Opinion
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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. -
Almost Half of State Health Insurance Exchanges Are Fighting for Survival
Opinion -Almost half of the 17 health insurance exchanges set up by the states and the District of Columbia under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, are in trouble financially, The Washington Post reports. -
The Slow Death of Common Core
Opinion -Think about the major policy undertakings of the Obama administration over the past six and a half years. It began with a “stimulus” that wasted trillions in the quest of generating jobs, but did little to nothing in achieving that goal. -
Will Congress Finally Defend Its Constitutional Turf – to Stop the EPA’s Assault on Water?
Opinion -It is an empirical fact – a metaphysical certitude. Government overreaches.And the Barack Obama Administration has the longest, most overactive arms ever. With many, many, MANY power-grabbing hands. -
Senate Hearing Highlights State Clean Power Plant Objections
Opinion -A Senate hearing concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) sweeping clean power plant rule featured testimony from state officials opposing new carbon-dioxide regulations EPA is expected to finalize in the summer of 2015. -
Survey: Obamacare Strains Emergency Rooms
Opinion -Three-quarters of the 2,099 doctors responding to the nationwide survey conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians indicate they have seen an increase in emergency room (ER) visits since the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as -
Renewable Energy Mandates Under Fire for Huge Economic Costs
Opinion -In the previous decade, 29 states and the District of Columbia established mandates known as renewable portfolio standards (RPS) that require utilities to derive a designated percentage of their electricity from renewable sources by a specific date. -
Texas Bans City Fracking Bans
Opinion -With a stroke of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's pen, House Bill 40 banning Texas municipalities’ ability to regulate oil and gas operations within city limits, except in very limited circumstances, became law.
