Opinion
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The Rise and Regulation of Craft Beer
Opinion -Michigan’s recently-deceased film subsidy program showcased the lure of the California dream — movie productions dotting the state, creating economic miracles everywhere they appeared. -
Oklahoma Bars City Fracking Bans
Opinion -Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has signed a bill preventing Oklahoma cities and counties from banning hydraulic fracturing, also called “fracking,” within their boundaries. -
FDA Tightens Restrictions on Indian Pharmaceutical Imports
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Frac Sand Boom Here to Stay
Opinion -Sand from the upper Midwest is coveted for hydraulic fracturing. It is the right size, shape and cleanness (almost pure quartz). -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Passage of Every Child Achieves Act in the U.S. Senate
Opinion -The United States Senate last week passed the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), a bill designed to replace the Bush-era No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). -
For Now… Netflix Has Mastered Regulatory Arbitrage
Opinion -Imagine if one company out of the Fortune 500, #474 with ~$6b in revenues, and 2,000 employees, representing about .03% of U.S. GDP, and . -
Obamacare Mandate Causes Big Expansion of For-Profit Diet Clinics
Opinion -It’s a very lucrative time to operate a for-profit diet clinic overseen by doctors because of a provision in Obamacare requiring insurers to pay for nutrition and obesity screening. -
How Much Is Medicaid Really Worth to Beneficiaries and Taxpayers?
Opinion -One of the most important components of Obamacare is its expansion of Medicaid. In those states that have done it, the additional cost to taxpayers has totaled billions of dollars. Is this expenditure worthwhile? -
Study Highlights Harmful Impact of Clean Power Plan on Minorities and the Poor
Opinion -A study commissioned by the National Black Chamber of Commerce to evaluate the potential economic impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) clean power plan (CPP) on minority groups, found the CPP would increase poverty in the black -
An Ill-Wind in Ontario
Opinion -Despite rising public complaints about adverse health effects from industrial wind turbines, thousands continue to be erected across the province.Environmentalists often talk about people whose lives are ruined by man-made global warming. -
Freedom to Move: Personal Liberty or Government Control, Part I
Opinion -The immigration issue has once more bubbled to the surface in America because of the provocative statements and assertions by one of the Republication contenders for their party’s presidential nomination. -
Yet Again, the Left is Caught Fraudulently Faking Support for its Ridiculous Policies
Opinion -Remember Russia’s Potemkin villages?The phrase “Potemkin village”…was originally used to describe a fake portable village, built only to impress…. -
Kansas Scraps Renewable Energy Mandates
Opinion -In a significant setback for the renewable energy industry, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) signed a law rescinding the state’s renewable energy mandates and replacing them with strictly voluntary goals. -
Black Market for Salt Arises in Indiana School Cafeterias
Opinion -A black market for salt packets has developed among schoolchildren at a district in Indiana to help the students flavor their bland, unappetizing lunches. -
Mexico’s Energy Reform is Rolling, Albeit with Training Wheels
Opinion -Understanding the connection between energy and economic growth, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto set out to reform his country’s energy policy and invite outside intelligence and investment to boost slumping oil output. -
New York Regulations Put Fresh Sushi on Ice
Opinion -New York’s sushi restaurants have long boasted the freshest fish in the city, but new regulations taking effect in August will remove that distinction. -
Medical Device Tax Repeal Bill Receives Bipartisan Support in Congress
Opinion -The House of Representatives passed H.R. 160, the “Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015,” in June and is now waiting for the Senate to act. The bill would repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax on manufacturing and importing medical devices. -
Vermont Soda Tax Fizzles with Small Businesses and Retailers
Opinion -Vermont residents now have to pay 6 percent more for soft drinks under a new sales tax that began in July.The tax is part of a $30 million package of tax increases intended to help close a $113 million gap between projected state spending and revenue. -
Tea Party Manatee Rejects Florida Solar Amendment
Opinion -Tea Party Manatee has voted unanimously to oppose an amendment to the Florida Constitution giving the solar power industry a special carve-out for direct electricity sales. -
Chicago Suburb Partially Privatizes Its Fire Department
Opinion -Highwood, a Chicago suburb, is supplementing its public fire department and paramedic services with private contractors. -
Smart Meters: Don’t be Fooled. No Real Benefits, Incalculable Risks Pt 2
Opinion -ComEd is in the process of installing 4,000,000 "Smart Meters" across the state of Illinois. Traditional analog electric meters are being replaced. -
Permanent Internet Access Tax Ban ‘Clicks’ With Lawmakers
Opinion -The House of Representatives approved the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, a bill making a temporary moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access. -
How High School Nearly Destroyed Me, and Why School Choice Matters
Opinion -Many say school choice is a dangerous idea because it turns parents and students into customers and teachers into something like service providers. -
Solar Power Still Disappointing
Opinion -Despite billions of dollars in federal and state government subsidies, expensive solar power projects are failing to live up to promises their backers made concerning the amount of electricity they would generate. The $2.
