Opinion
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The Myth of Global Gluts and the Reality of Market Change
Opinion -You may not have noticed it when out buying things in the marketplace in the context of your personal budget, but according to the Wall Street Journal (April 24, 2015) the world is awash with too much stuff. -
Obama’s Climate Obsession Loses Allies to China
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #169 President Barack Obama’s climate obsession is costing U.S. commercial interest and influence all over the globe. -
Ohio May Free Some STEM Schools to Create Their Own Tests
Opinion -Ohio may soon give certain school districts the option of creating their own exams. As criticism of Common Core continues, the Ohio Department of Education is considering implementing what it calls the Innovative Learning Pilot. -
Global Warming? The Pope is Wrong
Opinion -I have devoted the better part of more than two and a half decades speaking out against the charlatans that have created and maintained the greatest hoax ever imposed on modern man. -
Nebraska Lawmakers Approve Gas Tax Hike
Opinion -Nebraska lawmakers approved hiking the state’s gas tax by $0.06 per gallon of fuel, ignoring Gov. Pete Ricketts’ (R) threatened veto. If Gov. -
Monday Update on Heartland’s trip to Rome for Vatican Climate Summit
Opinion -The Heartland Institute today held and excellent 90-minute event for press today in Rome — especially considering the event was only announced to the press on Friday at about 10:30 a.m. CT. (Why so late? -
A Message for Pope Francis
Opinion -It’s not climate change – but energy restrictions based on climate fears – that threaten the poorPope Francis plans to deliver an encyclical on climate change this summer. -
‘My Scientific Adventure’: Renowned Scientist Willie Soon Talks Climate Change
Opinion -Editor’s Note: Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon, Ph.D., is a geo-scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Soon has written papers in a number of peer-reviewed journals examining the relationship between solar phenomena and global climate. -
How Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Can Revolutionize Finance
Opinion -The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order, Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey; St. Martin’s Press, 2015, 368 pages; ISBN-13: 978-1250065636: $19.00 on Amazon. -
It is a Bad Time to be in the Renewable Energy Industry
Opinion -2015 may go down in the books as the year support for renewable energy died—and we are only a few months in. Policy adjustments—whether for electricity generation or transportation fuels—are in the works on both the state and federal levels. -
ObamaNet vs EuroNet — “Competing” Protectionist Industrial Policies
Opinion -The US-EU “competition” of protectionist digital industrial policies -- U.S. Title II net neutrality vs. -
China’s Shifting Population Growth Patterns
Opinion -As demographers have projected for some time, China's population growth is slowing. The nation gained population at a rate of 0.49% between 2010 and 2013, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. This is a reduction from the rate of 0. -
School Vouchers May Become a Reality in Tennessee
Opinion -A bill under consideration by the Tennessee legislature would allow school vouchers in the state for the first time. The bill is similar to a failed measure proposed by Gov. Bill Haslam in previous sessions. -
Idaho Gov. Otter Vetoes New Regulations on Sign-Language Interpreters
Opinion -Idaho governor Butch Otter (R) vetoed a bill required government licensing by a state board for the practice of interpreting and translating sign language for the hard of hearing. -
Five States’ Slumping Financial Conditions Reflect Widespread Pension Problems
Opinion -Financial conditions in many states have shown improvement in the years since the recession began in 2008, but the economies of Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey have continued to deteriorate. -
Heartland Institute Heads to Rome to Advise Pope Francis on Climate Policy
Opinion -World’s Leading Scientific ‘Skeptics’ of Man-Caused Global Warming Invite Public and Press to Open Events April 27 and 28Just Outside the Vatican The Heartland Institute is sending a team of climate scientists to Rome next week to inform Pope Francis of -
Gwyneth Paltrow, THIS Is What Living on Food Stamps Really Looks Like
Opinion -Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, one of Hollywood’s more prominent lifestyle gurus, made headlines last week for taking celebrity chef Mario Batali’s “Food Stamp Challenge” (and failing) sponsored by the Food Bank for New York City. -
Solar Power Lobbyists Seek to Subvert Florida Tea Party
Opinion -After successfully pushing for $100 million in special interest renewable energy subsidies in Florida, the solar power lobby is now trying to subvert the Florida Tea Party to get it to support more government favoritism. -
FCC-ville’s Kangaroo Court
Opinion -If you are guilty until proven innocent of charges that can be made up after the fact, you may be in FCC-ville. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Mississippi Governor’s Veto of Common Core ‘Repeal’ Legislation
Opinion -Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) on Thursday vetoed Senate Bill 2161, which would have created a study committee to consider replacing the Common Core State Standards. A majority of Republicans in the state legislature voted for the legislation. -
Arkansas Senate Votes to Create Voucher Program
Opinion -The Arkansas Senate passed House Bill 1552, creating a school voucher program for children with disabilities. The bill passed the state’s legislature with bipartisan support on March 31 and Gov. -
Eco-echo Chamber Amplifies “Corrupt Skeptics” Myth
Opinion -Review of Merchants of Smear, by Russell Cook; Policy Brief, The Heartland Institute, September 2014, 17 pages; $6.95 at The Heartland Institute. http://heartland. -
Montanans Fight Common Core in Court
Opinion -Montana parents, activists, and educators are questioning the constitutionality, federal government overreach, and testing associated with the Common Core K-12 math and English standards. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Offered in Texas
Opinion -A Texas state representative is introducing a bill to require local and state law enforcement agencies to obtain a criminal conviction before seizing individuals’ cash or property.