -
Shame on School Choice for Helping Kids in Too Many Ways!
Opinion -Now that summer has ended and classrooms have opened across the country, a spotlight shines on the latest research showing the value of parents being able to choose the best education for their children. -
Happy 25th Birthday to the Contract with America!
Opinion -A quarter-century ago, the CWA was introduced to and embraced by the American public. The CWA sent a political shockwave across the country and changed the political landscape for years to come. -
A Call to Arms: Can This World Survive Without Fossil Fuels?
Opinion -There are billions of people in undeveloped countries who are currently living in the low economy horse and buggy days that developed countries left behind a century ago. -
The Private Sector Is Yet Again Rushing To Save Us From Government
Opinion -The answer to everything even remotely policy-related – is less government. -
Heartland Weekly: Warren’s ‘Ultra-Millionaire Tax’ Strikes Out
Opinion -Week of October 14, 2019 -
Despite Protests, States Limit Exemptions from Mandatory Vaccines
Opinion -Despite loud protests from the public, more states are limiting individual exemptions to mandatory child vaccination laws. -
New Book Offers Solutions to the Failure(s) of Higher Education
Opinion -Richard Vedder is such a giant in education and economics that he was able to persuade 28 colleagues to write detailed prepublication comments about this book. -
Comrade Lebron James Cares More About His Paychecks Than He Does His Own Country
Opinion -As the NBA continues to protect its business interests, the league’s biggest star, Lebron James, is on a crusade of his own. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Chicago Teachers Union Strike
Opinion -“The Heartland Institute’s strike vouchers and education choice reforms need to be implemented immediately.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s Carbon Tax is All Pain and No Gain
Opinion -Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf’s executive action to impose a Cap and Trade system on carbon dioxide emissions is easily his most harmful act in his two terms as chief executive of the state. -
LeBron’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Opinion -National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James took to Twitter on Monday to vent his frustration about the latest controversy over the NBA's decision to grovel before the Chinese government. -
Wind Industry Poised for Decline, Report States
Opinion -A new report says impending government decisions could soon result in a sharp decline in expansion of wind power. -
California’s Man-made Power Outages
Opinion -Californians are mired in a conundrum of conflicting goals to accommodate its growing population. -
Report: Homeschoolers Much More Diverse Than Previously Thought
Opinion -About 26 percent of U.S. homeschooling families—more than 400,000—are Hispanic, and 8 percent—about 130,000 families—are black, National Center for Education Statistics data show. -
Romanticized Fiction Trumps Facts
Opinion -A blockbuster report exposes myths about the teaching profession, but will it matter? -
Impeachment at Home and Climate Hysteria Abroad
Opinion -Two events filled the television-news airwaves and social media as September 2019 was coming to an end. -
Two Kansas Counties Stop Major Wind, Solar Industrial Developments
Opinion -Two central Kansas counties are applying the brakes to the expansion of industrial wind facilities within their borders. -
Blizzard From Red China Blows Across the Video-Gaming Community
Opinion -The China-symp appeasers at Google and the NBA have much to learn from these honorable players. -
Congress Considers Union-Supported Labor Law Rewrite
Opinion -The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act working its way through Congress. -
Idaho Phosphate Mine Wins Approval by Bureau of Land Management
Opinion -The Idaho Falls District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved the Caldwell Canyon Mine Project, an open pit phosphate mine in Caribou County in the southeastern part of the state. -
Heartland Weekly: Blame Government For Rising College Tuition
Opinion -Week of October 7, 2019 -
Chicken Little Syndrome Evident in ‘End of World’ Predictions
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #338