Opinion
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Free Trade Benefits vs. Fears of Foreign Goods
Opinion -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke before a joint session of the U.S. -
Vermont House Approves Steep E-Cigarette Tax Hike, Regulations
Opinion -Vermont lawmakers narrowly approved a 46 percent tax hike on the price of e-cigarettes. -
Expect Court to Partially Stay FCC’s Title II Internet Reclassification
Opinion -In the coming weeks, expect the D.C. -
Missouri Gov. Nixon Refuses to Save Failing Welfare System
Opinion -By Logan Pike and Justin HaskinsAccording to a recent comprehensive study of state welfare programs, Missouri earned an “F” grade for its dismal welfare policies, finishing dead-last among all states. -
Intellectual Property Issues Are Too Important for Name Calling
Opinion -If you’ve seen any discussions of patents and copyrights lately, you’ve probably heard a good deal of name-calling, including terms such as “patent trolls” and “crony capitalism. -
Trade and Patent Reform Build Bridges in Congress
Opinion -In a welcome show of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate took a significant step in the direction of freer global trade in April. The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA), cosponsored by Sens. Orrin G. -
30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay
Opinion -Gov. Wolf's tax plan would result in 30,000 jobs not created next year, according to a new analysis we released yesterday. Using the STAMP model, developed by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, we estimated the impact of Gov. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Override of Gov. Nixon’s Veto of Welfare Reform
Opinion -Today, the Missouri House of Representatives completed the override of Gov. Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of a landmark welfare reform bill. -
Illinois Moving 2.2 Million Medicaid Patients to Managed Care
Opinion -Illinois is sending 2.2 million of its 3.1 million Medicaid patients to managed care, a system where the state pays a fixed amount for each patient instead of reimbursing providers for each test and treatment. -
U.S. Oil Producers Set Growth Record in 2014
Opinion -The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports U.S. oil production grew by more than one million barrels per day in 2014, the largest yearly increase since recordkeeping began more than a century ago. -
The Pope and Climate Change
Opinion -Perhaps you missed the Vatican-sponsored international symposium on climate change held in Rome on April 28. It was a busy news day. The horrific earthquake killed thousands in Nepal and riots broke out in Baltimore. -
A Freer Monetary System Would Lead to Better Money
Opinion -Since its invention in 2008, Bitcoin, a digital currency system, has slowly gained acceptance in online circles. But Bitcoin is only part of a potential future where a freer economy leads to increased economic growth and more consumer choice. -
Welfare Reform Gets People Back To Work, So Why Did Jay Nixon Veto It?
Opinion -Federal, state, and local governments spend well over $1 trillion per year on nearly 130 means-tested programs for lower-income Americans. -
Obama’s Economic Disaster
Opinion -Commenting on the rioting in Baltimore, the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henniger was almost to the end of his April 30 text when he said “On Wednesday morning, the year’s first-quarter GDP growth rate came in—0.02%. Next to nothing. -
One year after voters defeated King County Metro Transit’s Proposition 1 – the sky didn’t fall
Opinion -When King County voters handily rejected Metro Transit’s Proposition 1, county leaders’ proposal to increase regressive sales taxes and to raise car tab fees by $60, King County Executive Dow Constantine said he would follow through with his threat to -
Iowa Should Embrace Frac Sand Mining
Opinion -Lansing, Ia., is located near sizeable deposits of the highly specialized sand used for hydraulic fracturing. -
Fuzzy math clouds picture of tax relief for North Dakotans
Opinion -BISMARCK, N.D. — In the closing days of North Dakota’s 2015 legislative session, Gov. -
Silencing Skeptics, Conservatives and Free Speech
Opinion -Our scientific method and traditions of free speech and open debate are under assault as never before, by intolerant inquisitors in our media, universities, government agencies, and even Congress and the Vatican. -
U.S. Gas Exports Set to Shake Up World Markets
Opinion -The United States is poised to shake up world energy markets with expanded liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries later this year as four new LNG export terminals come on line. -
Kasich Claims on Obamacare Money Challenged
Opinion -Ohio Gov. -
Nebraska Grants Nurse Practitioners Full Practice Authority
Opinion -Nebraska has become the 20th state to lift restrictions on nurse practitioners (NP), granting them the authority to evaluate patients; diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests; and initiate and manage treatments, including prescribing medications. -
Student Privacy Laws Need Strengthening
Opinion -If there ever was an issue to unite all parents, teachers, and any educational stakeholder—which ultimately includes all of us—it should be student privacy. -
Bribing the People with Their Own Money
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #460 On Tuesday Florida Gov. -
Economic Freedom Trumps Identity Politics
Opinion -Imagine a little girl and her young mother sitting on a porch on 19th Street in Harrisburg. The child smiles happily, but the mother looks tired—she’s working second shift and raising a daughter by herself.
