Opinion
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Irony Alert! ‘Progressive’ Democrats Embrace Obsolete Socialism
Opinion -Karl Marx’s brand of socialism, an unequivocal disaster that has produced mass poverty, tyranny, and untold deaths, is mounting a comeback among so-called “liberal progressive” Democrats. -
Should We Watch Wile E. Coyote Go Off the Cliff?
Opinion -For generations, one of the great joys in life has been watching Roadrunner cartoons, during which the Roadrunner always manages to find a way to trick Wile E. Coyote into running off a massive cliff. -
Medicare For All Would Be A Fiscal Nightmare
Opinion -As the 2018 midterm elections approach, growing numbers of progressive candidates have endorsed a single-payer health insurance program that will supposedly cover all Americans and deliver better medical care than our current health care system. -
Oh, the Humanity!
Opinion -How we long for the good old days! That is the tone of some environmental industry leaders who are screaming bloody murder (literally, not figuratively) about the Interior Department’s interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. -
New Challenges for Old Rules
Opinion -Like many cities, Troy is trying to figure out how Airbnb rentals fit into the existing legal and regulatory environment. -
Congress Should Invoke Revised Inherent Contempt Procedure in DOJ Subpoena Standoff
Opinion -The U.S. House should invoke a revised version of its historical inherent contempt enforcement power to address the refusal of DOJ officials to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information. -
Keep Carbon Taxes in the Ground
Opinion -Permanently bury these job-killing proposals, after pounding wooded stakes through their hearts. -
Google Execs’ Trump Meltdown Reminds: There’s No Such Thing As ‘Unbiased’
Opinion -We have for years been chronicling the extreme anti-conservative bias of the massive Big Tech companies – Google, Facebook, Twitter and the like. -
Interior Department Proposes Endangered Species Reforms
Opinion -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a series of policy reforms altering how it fosters species recovery under the 1973 Endangered Species Act, to reduce conflict between species and people while enhancing species recovery. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds NSTA’s Demand for Evidence-Based Climate Science
Opinion -'Appeals to dogma and supposed scientific authority equate to pseudoscience and must be vigorously compared and contrasted with empirical evidence.' - James Taylor -
Heartland Weekly: Rebutting Climate Alarmism in San Francisco
Opinion -Week of September 10, 2018 -
Court Rejects Nuns’ Lawsuit Intended to Halt Pipeline
Opinion -The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a religious-freedom lawsuit brought by a group of Roman Catholic nuns from Pennsylvania to halt the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline, which is under construction through land they own. -
Heartland Institute Rebuttal of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco
Opinion -Events from the Bay Area with Scientists, Other Experts Countering Climate Alarmism Were Streamed LIVE Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 Across the Bay in Oakland, California -
The Anti-Property Mindset The Internet Has Helped Foster – And Expand
Opinion -The Internet is almost undoubtedly the most expansive, impressive creation in the history of a humanity creating things. -
Reforming the Culture of Science at EPA
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #298 -
A Weatherman Reveals Climate Truths
Opinion -Meteorologist Joe Bastardi provides readers a short course on weather forecasting, in the process, he uses global warming alarmists’ own words to refute their claims humans are destroying the earth. -
The De-sciencing of American Medicine and What It Means to You
Opinion -With all the talk about “evidence-based medicine,” you might think that doctors were becoming much more focused on rigorous science. -
Interest Rates Need to Tell the Truth
Opinion -In the middle of July 2018, President Donald Trump said in an interview that he was “not happy” with the Federal Reserve nudging up interest rates and threatening economic growth in the United States -
Have Alabama Schools Found Free Lunches?
Opinion -Several dozen Alabama school districts are offering free lunches to all students this year. -
Arkansas Physicians Adopt Patient-Driven Models
Opinion -Arkansas physicians frustrated by hospital- and insurance-controlled care are returning to more personal, patient-driven options in the form of direct primary care (DPC) and concierge medicine. -
Nevada to Leave Obamacare Exchange
Opinion -The state of Nevada has begun the process of becoming the first state to leave the federal Obamacare exchange and set up a state-run version. -
Higher Health Care Spending Doesn’t Equal Better Results, Study Finds
Opinion -A survey from the personal-finance website WalletHub examining all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on health care cost and quality ranks Vermont first and Louisiana last. -
Kansas City Docs Pay Off Medical Debt for 700 Patients
Opinion -The Midwest Direct Primary Care Alliance (MDPCA), a group of Midwestern doctors and nurse practitioners, raised money to forgive a total of $1.4 million of debt for 784 patients in the Kansas City region. -
Wisconsin Faces Massive Unfunded Health Care Liability
Opinion -Twenty-five Wisconsin cities face a total of nearly $2.25 billion in unfunded liabilities, many of which are related to health care benefits promised to retired workers, a Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows.
