Opinion
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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. -
Technical Malfunctions Mar Common Core Testing Rollout
Opinion -The New Hampshire-based company Measured Progress, which developed online Common Core tests used in Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota, has acknowledged a major problem with the test’s rollout. -
Nevada Legislators Create the Nation’s Most Inclusive ESA Program
Opinion -Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signed the nation’s first nearly universal education savings account (ESA) program into law on June 2. On May 29, the Nevada State Assembly voted to create the most inclusive ESA program for K–12 students in the country. -
Winning the Climate Change Debate
Opinion -How can climate realists win the climate change debate? -
New Jersey’s Growing Pension Gap Threatens Taxpayers
Opinion -New Jersey’s pension liabilities are increasing, with official actuary reports compiled for the state’s pension board showing the public retirement fund debt grew by 13 percent between June 2013 and July 2014. -
Alabama Lawmaker Introduces Flat Tax Proposal
Opinion -Alabama state Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) is proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce and flatten the state’s income tax. Hightower’s proposed amendment, if placed before and approved by voters, will cut the top tax rate from 5 percent to 2. -
Department of Education Presses for New Authority Over Banks
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education is proposing a new rule granting itself new power over how banks can work with colleges to assist with loan disbursements to students. -
Virginia Homeschool Privacy Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
Opinion -Homeschoolers in Virginia are pleased a widely supported privacy measure designed to prevent the sharing of personal information passed with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 1383, sponsored by state Sen. -
New NAEP Scores Show Poor Student Performance Nationwide
Opinion -The latest 8th grade U.S. history, civics, and geography results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show no significant change from the previous assessment, which was conducted in 2010. -
Online Poker Ban Gains Support in U.S. Senate
Opinion -Despite his past support of online gaming legalization bills, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) now backs the Restoring America’s Wire Act (RAWA), a bill that aims to revise federal anti-wagering laws to include bans on online poker. -
Gov Hutchinson Defies State School Board, Orders PARCC Test Withdrawal
Opinion -The Arkansas state school board rejected Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) request to replace the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests with ACT Aspire earlier this month. -
Congress Considers FCC Transparency Reform Bill
Opinion -House lawmakers are reviving a bill they say will hold the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) more accountable to the public and would provide greater congressional oversight.
