Opinion
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State AGs Urge Court to Dismiss California Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -Republican attorneys general from 15 states asked federal judge William Alsup to dismiss a climate liability lawsuit against five oil companies brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco. -
Illinois Is Better Off Bankrupt
Opinion -Illinois now has the worst credit rating in the municipal bond market. Moody’s Investment Services pegs Illinois’ debt at Baa3, and it could further downgrade that credit rating later in 2018. -
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Moving Forward Despite Litigation
Opinion -The energy company building a 600 mile natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina said a federal appeals court panel’s decision to invalidate a key environmental permit will not halt construction. -
Washington State’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Ends
Opinion -The state of Washington’s sales tax exemption program providing incentives for people to purchase alternative fuel vehicles—primarily electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle purchasers—ended in May. -
Only Voters Can “Drain The Swamp”
Opinion -The reason why “drain the swamp” resonates with so many Americans is simple: It embodies their antipathy for the bloated, out-of-touch federal government. -
Pennsylvania Considers Work Requirements for Medicaid
Opinion -Medicaid has become the nation's largest health insurance program, and states like Pennsylvania are considering adding work requirements as part of legislation intended to scale back the cost and size of entitlement programs. -
Arizona Enacts Dental Therapy Licensing Law
Opinion -Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a new dental therapy law that allows midlevel dental practitioners to provide preventative and restorative dental care to patients in the state. -
Chicago’s Sexual Assault Crisis Proves Kids Need More Ways to Escape Unsafe Schools
Opinion -Reporters at the Chicago Tribune have done yeoman’s labor in the paper’s “Betrayed” series uncovering widespread sexual assault, abuse, and harassment at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) during the past decade. -
Heartland Weekly: Welcome the ‘Health Care Wars’
Opinion -Week of June 11, 2018 -
Gold Appears Quiescenta
Opinion -Gold news has not received much media coverage lately. That's not because what's been happening is unimportant. -
Will Student Loan Debt Crush Alabama’s Graduates?
Opinion -Unfortunately, many recent college graduates report putting off buying cars or homes, saving for retirement, or marriage due to student loan debt. -
Pope Ignores Fossil Fuels’ Essential Role in Human Flourishing
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #288 -
After 170 Years, Socialism Becomes Reality in America
Opinion -It was in 1848 that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published their epic work, Communist Manifesto, that has impacted so much of the world since that time, but not in positive ways. -
American Cancer Society Sees Zero Cancer Risk for Smokeless Tobacco
Opinion -Smokeless tobacco was not among 17 risk factors – a tacit acknowledgment that the risk of cancer from smokeless tobacco is de minimis. -
They Said It Best When They Said Nothing at All
Opinion -For years, perhaps decades, or perhaps forever, Washington D.C. has been the butt of jokes with punchlines about how the political class talks and talks and talks while little gets solved. -
A Comprehensive Guide to a World of Political Complexity
Opinion -Review of The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites' Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, by James Rickards (Portfolio Sentinel, 2016), 352 pages, ISBN-13 978-1591848080, $16.14 on Amazon.com. -
Vatican Criticizes Banking, Calls for ‘New Economy’
Opinion -The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published a magisterial teaching calling for governments to increase financial regulation. -
A Remarkably Prescient Song
Opinion -Over 35 years ago during the 1981-82 recession, Billy Joel released “Allentown” about the plight of this Pennsylvania town. -
Sales Taxes and Alabama’s Future Economy
Opinion -Presidential tweets and a Supreme Court case have reignited the question of taxing internet sales. -
Stockton, California Launches Universal Basic Income Experiment
Opinion -Partnering with a private charity, the City of Stockton, California will test whether a government-administered universal basic income (UBI) program can lift people out of poverty. -
Our Nation’s Defense Is Too Important To Hire But One Cloud Storage Company
Opinion -I would be perfectly fine with – and actually feel a whole lot better – if the DoD created three backups of everything. Maybe even four would be good. -
New York’s Top Court Say’s Chimpanzees Aren’t Human and Don’t Have Human Rights
Opinion -New York state’s Court of Appeals, determined chimpanzees are not legal persons, and as such don’t have the rights of legal persons. -
Massachusetts Considers Licensing Dental Therapists
Opinion -A proposed law in Massachusetts would license dental therapists in the state who would provide oral health care services such as cleanings and some nonsurgical care under the supervision of a licensed dentist, particularly to low-income residents. -
Washington, DC Funds Failing Transit System with Tax Hikes
Opinion -The Washington, DC City Council is proposing raising taxes on ridesharing services and alcohol to increase funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
