Opinion
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The Government Should Play No Role in Educating Our Children
Opinion -Editorial -As the presidential election looms, The Economist considers whether the next president will use “the regulatory power of the federal government to spur reform” in education policy and if he or she does how that will be accomplished. -
Consumer Power Report: In Massachusetts, Government-Run Health Care Forever
Opinion -In Massachusetts, the ramifications of then-Governor Mitt Romney’s health care law are clear: more people are covered (though not everyone), the overwhelming number of whom are taxpayer-subsidized, by health insurance; access is an increasingly -
FDA Targets Kitchen Table with Anti-Salt Initiative
Opinion -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will begin an initiative later this year which would eventually lead to legal limits on the amount of sodium allowed in food. -
The Court Cops Out
Opinion -Like the camel that gets its nose under the tent, once the federal government butts into people’s business it’s very hard to get it out. But in a per curiam decision in Zubik v. -
Heartland Institute Vaping Experts Comment on FDA’s E-Cigarette Rule
Opinion -Press Release -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published its “deeming regulations” for electronic cigarettes, requiring e-cigarette manufacturers to submit their products through an arduous federal approval process. -
The Real Defense of Right to Try
Opinion -Advocates of the right to try argue that terminally ill patients should have access to treatments that have met the FDA’s safety requirements “but are not yet fully approved for market” (see Kurt Altman and Christina Sandefur’s “Right-To-Try Laws Fulfill -
West Virginia Governor Moo-ves on Lawmaker’s Raw Milk Bill
Opinion -West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) signed a bill legalizing the consumption of raw milk, opening up a way for consumers to avoid the state’s economic restrictions on sales between farmers and foodies. -
Salem, Oregon City Council Snuffs Out Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes in Parks
Opinion -The Salem, Oregon City Council voted to ban tobacco and e-cigarette use in public parks. The ban started on August 22. The new law also prohibits marijuana use, which is legal in the state, in outdoor public areas. -
‘Little Green Steps’ Reflect Sustainability in Education (Part 2)
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Bonnie O'Neil - The word “sustainability” is now being overused throughout our public education system. -
New York Regulations Put Fresh Sushi on Ice
Opinion -New York’s sushi restaurants have long boasted the freshest fish in the city, but new regulations taking effect in August will remove that distinction. -
Department of Education Presses for New Authority Over Banks
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education is proposing a new rule granting itself new power over how banks can work with colleges to assist with loan disbursements to students. -
The Libertarian Moment Can’t Just Be A Moment
Opinion -Robert Draper’s piece on The Libertarian Moment in the New York Times magazine has been receiving a great deal of attention over the past week or so. -
Celebrity-Studded Anti-Obesity Film Is Pure Propaganda
Opinion -If you couldn't stomach watching "Fed Up," the Katie Couric and Laurie David ("An Inconvenient Truth") obesity film, here's the only word you need to know. "Masterpiece."That's what former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called it. -
Joy Pullmann vs. Mike Petrilli on Common Core
Opinion -Opening Statement – Joy PullmannDespite its deep effects on the character of our nation, conservatives and the general population often ignore what children are learning except when their own are in school, so I thank everyone reading this debate and my -
Republicans Hope to Slim Chunky Federal School Lunch Regulations
Opinion -In response to public outcry and several “brown bag-ins” in schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture loosened new meat and grain restrictions on school lunches in December. -
Swirling the Bowl: An Administration Goes Down the Drain
Opinion -If you accidentally dropped your most treasured piece of jewelry into the toilet just as you were flushing, you’d scream, you’d cry, and you might tell a sympathetic friend . . . unless you were just too embarrassed. -
Is It Time to Let Adults Play Online Poker Again?
Opinion -Two and a half years ago Eric Holder and the U.S. Justice Department applied dubious legal logic to shut down one of America’s quintessential pastimes – poker games among consenting adults. -
With Its Soda Tax, Mexico Repeats The Mistakes Of Mayor Bloomberg:If Obesity Could be Outlawed, it Wouldn’t be a Problem
Opinion -By the middle of October, if everything stays on schedule, Mexico's legislators may well prove that they haven't learned a thing from policies that have been tried and failed, from Denmark to New York City. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on E-Cigarette Decision in Europe
Opinion -On Tuesday the European Parliament rejected health officials’ proposals to tightly regulate e-cigarettes. -
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Pushes Mandatory Composting
Opinion -Mayor Michael Bloomberg—the man who brought about the failed supersize soda ban and restrictions on trans fats in city restaurants—is pushing for a law forcing New York City residents to compost their food refuse. -
Heartland Institute Fellows, Policy Advisors React to Obama’s Victory
Opinion -The following statements about Tuesday’s presidential election from policy experts at The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution. -
Here Come the Food Police
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #329New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large sodas and other sugary drinks is just the most recent, and most ridiculous, act by the self-appointed chief of food police for the nation, I write at the American Thinker: In -
Heartland Institute Responds to Court Decision on Tobacco Warning Labels
Opinion -A federal judge on Monday blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s new mandate that packs, cartons, and advertisements for cigarettes come with large and graphic new warning labels. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Video Game Ruling
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a California law that would have banned selling “violent” video games to children.