Opinion
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Will Governor Kasich and Ohio Dump PARCC?
Opinion -The Ohio Legislature sent a proposed state budget to Gov. John Kasich (R). The budget does not include funding for the Common Core-aligned tests from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). -
F. A. Hayek and Why Government Can’t Manage Society, Part II
Opinion -It is seventy years, now, since near the end of the Second World War Austrian economist, and much later Nobel Prize winner, Friedrich A. -
FCC Changed “Can-Do” Internet Into “Can’t-Do” Internet
Opinion -A “can-do attitude” was the essence of the Internet for the last twenty years, making it a unique decentralized place of endless possibilities and opportunities. -
Colorado Supreme Courts Rules Douglas County School Choice Program Unconstitutional
Opinion -On Monday, June 29th the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program as unconstitutional, preventing 500 students from having the chance to get out of failing and under-performing schools. -
Teachers Unions’ Political Power Stunts Education Reform in Montana
Opinion -Some Montanans now have access to education tax credits, after Senate Bill 410 passed into law in May, but school choice remains extremely limited in the state. -
Aren’t We Yet Tired of the Feds Being Totally Wrong – Or Lying to Us?
Opinion -Gassy assertions by government officials are, of course, a given. Very few groups of people are more wrong, more consistently – yet with more confidence – than the people who lord over us.There are only two possible explanations. -
Michigan House Wise to Shift Corporate Welfare Spending to Roads
Opinion -The state House of Representatives recently cut funding for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation with the goal of freeing up money for roads. This reprioritization of spending is prudent, but it faces opposition in the state Senate. -
Colorado Supreme Courts Rules Douglas County School Choice Program Unconstitutional
Opinion -On Monday, June 29th the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program as unconstitutional, preventing 500 students from having the chance to get out of failing and under-performing schools. -
Experts Declare CO2 Benefits Outweigh Dangers
Opinion -At this year's International Climate Change Conference (ICCC-10) hosted by Heartland Institute, speakers and scientists praised the social and economic benefits of carbon dioxide - a position in direct contrast to those popularly held among climate -
Scholars Reject College Board’s AP History Standards
Opinion -A group of 55 academic historians is speaking out against the College Board’s recent overhaul of its Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) standards. -
Supreme Court Denies ‘John Doe’ Victim’s Privacy Appeal
Opinion -The Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear an appeal of a case stemming from a partisan “John Doe” investigation aimed at Governor Scott Walker (R), led by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. -
The Economics of Climate Policy
Opinion -A variety of policies have been proposed, and some of them enacted, to shift people away from fossil fuel use. Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D., John E. -
Using Pop Culture to Explain Economics in Everyday Life
Opinion -Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You about Economics, John Tamny; Regnery Publishing, 2015, 256 pages; ISBN-13: 978-1621573371: $19.01 on Amazon.com. -
The Green Mirage – and Con Job
Opinion -Musk, Schmidt, Simons and billionaire buddies build empire based on climate and energy BSEditor's note: co-authored by Paul Driessen and Tom TamarkinElon Musk and his fellow barons of Climate Crisis, Inc. recently got a huge boost from Pope Francis. -
The Link Between Climate and Poverty
Opinion -The climate alarmists are practically giddy over Pope Francis’ recently released “climate encyclical”—remember, these are, generally, the very same people who dis the church and its position on abortion, the origin of life on earth, and the definition of -
Widespread Wiretapping is “How Google Works”
Opinion -Google’s wiretapping is back in the news. The Guardian reports “Google [Chrome] eavesdropping tool installed on computers without permission.”This is not an isolated incident. It is a part of a broader Google pattern of behavior. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Supreme Court Decision on EPA Mercury Rule
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 against the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to limit mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants, saying the agency “unreasonably” failed to consider the cost of the regulations. -
Global Warming: A Theory that Predicts Nothing, Explains Everything
Opinion -George Orwell more than 30 years ago, coined the term "doublethink" in his novel, 1984. "Doublethink" is still very much alive today in discussing and debating Climate Change. -
Santa Monica City Council Approves New Airbnb Regulations, Taxes
Opinion -The Santa Monica City Council (SMCC) is banning residents from sharing their homes using the popular sharing-economy website Airbnb, unless the host has received official licensing and permission from city regulators and pays hotel taxes. -
Pope’s Climate Alarmism Will Take a Deadly Toll On World’s Poor
Opinion -Editor's Note: This piece was co-authored by H. Sterling Burnett. -
Twin peaks – Twin Lies
Opinion -Supposedly record-high temperature and carbon dioxide levels supposedly bring record chaosEditor's note: Article co-authored by Paul Driessen and Tom TamarkinA recent NOAA article is just what Doctor Doom ordered. -
Wyoming Banking Regs Squeeze Bitcoin Exchange Company
Opinion -Coinbase, a bitcoin wallet and exchange service company with operations serving more than 2. -
States Are Finally Changing How They Rate School Performance and the Left Isn’t Happy About It
Opinion -Thanks to reforms implemented by Gov. Pat McCrory (R), North Carolina now assigns each of its public schools a letter grade, to help parents understand where their child’s school ranks relative to other schools across the state. -
Commuting in New York
Opinion -The New York commuter shed(combined statistical area) is the largest in the United States, with 23.6 million residents spread across 13,900 square miles in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
