Opinion
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to 10-Year Fracking Ban in Oregon
Opinion -"Oregon’s legislature is sprinting down the road to stupidity out of misplaced fear fracking is harming drinking water and causing air pollution." - H. Sterling Burnett -
Minnesota Repeals ‘Blue Law’
Opinion -Minnesotans will soon be toasting a new law, thanks to the repeal of 158-year-old legislation preventing liquor stores from operating on Sundays. -
Ignorance, Intolerance, Violence
Opinion -Using junk science marches, ignorant professors, resistance and violence to drive public policy. -
Heartland Weekly: BREAKTHROUGH: CBS Evening News Features Heartland’s Joe Bast as Leader of ‘Climate Realists’
Opinion -CBS features "climate realist Joseph Bast" in a national interview, Heartland experts discuss Trump's new tax plan, and an analysis of the proposed carbon tax. All this and more in this week's edition of Heartland Weekly. -
Thought-Provoking Book Considers the State of the American Dream
Opinion -Tyler Cowen’s The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream is a thought-provoking examination of what the American Dream is and how people reach it. -
Beauty in Art and Life
Opinion -When we reveal the art that we love and the persons whom we love, our own deepest values are revealed ineluctably at the same time. -
High Costs of Alternative Fuels Discussed
Opinion -Speakers at the 12th International Conference on Climate Change’s panel on the Cost of Alternative Fuels concluded alternative fuels come with high costs for limited benefits. -
Please Save Us From The Government ‘Helping’ Us: Texas Wind ‘Energy’ Edition
Opinion -The very famous Ronald Reagan line is: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” He wasn’t even a little incorrect. -
San Diego Investors Kick Off Privately Funded Stadium Push
Opinion -San Diego voters will be asked to approve a plan to demolish a former National Football League stadium and replace it with a Major League Soccer (MLS) complex without putting any taxpayer money on the line. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Experts React to Trump’s Order to Expand Offshore Drilling
Opinion -"It’s time for Congress to take back its power and restrain the president by passing laws ensuring America’s lands and resources are managed according to plans specifically approved by Congress." - H. Sterling Burnett -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Missouri Education Savings Account Bill
Opinion -"Education savings accounts level the playing field, especially for families most in need, and Missouri has the opportunity to become a national educational leader by giving families an opportunity." - Teresa Mull -
Assembling a Climate “Red Team” or “Team B”
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #247 -
Six definitions that are Preventing Consensus on Net Neutrality
Opinion -Why is net neutrality, the controversial notion that all Internet traffic should be treated the same, so difficult to resolve? An underappreciated reason is each side defines the core terms of net neutrality very differently. -
Report: FCC Chairman Pai to Reverse Predecessor’s Net Neutrality Takeover
Opinion -Meeting with representatives of telecommunication companies in April, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai reportedly promised to work to roll back his predecessor’s efforts to control the internet. -
Showdown in West Virginia over Shutdown Provides Tax Reform Opportunity
Opinion -West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (D) and the state’s legislature may have to cooperate on tax relief this summer to avoid a June 30 lapse in payments owed by the state government. -
As in the ‘Three Bears’ Story, a Just Right Position on Global Warming Presented at Heartland Institute
Opinion -When it comes to human-caused global warming, most people think there are two camps: “alarmists,” those who acknowledge it, and “deniers,” those who deny it. But this is far from true. -
George Soros And Google Champion Government Control Of The Internet
Opinion -Part of the President Donald Trump Reality Revolution – is undoing the President Barack Obama Anti-Reality Revolution. -
Fossil Fuels Promote Peace, Climate Panel Participants Say
Opinion -Panelists discussing “Fossil Fuels & World Peace” at The Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on Climate Change said fossil fuels have made the world less subject to conflict. -
Four Reasons Trump Should Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
Opinion -As Earth Day passes, there is a game of tug-of-war going on in the White House. -
To Put America First, Trump Must Exit the Paris Climate Agreement
Opinion -Trump campaigned on the promise to put America first and exit the Paris Climate Agreement as soon as possible. This can be accomplished in as little as a year by withdrawing from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. -
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Prevailing-Wage Bills
Opinion -The Ohio Legislature is considering bills to free local governments from prevailing-wage requirements for partnerships with private businesses on capital infrastructure projects. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Tax Plan
Opinion -"Lawmakers should work with Trump to help get the government out of the business of distorting individuals’ economic decisions as much as possible, and the ‘Trump blueprint’ is a great start towards that goal." - Jesse Hathaway -
Exposing the Tangled Webs of Insurance Networks
Opinion -Nothing could be more confusing than fees charged by hospitals and doctors. There are many reasons why hospitals would like to keep it that way. -
Require Search Warrants for Phone Tracking, Congressman Proposes
Opinion -A U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee is considering the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act), a bill to reform and standardize government law enforcement agencies’ surveillance of individuals’ cell phones and digital devices.