Opinion
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Don’t Dump Dumbo
Opinion -The animal rights groups claiming victory for elephant ban are only wasting time and money.For all the families who have yet to take their children to a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus — hurry. -
Student Privacy Bill Delayed
Opinion -Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) did not release a student privacy bill March 23 as expected. -
FDA Approves First ‘Biosimilar’
Opinion -In a move that could lower prescription drug costs for some of the most expensive treatments on the market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for the first time a “biosimilar” for sale in the United States. -
Cornyn Offers ESA Reform Bill
Opinion -Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has introduced a bill to reform the listing procedure for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and change the way settlements are reached when environmentalists sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to force a listing. -
Secretive John Doe special prosecutor who fancies a good leak screams secrecy breach
Opinion -MADISON, Wis. — As the state Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a case involving Wisconsin’s politically charged John Doe investigation, the probe’s special prosecutor appears more desperate than ever to protect his all-but-dead Doe. -
Philadelphia Mayor Proposes Property Tax Hike to Fund Schools
Opinion -To help close a $80 million funding deficit in the School District of Philadelphia’s budget , Mayor Michael Nutter (D) is proposing a 9.3 percent property tax hike on city homeowners. If enacted, taxes on homeowners would increase from 1. -
Study Reveals the Seven States with ‘Failing’ Welfare Programs
Opinion -When the Republican-controlled Congress promoted welfare reform as one of its top priorities in 1995, opponents accused them of being unsympathetic to the plight of impoverished Americans and insisted the proposed policies would end up harming true -
Radical Environmentalism’s Death Campaigns
Opinion -The terms racism, white supremacy, crimes against humanity are bandied about so often that they have become almost meaningless. -
Bipartisan Reform Proposed for Veterans Health Care
Opinion -Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), a national advocacy group for veterans, released a proposal to improve health care for former service members at an event featuring a bipartisan group of elected officials and other health care experts. -
The Question of Evolution
Opinion -One of the potential contenders for the Republican nomination for President, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, was surprise-asked the evolution question. The liberal media recurrently seeks to entertain itself with such "gotcha" questions. -
Logan Pike and Justin Haskins: R.I. welfare system gets an ‘F’
Opinion -By Logan Pike and Justin Haskins Everyone knows newly elected Gov. Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, has her hands full in Rhode Island. -
PARCC and Common Core Undergo Scrutiny in Wealthy Lake County School District
Opinion -Thousands of parents across the country and here in Illinois are concerned about Common Core standards, PARCC testing on those standards, and the accumulation and storage of their children’s personal data. -
A World Without the Welfare State
Opinion -We live in an era in which few can even conceive of a world without the welfare state. Who would care for the old? How would people provide for their medical needs? What would happen to the disadvantaged and needy that fell upon hard times? -
Rhode Island Considers Insurance Tax to Fund Exchange
Opinion -Faced with the need to find state money to fund Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) is proposing a tax on all health insurance premiums in the individual and small-group markets. -
Idaho will keep minimum hours mandate for auto dealers
Opinion -Small-time auto dealers will need to keep their doors open at least 20 hours each week after a Senate panel killed legislation to repeal the mandate. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. -
Iowa/Nebraska CO-OP Insolvency Costs Taxpayers $225 Million
Opinion -After burning through $145. -
Flawed Studies used to Push Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
Opinion -Jim Erickson of the Michigan News reports new research shows almost every study cited to promote biofuels as climate-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are flawed and need to be redone. -
Royal Society Climate Science Report Royally in Error
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #164 The Royal Society – the first and arguably still one of the most prestigious scientific organizations in the world – just got egg on its face with its release of “A Short Guide to Climate Science. -
Why I am a Climate Change Skeptic
Opinion -[Editor’s Note: Patrick Moore, Ph.D., has been a leader in international environmentalism for more than 40 years. He cofounded Greenpeace and currently serves as chair of Allow Golden Rice. -
Oregon’s Obamacare Is A Crony Socialist Nightmare, Just Like Washington’s
Opinion -Obamacare is an unmitigated, omni-directional disaster.It’s a disaster as a health care plan. How’s it doing with premiums?Obamacare Premiums Will Increase Faster Than Private PlansHow about deductibles? Co-pays? Medical choices? -
VA Whistleblower’s Tale
Opinion -Tori Richards at Watchdog.org has been doing some terrific investigative reporting on the VA scandal, and I highly recommend her latest piece describing the whistleblower in a Louisiana VA facility that brought this chapter of the scandal to light. -
Obama Budget Would Spend Billions on Climate, Renewables
Opinion -Reaffirming his commitment to force America’s energy sector away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources through the exercise of regulatory power and spending priorities, President Obama has proposed substantial funding increases for the White -
States Should Defy Unlawful EPA Carbon Dioxide Rules
Opinion -Last June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its Clean Power Plan as a nationwide regulation to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electrical power plants. -
Arizona House Votes to Repeal and Replace Common Core
Opinion -A bill that would repeal Arizona’s adoption of the Common Core curriculum and replace it with a state-developed plan has passed in the House and is now under consideration by the Senate.
