Opinion
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Michigan Teacher, Veteran Fights Union and Wins
Opinion -Adam Neuman, a teacher at Brighton High School in Michigan, scored a right-to-work victory after challenging the state teachers union. -
Study: Grades and Attendance More Telling than Tests
Opinion -News -Researchers say much-emphasized standardized test scores may not be the best indicator of a student’s later academic success. Educators should instead focus on grades and attendance if they want to get their students through high school and onto college. -
Swiss Reject Single-Payer
Opinion -Voters in Switzerland rejected a referendum that would have replaced the nation’s current health care system with a state-run single-payer system similar to those of Canada and Great Britain. -
Tell Congress, “End Wind Energy Tax Giveaways Now”
Opinion -There is a good chance that the Lame Duck Congress could vote as early as Wednesday, December 4, on extending huge taxpayer subsidies for Big Wind energy companies for another three, five or more years. -
Global Warming, the “Irreconcilable Differences” Issue
Opinion -One has to wonder if global warming promoters are oblivious to the manner in which their talking point narratives are plagued with crippling contradictions. -
Superintendents Retire, Get Rehired with Pension and Pay
Opinion -In Edina, Minnesota, public school superintendents retire for a few days before they’re lured back for a sequel at their former jobs, with full salary, benefits, incentives, and pension. -
Maria Kaupas Chicago Center Mentors At-Risk Youth
Opinion -As their legacy in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, the Sisters of St. Casimir established the Maria Kaupas Center, named after Mother Maria Kaupas. -
Colorado Springs District Plans to Remove Most Students from Common Core Testing
Opinion -Colorado Springs School District 11 struck a blow against the Common Core by voting to remove the majority of its students from the new, mandatory standardized tests. -
Study: Doctors Declining to See Obamacare Patients
Opinion -A recent study found large numbers of doctors are declining to participate in health plans offered through exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act, raising questions about whether people buying insurance through exchanges will be able to access -
SHOP Exchange Continues to Flounder
Opinion -Yesterday's Washington Post has a story regarding the general failure of Obamacare's SHOP exchanges to expand health coverage. A sample: A year after the Obama administration temporarily shelved an unfinished part of HealthCare. -
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Declaring African Lion Threatened
Opinion -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the African lion as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after finding the species is in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future. -
Tennessee School District Takeover Debated
Opinion -Teachers in Shelby County, Tennessee are rallying against the proposed expansion of the Achievement School District, a state-run entity that moves the state’s lowest-performing districts into its jurisdiction. -
Establishing a Parent Trigger by Lawsuit
Opinion -In 2010, a small nonprofit organization promoted, and succeeded in helping pass, the first "parent trigger" law in California. -
Australia Embraces the Less Government-Free Trade Model – We Should Too
Opinion -We recently referenced the very good news to come from an otherwise very bad President Barack Obama China trip.U.S., China to Drop Tariffs on Range of Tech ProductsThe U.S. -
More Logging Needed to Combat Wildfires, California Official Says
Opinion -Western states have faced severe wildfire seasons in recent years. This year was no exception, prompting officials in many states to bemoan the growing threats wildfires pose to the environment and economy. -
CFTC Rulemaking Process Needs Greater Scrutiny, Transparency
Opinion -Regulators, confident in their own virtue and ability, have typically seen little need to have anyone check their work. -
Bill Would End EPA Use of “Secret Science”
Opinion -The House Science Committee under Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) passed H. R. 4012, “The Secret Science Reform Act,” out of committee in June. -
Prostate Cancer and Energy Poverty
Opinion -Smoking, obesity, exposure to toxic chemicals: Which of these factors do you think plays the biggest role in determining how deadly prostate cancer will be in a given situation? The correct answer is none of them. -
Obamacare Enrollment Overstated by 400,000
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services once again lowered its estimate of the number of Americans enrolled in health plans through government exchanges in 2014. The 6. -
Dodd-Frank Annual Costs to Approach $200 Billion
Opinion -In the wake of the recent elections, there is one thing both parties still agree on: Middle-income families are being squeezed and voters are angry. But why? And what should be done about it? -
Britain: E-Cigarettes Almost Exclusively Used by Smokers and Ex-Smokers
Opinion -The British government has just released statistics on e-cigarette use (here). -
Storm Brewing Over New EPA Ozone Standard
Opinion -With Republican majorities both Houses, the incoming Congress is likely to be unreceptive to the Obama administration’s regulatory agenda and could pose resistance to the Environmental Protection Agency’s highly controversial proposal to lower the -
Rural Nebraskans hit with Big Obamacare Rate Hikes
Opinion -LINCOLN, Neb.–Allan Douglas has been selling insurance since the 1980s, and as the owner of an independent insurance agency in Omaha he had a front-row view of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. -
Jonathan Gruber and the Truth About Obamacare
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #446[Subscribe] Jonathan Gruber has been called to testify on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in December, a hearing that will almost certainly turn into an airing of grievances over Obamacare