Opinion
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As Families Suffer, California Lawmakers Play Health Care Politics
Opinion -California Democratic legislators made it clear they would prefer residents go bankrupt paying for expensive Obamacare health insurance instead of allowing Californians to purchase more affordable, short-term plans. -
Congress Must Reform Its Budget Process, But Not Like This
Opinion -Almost all Americans agree that the process to pass a federal budget has become more difficult than scaling Mt. Everest. -
Rediscovering Tax and Regulatory Powers at the Local Level
Opinion -Colorado is a swing state, and Broomfield County, where I live, has an unusually diverse electorate, with roughly equal shares of Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters. -
Is Facebook Really Like Ma Bell?
Opinion -Some commentators and politicians have proposed regulating Facebook, Twitter, and Google as public utilities. To make sense of this proposal, let’s consider the economic role of public utilities. -
Why We Have to Fight for What Biotechnology Can Offer Us
Opinion -It’s time to fight for the technology that makes our food great. It’s time to stand up and scream “No!” -
Heartland Institute Submits Comments to EPA in Support of Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Opinion -'During the 2016 election, President Trump promised to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan. The ACE Rule represents another election promise kept.' - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of EPA Climate Regulations for Refrigerant
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an August 2017 ruling, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, striking down a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule banning the use of hydroflourocarbons. -
NY State Expands Telemedicine Program for the Homeless
Opinion -New York is expanding its telemedicine services to more local area homeless people and those living with developmental disabilities. -
Virtue, Freedom, and the Future
Opinion -In the early days of the American experiment, Benjamin Franklin warned, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.” Although virtue has waxed and waned throughout American history, 2018 seems to be a low point. Is freedom in peril? -
California Billionaire’s Renewable Energy Measure Is on Nevada Ballot
Opinion -Voters in Nevada this November will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would more than double the amount of solar, wind, and some other types of renewable energy Nevada’s electric utilities are required to deliver. -
A Brief History Of The Left’s Attempts To (Over-)Regulate The Internet
Opinion -The relatively brief history of the Internet – is a quarter-century visual aide of how the Left looks to over-regulate things. -
100 Percent Renewables—Poor Policy for Ratepayers
Opinion -Two states and more than 80 cities and counties have now announced a goal of receiving 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources. -
Heartland Weekly: Tom Steyer’s Energy Orders
Opinion -Week of October 22, 2018 -
Improving the Interior Department’s Science and Policies
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #303 -
‘First Man’: Last in the Space Movie Race
Opinion -There’s a famous photo of Armstrong after he returned to the lunar lander smiling the biggest grin you can imagine. Don’t look for it in this movie. -
Federal Court Orders EPA to Ban Pesticide
Opinion -A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to proceed with a ban on the pesticide Chlorpyrifos. -
Climate Change Fueled Witch Hunts – Then and Now
Opinion -European witch hunts of the 15th to 17th centuries targeted witches that were thought to be responsible for epidemics and crop failures related to declining temperatures of the Little Ice Age. -
Report: Climate Activists Are Secretly Collaborating with State Governments
Opinion -A new report details how a network of climate activists provides off-the-books staff members and consultants for governors and states’ attorneys general to pursue an anti-fossil fuel agenda. -
Australia Changes Government Leadership, Energy Policies
Opinion -Australia’s ruling Liberal Party has changed course on energy policy after an internal revolt against proposed energy restrictions cost Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull his job. -
Minnesota Regulators Approve Wind Farm Despite Local Opposition
Opinion -Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously approved construction of a controversial wind farm opposed by local residents in Freeborn County. -
A Critical Look at the U.S. Economy
Opinion -The stock market has been soaring, unemployment is low, and there is some improvement in wages and corporate earnings, though significantly less than from other recession recoveries. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Marks National SAVE Day with Call for Child Safety Accounts
Opinion -“National SAVE day is a reminder that bullying and school violence remains far too prevalent. Hence, Child Safety Accounts are needed more than ever to ensure students attend safe schools.” - Lennie Jarratt -
U.S. House Considers Bill to Delay and Repeal Obamacare Taxes
Opinion -The Save American Workers Act (SAWA), which would reduce the heavy taxes levied under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Survey: Consumers Blame Insurance Companies for Cost Surprises
Opinion -U.S. health care consumers are increasingly blaming insurance agencies when they receive unexpectedly high medical bills and fail to understand their benefits, a survey from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC) reports.
