Opinion
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A “Can and Will Doctrine” for Public Resources
Opinion -The Administration has proposed new rules allowing public land to be leased for “conservation,” in addition to various uses allowed by law. -
Limitations to Mining for Electricity
Opinion -The key limitation of “green” minerals and metals is that they cannot manufacture any of the products used in society that are made from fossil fuels. -
If it’s not open warfare, it’s collusive law-fare
Opinion -Environmentalist lawsuits reach new heights of absurdity and threats to American energy. -
Government Price Fixing Is Just as Stupid in Europe
Opinion -Rather than let the market players determine the value of SEPs, Government in its infinite ineptitude is going to fix the rates -
The Abuse Abyss
Opinion -Due to apathy, incompetence, and crippling union diktats, the number of sexual abuse cases in public schools is shocking. -
SCOTUS Holds Foreign Sovereign-Owned Entity Subject to U.S. Criminal Jurisdiction Under Commercial Exception
Opinion -This case telegraphs that the Supreme Court is strengthening the commercial exception to assertions of immunity by foreign sovereigns. -
The 2023 Supreme Court Term and Student Loan Forgiveness
Opinion -It was not long ago that Americans were largely united in support of free speech and the press broadly defined would largely resist attempts by the government to enlist them in suppressing speech or minority or contrary viewpoints. -
Pushback In The Culture Wars
Opinion -The country’s institutions are being decimated, but Gov. DeSantis and some state legislators are stepping up. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Majority of Democrats Believe Constitution Is ‘Rooted in Racism’ and ‘Sexist’
Opinion -Press Release -"The Constitution has served as the bedrock for liberty in America for more than 230 years. To see these poll results, where half of Democrats want to see the Constitution ‘mostly or completely rewritten,’ is disheartening." -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Majority of Democrats Would Abolish Supreme Court, Call It ‘Racist’ and ‘Sexist’
Opinion -Press Release -"There is absolutely a movement afoot, principally among leftists and America’s youth, who desire to ‘reimagine’ the Supreme Court so that it will become nothing more than a rubber stamp for their radical agenda." -
Analyzing the Most Consequential Supreme Court in Decades
Opinion -Editorial -The rejection of the incrementalist approach is significant and indicates that Justice Roberts no longer controls the Court. -
A Consequential Term at the Supreme Court About to End
Opinion -Editorial -The next four to five weeks may yield a series of earthquakes in the areas of abortion, gun rights, regulatory power and religious liberty. -
Heartland Institute Applauds Federal Court Decision Lifting Injunction on Texas Law Protecting Conservative Speech on Social Media
Opinion -Press Release -“It’s a shame that Americans have to sue Big Tech to enjoy the freedom of speech they enjoyed on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter just a few years ago.” -
The Leak, the Leaker, Law, Politics and Extortion
Opinion -Editorial -There have been times, most notably with the Roe v Wade case, where the holding was leaked but there are no prior cases where an entire draft opinion was leaked. -
The Weapon of Intimidation
Opinion -Editorial -As a good friend said to me, conservatives often assume that if they show a willingness to moderate their positions, liberals will reciprocate but that doesn’t happen. -
The Attack on Ginni Thomas
Opinion -Editorial -The question is why is there a sudden interest in Ginni Thomas and a sudden concern about judicial ethics and a sudden treatment of Justice Thomas and his wife Gini Thomas as one person? -
Dissecting the Supreme Court’s Split Decision on Vaccine Mandates
Opinion -Editorial -Major issues remain to be resolved with respect to the Chevron doctrine and agency power and the question of what police power, if any, the federal government has. -
Ten is the Loneliest Number
Opinion -Editorial -You may wonder what is meant by the title of this article but that will become clear as you read. -
The Curious Case of Establishment of Religion Meets Education
Opinion -Editorial -The fact that religious freedom was first shows how important the Founding Fathers considered religious freedom to be. -
Will SCOTUS Usher in a Major Change in Abortion Law and Culture?
Opinion -Editorial -One of the little noted facts in the abortion debate is no justice has actually argued that Roe and Casey were decided correctly as a matter of constitutional law. -
Analyzing What Could Be a Historic Supreme Court Term
Opinion -Editorial -The Supreme Court is hearing the most important Second Amendment case in a generation. -
On the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Opinion -Editorial -I had the privilege of knowing her personally and arguing cases in front of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud School Choice Victory in Supreme Court
Opinion -Press Release -‘The U.S. Supreme Court provided a big win today for those who believe in equality under the law and who are opposed to government discrimination of religious schools.’ -
Viewing ‘Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words’
Opinion -Editorial -As a former immediate subordinate of Justice Thomas and as the Chairman of the WTTW Community Advisory Board, I am doubly frustrated by any inconvenience anyone has experienced in seeing this film.