Opinion
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Education: The Homeschooling Option
Opinion -Editorial -Americans have lost faith in the public school system. Only 36 percent of U.S. parents have a “great deal” of support for public schools, according to a 2017 study by Gallup. -
The judiciary strikes a blow to Medicaid reform
Opinion -Editorial -At the end of June, a U.S. District Court judge blocked Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin from imposing work requirements on Medicaid recipients. -
A ‘Revenue-Neutral’ Carbon Dioxide Tax Is a Lie
Opinion -Editorial -Global warming activists attempt to win over conservatives by claiming a carbon dioxide tax can be “revenue neutral.” -
Climate Realists Are Already on the Right Side of the Energy Debate. No Need to Change
Opinion -Editorial -Climate change is not a hoax. In fact, the climate is constantly changing, and it has for decades, centuries and even millennia. -
What You Need to Know About EPA’s New Boss Andrew Wheeler
Opinion -Editorial -Former Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marked the end of a productive but tumultuous period for the agency. -
Heartland Weekly: A Conversation with Mark Janus
Opinion -Editorial -Week of July 30, 2018 -
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pull Bill to Allow Hunting of Exotic Wildlife
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Rhode Island lawmakers pulled a bill that would have allowed hunting of animals imported into the state on large private preserves. -
President’s Power to Revoke Security Clearances is Constitutional
Opinion -Editorial -White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday, July 23, 2018, that Trump is looking into the clearances of former security officers. -
Global warming creates desperate media lies
Opinion -Editorial -There are certainly numerous reasons why so many Central Americans are seeking a way (legal or otherwise) to enter this country, but the impact of global warming on crop production is not one of them. -
Senate Considers Alzheimer’s Bill
Opinion -The U.S. Senate is considering a bill, the Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s (BOLD) Act, to increase programs for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. -
California Democrats Press for ‘Medicare for All’
Opinion -Current California Gov. Gavin Newsom says single-payer health care will be a key issue in his campaign for governor, and numerous Democratic Assembly and Senate candidates have established single-payer as a key plank in their races. -
Michigan Democrat Governor Hopeful Pushes ‘Medicare for All’
Opinion -Michigan Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he wants to impose single-payer health care statewide, to be called “Michicare: Medicare for All.” -
Environmentalist Scare Stories – Never Mind!
Opinion -Editorial -Solid evidence shows there is no “bee-pocalypse,” but alarmists allege new pesticide threats. -
U.S., Not Paris Participants, Cuts Carbon Dioxide
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #294 -
Tobacco Funds Fill Government Coffers, Not Help People Quit
Opinion -Editorial -Using the tobacco settlement to pay for public employee pensions, while doubling down against safer tobacco products. -
Big Banks Using Tax Reform to Lobby Against Credit Unions
Opinion -Editorial -Bankers claim credit unions are similar to mutual savings banks and should therefore be regulated in a similar manner. -
The Future of Health Care Is Free-Market Tech
Opinion -Editorial -If the United States fails to advance its digital health care industry well beyond its current state, it will not remain the world’s leader in health care. -
California Billionaire’s Radical Initiatives Advance in Three States
Opinion -environment-climate-news -With the financial support of a California billionaire, efforts to use government power to force a radical increase in the use of renewable energy have advanced in three states. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA Proposal to Reverse Obama-era Clean Car Ruling
Opinion -Editorial -“If adopted, this regulation would be another promise kept by President Donald Trump.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
Global Warming is Not People’s Most Pressing Concern
Opinion -Editorial -Most people don’t really care, don’t think it affects them much, and don’t believe the hype. -
Sportsmen Benefit from Interior Sec. Zinke’s Leadership
Opinion -Editorial -The Department of the Interior (DOI), under the leadership of Secretary Ryan Zinke, has reversed Obama administration policies that hindered state wildlife management, harming hunters and anglers in the process. -
Welfare Programs, Promises, Pensions and Problems
Opinion -Editorial -Everyone knows that Social Security and Medicare are underfunded. They can only provide the benefits they have promised by borrowing from future taxpayers who are obligated to pay for them. -
How Japan Empowered Patients with Free To Choose Medicine
Opinion -Editorial -Americans who are not in the very small test groups are denied access to safe, promising products. -
The Dangers of Totalitarian Planning, Past and Present
Opinion -Editorial -While people say they want freedom, fight under the banner of freedom, and even sometimes die for its preservation and advancement, determining what it actually means to be free and to live in a free society seems often elusive and controversial.