Opinion
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Trump’s Too Smart to Fall for Harmful Republican Establishment Tax Plan
Opinion -Some old-guard Republicans are floating the idea of a national tax on carbon-dioxide emissions. -
North Carolina Lawmakers Urge Trump to Scuttle or Restrict Wind Project
Opinion -A group of North Carolina lawmakers has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt the operations of the Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East (Amazon East) wind-power installation in northeastern North Carolina. -
National School Choice Week Breaks Participation Records
Opinion -The 2017 National School Choice Week (NSCW) was “the largest series of education-related events in U.S. history,” the event’s coordinators reported on the NSCW website in February. -
Winning the Global Warming War
Opinion -Quarterly Performance Report First Quarter, 2017 -
Largest Coal Plant In Western U.S. May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas
Opinion -The largest coal power plant in the western United States may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report. -
Time for Conservatives to Abandon the Filibuster
Opinion -Traditionally, conservatives have supported the Senate filibuster because, supposedly, it puts the brakes on government expansion. I’ve long thought conservatives should reconsider. -
The Swamp Strikes Back: Some Of Trump’s White House Guests Are Not His Friends
Opinion -“They that sow the wind – shall reap the whirlwind.” From the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Hosea, it means that if you choose to do X, expect to get X – good and hard. -
Advice to Bill McKibben: Nuke Up or Shut Up
Opinion -In an article titled “The New Battle Plan for the Planet’s Climate Crisis,” climate activist Bill McKibben argued Earth is rapidly warming and immediate action must be taken to reduce human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions. -
Maryland Increases State’s Renewable Energy Mandate, Overrides Governor’s Veto
Opinion -The Maryland state legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of a bill to raise and accelerate mandated increases in the use of renewable energy in the state. -
Early Actions Show Trump is Serious About Climate, Energy Policy Reform
Opinion -Early actions taken by President Donald Trump indicate he intends to keep his campaign promises to reduce regulations from and funding for the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx, the Man Behind the Communist Revolution
Opinion -When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a cemetery in London, England, including family members. -
Ajit Pai Will Return Pro-Consumer Focus at FCC
Opinion -Unlike the Federal Communications Commission’s previous head, new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is putting consumers first, not net neutrality. -
Net-Metering Policies Under Fire Early, Often in 2017
Opinion -In January, state legislators introduced bills in Indiana, Minnesota, and Montana to reform their respective states’ renewable-energy policies, including net metering and solar-energy subsidies. -
Michigan Increases its Renewable Energy Mandate
Opinion -In late December 2016, Michigan’s legislature expanded the state’s renewable energy mandate, requiring electric power providers to ensure 15 percent of the power they deliver in 2021 comes from renewable sources, up from 10 percent under the previous law. -
North Carolina Teachers Rewarded with Test Score-Based Bonuses
Opinion -Two categories of North Carolina public school teachers received merit-based raises in January 2017 because their students performed well on state tests. -
Show Constituents Love by Giving Health Care Freedom
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #535 -
Local Control Should Precede Choice on DeVos’ Agenda
Opinion -Betsy DeVos survived a Senate confirmation process made bitter because of the opposition of the teachers unions, which fear that she can parlay her advocacy of school choice into much bigger gains for choice in her powerful new position. -
Another Notch In Obama’s Failed Education Legacy
Opinion -A U.S. Department of Education study conducted at the end of Obama's tenure finds what has been obvious for the past decades: substantial federal spending alongside strict regulation helps schools improve not one iota. -
Colleges Are Creating a Generation of Bigots
Opinion -Students at universities reacted like thugs rather than intellectuals when somebody opposing their view came to speak. -
Higher Ed Reform Moves Up Lawmakers’ To-Do Lists
Opinion -Until recently, higher education was in the driver’s seat when it came to state budgets; university officials had little to worry about from legislators. -
Soda Taxes: Regressive and Unnecessary
Opinion -Cities across the nation have passed tax increase on sugar content in sweetened beverages. Despite the good intentions, research has shown efforts by companies have already reduced sugar and offered alternative options to informed consumers. -
Oroville Crisis Points to Need to Privatize Dams
Opinion -Little wonder the state did not prioritize maintenance of the main spillway. Rather than treat the state of California harshly, all I will say is that government is not the easy button for tough problems. -
Education Reform Expert Recommends Shutting Down Department of Education
Opinion -Vicki Alger, research fellow at the Independent Institute, delivered a speech at The Heartland Institute on February 1 about her new book, Failure: The Federal Misedukation of American ‘s Children. -
Steve Mnuchin is Wrong About the Unemployment Rate, Just Like Most People
Opinion -Freedom shouldn't mean, as Janis Joplin put it, "having nothing left to lose." Freedom should mean that the goodness of decisions such as choosing to work are rewarded.
