Opinion
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Socialism Is Antithetical to the Genuine American Dream
Opinion -Editorial -As life becomes more unaffordable for young people, socialism becomes more appealing. -
Almost half of Gen Z wants AI to run the government. You should be terrified.
Opinion -Editorial -The rising generation is ready to hand power to machines programmed by activists. -
A.I. holds power to enslave
Opinion -Editorial -Heartland’s Donald Kendal joins Cheryl Chumley’s Bold and Blunt Podcast A new Rasmussen-Heartland Institute survey shows a large percentage of likely voters between the ages of 18 and 39 years old would happily turn over policy and governing decisions for this country to — get this — artificial intelligence. Why bother to vote? Why bother to even […] -
To Win Back Young Voters, Make Housing Affordable
Opinion -If desperate times call for desperate measures, it makes some sense that young Americans would resort to democratic socialism. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 41% of Young Voters Support Giving Artificial Intelligence Sweeping Government Powers
Opinion -Editorial, Press Release -41% of likely voters aged 18-39 voiced support for a proposal to give an advanced AI system authority to control public policymaking decisions. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Majority of Young Likely Voters Want Democratic Socialist to Win the White House in 2028
Opinion -Editorial, Press Release -Even 42% of likely voters aged 18-39 who identify as conservative want Democratic Socialist to win presidency. -
Some Fantastical Beliefs People Have About the USSR
Opinion -Editorial -Falsehoods about the USSR are just examples of the falsehoods this system spreads. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 59% of Young Voters Support Income Caps, 40% Support Penalties for Free Speech, and 59% Support UN Authority Over the United States
Opinion -59% of likely voters aged 18-39 voiced support for a law that imposes a maximum annual income cap for individuals -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 36% of Young Voters Are Struggling Financially, 62% Think the Economy Is Unfair to Young People, and 55% Are Open to Radical Redistribution
Opinion -36% of likely voters aged 18-39 described their financial situation as “struggling” or “in crisis.” -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 53% of Young Voters Want a Socialist to Win the 2028 Presidential Election, 76% Want Government to Nationalize Major U.S. Industries
Opinion -Press Release -53% of likely voters aged 18-39 said they would “like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 presidential election.” -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 72% of Voters Concerned about AI, 78% Want Constitutional Rights Mandated for AI Systems
Opinion -72% of likely voters say they are “very” or “somewhat” concerned about AI. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Democrats Hope China Beats America in Trade War, Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Socialism
Opinion -Press Release -32% of Democratic voters say they “hope” that China “wins the tariff war” with the Trump administration. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 71% of Democrats Support Imprisoning Elon Musk for His Role at DOGE
Opinion -Press Release -Seven out of every ten Democratic voters would “strongly” or “somewhat” support “a hypothetical law that would imprison Elon Musk for his role in DOGE.” -
PRESS RELEASE: Free-Market Coalition Urges Trump Administration, Congress to Counter Economically Ruinous European Union Law
Opinion -Press Release -The European Union’s recently enacted Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) would ‘impose foreign ideological mandates on U.S. businesses, and erode national sovereignty.’ -
New Heartland Study: European Union Is on the Verge of Vassalizing America Through New Global ESG Law
Opinion -The CSDDD is the greatest threat to America’s sovereignty since the fall of the Soviet Union. -
De-Banking Big Banks Also Suddenly Pretend to Be Trump’s Buddies
Opinion -Big Gov-Big Bank de-banking collusion sounds an awful lot like the Big Gov-Big Tech censorship collusion. And helps further demonstrate who amongst President Trump’s news buddies can be trusted and who can not. -
New Paper by The Heartland Institute Dissects How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Threaten Property Rights
Opinion -Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is also a massive waste of resources and causes other harms. -
Labor Unions and Labor Laws in the United States: The Prussian Model
Opinion -Laws should not violate the inalienable rights of Americans, whether they be employees or employers. The labor laws that force the Prussian model on the American people should be repealed. Free markets are better at protecting workers than politicians or bureaucrats. -
PRESS RELEASE: Nearly Every Openly Socialist Candidate Won in 2024
Opinion -Out of 51 openly socialist candidates across 22 states and the District of Columbia, 94% won in November. -
PRESS RELEASE: New Heartland Paper Analyzes Massive Threat to Americans’ Property Rights
Opinion -New changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) prepare the United States for a fully dematerialized economy in which the world’s largest financial institutions would own all physical assets and securities. -
Transparency at State Universities
Opinion -Government does not need to get more involved with education. It needs to leave this industry to the truly private sector and the full discipline of free markets. -
PRESS RELEASE: About Trump Highlighting Our Polls and Research Revealing Widespread Illegal Mail-in Voting in 2020
Opinion -Press Release -Trump is right: Results of a Heartland/Rasmussen poll found more than one-in-four mail-in voters admitted casting illegal ballots in 2020. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters (62%) Are Concerned Cheating Will Impact 2024 Election
Opinion -Press Release -More than six in 10 likely voters nationally and in battleground states believe cheating will affect outcome of 2024 election. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters (61%) Believe Biden’s Mental Decline is a National Security Threat
Opinion -The overwhelming view among voters that Biden’s mental decline is a threat to U.S. national security contrasts with the view of the administration.