Opinion
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New Taxes Would Only Throw Gasoline on Illinois’ Spending Fire
Opinion -If the definition of insanity is repeatedly doing the same thing but expecting different results, many Illinois lawmakers are downright certifiable. -
How green is my planet?
Opinion -The revelation this week that CO2 had just reached 410 ppm is just the most recent negative climate "tipping point" being reached. -
EPA Is Finally Ending Its Use of ‘Secret Science.’ Now It’s Time for Congress to Act
Opinion -Scott Pruitt, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has proposed a new rule aimed at improving the quality of the science the agency relies on when developing regulations. -
Perverse, Conflicted Ethical Systems
Opinion -Radical environmentalists put people last, and destroy habitats and wildlife to end fossil fuels. -
States Consider Carbon Dioxide Taxes
Opinion -Several state legislatures, including those of Connecticut, Hawaii, and Utah, are considering establishing a tax on carbon dioxide on emissions from fossil fuel use. -
Karl Marx and Marxism at Two Hundred
Opinion -A specter continues to haunt the world, the specter of Karl Marx. -
Celebrate Small Business Week the Right Way
Opinion -Small businesses are as American as apple pie — overregulation is still a huge burden that needs to be lifted. -
Amazon Traffic Hijacked – Or Why You Don’t Give Anyone A Monopoly Government Contract
Opinion -We have been doing much to call attention to the looming prospect of the United States Defense Department (DoD) handing online retail giant Amazon a ten-year, $10 billion (and likely more) monopoly contract to provide all of its cloud storage. -
The War on Malaria
Opinion -Science Director Jay Lehr appeared in the Wall Street Journal to discuss the steps we're taking to combat malaria. -
Navy Sinks Obama-Era Green Destroyer Program
Opinion -Citing high costs and ineffectiveness, the U.S. Navy is cancelling a plan developed under former President Barack Obama to install hybrid electric drives in 34 destroyers. -
House Votes to Modify Emissions Limits for Some Coal-Fired Power Plants
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation modifying Obama-era air pollution rules for certain types of coal-fired power plants. -
Is Climate Alarmist Consensus About to Shatter?
Opinion -Is this the Beginning of the End – or at least the End of the Beginning? -
Poll: Health Care Costs Top List of Concerns
Opinion -The availability and cost of health care are the biggest concern for most Americans, a new Gallup poll has found. -
Mandates: the Other Side of the ‘Right to Healthcare’
Opinion -A “right to healthcare” is a seductive idea that many Americans accept without thinking. But we need to take a closer look at what this means. -
Ending Secret Science at EPA
Opinion -Administrator Pruitt initiates overdue changes to bring transparency, integrity to rulemaking -
Department of Interior Will Allow Elephant Trophy Imports
Opinion -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reversed a ban on the importation of animal parts or trophies from sport-hunted African elephants and lions from select countries. -
Congressman Gathers Support for Revamping HealthCare.Gov
Opinion -U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) is seeking cosigners for a letter that would ask the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revamp HealthCare.gov. -
Minnesota Senate Considers Direct Primary Care Bill
Opinion -The Minnesota Senate is considering making it easier for health care providers and patients to enter into direct primary care (DPC) agreements. -
Energy Department Calls for Smaller, Modular Coal Power Plants
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to help develop smaller, modular coal-fired power plants that are more efficient and flexible than larger facilities. -
CMS Considers Short-Term Insurance Rule Revision
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering expanding the allowable length of short-term insurance plans from three months to 12. -
New Jersey Legislature Approves Individual Mandate Bill
Opinion -The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill that would impose a financial penalty on individuals for choosing not to purchase government-approved health insurance. -
Virginia Senate Considers Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -During a special session called by Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia House of Delegates approved a $115 billion biennial budget expanding eligibility for Medicaid. -
Why New FTC Will Be a Responsibility Reckoning for Google, Facebook, Amazon
Opinion -“The Responsibility Reckoning” that everyone has been witnessing over the last year evidently is finally coming to the FTC with the Senate confirmation of a clean slate of FTC commissioners. -
States’ Medicaid Changes Should Prioritize Patients, Not Pharmacies
Opinion -In several states, lawmakers are proposing to use federal Medicaid money to set up state-administered pharmacy benefit programs.
