Opinion
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Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 2
Opinion -Editorial -When we turn to the other most famous ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.), we find little of the political regimentation that characterizes his teacher, Plato. -
Minnesota Teacher Tenure Lawsuit to Continue, Despite Vergara Ruling
Opinion -school-reform-news -Minnesota parents suing the state over its teacher tenure laws say they will go through with their lawsuit even though the California Supreme Court recently declined to hear a similar case. -
Opposition to Wind Facilities Spreading Across U.S.
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Mor than 60 localities in 22 states have restricted or banned new wind power facilities in the past year. -
House Bill Would Recover Unspent Obamacare Funds from Failed State Exchanges
Opinion -health-care-news, News -States that took federal funds to build Obamacare exchanges, and failed, would have to give Congress a reckoning and taxpayers a refund. -
The Buffalo Billion Fraud and Bribery Scheme: Corruption and Pay-to-Play, a Symbol of Everything They’re Doing
Opinion -Editorial -When New York’s Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo gushed over SolarCity’s new solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York, the audience, likely, didn’t grasp the recently-revealed meaning of his words: “It is such a metaphor—a symbol of everything we’re doing.” -
Obama Administration Imposes New Efficiency Regulations on Heavy Duty Trucks
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Obama adminsitration has imposed expensive new regulations on heavy duty trucks to fight climate change. -
Moving School Choice Outside The Government Box
Opinion -Editorial -The traditional mindset of school voucher advocates and other education reformers is one of incrementalism. -
Transparency Is Critical to Sound Science and Informed Policy
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #225 -
Liquor Privatization Works for Taxpayers, Teetotalers
Opinion -Editorial -A Utah state lawmaker is “threatening” to campaign for pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer reforms by championing a ballot amendment returning liquor sales to the domain of private businesses. -
Raise Alcohol Taxes, New Mexico Activist Group Demands
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A health advocacy group is calling on New Mexico lawmakers to increase taxes on alcohol and liquor as a way to improve public health and bolster the state’s budget. -
Court Considers Fate of West Virginia Right-to-Work Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A West Virginia county judge is considering a lawsuit that alleges the state’s right-to-work law violates labor unions’ legal entitlement to money earned by workers. -
Federal Government Approves Central Idaho Mine Expansion on Public Land
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service -
Peer-to-Peer Businesses Should Be Allowed to Compete with Failing Economic ‘Dinosaurs’
Opinion -Editorial -Lawmakers in Memphis, Tennessee are considering taxing and regulating peer-to-peer economy short-term housing services, such as Airbnb, in the name of protecting consumers from “rogue” homeowners choosing to put up tourists for the weekend. -
Texas Considers School Choice Again
Opinion -school-choice-weekly -School Choice Weekly #151 -
Have Environmental Radicals Led The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe To Commit Perjury?
Opinion -Editorial -Committing perjury is a serious offense. Or so they say. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Looming Federal Spending Showdown
Opinion -Press Release -“This development represents another example of how broken our government is, and will continue to be, unless we get real reforms in Washington.” - Jesse Hathaway -
The Experiment: Capitalism versus Socialism
Opinion -Editorial -What if we could have an experiment to compare the two systems? Wait – we already did. -
‘Vaping Tax’ Vote Clouded by Circular Reasoning
Opinion -consumer-power-report, Editorial -Consumer Power Report #518 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Simulated Article V Convention in Williamsburg, Virginia
Opinion -Press Release -The Convention of States Project is conducting a simulated Article V convention in Williamsburg, Virginia on September 21–23. One hundred fifty citizen leaders and elected officials from every state will serve as delegates during the three-day convention. -
Growth of Oklahoma Homeschool Co-Op Highlights Expanding Movement
Opinion -school-reform-news -Enrollment in the Luther Academic Barn (LAB), a homeschool cooperative in east central Oklahoma, has jumped by more than 50 percent in its first year of operation, reflecting a nationwide trend. -
EPA Inspector General Says EPA Violating Renewable Fuel Reporting Requirements
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General says EPA’s Office of Research and Development has failed to report to Congress on the environmental impacts of biofuels as required by law. -
Nevada Supreme Court Strikes Solar Referendum
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In a unanimous decision the Nevada Supreme Court disallowed a referendum for the November 8 general election ballot intended to restore net metering to rates more favorable to the rooftop solar industry and its customers. -
Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 1
Opinion -Editorial -The ancient Greeks left a wealth of knowledge through their surviving writings on a wide variety of themes, including science, logic, philosophy, literature, and the arts. -
Federal Lawmaker Demands Hearing On New Powers for FDA
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A Congressman is calling on lawmakers in the U.S. House to consider giving a federal agency more regulatory power over health and beauty products sold to consumers.