Opinion
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Climate Change Weekly # 572— Urban Heat Island Effect Is Real, University of East Anglia Admits
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Global Elites Clinging to Green Policies Are Clueless
Opinion -Global elites who cling to “green” policies cannot explain how the more than 341,000 wind turbines currently on the planet will make: Wind turbines only generate electricity but cannot make any products for life as we know it. The world populated from one to eight billion in less than 200 years from the more than […] -
Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda Will Squeeze the Middle Class
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, while warning that he might have to “ balance the budget on the backs of working and middle class New Yorkers.” Unlike the federal government, which can print money to cover budget deficits, states and […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #135: The Great Battle Behind the Trump Tariff Case
Opinion -Editorial -The majority’s decision accords with the Court’s recent attention to its “major questions” doctrine and precedents, an ongoing effort to clarify the constitutional separation of powers under which the federal government is supposed to operate ... -
A Strong Economy Doesn’t Have a Citizenry That Is $18.8 Trillion in Debt
Opinion -Starting in the 1970s, the U.S. government began stupidly helping Big Business convert America into a 70 percent consumption economy. Which now means: For every $10 of U.S. economic activity, $7 is spending money. Which means any little economic hiccup – is awful for the U.S. economy. And explains why anytime there is even a little […] -
New York City Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -On February 17, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, bringing the grand total of what he wants to spend in FY 2027 to more than $127 billion. Mamdani notes that he “inherited” a “fiscal crisis” “from the prior Administration,” which is […] -
The Impact of New York City’s Rental Stabilization Laws
Opinion -Democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani now has a nearly clear path to implement rent freezes in New York City for rent stabilized tenants after three Rent Guidelines Board members resigned this month, allowing Mamdani to appoint six new members to the nine-member board. If the board decides to vote in favor rent […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 571—The Endangerment Finding Is Gone, but for How Long?
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Public Schools Must Teach the Truth About Socialism
Opinion -Press Release -More than half of students said their teachers or professors favored democratic socialism. -
Curriculum Standards Should Mandate that Teachers Teach the Truth About Socialism
Opinion -As a long-time libertarian and former public high school teacher, I generally resist mandates designed to micromanage how educators perform their craft. -
Life, Liberty, Property #134: Make Housing Affordable Again: Unlock the Supply Side
Opinion -Editorial -[A]lthough some of the ideas Trump has offered are quite good, others would cause more government interference in the housing market and would not benefit those who wish to buy or sell a house. -
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Wasting Money City Doesn’t Have on ‘Green Schools’
Opinion -Press Release -Mamdani proposes $3.3 billion ‘Green Schools’ program while student performance continues to decline. -
Net Zero Is Unaffordable for the Six Billion Living in Poverty
Opinion -After the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro in early January 2026, Venezuela has been receiving a lot of press the past few weeks. Of particular interest is that as of today, more than 90 percent of the 30 million Venezuelans, i.e. 27 million, live in poverty. Nearly 70 percent are stuck in extreme poverty. Shockingly, 80 percent of […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Cheer End of the Endangerment Finding for CO2
Opinion -Press Release -‘Today is a win for car and truck buyers and Trump should be applauded for taking this action.’ -
EPA Plans One of Largest Deregulation Moves in U.S. History
Opinion -The EPA is set to repeal an Obama-era greenhouse gas rule, in what the EPA is describing as “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States.” The new rule will reportedly eliminate requirements to measure, report, certify, and comply with the federal greenhouse gas emission standards for motor vehicles that were […] -
‘Zohran’s Green Schools for a Healthier New York City’ Is a Monumental Waste of Money
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is an ardent climate alarmist who oversees the nation’s largest school district, the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) system. Frankly, NYCPS is failing on all fronts. It is doing an abysmal job educating and protecting the 900,000 students in the district. It also is in massive debt and […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Applaud Trump’s Imminent Repeal of the Endangering Finding for CO2
Opinion -Press Release -‘Carbon dioxide, which is required for life on earth and also happens to result from every single bit of human and animal activity on the planet, is not a pollutant and never was.’ -
The Future of California’s Energy Infrastructure Is Fragile
Opinion -The net zero emission goals of California government leaders cannot ignore the fundamental reality that wind turbines and solar panels only generate electricity. -
Rejecting Climatism: Trump Withdraws from UNFCCC and 66 International Organizations
Opinion -The Trump administration has issued an executive order that withdraws the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other international bodies. The order pulls the United States back from organizations pursuing climate policies and other efforts that the administration does not consider to be in the national interest. The […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #133: Is Inflation Already Below 1 Percent?
Opinion -Editorial -The consumer price index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is currently more than three times as high as the Truflation number, Crowdfund Insider notes. -
Greenland and Land Acknowledgements
Opinion -President Trump initially left all options, presumably including military options, open to secure U.S. interests in Greenland. Wars fueled U.S. territorial expansion during the nineteenth century. A peaceful acquisition of Greenland would demonstrate the folly of the progressive left’s “land acknowledgements.” President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland from Denmark after World War II. Little […] -
About That Divorce
Opinion -Relations between red and blue America continue deteriorating. A national divorce refers to the peaceful dissolution of a country by consent. Contemplating a national divorce as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday might seem sacrilegious, but few leaders seem to care about rebuilding the bonds of trust among Americans. Precedents exist, most notably the 1992 dissolution […] -
Price Ceilings Do Not Help
Opinion -President Trump takes Americans’ affordability concerns seriously. He recently capped credit card interest rates at 10 percent. Unfortunately, price controls address symptoms and not causes of affordability. The President’s legal authority to limit interest rates is unclear. My discussion presumes that the cap takes effect. People do not like high prices for things we buy. […] -
The Year of Water
Opinion -Leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to discuss rapid technological advancements, pollution, and other issues facing the globe. Among the big topics for this years’ meeting was the UN declaring 2026 to be the “Year of Water.” “This year’s Annual Meeting in Davos will have […]
