Opinion
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Are You Secure? Really? How Do You Know?
Opinion -Editorial -Cyberthreats against the private sector have been well covered in the press over the last few years. -
Let’s Get Rid of the Ethanol Mandate, Not Reform It
Opinion -Editorial -In recent months, a number of proposals have been put forward to reduce the cost and complexity of complying with the RFS that requires American oil refiners and importers to blend biofuels, mainly corn ethanol, into gasoline and diesel fuel. -
Federal Judge Dismisses California Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. District Judge William Alsup dismissed a climate liability lawsuit brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco against five oil companies. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME
Opinion -Press Release -“The Supreme Court has freed millions of American workers from manipulation by union bosses that misrepresent their interests.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
Can You Understand Me Now? Privacy Policy Basics
Opinion -Editorial -Despite coughing up reams of information about themselves in exchange for often minimal benefits, consumers are now suddenly concerned about their privacy. -
Arizona shows how America can expand access to dental care
Opinion -Editorial -Expanding access to dental therapists would also improve oral health. -
Fracking Is Not Contaminating Groundwater in Ohio, Study Finds
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A peer-reviewed study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati shows the hydraulic fracturing process, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is not contaminating groundwater in the Utica Shale region of Ohio. -
EPA Eases Smog Rules for Parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has loosened smog regulations for parts of three states in the Midwest. -
Facing Declining Population, Progressive Vermont Offers Cash to Lure Telecommuters
Opinion -Editorial -As states compete to attract new residents and increase their tax bases, two very different strategies have come to the forefront. -
Government Can’t Cure Our Education Problem. Only Parental Choice Can.
Opinion -Editorial -The Founding Fathers ardently believed that the endurance of the American experiment depends on a well informed population. -
Heartland Institute Experts Cheer Dismissal of ‘Climate Shakedown Lawsuit’ in San Francisco
Opinion -Press Release -"It is not often that the eco-Left gets such a public spanking and that common sense prevails in today’s federal courts." -- Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Cheer Dismissal of ‘Climate Shakedown Lawsuit’ in San Francisco
Opinion -Press Release -“This should put an end to other ridiculous and wasteful lawsuits, which essentially stand against modernity.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
Trump Working to Reduce Drug Prices
Opinion -Editorial -The United States has been very nearly subsidizing the global drug pharmaceutical trade while other nations pat themselves on the back for keeping prices low. -
What If Children Could Move from Unsafe to Secure Schools?
Opinion -Editorial -You know we are now living in a Bizarro World when Obama-era Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is championing parental activism on a mammoth scale. -
California Billionaire Wants to Raise Michigan’s Electricity Bills
Opinion -Editorial -Tom Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager from San Francisco has all the passion and fiery proselytistic zeal of those who have experienced a Pauline-like conversion. -
Hate Speech, Bias and Intolerance at University of Delaware
Opinion -Editorial -University of Delaware student newspaper attacks climatology professor for his religious beliefs. -
The Fight Over Obamacare Moves to the States
Opinion -Editorial -Since Republicans failed to repeal and replace Obamacare when they had the chance in 2017, many have, rather wisely, decided to shift the battleground to the states. -
Heartland Weekly: Fossil Fuel Benefits Outweigh Costs
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of June 18, 2018 -
The Promise of Child Safety Accounts
Opinion -Editorial -To reduce school violence, we must address its actual cause. -
Just Kidding! Seattle Bails on Its Outrageous Business ‘Homeless Tax’
Opinion -Editorial -In May, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to tax large, local businesses — such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks — $275 per employee annually. -
Congress, Think Tanks State Opposition to Carbon Taxes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A group of 29 research institutes are supporting a resolution introduced by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) putting Congress on record opposing any carbon tax. -
U.S. Reduces Emissions While Paris Parties’ Emissions Grow
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #289 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
Opinion -Press Release -“States preferring to collect taxes from business owners in other states, unable to vote on those policies or benefit from the confiscated revenue, are the real winners in this case.” - Jesse Hathaway -
California May Mandate Solar Panels on All New Homes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California may soon become the first state to mandate solar panels be installed on all new homes, apartments, and condominiums.
