Opinion
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Louisiana Governor Signs Common Core Compromise Bills
Opinion -Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has signed into law three bills designed to create a compromise between Common Core supporters and opponents. -
Community Schools are Not Just a Fantasy! – Part 2
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Bonnie O'Neil - We should have known America was in for major changes when Michelle Obama stated: “We are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to -
Federal District Court Blocks Obama Water Rule
Opinion -A federal judge in North Dakota issued a ruling blocking the Obama administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, hours before it was due to take effect on August 28. -
Solution to Government Overreach Is in the Constitution
Opinion -Each new day brings another story of bad legislation and worse court decisions giving certain classes of people advantages denied to the rest of the people. -
Trial Trolls
Opinion -Over the last several decades, trial lawyers have found increasingly "creative" ways to use the legal system to enable themselves to cart off huge portions of legal settlements for themselves. -
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Emphasize Choice Support at Education Summit
Opinion -At a summit hosted by the nonprofit education news website The Seventy Four on August 19, presidential candidates New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), Wisconsin Gov. -
Milwaukee Mentoring Program Benefits Counselors as Well as Students
Opinion -The Summit Educational Association (SEA) mentoring program, which recently celebrated its 25th year, has helped thousands of students, but the counselors say they feel they’ve gained as much as the students they mentor. -
Summit Educational Association Focuses on Virtues in Mentoring Milwaukee Youth
Opinion -Summit Educational Association (SEA) has mentored thousands of minority students on the south side of Milwaukee over the past 25 years. -
Florida County’s Lawmakers Back Down from Uber Fight
Opinion -Ridesharing company Uber is back in operation in Broward County, Florida after a brief fight with county commissioners. -
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Emphasize Choice Support at Education Summit
Opinion -At a summit hosted by the nonprofit education news website The Seventy Four on August 19, presidential candidates New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), Wisconsin Gov. -
If Common Core is Scary, Hide From New “Community Schools” – Part 1
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Bonnie O'Neil - By now most Americans are familiar with Common Core as a scheme by the federal government to rewrite education. -
Maine Gov. Threatens to Stop State Cooperation on Water Issues
Opinion -Maine Gov. -
GOP Candidates’ Information on Climate Change
Opinion -THE PROBLEMSome GOP candidates have responded “I am not a scientist” when confronted by questions about climate change (global warming). -
E-Cigarette Taxes, Other Sin Taxes More About Benjamins than Health Benefits
Opinion -With the stated purpose of improving public health by making politically unpopular behaviors more expensive, Chicago City alderman Proco Moreno (D-Ward 1) is proposing to add $1.25 to the price of e-cigarette cartridges and $0. -
California, Texas Share Big Pension, Retirement Liabilities
Opinion -One state is known for its Mediterranean climate and cities filled with Hollywood stars and Silicon Valley magnates, while the other state is known for its dry weather and expanses of oil and natural resources buried beneath the ground. -
The FCC Built its Net Neutrality House on Legal Sand
Opinion -The FCC’s latest legal brief defending its Open Internet Order, will represent the FCC’s “strongest possible” legal arguments for its Title II net neutrality case – a vainglorious legal fortress. -
German Energiewende vs. American Fracking: A Tale of Two Energy Revolutions
Opinion -Germany and the United States are embarking on two drastically different energy policies, and these countries are reaping dramatically different results. -
Michigan Lawmaker Introduces ‘Compact for America’ Bill
Opinion -A Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill calling for a convention of the states to debate a constitutional amendment that would require a national balanced budget. State Sen. -
Google – the Funding Father of Net Neutrality – Now Plotting to Violate Net Neutrality
Opinion -Being Leftist means never having to say you’re sorry. Being a huge Barack Obama-Democrat donor doesn’t hurt either. -
Interview: Carbon Dioxide Feeds the World
Opinion -Editor’s Note: Sherwood Idso, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading authorities on the effects of carbon dioxide on plants, became president of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change in 2001. -
Trump Shouldn’t Blame Oreos – It’s Governments’ and Unions’ Fault
Opinion -The Donald Trump presidential phenomenon rolls on. Higher and higher his primary polls climb. He’s caught the irretrievably corrupt Hillary Clinton in a prospective general election matchup. -
Austrian Economics, Monetary Freedom, and America’s Economic Roller Coaster
Opinion -For over a decade, now, the American economy has been on an economic rollercoaster, of an economic boom between 2003 and 2008, followed by a severe economic downturn, and with a historically slow and weak recovery starting in 2009 up to the present. -
Heartland Institute Education Experts React to Common Core Ruling in Federal Court
Opinion -U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick on Wednesday refused Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s request for an injunction against the U.S. -
Hawaii Hits Residents with Wave of New Bans
Opinion -Hawaii is banning tobacco and e-cigarette use in all city- and state-owned parks and beaches, saying the ban will help preserve the state’s scenic natural beauty and cut down on littering.
