Opinion
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States Should Copy Winning Policies for Economic Growth
Opinion -Instead of doubling down on outdated policy ideas such as raising taxes and increasing government spending, state governments facing budget crises should look to successful states for ideas on how to jumpstart their own economies and reverse population -
Abusive IRS ‘Structuring’ Cases Continue, Despite Promise of Reform
Opinion -In rural North Carolina, Lyndon McLellan runs the L&M Convenience Mart, a small gas station and restaurant, half a mile outside the limits of Fairmont. -
Privatization to the Rescue
Opinion -With many cities and states struggling to balance their budgets and financially strained taxpayers unable to sustain liberal spending sprees, elected officials are being compelled to choose between raising taxes and service fees or cutting back on the -
Study: Common Core Violates Federal Law
Opinion -A new research paper by the Pioneer Institute, a free-market think tank based in Massachusetts, says Common Core standards along with two testing consortia responsible for administering tests aligned with the standards are in violation of federal laws. -
No, Fracking isn’t Causing Oklahoma’s Earthquakes
Opinion -Anti-fracking groups are trumpeting a new study published in Nature Communications as a smoking gun supposedly proving hydraulic fracturing has been causing earthquakes in Texas and Oklahoma. -
How Safe is Your Drinking Water and Can the EPA Really be Trusted?
Opinion -Shouldn't safety be the ultimate goal for the water we use and drink daily, which local water companies provide for residents in every state in this nation? But can the public be certain that the water provided is all that it's reported to be? -
Climate Alarm Industry Exposed
Opinion -Review of Scared Witless: Prophets and Profits of Climate Doom, by Larry Bell (Mt. Vernon, Washington: Stairway Press), 254 pp., ISBN-978-1-942071-21-2 1, ISBN-978-1-941071-22-9; $22. -
Medicaid, Medicare Threaten New Mexico’s Budget
Opinion -High health care costs in government programs and other expenses have New Mexico on its way to becoming the Greece of the United States.One out of every 2.5 New Mexico residents is on Medicaid, compared to the national average of one out of every 4. -
States Consider Closing Health Insurance Exchanges in Wake of Court’s Decision
Opinion -In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision in King v. -
New Jersey Continues to Pay Teachers Without Permanent Jobs
Opinion -The city of Newark, NJ is experiencing a growing number of teachers not assigned to a permanent location, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. -
Legislative Pulse: Oregon
Opinion -Editor’s Note: Rep. Julie Parrish is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (R-Tualatin) who serves on the Human Services and Housing, Veterans, Emergency Preparedness, and Natural Resources Committees. -
Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Stop Efforts to Repeal, Replace Obamacare
Opinion -In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Obama administration’s move to make federal tax subsidies available to all Americans, regardless of whether they purchased health insurance in a state-established or federal health insurance exchange. -
Mr. President: The 1970s Called, They Want Their Crude Oil Export Ban Back
Opinion -Not long ago, during a presidential campaign debate with Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama suggested Romney had, at one point, stated Russia was the number one geopolitical threat to the United States. -
We Need a Constitutional Convention, Part 1
Opinion -Reckless government spending and an uncontrollable federal debt have created an unavoidable monetary disaster ahead. -
Sanders Calls for Single-Payer
Opinion -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–VT), one of a handful of Democratic presidential nominees, is calling for the United States to adopt a “Medicare-for-all” single-payer health care system similar to those in Canada and the United Kingdom. -
Why Are Republicans Resurrecting Failed Green Energy Subsidies?
Opinion -Thank goodness we last November gave the Republicans the Senate majority.Who besides the GOP would resurrect government money for ridiculous “green” “energy” – which is neither green nor energy? -
New Science Contradicts Climate Alarmists’ Predictions of Global Warming Doom
Opinion -For years I’ve been a naysayer, a skeptic, a realist, an optimist. Regardless of how you phrase it, I’ve consistently downplayed concerns that humans are causing catastrophic global warming. -
Occupational Licensing Rules Benefit Industry Insiders, Hurt Consumers
Opinion -Passed into law with the stated intention of protecting consumers from low-quality service providers, occupational licensing laws in fact hurt consumers by insulating existing businesses from competition and preventing people from using their talents to -
Environmental Protection Agency Flooded With Lawsuits Over Controversial Water Rule
Opinion -Twenty-nine states, more than half the stars on the American flag, have filed lawsuits against the U.S. -
Douglas County School-Choice Decision Highlights Need to Re-Examine Blaine Amendments
Opinion -The recent Colorado court decision to stop a school-choice pilot program is more disappointing than shocking. -
GAO: Half of All Medicaid Money Is Spent on Only 5 Percent of Enrollees
Opinion -A small percentage of Medicaid-only enrollees—those who are not also eligible for Medicare—account for a large percentage of total Medicaid expenditures for Medicaid-only enrollees, according to a new report from the U.S. -
North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Vouchers Constitutional
Opinion -The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program is constitutional today. The decision reverses a ruling by Wake County Superior Court and leaves the program intact. -
States Resist Federal Clean Power Plan
Opinion -A number of states are planning to defy an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. -
Pope’s Encyclical Ignores Health Benefits of Modern Technology
Opinion -The Vatican released Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, “Laudato Si,” which translates to “Praise be to You,” on June 18.
