Opinion
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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. -
Georgia Considers CON Reforms to Increase Health Care Access
Opinion -Georgia lawmakers are considering reforms to the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws, the regulatory frame- work designed to limit health care providers’ ability to provide new facilities and services. -
Federal Court Pulls Natural Gas Pipeline Permits
Opinion -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered a halt to construction on the 600-mile pipeline Atlantic Coast Pipeline designed to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. -
Homeschooling Gains Popularity with Oregon Parents
Opinion -Homeschooling is an increasingly popular option for Oregon parents who want to participate directly in their children’s education. -
Missouri Voters Repeal Right-to-Work Law
Opinion -Voters in Missouri repealed a state law prohibiting forced union membership, preventing the law from going into effect nearly a year and a half after it was signed. -
Congress Considers Bill to End States’ 9-1-1 Fund Raids
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce is considering a bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop state governments from misspending funds intended to pay for maintenance of emergency services. -
Illinois School Principal’s Retirement Windfall Highlights Pension Problems
Opinion -The current structure of Illinois’ government pension and retirement plan may allow former Maine Township High School District 207 Principal Audrey Haugan to receive $7.137 million in benefits—almost 20 times more than she paid into her savings. -
White House Projects Trillion-Dollar Budget Deficits
Opinion -The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) predicts the federal deficit will hit $890 billion by the end of 2018 and exceed $1 trillion by 2019. -
Progressive Income-Tax Amendment Question Reaches Colorado Ballot
Opinion -Colorado voters will decide in November whether to approve a ballot measure that would replace the state’s flat income tax with a progressive tax and increase taxes on business owners and on individuals earning more than $150,000 per year. -
Trump Announces Trade Deal with Mexico
Opinion -President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a bilateral trade agreement with Mexico, as representatives from the United States, Canada, and Mexico continue to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a trilateral tra -
Small-Business Owner Touts Benefits of Tax Reform
Opinion -The tax reform package passed by congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017 is promoting business investment in capital and workers, a small business owner told Republican members of Congress who visited his company. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to FDA Threatening E-Cig Producers Over Teen Vaping
Opinion -“Although ‘protecting the children’ is a laudable goal, this rhetoric is overused and threatens the millions of smokers who have quit smoking combustible cigarettes by using these products.” - Lindsey Stroud -
Maryland Enacts ‘All-Payer’ Health Care Payment Model
Opinion -Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) signed a five-year contract reforming the state’s system of payments for beneficiaries of government health care programs. -
North Carolina Surgeon Challenges State’s CON Law
Opinion -A Winston-Salem surgeon is suing to overturn North Carolina’s certificate of need (CON) law, arguing it prevents health care providers from improving services for their patients.
