Opinion
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FDA Claims There’s Market Freedom While Blocking Tobacco Harm Reduction Products
Opinion -In July, an NPR segment reported the United States is in the midst of a “significant shortage of injectable opioids.” -
Government Job-Guarantee Policies Guarantee Nothing but Fewer Jobs
Opinion -Job-guarantee proposals have dominated headlines of late, with high-profile politicians such as Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) advancing the policy. -
Medicaid Recipients Who Can Work, Should Work
Opinion -After a federal judge blocked Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirement, President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers released a study that concluded many people who receive Medicaid benefits can work but choose not to. -
Educational Choice Must Truly be Free
Opinion -Oscar Wilde once said, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." -
Don’t Let the Postal Service Kill E-Commerce
Opinion -E-commerce has revolutionized the economy, giving consumers access to every imaginable product, at the best prices, without leaving their homes. -
The Ash Heap of History Awaits
Opinion -Time to put socialism back where it belongs. -
Californians Should Stay Sway From Destructive, Foul-tasting Soda Taxes
Opinion -Recently, California legislators dealt a devastating blow to onerous taxes when they passed a bill that prevents grocery taxes, including unpopular and ineffective “soda taxes.” -
Is America in the Midst of Another Civil War?
Opinion -An email circulating several weeks last ago contained powerful truths that drew my attention. -
President Moves to Expand LNG Exports to Europe
Opinion -The administration of President Donald Trump is stepping up efforts to increase exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe. -
A Panacea or a Death Sentence?
Opinion -This summer the Administration published its much-anticipated plan to modify enforcement of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). -
Heartland’s James Taylor on NewsmaxTV Talking EPA and Coal
Opinion -Heartland Institute Senior Fellow for Environment and Energy Policy James Taylor was a guest on "America Talks Live" on NewsmaxTV. -
Don’t Limit Health Care by Calling It a ‘Right’
Opinion -The future of Obamacare is as tenuous as ever thanks to the Trump administration’s restoration of federalism. -
Maine Governor Corrects Media on Medicaid Controversy
Opinion -After major media outlets published a story claiming Maine Gov. Paul LePage said he would “go to jail before expanding Medicaid,” the governor’s office issued a response refuting the story. -
Medicaid Expansion Will Appear on Nebraskans’ 2018 Ballot
Opinion -An organization dedicated to Medicaid expansion has submitted 133,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State in an effort to place on this November’s ballot an initiative to expand Medicaid in the state. -
Trump Administration Proposes Freezing Fuel Economy Mandates
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally proposed freezing automobile fuel mileage mandates at 2020 levels through 2026. -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland on NewsmaxTV
Opinion -Week of August 20, 2018 -
‘America First Energy Conference’ Highlights Gains, Remaining Work
Opinion -The Heartland Institute hosted its second America First Energy Conference at which more than 40 speakers from government and the private sector discussed energy and environment regulatory reforms necessary to advance U.S. energy dominance. -
ACE Replaces CPP
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #296 -
Making American Skilled Labor Great Again
Opinion -For decades, vocational training has been waning. -
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -The Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, announced he supports retaining Medicaid expansion in the Buckeye State but wants to establish work requirements for healthy adults in the expansion program. -
Federal Share of Health Care Spending Nears 50 Percent
Opinion -The federal government is paying for a continually increasing share of Americans’ health care, with current and future federal taxpayers’ proportion of overall health care spending now approaching 50 percent. -
Electric Cars: Will Any Auto Company Make Money?
Opinion -Tesla reported second quarter results earlier this month. Despite losing $718 million during the quarter, Tesla shares rose 16 percent on renewed promises of profitability. -
Is a Financial Crisis Inevitable?
Opinion -How debt is shaping up to be our undoing. -
UVA’s Education School Distorts Own Study to Slam Vouchers
Opinion -Even though most studies using the highest quality of research show that underprivileged children benefit academically when able to use vouchers to attend private schools, the political and educationist Left use any scrap of data.