Opinion
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Maine Gov. LePage Places Moratorium on New Wind Energy Projects
Opinion -Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) signed an executive order imposing a de facto moratorium on permits for new wind turbines in western and coastal Maine. -
Why Alabama Should Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Opinion -Private property rights are one of the fundamental tenets of our Republic. -
President Trump on Energy and the Environment, an Assessment of His First Year
Opinion -Elections have consequences, and in the energy and environmental policy areas, the consequences resulting from the election of Donald Trump have been profound. -
Medicaid Waivers a Path to Reform
Opinion -As Congress continues to dither and delay entitlement reform, the Trump administration has empowered state lawmakers to take charge and do what Washington either can’t or won’t do: reform government spending and health care. -
Oregon Proposes Expensive Carbon Cap Legislation
Opinion -Oregon lawmakers unveiled draft companion bills in the state Senate and House designed to force reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. -
Teachers Are the Reason So Many Teens Are Stressed ‘All the Time’
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #210 -
Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs on Washing Machines, Solar Panels
Opinion -President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines. -
Climate Alarmism is Still Bizarre, Dogmatic, Intolerant
Opinion -Claims defy parody, as alarmists become more tyrannical and their policies wreak havoc -
‘Baby PISA’ Is in the Nursery—But Hold Off on Sending the Cigars and Flowers
Opinion -Baby PISA has arrived. Are you ready, folks in the neighborhood? Do you have any earthly idea what this newborn may presage for child rearing and society in general? -
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Making Infrastructure Great Again?
Opinion -The President of the United States (POTUS), Donald Trump, once again publicly talked about his “bold”, “new” and “transformative” infrastructure plan in his recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech. -
Why the ‘War’ on College Is Justified
Opinion -American skepticism toward college isn’t “unsettling” or “dangerous”; it’s completely justified and should serve as a wake-up call to colleges to change course. -
With Tax Reform, Congress Missed an Opportunity to Fix Original Sin of US Health Care
Opinion -With the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in late 2017, Republicans implemented far-reaching tax cuts that will allow tens of millions of families to keep more of their own money and made a number of long overdue changes to the nation’s tax code. -
EPA Offers Split Decision on Alaska Mining Project
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reinstated development limits on a proposed mining project in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska. -
Freedom and the Minimum Wage
Opinion -Most of us both value and take for granted the ability to make decisions about our own lives. -
Physicians Sue Over Monopolistic “Maintenance of Certification” (MOC®)
Opinion -Before 1990, American physicians who had completed 3 years or more of rigorous training in a specialty and passed an examination were awarded lifetime “board certification.” -
Time for the Clean Power Plan to Go, Endangerment Finding Should Be Next
Opinion -Even before the ink was dry on former President Barack Obama’s signature mandating the creation of Clean Power Plan (CPP) regulations, state governments and industry were rushing to challenge the plan and block its implementation. -
Measuring Up to the Model
Opinion -A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, Ninth Edition -
An Alternative to Federal Infrastructure Investment
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed a trillion-dollar plan for infrastructure investment. -
Report Links Wind Turbines to Human Health Problems
Opinion -A recent report by GateHouse Media examines the health-related problems reported by residents and landowners from Oregon to Massachusetts and concludes they are caused by wind turbines. -
Congressional Oversight Weeds Out Corrupt International Junk Science
Opinion -This may be the year when Congress finally cracks down on the corrupt World Health Organization. The last straw may be not what WHO did, but what it didn’t do. -
Indiana Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Mandate Teaching Cursive Writing
Opinion -An Indiana lawmaker has, for the seventh consecutive year, introduced a bill mandating the instruction of cursive writing in public elementary schools. -
Carbon Tax Cabal, Part Two: Economic Punishment
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly: #277 -
Why School Choice Will Continue to Grow in Popularity
Opinion -National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event that celebrates education choice, has been smashing attendance records year after year. -
Let the Climate Debate Begin!
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is right to speak about the need for a full blown public debate between scientists about the causes and consequences of climate change
