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Trump Administration Begins Rolling Back Obama-Era Lunch Mandates
Opinion -For years after then-First Lady Michelle Obama’s ironically named Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, students at Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City, Pennsylvania staged an unintentional trash can rebellion. -
Judge Gives Investigative Group OK to Make Michigan Union Info Public
Opinion -A federal judge ruled an investigative organization has the right to release to the public documents it obtained from the Michigan chapter of one of the nation’s largest teachers unions. -
Wisconsin Budget Makes More Families Eligible for Vouchers
Opinion -Wisconsin Budget Makes More Families Eligible for Vouchers -
Clever Propaganda Masquerading as Teacher’s Guide Should Stay Out of Classroom
Opinion -Review of The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change, by Ingrid H. H. Zabel, Don Duggan-Haas, and Robert M. Ross -
President Recognizes National School Choice Week, Event Smashes Records
Opinion -National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event celebrating education choice across the country, set new participation records this year and received special recognition from President Trump. -
Carbon Tax Cabal, Part One: Economic Punishment
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #276 -
U.S. Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Arguments on Forced Union Dues Case
Opinion -Forty years ago, Detroit public school teachers fought for their right to opt out of union agency dues, and they lost. -
Intellectual Property Crisis: U.S. Drops Out Of The Top Ten In Innovation Ranking
Opinion -We are in the very first stages of what is now – and will for a long, long time be – a global Information Economy. -
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu: A Warning Voice About the Socialist Tragedy to Come
Opinion -The Russian Revolution of November 1917, now being marked by its centenary, ushered in a hundred years of political tyranny and terror, economic suffering, exploitation and corruption. -
Be Wary of ‘Cause Junkies’
Opinion -There is anger in this land. There is violence. There is disdain for law. There is hysterical emotionalism. -
Take Stock in America: Trump’s Way of Governing
Opinion -Much has been written about President Trump's first year in office. -
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -Press Release -“The Heartland Institute has been advising many in the administration on climate and energy policy, so we were certainly encouraged and excited the president promoted his pro-energy, pro-America vision in his State of the Union Address.” - Tim Huelskamp -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Expert Testifying on Proposed Welfare Reforms in Wisconsin
Opinion -“Far too often, welfare programs create dependency on government rather than help people seek long-term self-sufficiency.” - John Nothdurft -
Trump Moves to Open U.S. Offshore Waters for Oil and Gas Drilling
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed opening up nearly all the nation’s offshore waters to exploration and production of oil and natural gas. -
California, New York City Target Oil Giants with Climate Lawsuits
Opinion -New York City, San Francisco, and Oakland have filed lawsuits against the five largest private oil companies—BP, Chevron, Conoco-Phillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell—claiming they are contributing to destructive climate change. -
Heartland Institute Gets ‘Right to Try’ for Drugs in Trump’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -Americans have a ‘Right to Try’ drugs that are safe and have a chance to cure them of crippling and fatal diseases. — Dr. Tim Huelskamp -
Oops: Burger King Accidentally Proves How Dumb And Unnecessary Net Neutrality Regs Are
Opinion -All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses – and the mass media misinforming them – was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. -
U.S. Dependence on Other Countries for Critical Minerals Reported
Opinion -A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report shows the United States is 100 percent reliant upon China, Russia, and others countries for 20 of the 23 most critical minerals used in manufacturing. -
Coal-Fired Power Plant Closure Imperils Grid Security, Jobs
Opinion -Plans by four utilities to close a giant coal-fired power plant on Navajo Nation land in Arizona will lead to a substantial loss of Native American jobs and endanger the reliability of the grid in the Southwest, a study concludes. -
Overheated Claims on Temperature Records
Opinion -Now that the excitement over the news that 2017 was one of the hottest years on record have died down, it is time for a sober second thought. -
Pruitt Should Realize that Caving to the Left Will Not Buy Love
Opinion -During the awful epoch that was the Barack Obama Administration, Scott Pruitt was a fearless free market champion. -
Cristo Rey Network Bucks Trend of Declining Catholic School Enrollment
Opinion -Catholic school enrollment in the United States has been declining for decades, but one model has continued to grow while helping the most underserved children. -
EPA Staffing Falls to Reagan–Era Levels
Opinion -Since taking over as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Scott Pruitt has overseen a significant reduction in agency staff. -
Clean Power Plan, Endangerment Finding Should Go
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #275