Opinion
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Heartland Weekly: Relearning the Tax Cut Lesson
Opinion -Since President Reagan’s tax reforms of the 1980s, other countries around the world have been cutting their corporate tax rates and other taxes on businesses. -
Trump Reverses Bottled Water Restrictions in National Parks
Opinion -in mid-August the Trump administration reversed a policy implemented by former president Barack Obama attempted to ban or the restrict the sale of bottled water in National Parks. -
After Welfare Reforms, Kansas Childhood Poverty Rates Fall
Opinion -Childhood poverty rates in Kansas declined by 26 percent over the past five years, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, with the great majority of the improvement coming after the state government instituted work requirements for welfare. -
New Perry FERC Rule Helps Secure Reliability
Opinion -Secretary Perry recently proposed a FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) rule that would help ensure grid reliability. -
Climate Battlefront Comes to New Mexico Schools
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #266 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. House Approving Senate Budget Blueprint
Opinion -"Last November the American people rejected the Washington establishment status quo. Today’s vote is a step forward toward ending that status quo and replacing it with real tax reform." -Tim Huelskamp -
A Defeat for Climate Change’s Unholy Alliance
Opinion -A coalition of crony capitalists and climate alarmists are fighting President Donald Trump's climate deregulatory agenda. -
Warmth is No Worry but Cold Kills
Opinion -It was ice, not global warming, that killed and entombed millions of mammoths and woolly rhinos in Siberia and Alaska. -
Interior Department Proposes Shrinking Some National Monuments
Opinion -U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke proposes to shrink the size and modify the management of at least 10 national monuments declared since Bill Clinton was president. -
A Challenging Perspective on One of America’s Founding Fathers
Opinion -Brian McClanahan's takes a negative light to Alexander Hamilton's legacy. -
Why Don’t We Want More Government In The Internet? IDK…China, Maybe?
Opinion -We less government types have all along the way opposed the ridiculous policy known as Network Neutrality. For a whole host of rational, reasonable free market and free speech reasons. -
At Least Ten Percent of Public School Kids Attend a Charter in More Than 200 Districts
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #197 -
Rights for a River? An Effort to Undermine Democracy
Opinion -An environmental organization is asking a court to grant a river status as a "person" with the rights of personhood, thereby launching an attack on judicial fairness, the rule of law, and democracy. -
Courts Thwart President’s Efforts to Reshape Climate Regulations
Opinion -In two recent cases, federal courts have blocked President Donald Trump's deregulatory efforts. -
Why Do Hospitals Have to Beg for Permission to Save Lives?
Opinion -The data show CON laws don’t work, and the reasons are obvious. -
Fossil Fuels Protect the World’s Poor Against Natural Disasters
Opinion -A century ago, this year’s hurricanes would have killed countless more people. -
Medicaid Expansion Is a Prescription for Disaster in Maine
Opinion -In November, Maine residents will be confronted with a ballot question asking them to expand MaineCare. -
A Call for “Do-Nothing” Presidents Without Legacies
Opinion -Some in the news media and editorial page pundits are aghast that many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and legislative proposals sent off to the United States Congress represent an attempt to undue the presidential “legacy” of Barack Obama. -
State, Federal Officials Discuss Ways of Controlling Wild Horse Populations
Opinion -Populations of federally protected wild horses roaming throughout 10 Western states are growing to such an extent they are destroying their habitat. -
It Would Be Nice If The Media Checked At Least A Little Into Its Leftist Sources
Opinion -Our “news media” – a term I use as loosely as is possible – never finds it beneath them to use as “sources” whatever Leftist hacks they can find. -
Second Gas Tax Hike Repeal Campaign Revs Up In California
Opinion -After an earlier ballot campaign to repeal a big gas-tax hike in California stalled, another group of taxpayers is about to begin collecting signatures for a similar ballot question. -
Rhode Island Legislature Considers Sports Stadium Subsidy Deal
Opinion -The Rhode Island Legislature heard arguments for and against giving $38 million in state taxpayer money to the owners of the Pawtucket Red Sex (PawSox), a local minor-league baseball team seeking subsidies to finance a new stadium’s construction. -
Offshore Activity Restrictions in White House, Congressional Crosshairs
Opinion -The White House and Congress are working to modify the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which they say is holding back domestic energy production and energy independence. -
Tax Reform Bill Includes Elements of Unified Reform Framework
Opinion -Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), and other members of Congress announced the introduction of House Resolution 1, officially titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
