Opinion
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Politics and the Economics of the Carbon Tax
Opinion -Editorial -Economists should not let the allure of an optimal tax create an impression that carbon taxation will benefit the economy. -
We Must Hope Dr. Soon is Right
Opinion -Editorial -And the global warming apocalypse is not nigh. Real-world evidence certainly supports him. -
Albuquerque Celebrates a Decade of Drinking Water Security, Aquifer Recovery
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The San Juan-Chama Project, which diverts Colorado River basin water to the Rio Grande basin, now supplies the Albuquerque metro area with nearly 70 percent of its potable water and has helped the aquifer to recover. -
Should We Tax Greenhouse Gases?
Opinion -Editorial -A group of distinguished economists, including Nobel prize winners and past Council of Economic Advisors members, recently supported a carbon tax. -
Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Lives, But Only if Smokers Have All the Facts
Opinion -Editorial -When products have the potential to save millions of lives, it's helpful if people are told about those benefits. -
Keep Fraudulent Science Out of Our Courtrooms
Opinion -Editorial -Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility. -
‘Great Hope’ for Occupational Licensing Reform in Georgia with Officials’ Support
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Georgia has seen a dramatic increase in the number of occupations requiring a government license. -
Heartland Weekly: Record Cold Forces Rethink on Global Warming
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of January 28, 2019 -
Federal Judge Bans Fracking Off the California Coast
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal judge has barred the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing in U.S. territorial waters off the coast of California. -
Florida Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Goes Into Effect
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Two-thirds of Floridians voted in November to require a supermajority of state legislators to approve tax increases. -
Special Edition Devoted to the Green New Deal
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #313 -
Commentary: Autonomous Vehicles — Is the Consumer Bloom Off the Rose?
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The automotive industry thought that 2018 would be the “breakthrough” year for consumer acceptance of autonomous vehicles. -
This Time They Went Too Far
Opinion -Editorial -You can count on your ten fingers the number of times the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously on any environmental issue. -
Solar Power Mandated for All New California Homes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California has become the first state to mandate all new homes have sufficient solar panels to power them with solar energy. -
Oregon Considers Tobacco Tax Hikes Montana and South Dakota Reject
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Voters in November rejected ballot measures to increase tobacco taxes in Montana and South Dakota, while Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s proposed budget includes a tobacco tax hike. -
Amazon’s Massive Government Contractor Cronyism Receives New Huge Scrutiny
Opinion -Editorial -We’ve long chronicled the incredibly obnoxious government cronyism incredibly huge Amazon (Market Cap: $779 billion) garners. -
‘Sustainable’ Investment Policies Are Costly, Often Unethical, Study Finds
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Portfolio managers to invest their clients money based on sustainable investment criteria may cost their clients money and be violating their fiduciary duties. -
Mathematical Modeling Illusions
Opinion -Editorial -The global climate scare – and policies resulting from it – are based on models that do not work. -
Saved by Pseudo-Renewable Energy?
Opinion -Editorial -Climate alarmists must prove expensive, weather-dependent energy is green and sustainable. -
The Founders on Taxation
Opinion -Editorial -It’s amusing the way the media feels it necessary to treat whatever Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says as serious political economy. -
NM Supreme Court Approves Program Lending Textbooks to Religious Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The court’s decision reversed its own 2015 ruling that the textbook lending program was unconstitutional -
Michigan Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Property Tax Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Michigan Supreme Court will hear a case later this year in which officials took a man’s property for $8.41 in unpaid taxes. -
Virginia Should Embrace Telemedicine and Reduce Regulatory Barriers
Opinion -Editorial -Communications technology improvements have led to rapid increases in the efficiency and reach of industries across the modern economy. -
PRESS RELEASE: NOAA Tweets a Cartoon During Record Cold Snap, The Heartland Institute Responds
Opinion -Press Release -“This shows why climate scientists are the new theocracy and climate ‘science’ is a religion not science.”
