Opinion
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Sour Trade Barriers Send Sweets Manufacturer Scurrying
Opinion -The bakery responsible for producing Oreos for Nabisco, a subsidiary of Mondelez International, is laying off 600 workers in Illinois and spending $130 million to move production of Oreos and other products to factories in Salinas, Mexico. U.S. -
More Sanctimonious Garbage from National Geographic
Opinion -The November 2015 edition of National Geographic is devoted to global warming. (See excerpts I'm addressing in PDF form. -
New E-Cig Tax Burns Alaskans
Opinion -Lawmakers in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough, about 35 miles north of Anchorage, enacted an ordinance adding an excise tax of 55 percent to the price of wholesale e-cigarette purchases. -
Activists Push to Create National Park in Maine’s North Woods
Opinion -A battle is underway over a proposal by Roxanne Quimby, the founder of skin care company Burt’s Bees, to create a new national park near Mount Katahdin in Maine’s north woods. -
Common Core Math Standards Intensify the Existing Reform Math Agenda
Opinion -The Common Core math standards have poured gasoline on the math “reform” fire that has raged for the past 20-plus years. -
Asheville, North Carolina Lawmakers Enact New Airbnb Crackdown
Opinion -Lawmakers in Asheville, North Carolina are cracking down on Airbnb, a popular peer-to-peer economy short-term rental service for travelers, voting to increase fines on Airbnb hosts found violating the city’s existing ban. -
Maine Continues to Lead Nation in Efforts to Fight Abuse of Food Stamps
Opinion -Maine is one of the few states that has seriously addressed the growth of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, and it should be applauded for doing so. -
Massachusetts Lawmakers Seek New Restrictions on Uber, Lyft
Opinion -Massachusetts lawmakers are considering imposing new regulations on ridesharing transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft, including requiring the purchase of $1 million in insurance, regulatory oversight from the state’s Department of -
Klein’s Climate-driven Anti-Capitalism Is Light on Facts, Disaster on Policy
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #190 Observers of the climate change debate are increasingly souring on Naomi Klein’s green-cloaked dated Marxist indictment of capitalism. -
Consumer Reports Rescinds Recommendation for Tesla’s Model S
Opinion -Imagine a product that performs so well, that an evaluator says it busted through the top of its grade scale, yet that same scorer can’t recommend the product due to issues of reliability. -
GAO: Federal Agencies Not Getting Best Value for Taxpayers’ Bucks
Opinion -A new report issued by an independent government watchdog agency confirms federal government agencies are failing to ensure taxpayer money is spent in an efficient manner. -
Judge Wu’s New York Kangaroo Court for Alleged Internet Traffic Violations
Opinion -Tim Wu, the self-described “policy advocate,” who coined the term “net neutrality;” who has been a leading activist for preemptively regulating broadband service like a utility despite scant evidence of any problem; who from 2008-2011 was Chair of the -
Rise of the Peer-to-Peer Economy Improves Life for Everyone
Opinion -A new kind of business model connecting customers and providers is cutting out inefficient middlemen and reducing costs. -
Why Does the Media Hate (Poor) People Having Cheap Food?
Opinion -The media are, of course, almost uniformly Leftist – which means they just about always toe the Party line. Including the belief that in order to help the poor – government must perpetually grow. -
North Carolina Bill Regulating Virtual Currencies Stalls Out
Opinion -After approving a bill placing Bitcoin and other digital cryptocurrencies under the authority of the state’s financial regulatory commission, North Carolina lawmakers are now putting the brakes on the plan. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Proposed for Ohio
Opinion -A state lawmaker is introducing a bill to reform Ohio’s statutes permitting law enforcement agents to seize people’s cash and property without first proving a crime has occurred. State Rep. -
Ohio Lawmaker Proposes Bill Calling for Constitutional Convention
Opinion -An Ohio lawmaker is calling for a convention of the states to debate a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced national budget. State Rep. -
Sunnyvale, California City Council Considers In-Home Smoking Ban
Opinion -Sunnyvale, California lawmakers are proposing new rules that would ban smoking and e-cigarette use in public and private spaces, such as restaurants’ outdoor dining areas and even inside individuals’ apartments. -
Danger: Interstate Compact Could “Fundamentally Transform” Medicine
Opinion -While Americans are preoccupied with the political theater of the Presidential race, special interest groups toil to pass legislation that could radically transform your medical care. -
Debunking Gasland (Again)
Opinion -A study has confirmed what many of us already knew: The movie Gasland got it wrong.Gasland was many Americans' first exposure to hydraulic fracturing, and the film sparked anti-fracking organizations around the country. -
End Impunity for Tax Slackers, Cheaters and Crooks
Opinion -The Congressional Budget Office just estimated that the federal budget deficit would reach $425 billion this year. That's an additional $1,300 of debt for each American man, woman and child. -
Michigan Lawmaker Proposes Bill Blocking Fantasy Sports Crackdown
Opinion -A Michigan state lawmaker is proposing a bill to legalize betting on fantasy football games, prompting the state’s top gambling regulator to throw a penalty flag toward those playing fantasy football for money in the state. -
Chicago City Council Approves Mayor’s Historic Property Tax Hike
Opinion -The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed $543 million property tax hike on Chicago homeowners, partially filling a gap between unfunded pension liabilities and available assets that exceeds $32 billion. -
New York Judge Tosses Lawsuit Demanding Uber Ban
Opinion -A New York City judge rejected a taxicab company coalition’s lawsuit against city taxi regulators, dismissing the industry coalition’s argument city law authorizes only taxicabs to accept passengers off the street.
