Opinion
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Alternative to Health Insurance Grows by 477 Percent Under ACA
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Enrollment in health care sharing ministries like Samaritan Ministries International has surged since the Affordable Care Act was passed. -
A Fool’s Errand: Al Gore’s $15 Trillion Carbon Tax
Opinion -Editorial -Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its fossil-fuel-based energy system. -
Open Letter to Ivanka Trump: Serve Your Father by Relying on Scientists, Not Celebrities Who Push Climate Calamity
Opinion -Editorial -The following is a letter Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast sent to Ivanka Trump, top advisor to president Donald Trump. As of today, he has received no response. -
New Hampshire Blows Opportunity to Become Nation’s Leader on Education
Opinion -Editorial -In New Hampshire, it’s déjà vu all over again. -
When the Rubber Hits the Road to Unobstructed School Choice
Opinion -Editorial -When the Rubber Hits the Road to Unobstructed School Choice -
National Parks Highlight Need for Civil-service Reform
Opinion -Editorial -Environmental groups predictably took National Park Week as an opportunity to decry President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut the budget for the Department of the Interior. -
Harsh Criticism by Loyal Opposition to AHCA Unfounded
Opinion -Editorial -The first 100 days of a Presidency are often called the “Honeymoon” period. Some honeymoon! By most accounts, it was 100 days of a contentious divorce proceeding, with the Democrats wanting to keep the (White) house and the bank account. -
Utah Bill Would Require Additional Test for Alternative-Certified Teachers
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Utah State Legislature is considering a bill that would require people entering the teaching profession through an alternative-preparation program to complete a pedagogical assessment. -
Conference Speakers Call for Bold Steps to Reset Nation’s Climate Policy
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Speakers on the panel on “Resetting Climate Policy” at The Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on Climate Change urged President Donald Trump to unleash the nation’s energy potential by reining in out-of-control federal regulators. -
House Passes Repeal and Replacement of Obamacare
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The bill would give states the option to reject Obamacare mandates partially to blame for increasing insurance prices. -
Freedom Caucus Backs House-Approved Obamacare Replacement
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Leaders of the House Freedom Caucus struck a compromise with centrist Republicans previously opposed to the American Health Care Act. -
Heartland Weekly – A Fool’s Errand: Al Gore’s $15 Trillion Carbon Tax
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Al Gore, through his newly created Energy Transitions Commission, wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself by eliminating its fossil-fuel-based energy system. This and more on this week's edition of Heartland Weekly. -
A Tax Cut – Should Not Include A Stupid, Economy-Debilitating Tax Increase
Opinion -Editorial -President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress have both put forward tax reform plans that contain lots and lots of really great ideas. -
Dear Ivanka, Please Consider This
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #249 -
Google Takeaways from Trump Antitrust Chief’s Senate Confirmation Hearing
Opinion -Editorial -What did the Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee to head up the DOJ Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, tell us that’s relevant to the biggest pending global antitrust issue -- Google? A lot. -
Climate Panelists Call for Far-Reaching EPA Reforms
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Speakers on the The Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on Climate Change’s “Climate Politics and Policy” panel said Donald Trump’s presidential election opened the door for fundamental changes to environmental and climate policy. -
California Private School Makes Millions from Snapchat Investment
Opinion -school-reform-news -A private California high school made millions of dollars by selling some of its shares in Snapchat, a popular smart phone app. -
Land, Energy and Mineral Lockdowns
Opinion -Editorial -Too many oil, gas, coal, rare earth and other vital resources are still off limits. -
EPA’s Endangerment Finding Must be Abandoned
Opinion -Editorial -Unless Trump instructs the agency to review and rescind the Endangerment Finding, he is simply treating the symptoms of this problem and not curing the disease. -
Report: State Regulations Stifle Solution to Dental Care Shortage
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Dental practices gain efficiency by outsourcing administrative tasks, as long as lawmakers let them. -
Finally, School Choice Arrives
Opinion -Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -Quarterly Performance Report Second Quarter, 2017 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Senate’s Failure to Revoke Methane Emission Rule
Opinion -Press Release -"This rule does nothing to help the environment, but it does add costs to oil and gas extraction on public lands." - H. Sterling Burnett -
Kimmel, Congress Teach How (Not) to Message on Health Care
Opinion -consumer-power-report, Editorial -Consumer Power Report #545 -
Bill to Divest from Fossil Fuel Is a Senate Power Grab That Will Hurt New Yorkers
Opinion -Editorial -There's a good reason that the comptroller has sole authority over investment decisions.