Opinion
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Tenth International Conference on Climate Change a Smashing Success
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #176 The two-day international climate conference hosted by The Heartland Institute on June 11–12 in Washington, DC featured more than 40 scientists, economists, and public policy experts who shared the most up-to-date -
SNAP Rolls Shrink to Lowest Enrollment Since 2011
Opinion -The number of people receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits fell to its lowest level since August 2011, according to monthly numbers released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
Florida Tea Party Unanimously Rejects Solar Power Amendment
Opinion -The solar power industry and the so-called Green Tea Party suffered a crushing defeat last week as The Villages Tea Party voted overwhelmingly to oppose a Florida constitutional amendment to give the solar power industry special rights to sell power -
Medicaid Set to Overwhelm New Mexico’s Budget
Opinion -New Mexico is one of 28 states that expanded Medicaid coverage for impoverished adults as part of the implementation of Obamacare, resulting in more than 216,000 people joining the state’s Medicaid roster and pushing the total to nearly 800,000 enrollees. -
F. A. Hayek and Why Government Can’t Manage Society, Part I
Opinion -This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. On May 8th, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied Powers in Europe. On September 2nd, Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies on the deck of the U.S.S. -
Rep. Smith (R-TX) Rips Secret Science, Unconstitutional Regulations
Opinion -Stuart Varney, host of FOX Business’ Varney & Co., complained about President Barack Obama’s unconstitutional executive orders during the June 10 broadcast of the show, focusing specifically on the administration’s climate change regulations. -
Will Republicans Keep the Court from Blowing Obama’s Cover?
Opinion -The Big Lie of ObamaCare is in the title: the Affordable Care Act. Administration officials invoke “affordable” over and over again.The U.S. Supreme Court could well blow the Democrats’ cover in King v. -
The State of Climate Science
Opinion -Few issues have raised more controversy than the science used to justify the theory manmade climate change and the policies developed in response. Three prominent climate scientists—Dr. Willie Soon, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Dr. -
America’s Largest Commuter Sheds (CBSAs)
Opinion -Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) is the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) way of defining metropolitan regions. -
Will 2015 be the Year of Renewable Fuel Standard Reform?
Opinion -The fact the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is attacking the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) management—er, mismanagement—of the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) is indicative of the growing frustration over both -
America’s Largest Commuter Sheds (CBSAS)
Opinion -Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) is the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) way of defining metropolitan regions. -
To Win, Republican Candidates Must be Strong on Energy
Opinion -New polling emphasizes support for traditional energy concerns has become a partisan issue. Large majorities of Republicans favor key energy issues—but voters of every ideological stripe say energy will be an important part of their voting decisions. -
Environmentalist Shipwreck
Opinion -The prissy and pompous protectors of the Earth have, like bureaucratic pirates, infiltrated the decks and engine rooms of the world’s ships. These humorless empty suits wave not the Jolly Roger, but the flag of contrived pseudo science. -
Report: Excessive Regulations Hamper Charter School Progress
Opinion -Charter schools across the nation are increasingly subject to the same kinds of excessive regulations that have suppressed student achievement in the nation’s traditional public schools, according to a report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). -
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Project-Labor Agreement Reform
Opinion -Reforms changing how local governments negotiate with project contractors are included in the Ohio House of Representatives’ version of the biennial state budget and are intended to rein in the cost of taxpayer-funded construction. -
Washington’s Capital Gains Tax Debate Needs Full Context
Opinion -I know I’ve already written about the proposed capital gains tax several times but I keep seeing the same phrasing used to discuss it without the context of what it would mean for the state in both legal and competitive purposes. -
Heartland Institute Honors Sen. Inhofe for Challenging Climate Change Myths
Opinion -According to “The Economist," May 16, 2012: "The Heartland Institute is 'the world's most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change. -
Assessing the Impacts from Climate Programs
Opinion -Panelists Paul Driessen, senior policy advisor to the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow; Cornelis van Kooten, Ph.D. -
Climate Conference Panelists Address Energy Policy
Opinion -The “Energy Policy” panel discussion at the Tenth International Conference on Climate Change – Panel 4 on June 11 – featured Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, and Heartland -
Hepatitis C Drug Lawsuits Filed, Challenges Insurance Company Decisions
Opinion -Consumers across the nation are starting to file lawsuits against insurers who deny them access to expensive new hepatitis C treatments. -
NYC Charter School Applications Exceed Cap by 20,000
Opinion -Student demand for spots in New York City charter schools far exceeds what the city’s charters can legally provide under the government-imposed cap on the number of charter schools. -
Arkansas Replacing Common Core Tests with ACTs
Opinion -Evelyn B. Stacey coauthored this article.Arkansas Gov. -
FDA Bans Trans Fats
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Medicaid Rolls Are Expanding Rapidly in Indiana
Opinion -HIP 2.0, a plan proposed by Gov.
