Opinion
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Affordable Energy Summit Counters Obama-Reid Event
Opinion -A coalition of Republicans, Democrats, and Libertarians rallied today in Las Vegas to call for affordable energy and an end to government favoritism toward so-called “clean” energy sources. Speakers at the Affordable Energy Summit 8. -
California: “Land of Poverty”
Opinion -For decades, California's housing costs have been racing ahead of incomes, as counties and local governments have imposed restrictive land-use regulations that drove up the price of land and dwellings. -
Major Increase in New Homeschoolers in Northern Florida Reported
Opinion -Homeschooling increased in Florida in 2014, with 7,000 students leaving public schools for home education programs, according to data published by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). -
‘Little Green Steps’ Reflect Sustainability in Education (Part 2)
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Bonnie O'Neil - The word “sustainability” is now being overused throughout our public education system. -
Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy is a Preview of Things to Come Stateside
Opinion -The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico owes more than $70 billion—about $19,729.43 per resident—in debt to creditors and investors. -
Legal defense of rogue John Doe agents costs taxpayers nearly $1.2 million
Opinion -So how much has it cost Wisconsin taxpayers to defend the rogue prosecutors of a political investigation that has been ordered shut down by the state Supreme Court? More than $1.1 million and counting – $1,189,199. -
Senate Exposes EPA, Green Group Secret Collusion on Carbon Rules
Opinion -U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the U.S. -
Democrat Lawmakers in South Carolina Continue to Call for Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) and the state’s Republican-led legislature have so far resisted one of the primary goals of Obamacare: expanding Medicaid. -
Study Questions Net Benefits of Mammogram Screenings
Opinion -Mammography screenings may not reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer and could even lead to an increase in unnecessary treatments, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine. -
College Board Releases APUSH Framework Rewrite Following Criticism
Opinion -The College Board released a new version of its Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) framework in late July. Since major revisions were implemented in 2014, the standards have been mired in controversy over accusations of liberal bias. -
Dirty Harry Knows: The EPA’s Got to Know Its Limitations
Opinion -Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dirty Harry Callahan uttered one of the greatest movie lines of all time: “A man’s got to know his limitations.” It would appear no one in Washington, D.C. has ever heard of Harry or his weighty wisdom. -
Affordable Energy Summit Kicks Off in Las Vegas
Opinion -Heartland Institute, Libertarian Party of Nevada, and National Black Chamber of Commerce Host Event to Counter Obama’s Clean Energy Summit The federal government needs to promote affordable energy options to bring about an economically sustainable -
Another Green Jobs Boondoggle Fails to Create Jobs
Opinion -An investigative review conducted by the Associated Press (AP) of the impact of California's voter passed ballot measure, Proposition 39, to create green jobs has found three years after passage, just five percent of the promised jobs have been created -
EHRs Could Offer Benefits, But Security Concerns Remain
Opinion -Since the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act in 2009, doctors and medical practices treating Medicare and Medicaid patients have been under orders by the federal government to implement electronic health -
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval taking Five Times Longer than Average
Opinion -Despite the White House's insistence it's simply following the standard process, an August 12 Associated Press (AP) story reported, federal review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas has dragged on for nearly seven years, more -
New Jersey Senate Passes PARCC Opt-out Resolution
Opinion -The New Jersey State Senate adopted a nonbinding resolution in July asking New Jersey Commissioner of Education David C. -
Trump Reiterates Support for Single-Payer
Opinion -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says Obamacare is a disaster, yet he continues to publicly support the idea of a national single-payer health care system for the United States. -
Heartland Institute Experts Respond to EPA’s Proposed Methane Regulations
Opinion -President Barack Obama and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on Tuesday proposed new rules to regulate methane emission. -
House Cuts EPA Budget, Would Block Clean Power Plan
Opinion -The House Appropriations committee cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by 9 percent, or $718 million, and blocked key Obama administration climate rules when they approved a $30.17 billion Interior and Environment spending bill. -
States Rob CHIP Dollars to Fill Budget Holes
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #469 In March 2010, while the details of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were still being hammered out, Rep. -
Nation’s Number of Uninsured Declines, Access to Care Worsens
Opinion -Less than two years after Obamacare went into effect in October 2013, the proportion of uninsured individuals in the United States fell to less than 10 percent of the population during the first three months of 2015, the lowest level in 50 years, -
Supreme Court Blocks President’s Power Plant Limits
Opinion -In June, the Supreme Court ruled the EPA unreasonably interpreted the Clean Air Act when it set limits on the emission of toxic pollutants from power plants without first considering the costs of doing so. -
Agenda for a Freer and More Prosperous America
Opinion -There is little that happens in society in general and the market economy in particular that most on the political “left” do not think needs more government intervention, regulation, and redistribution to make “better. -
Alaska’s Governor Unilaterally Expands Medicaid
Opinion -Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) announced in July his plans to circumvent the State Legislature to expand Medicaid in his state using executive powers.
