Opinion
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What 19th-Century Foreign Writers Said about American Freedom and Prosperity
Opinion -If you look at the results of relatively open and competitive market economies over the years, the only conclusion that can reasonably be reached is that free market liberal-oriented societies provide the conditions for constant betterment. -
L.A. Tax Addicts Looking to Score
Opinion -Union leader and the school district want more of your money to feed a bad habit. -
Is Climate Policy Debatable?
Opinion -President Trump is creating a Presidential Committee on Climate Security to scrutinize climate science. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Outlines ‘Modern System for Approving Cures of the Future’
Opinion -New Policy Brief by The Heartland Institute Examines the Numerous Benefits of ‘Free to Choose Medicine’ -
President Trump Signs EMP Order to Protect Critical Infrastructure
Opinion -President Trump issued an Executive Order directing federal agencies to identify and develop responses to the threat electromagnetic pulses could pose to critical infrastructure. -
Wisconsin Governor Proposes School Choice Ban
Opinion -The governor is proposing to roll back school choice programs. -
North Dakota to Charge Electric Vehicle Owners for Highway Maintenance
Opinion -North Dakota joined 20 other states imposing fees on electric vehicles, on April 11. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to FDA Approval of ‘Heat-Not-Burn’ Tobacco Device
Opinion -“In a significant development for tobacco harm reduction, I must applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for allowing one of the most-revolutionary tobacco harm reduction products to hit the U.S. market.” - Lindsey Stroud -
Where the Buffalo Roam
Opinion -At the time that the Europeans arrived here, there were maybe 100 million Buffalo lumbering about. -
Federal Judge Blocks Oil and Gas Leases, Development on Federal Lands in Wyoming
Opinion -U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras blocked oil and natural gas lease sales proposed by the Obama administration in 2016 for nearly 500 square miles of federal land in Wyoming. -
Senate Confirms Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
Opinion -The U.S. Senate confirmed David Bernhardt as the 53rd Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior by a vote of 56 to 41. -
Let’s Get Real About Postal Reform
Opinion -Does getting real mean taking up the recommendations from the Trump administration’s 2018 task force on 'United States Postal Service: A Sustainable Path Forward'? -
Fake Climate Science and Scientists
Opinion -Alarmists game the system to enrich and empower themselves, and hurt everyone else. -
A Devastating Review of the Green New Deal
Opinion -This week the American Enterprise Institute issued a devastating critique by Benjamin Zyndar of the Grean New Deal (GND) proposal introduced by Senator Markey in the Senate and Representative Ocasio-Cortez in the House of Representatives. -
The Freedom to Falsify
Opinion -AFT president’s talk is rife with platitudes, attitude, and misinformation. -
Central Banking Is Central Planning
Opinion -At a time when the appeal of and demands for a new “democratic” socialism seem to have caught the imagination of many among the young. -
The Eternal Stupidity: ‘Let’s Have Government Do It’
Opinion -Wisdom is eternal. Because it is so rare a commodity it is treasured by all who actually like and respect all that is good. -
Trump Acts to Speed Oil and Gas Infrastructure Construction
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to speed construction of multistate pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, and cross-border infrastructure projects, to remove key obstacles to interstate commerce. -
Actions Speak Loudest in Energy Policy
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #321 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Tennessee Legislature Passing Education Savings Account Bill
Opinion -“The Tennessee Senate made a statement with the passage of a second ESA program, declaring education access for all students is more important than state dictates and local monopolistic district control.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Evil Twins: Tyrannical Thanos And The Totalitarian Green New Deal
Opinion -In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos, the Mad Titan, certainly has a warped sense of environmental sustainability. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Victory for Coal Power in Indiana
Opinion -“The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) deserves praise for standing up for electricity consumers.” - James Taylor -
California Activists Push for Forcing Insurance Companies to Disclose Fossil Fuel Connections
Opinion -Environmental activist groups have petitioned California’s new insurance commissioner to require insurance companies to publicly disclose their investments in fossil fuel-related companies and any fossil fuel projects they underwrite or insure. -
Renewables Push Undermines Power Grid Serving 65 Million
Opinion -In recent years, environmental zealots have called for replace coal and nuclear power plants with green energy source, a shortsighted plan that could very well endanger the future of American energy production.