Opinion
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The “Green New Dealers” Have Lost All Perspective
Opinion -Editorial -Perhaps the worst aspect of the “Green New Deal” (GND) recently proposed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Edward Markey is that the authors have lost (or possibly never had) all perspective on climate change. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Advances in Michigan Legislature
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Proposed law would require probable cause for civil asset forfeiture -
Proposed Committee Chance to Prove Climate Science Settled, So Why the Opposition?
Opinion -It’s sad, but the nature of public discourse today is becoming more and more about preventing public discourse. -
Proposed New Mexico Renewable Energy Mandate Could Raise Prices
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Legislation introduced in the New Mexico legislature would increase the state’s renewable energy mandate (REM) and provide a consumer-paid financing mechanism for the transition to wind and solar power. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Publishes Letter Urging Senate to Confirm David Bernhardt as Secretary of DOI
Opinion -Press Release -Nominee’s ‘leadership will allow the Trump administration to continue providing outstanding stewardship for the American people’ -
Politicians Should Not Enforce Intellectual Diversity at Universities
Opinion -Editorial -Universities should be deeply embarrassed that it has come to this. The President of the United States uses the financial big stick. -
Walter E. Williams: A Birthday Appreciation
Opinion -Editorial -83 years ago, one of the most forceful and thoughtful defenders of a free society was born. -
‘Strong Economic Performance’ Continues, Council of Economic Advisers Reports
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Tax Cuts Boost the Growth Rate of the U.S. Economy -
FERC Streamlines LNG Export Process, Approves New Louisiana Terminal
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved its first new liquefied natural gas terminal in two years. -
Hawaii Swamped by Carbon-Dioxide Tax Bills
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature. -
More, More, More
Opinion -Editorial -For the American Federation of Teachers, too much education spending is never enough. -
Do Amtrak and Airport Subsidies Make America Richer?
Opinion -Editorial -Before we look at the easy-to-see benefits and conclude that subsidies are good for economic development, we need to make sure we're counting all the costs. -
Locals Opposition Squelched New York’s Offer to Amazon, but Other Subsidies Remain
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New York State spends a lot on business development incentives -
On 20th Columbine Anniversary: Allow Parents to Choose Safer Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Child Safety Accounts would allow parents to move their children to a safer school. -
McConnell Calls Green New Deal Bluff, Resolution Is Defeated
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #319 -
Texas Breaks Crude Oil Production Record
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Texas produced 1.54 billion barrels of crude oil in 2018, breaking the previous record of 1.28 billion barrels set in 1973, a new report states. -
Green New Deal – Boldest Tactic Yet to Advance U.N. Agenda 21
Opinion -Editorial -Most people in America don't even realize that tentacles of a dangerous United Nations program are being enacted in our nation's cities and certainly our country, with the full cooperation of those in our highest positions of authority. -
Is it Time to Pull the Plug on Amtrak?
Opinion -Editorial -It's time to pull the plug on Amtrak--or at least the taxpayer subsidies that prop it up. -
How Do Bankers Create Value?
Opinion -Editorial -Bankers are economic vampires who take, take, take, and give nothing in return. -
State Minimum Wage Is Causing New York City Restaurant Workers to Lose Jobs
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The minimum wage in New York City rose to $15 an hour on January 1, 2019 -
Facts and Data Prevail at House Hearing on Oceans and Climate Change
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife held a hearing on ocean health and climate change, moderated by Subcommittee Chair Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Ranking Member Tom McClintock (R-CA). -
Parents With Pitchforks and Torches
Opinion -Editorial -The radical sexual agenda in California and elsewhere has mothers and fathers furious, and ready to act. -
Minnesota Governor Proposes Big Gas Tax Hike
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Gov. Tim Walz is calling for a nearly 70 percent increase in the state’s tax on gasoline -
The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind
Opinion -Editorial -If we switched all our electric generation to wind energy, how much brighter would our future be?