Opinion
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Name the State
Opinion -The number one problem of all public debate about politics and economics is the failure to name the state. If this would change, so would public opinion. -
Do You Have a Right to Repair? Yes and No
Opinion -There is a growing legislative movement – yes, elected politicians are always looking for something to do – to create and enforce a “right to repair” your stuff. -
A Classic Example of Regulatory Overreach
Opinion -Senate Bill 181 is the latest attempt by special interests to impose stringent regulations on the oil and gas industry. An earlier attempt, Initiative 97, was rejected overwhelmingly by voters. -
New England Curtails Amid World Natural Gas Boom
Opinion -Global usage of natural gas continues to grow rapidly. But states in New England, New York, and some nations seek to curtail the use of natural gas. -
Abolish the Welfare State to Solve the National Debt Crisis
Opinion -Why is it so difficult to win the case for freedom in modern American society? -
Medicaid for All?
Opinion -Democrats are calling the newest single-payer healthcare proposals “Medicare for All.” -
Taxes, Roads, and Limited Government
Opinion -The Alabama legislature kicked off its new term with a special session to increase the gas tax, a result which seemed foreordained. Nonetheless, the gas tax raises interesting economic and political considerations. -
Is Economic Freedom Killing People?
Opinion -I frequently extol the virtues of economic freedom, which generally produces prosperity and rising standards of living. However, could economic freedom possibly be contributing to America’s opioid crisis and its tragic deaths? -
Why Will It Be So Hard To Pull The Plug On Amtrak?
Opinion -Editorial -My recent article arguing that we should cut federal subsidies to Amtrak got some very interesting and useful feedback on social media with at least one reader making the point that the highways and the airways are also very heavily subsidized by governme -
Now That the U.S. is the World’s Top Oil Producer, We Don’t Need NOPEC
Opinion -In 1890, to force the dissolution of cartels that had been formed in key American industries like oil, sugar and tobacco, the U.S. Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
Cherish Them From Afar
Opinion -Bayard Taylor wrote, “And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, the poppy’s bonfire spread.” He could have been describing the famous poppy fields in Lake Elsinore, California. -
Wealth Inequality Is the Greatest Enemy of Poverty
Opinion -People become rich by mass producing former luxuries, raising the living standards of all -
Heartland Weekly: Anthony Watts Joins The Heartland Institute
Opinion -April 1, 2019 -
Ballooning Costs, Missed Deadlines Derail California High-Speed Rail Project
Opinion -California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is pulling the plug on the state’s high-speed rail project due to massive cost overruns and repeatedly missed deadline. -
The Dangers of the New Democratic Socialism
Opinion -In the ancient world, there was often a philosophy of life that the events surrounding man and the world he lived in went in circles and cycles. -
PRESS RELEASE: Anthony Watts Joins The Heartland Institute
Opinion -Meteorologist and Founder of Most-read Climate Website in the World Named Senior Fellow -
Race to the Left
Opinion -Kamala Harris has concocted a brazen plan to get the teacher union endorsement in 2020. -
Who Is Your Doctor?
Opinion -If the government is the ultimate authority on your “health care,” remember that its tools for checking whether a child has a life-threatening disease such as meningitis include battering rams and assault rifles. -
The “Green New Dealers” Have Lost All Perspective
Opinion -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 -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 -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 -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 -Universities should be deeply embarrassed that it has come to this. The President of the United States uses the financial big stick.
