Opinion
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It Seems Some Politicians in Pennsylvania Were Just Blowing Smoke About Ending Vape Tax
Opinion -Vapers in the commonwealth are losing faith in the ability of their elected officials to alleviate the draconian tax placed on vape products. -
High-Stakes Teacher Evaluations Benefit DC Students, Study Shows
Opinion -High-stakes teacher evaluations are benefiting students in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), a new study reports. -
Federal Court Overturns West Virginia County’s Wastewater Ban
Opinion -A federal appeals court has determined local governments in West Virginia may not ban oil and gas wastewater disposal wells within their borders. -
New Jersey Gov. Christie Rejects President’s Offshore Drilling Plan
Opinion -Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is officially objecting to President Donald Trump’s proposal to open the Atlantic Ocean coastline to offshore oil and gas exploration and production. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Cook County Repealing Soda Tax
Opinion -“Grab a pop and celebrate: A Chicagoland nanny state tax was just crushed by a taxpayer revolt.” -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Reacts to State University of New York Charter Committee Allowing Some Charter Schools to Certify Their Own Teachers
Opinion -"Alternative certification pathways should be adopted for all public schools, not just SUNY charters" - Lennie Jarratt -
The Opioid Disaster—Who Benefits?
Opinion -The opioid crisis in America is real, it is lethal, and it may be killing the nice family that lives next door to you. -
Welfare Work Requirements Return In Tennessee
Opinion -Next year, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will start enforcing work requirements for food stamp recipients living in 70 of the state’s 95 counties. -
Neo-Liberalism: From Laissez-Faire to the Interventionist State
Opinion -One of the most accusatory and negative words currently in use in various politically “progressive” circles is that of “Neo-Liberalism.” -
Prevailing-Wage Laws Cause Permanent Harm
Opinion -Far more harm than benefits to workers and taxpayers. -
A New ‘Grand Bargain’ For Americans To Reduce U.S. Debt
Opinion -A Grand Bargain would be a restoration of the balance between the federal government, the states, and the people, as it was envisioned in the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. -
Environmentalists Know How Many Kids You Have — Too Many
Opinion -Population-control advocates have long believed that human beings are basically viruses with shoes. -
EPA Office Recommends Leaving Sulfur Dioxide Rules Unchanged
Opinion -The air quality office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends the agency leave federal sulfur dioxide standards at current levels after finding no evidence they are inadequate to protect human health. -
Environmental Protection Agency Rescinds Clean Power Plan
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, proposing to rescind former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan. -
Classical Liberalism and the Problem of “Race” in America
Opinion -The masterful words in the American Declaration of Independence that have inspired untold millions of people around the world hailed a transformative conception of man and the human condition by declaring that all men were created equal. -
Maine Homeschooling Grew by 35 Percent in Ten Years
Opinion -In keeping with national trends, increasing numbers of Mainers are moving their children out of traditional schools and into the home. -
Colorado Localities Challenge State’s Authority Over Oil, Gas Production
Opinion -In defiance of state law, Thornton, Colorado has decided to try and restrict oil and gas exploration and development. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA Scrapping the Clean Power Plan
Opinion -"Scrapping the Clean Power Plan is the first of a series of steps that must be taken to reverse the Obama administration’s energy policies." - Isaac Orr -
National Elections: A Global Round-up
Opinion -Three separate elections occurred within a month. Here at the outcomes. -
The Transformation, Destruction of American Culture
Opinion -If “average” Americans do not speak up and fight for their rights, our greatest free country in the history of humankind will surely be “transformed” into an elite-powered dictatorship for all. -
Politicized Sustainability Threatens Planet and People
Opinion -It drives anti-fossil fuel agendas and threatens wildlife, jobs, and human health and welfare. -
Border Grizzlies Should Be Classified as Endangered Under ESA, Judge Rules
Opinion -A federal district judge ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should list a small population of grizzly bears along the Canada-United States border as endangered under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. -
Heartland Weekly: Harvard’s Bogus ExxonMobil Study
Opinion -A new Harvard study by Naomi Oreskes and Geoffrey Supran is full of biased statements coming from researchers with an axe to grind. This story and more in last week's edition of Heartland Weekly. -
Texas District Institutes No-Homework ‘Family Nights’
Opinion -A Texas school district has marked off six “family nights” on its 2017-18 school calendar, at parents’ request.
