Opinion
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Arkansas Judge Rules Six Farmers Can Spray Popular Pesticide on Their Crops
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Pulaski County Judge Tim Fox ruled six Arkansas farmers may spray a weed killer manufactured by Monsanto Co and BASF on their crops despite a ban on the pesticide imposed by the Arkansas Plant Board in 2017. -
Parents Deserve a Way to Get Their Children Out of Unsafe Schools
Opinion -Editorial -Roughly one in every 50 public school students in the United States was a victim of a physical assault, sexual assault, rape, attempted rape, robbery, or threatened with physical assault at school during the 2015–16 school year. -
Farm Bill Shows Republicans at Their Worst
Opinion -Editorial -Warning: Congress is preparing to pass a new farm bill. -
Striking Teachers a Boon for Homeschooling
Opinion -Editorial -Parents and their children can be the big winners once freed from statist baby-sitting controls. -
Progressivism and Climate Change
Opinion -Editorial -Is “Strive on—the control of nature is won, not given” a controversial statement? What does it mean for science if it is? -
Regulations Are Down But Not Out
Opinion -Editorial -Recently I attended the launch by Scott Pruitt of the EPA’s new Office of Continuous Improvement (and, as proof, you can see me in the background of this official photo). -
Trump Administration Sues California Over Land Sale Law
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States Department of Justice is suing the state of California to overturn a state law granting it the power to veto the sale of federal lands within the state to private individuals. -
FWS Must Do More to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves, Court Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A Federal judge in Arizona has ruled wildlife managers from the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed do enough to protect a subspecies of wolf native to the American Southwest. -
Trump Administration To Target Prescription Drug Prices
Opinion -News -The Trump administration has recently released a plan to target the price of prescription drugs by implementing free-market solutions to help bring down the cost of health care. -
Government Duplicates When It’s Stupid – And Doesn’t When It’s A National Security Imperative
Opinion -Editorial -“We could say the government spends like drunken sailors – but that would be unfair to drunken sailors. Because the sailors are spending their own money.” -
Heartland Institute President Dr. Tim Huelskamp Applauds President Trump for Signing ‘Right to Try’ into Law
Opinion -Press Release -Dr. Huelskamp, who suggested to the White House that President Trump include Right to Try in his State of the Union Address, attended the signing ceremony -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago Alderman Pushing Vaping Flavors Ban
Opinion -“Alderman Ed Burke's proposed ordinance is nothing more than preening for moralizing anti-fun busybodies.” - Jesse Hathway -
The Obamas’ $50 Million Netflix Deal: Cronyism Comes Full Circle
Opinion -Editorial -When examined through a political prism rather than a business one, this move makes perfect sense for the Obamas and Netflix. -
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear PA Property Rights Case
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning the forced provision of public access to private property in rural eastern Pennsylvania that could have a profound impact on property rights across the nation. -
All Public Forums Should Be Open and Uncensored
Opinion -Editorial -Trump should embrace (and expand) court ruling that his Twitter account is free speech forum -
Crony Capitalism: Banks Make Money By ‘Making Money’
Opinion -Editorial -When will Paul Krugman adapt to reality? -
Earth Day should Celebrate “Engines and Electricity”
Opinion -Editorial -Most chapters of human history are defined by the tools and machines that were used. -
A Second Chance for Republicans to Reform Farm Handouts
Opinion -Editorial -Last week, House Republican leaders tried to get a farm bill passed by making changes to the food stamps program. -
Minimum Wages and Maximum Wages― Why the Determination of Worker Pay is so Poorly Understood
Opinion -Editorial -Public debate about the minimum wage seems to creep up every election cycle. -
Oakland Fined For Polluting San Francisco Bay
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the city of Oakland for polluting San Francisco Bay. -
Memorial Day Is a Day to Remember
Opinion -Editorial -Memorial Day is more than a holiday celebrating summer’s onset. It is a holy day to remember and thank those who offered their lives so the rest of us may remain living in the land of the free and the home of the brave. -
A Pennsylvania Commission Banned Wind Energy. Here’s Why
Opinion -Editorial -This month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) voted unanimously to ban wind turbines on the 1.5 million acres it controls. -
Earth Records 600 Millionth Consecutive Cooler-Than-Average Month
Opinion -Editorial -Man's fossil fuels had little to do with the enduring climate change Al Gore would prefer you not know about. -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland Experts Applaud Right to Try Bill
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of May 21, 2018