Opinion
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NASA: Sometimes A Little Government – Saves Us All A Whole Lot Of Government
Opinion -Editorial -I’m incessantly harangued by pin heads – about everything. -
U.S. House Passes Resolution Opposing Carbon Dioxide Tax
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy,” by vote of 229 to 180. -
Judge Rejects Challenge to Missouri Amendment Convention Resolution
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Cole County, Missouri Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem dismissed a lawsuit challenging the General Assembly’s May 2017 approval of a resolution calling on Congress to convene an convention drafting an amendment to impose federal fiscal restraints. -
Oklahoma Becomes First State to Manage Coal Ash Disposal
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to receive approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to manage its program to dispose of coal ash. -
Carbon Tax: The Push is On… and its Coming from Republicans
Opinion -Editorial -On Friday (7/20/18), a Congressional Resolution introduced by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and West Virginia Rep. David McKinley condemning a carbon tax passed, mainly on a party line vote of 229 – 180. -
Some Confusions of Language in Economic Thought
Opinion -Editorial -Fifty years ago, in 1968, Austrian (and Austrian school) economist Friedrich A. Hayek published a monograph called The Confusion of Language in Political Thought. -
The Hidden War: Trump’s Battle Against Regulation
Opinion -Editorial -Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, once said “the chief business of the American people is business.” -
Streamlining the Future: Reducing Resistance to Broadband Everywhere
Opinion -Editorial -Next week, the Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to move forward on the ''STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act." -
Luddite Eco-imperialists Claim to be Virtuous
Opinion -Editorial -Uber-organic campaign enshrines primitive agriculture and malnutrition as human rights. -
Heartland Weekly: Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution Passed
Opinion -Editorial -Week of July 16, 2018 -
Nebraska Introduces Direct Primary Care Pilot Program
Opinion -health-care-news -Nebraska state employees are now able to enroll in a direct primary care (DPC) pilot program to begin in fiscal year 2019–2020 and run through fiscal year 2021–2022. -
Drug Manufacturers Raise Prices
Opinion -health-care-news -Several major drug manufacturers raised list prices for many drugs in July, two months after President Donald Trump offered his blueprint to lower prescription medication costs. -
FDA Delays CRISPR Clinical Trial
Opinion -health-care-news -The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) halted one of the first proposed clinical trials of CRISPR, a new gene-editing procedure scheduled to begin clinical evaluation in late 2018. -
HHS Introduces Patient-Driven Payment Model
Opinion -health-care-news -U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced the establishment of a Patient Driven Payment Model to be used initially in skilled nursing facilities. -
More States Join Court Challenge Against Affordable Care Act
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -Three more states—North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin—have joined Texas’ lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
The True 97 Percent Consensus: Congress Delivers Another Carbon Dioxide Tax Beat-Down
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #292 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Dismissal of New York City Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -Press Release -“The Al Gore alarmists are on a losing streak that will continue because they don’t have the science, the economics, or the law on their side.” - Tim Huelskamp -
Public health groups should be applauding Big Tobacco’s harm reduction efforts
Opinion -Editorial -It’s been more than 50 years since the surgeon general issued a report linking smoking to health hazards such as lung cancer and heart disease. -
Watching Weather Waves, but Missing Climate Tides
Opinion -Editorial -Earth’s climate is never still – it is always changing, with long-term trends, medium-term reversals and minor oscillations. -
Opposing Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Supports American Energy
Opinion -Editorial -House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. David B. McKinley of West Virginia recently introduced a congressional resolution stating a carbon-dioxide tax would harm the economy and therefore should not be enacted. -
Economics Versus DIY
Opinion -Editorial -Millions of Americans engage in do it yourself (DIY) home improvements. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Passage of Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution in U.S. House
Opinion -Press Release -“A tax on carbon dioxide is a horrible idea. It is a job killer.” -- Tim Huelskamp. Ph.D. -
Carbon Taxes Are Uneconomic And Misanthropic
Opinion -Editorial -Restricting the use of fossil fuels is an especially bad idea because expanding their use is the quickest, surest way to decrease poverty and increase human flourishing globally. -
Association health plans will create far more health care competition and choice
Opinion -Editorial -Last week, the Department of Labor issued a rule change that makes it possible for small businesses and associations to offer more affordable health care plans, known as association health plans.
