Opinion
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Oregon to Test a Controversial Mileage Tax
Opinion -Oregon will soon institute a first-in-the-nation program charging car owners not for the fuel they use, but for the miles they drive. -
People Aren’t Getting More Care or Better Care Under Obamacare
Opinion -Some 14 million people are newly insured because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and millions of others have more generous insurance with promising new benefits. -
GMOs Are Good, Scientist Says
Opinion -Amanda Maxham, Ph.D. -
Kansas Bans Using Food Stamp Money for Fortunetellers, Other Entertainment
Opinion -Kansas Gov. -
Department of Labor Proposes Stricter Investment Broker Regulations
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing new regulations on the investment industry, claiming its proposed “fiduciary rule” will protect consumers from unscrupulous investment advisors. -
Vouchers in Waukegan? It’s a Real Possibility
Opinion -Last weekend in Chicago, Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, spoke at a conference hosted by the Franklin Center about his efforts to initiate a voucher program in northwest suburban Waukegan. -
Rideshares now under statewide framework – Senate Bill 5550 signed by Governor Inslee
Opinion -Things will get a bit easier for rideshare drivers and their customers under a bill Governor Inslee signed into law last week. -
Philadelphia City Council Considers Taxing Airbnb
Opinion -Spurred by Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the city, the Philadelphia City Council is considering expanding the city’s hotel tax to include “peer-to-peer economy” sharing services such as Airbnb, even though the city currently prohibits short-term -
Another Domino Falls in the Anti-Fossil Fuel Movement’s Crusade
Opinion -Throughout the United States, especially in communities with existing or potential oil-and-gas development, outside groups have moved in with a vengeance and agitated the population—resulting in bans against all exploration for hydrocarbons and/or the -
California in 2060?
Opinion -The California Department of Finance (DOF) has issued population projections for the state’s counties to 2060. Forecasts are provided for every decade, from a 2010 base. The DOF projects that the the state will grow from 37. -
EPA Misstates the Costs, Benefits of Its Mercury Rule
Opinion -The EPA claims new mercury and air toxic standards (MATS) will result in $24 to $80 billion in net health benefits per year. -
The Civil Disobedience Charles Murray Wants Has Already Arrived
Opinion -While Charles Murray has been out promoting measured civil disobedience in an effort to restore individual liberty, thousands of parents and children have been acting upon the same concept. -
The Pathway to Faster Cures
Opinion -When it comes to life-saving drugs, we need more than modest reform. -
Industry Fights Bag Bans, Fees in Texas
Opinion -A coalition of plastic bag manufacturers and recyclers has filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Dallas's plastic bag fee ordinance levying a 5-cent “environmental fee” on single-use shopping bags. -
FDA Policies Are Needlessly Driving Up Costs of Generic Drugs
Opinion -Consumers increasingly report sticker shock as generic drugs sold for decades have suddenly become scarce and expensive. Sometimes generic drug prices skyrocket due to aging equipment. -
States Can’t Be Sued Over Low Medicaid Rates, Supreme Court Rules
Opinion -In a victory for states trying to hold down Medicaid costs, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled providers cannot sue over low reimbursement rates. The case, Armstrong v. -
Mark Bittman’s ‘A Bone To Pick’ Continues His War On Food
Opinion -Don't let his bespectacled, mild-manner fool you: Mark Bittman is the foodie version of a war-monger."There's a war here," the New York Times columnist proclaimed at a food conference last year. -
Activists Blur Distinction Between Animal Welfare, Rights
Opinion -What do Corky the orca and Hercules the chimpanzee have in common? Neither are "persons."Although those facts seem noncontroversial, both required adjudication. -
Is The Global Left Counting on Pope to Split the Catholic Church Over Global Warming?
Opinion -Pope Francis is expected to release an encyclical on the environment and human ecology that will most likely contradict the principles and politics of most conservative Catholics, particularly in the United States. -
Montana Governor Fights School Choice
Opinion -Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) doesn’t like school choice. -
Battles over Sea Mammals Hit Courts, State Legislatures
Opinion -Washington state Senator Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island) introduced legislation that would make it a criminal offense, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $100,000 fine, to keep whales, dolphins, and porpoises in aquariums. -
New York Governor Supports Tax Credit Program
Opinion -New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is supporting a tax credit for private education. The tax credit is worth a total of $150 million, according to a report in The Buffalo News. -
Dangers from EPA Playing National Energy Regulator
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #173 If the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed clean power plant rule (CPP) is finalized and withstands expected legislative and court challenges, it would give the agency power to determine how electricity is provided -
Updated NASA Data: Global Warming Not Causing Any Polar Ice Retreat
Opinion -Updated data from NASA satellite instruments reveal the Earth’s polar ice caps have not receded at all since the satellite instruments began measuring the ice caps in 1979.
