Opinion
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Government Ignores Human Nature – And Warps The World With Its Ignorance
Opinion -Editorial -Socialism doesn’t work because it tries to root out human nature. Capitalism works because it harnesses it. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Ruling the CFPB is Unconstitutional
Opinion -Press Release -‘CFPB, created by lawmakers in a fit of panic called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has run amok for years, claiming to be above checks and balances.’ - Jesse Hathaway -
OPEC Agrees to a Production Decrease, Prices Increase—But Could Be Just Right
Opinion -Editorial -At the end of September, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the markets by agreeing to a production cut. -
A Detailed Account of the War on Free Speech
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The right to engage in political discussions without government interference is one of the most basic American freedoms, but The Intimidation Game, a chilling book by Kimberly Strassel, details how the U.S. government works to silence political opponents. -
Heartland Weekly – Standing Room Only for Heartland’s ‘War on Guns’ Event
Opinion -heartland-weekly -Mark Levin says John Lott “is the nation’s preeminent expert on guns, and in The War on Guns he has done it again.” Lott delivered on that promise at an event Wednesday night about his latest book at Heartland’s Andrew Breitbart Freedom Center. -
18 States Mandate Data Collection to Curb Health Care Costs
Opinion -health-care-news -Whether mandated or voluntary, all-payer claims databases pull information from insurers to estimate health care costs. -
Clinton’s Fracking Policy Effectively Funds ISIS
Opinion -Editorial -Defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was a key topic during the first and second presidential debates between candidates Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. -
President Obama Imposes Massive Expansion of National Monument in Hawaii
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Despite objections from many prominent Hawaiians and a federal regional fishing council, President Barack Obama quadrupled the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. -
Science, Democracy Casualties of the Climate War
Opinion -Editorial -Transparency is a paramount virtue in science and politics, even more so when those two fields of endeavor overlap, as they do in discussions of climate change. -
Vouchers, Homeschooling Tax Credits Proposed on Atlantic City Ballot
Opinion -school-reform-news -Atlantic City, New Jersey voters who go to the polls in November will decide whether to establish tax credits for homeschooling parents and school vouchers for the city’s children. -
Louisiana Town Suing Federal Government for Flood Damage
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The mayor of Walker, Louisiana is suing the federal government claiming early August flooding in Walker was caused by a highway divider erected by the federal government on Interstate 12. -
Green Pixie Dust Energy Policies
Opinion -Democrats fight climate change with renewable pixie dust, while rest of world burns fossil fuels. It’s time we had some grownup thinking. -
Taxpayers Funded Clinton Foundation’s Bad AIDS Drugs
Opinion -consumer-power-report, Editorial -Consumer Power Report #520 -
Here’s The Way To Finally End The Farm Bill
Opinion -Editorial -We less government types have loathed the Farm Bill - since there was a Farm Bill. Because we loathe government inanity - and the Farm Bill is full of it. -
Why are Democrats keeping Native American students trapped in a failing system?
Opinion -The Native American Education Opportunity Act (NAEOA), introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), has recently passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and will now be considered by the entire Senate. -
Alarmist Shows His True Colors
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #227 -
State Bureaucracy Creates Nurse Licensing Gridlock in California
Opinion -health-care-news -California's prospective nurses would get to work sooner if the state would let them. -
Enrollment in Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Hits Record High, Despite Lawsuit
Opinion -school-reform-news -More than 90,000 Florida children will participate in the state’s tax credit scholarship program during the 2016–17 school year. -
Calls Grow for EPA to Change Biofuels Program
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A group of oil refiners has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to alter the structure of, or better yet end, the nation’s troubled Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). -
Voters to Consider Boulder, Colorado Soda Tax Hike
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in Boulder, Colorado approved a November ballot question asking voters to adopt a large tax hike on soda and other sweetened beverages sold to consumers in the city. -
Report: Clinton Foundation Used Taxes to Give AIDS Patients Diluted Drugs
Opinion -The Clinton Foundation likely partnered with a corrupt drug company producing “watered down” HIV/AIDS drugs for African patients in exchange for donations to the foundation and million-dollar consulting contracts for Bill Clinton. -
Virginia Voters to Consider Worker-Freedom Constitutional Amendment
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Voters in Virginia will consider a ballot question in November asking for approval of a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would protect the state’s right-to-work law. -
California Voters to Consider Steep Tax Hike on Tobacco, E-Cigarettes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Californians will vote in November on whether to increase taxes on combustible tobacco and non-tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, to fund new proposed increases in health insurance subsidies. -
California Further Restricts Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation on September 8 that slaps new, more-stringent restrictions on emissions of manmade greenhouse gases.