Opinion
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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. -
EPA Power Grab Incites States to Consider Nullification
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has in recent years imposed numerous new regulatory rules strangling the freedoms of businesses and property owners. -
Water, Water Everywhere, and Not a Drop the EPA Doesn’t Want to Control
Opinion -There is an old saying in the West: “Whiskey’s fer drinkin,’ water’s fer fightin’!” Just as when the country was being settled, water today is a critical but relatively scarce commodity and hence the subject of much dispute. -
Feds Going Cuckoo for Unthreatened Birds
Opinion -Stop me if you've heard this one before. -
The Evolving Urban Form: Sprawling Boston
Opinion -Few terms are more misunderstood than "urban sprawl. -
Take a Bow for the New Revolution
Opinion -From the outset, President Obama directed his powerful government agencies and congressional allies to help him “fundamentally transform” the United States. -
Senate Approves Education Bill Keeping Feds in Charge of Education
Opinion -On July 16 the U.S. Senate passed S.B. 1177, the “Every Child Achieves Act” (ECAA). This bill is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the update of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). -
Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Offered in Pennsylvania
Opinion -The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to obtain a criminal conviction before seizing private property or cash. -
Devolving Online Gaming Regulation to States is a Good Bet
Opinion -Instead of seeking to intrude further into people’s entertainment habits, national lawmakers should allow states to set their own policies on online gaming.U.S. -
East Hampton, NY Taxi Regulations Drive Uber Out of Town
Opinion -Celebrity residents of East Hampton, New York, a resort town located in the Hamptons region on Long Island, took to social media to announce their displeasure over new taxicab regulations that has forced ridesharing company Uber to cease service in the -
Panelists Explore High Human-Welfare Costs of Climate Policies
Opinion -The panel titled “Climate Policy Impacts,” held at the Tenth International Conference on Climate Change” featured Arizona state Senator Carlyle Begay’s (D) presentation “[The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change], Saving Humanity from -
Domestic Government Spy Program Jeopardizes Citizens’ Rights
Opinion -Amateur “plane spotters”—hobbyists using radio equipment and visual observation to track and record air traffic above their neighborhood—discovered a fleet of small airplanes owned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S.
