Opinion
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Military Tensions Between Russia and West Spill into Climate Policy
Opinion -If war is politics by other means, in the debate pitting climate change against energy development, one side is arming, as Russia uses climate agreements to pressure the West to remove economic sanctions against it. -
Who’ll Stop the Rain? Not Bill Nye
Opinion -The great John Fogerty classic was a testament to bad news and deception that seemed to be coming from all angles. -
Gov. Kitzhaber Resigns Amidst Green Energy Scandal
Opinion -As of February 18, John Kitzhaber will no longer be governor of Oregon, having submitted a letter of resignation on Friday 13th. -
Oklahoma Bill Champions K-12 ESAs
Opinion -For the second year in a row, legislators in Oklahoma are seeking to implement education savings accounts within the state. -
Top Global Warming Lies
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #159 [Subscribe] David Letterman’s nightly top-ten list is usually pretty funny. By contrast, a top-ten list assembled this week by The Heartland Institute’s James Taylor is not funny at all. -
Congressman Reboots Proposed Ban on Internet Access Taxes
Opinion -Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a Republican from Virginia, has reintroduced the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act for consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Entitlement Cost Explosion Drives Alabama Budget Shortfalls
Opinion -The state of Alabama is projecting a $265 million deficit this year, caused primarily by ballooning costs for entitlement programs such as Medicaid. In 2003, Alabama spent $220 million on Medicaid. -
Republicans Should Go Big On Obamcare ‘Fix’
Opinion -Earlier this week I read an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Dr. Scott Gottlieb and Tevi Troy, two individuals I have a great deal of respect for. -
What to Call a New York Times Reporter of Climate Science?
Opinion -The title of Justin Gillis’ recent NYT article is an excellent tip-off of how bad environmental reporting has gotten: "What to Call a Doubter of Climate Change?"Now, as a skeptical Ph.D. -
Patent Trolls Come in All Shapes and Sizes
Opinion -Mythological trolls — described as old and ugly creatures living under bridges or in caves — are known for one central feature: generally troublesome and injurious to human enterprise. -
Ohio District Makes Little Effort to Inform Parents of Parent Trigger Option
Opinion -Ohio residents may never know whether a parent trigger law works, even though Columbus has a pilot program. According to Greg Harris, director of nonprofit StudentsFirst Ohio, the pilot program was set up to fail. -
Politicians, Activists Call for Increased Gasoline Taxes
Opinion -Just as Americans are receiving some relief from high gasoline prices, some politicians and activists want to increase in the federal gasoline tax. -
Rauner’s Latest Executive Order Establishes Criminal Justice Reform Commission
Opinion -Illinois needs to do a better job of ensuring criminals don’t reoffend, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday at the Sangamon County Courthouse. -
Connecticut Lawmaker Proposes New Tax on Soda, Sweets
Opinion -A bill proposed by State Rep. -
Falling Unemployment Rate Is More Than A Little Misleading
Opinion -The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its January 2015 report this morning, and on the surface the situation looks good for the Obama administration: 257,000 jobs were added in January, wages improved, and the number of full-time workers -
If Obamacare Is Saving the Impoverished, Why Are So Few Signing Up?
Opinion -From its inception, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—popularly called Obamacare— has been touted as the necessary fix for the nation’s health care system needed prior to its passage. -
Keystone Pipeline Awaits President’s Decision
Opinion -After two weeks of debate, the U.S. Senate passed a bill approving construction of the final leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, by a 62-36 vote. -
Memo to the CDC: Tell the WHOLE Truth About E-Cigarettes
Opinion -The contrast between the spin put on youth e-cigarette use data last Fall and the story told by the actual data, released last month, is startling but not surprising, given the U.S. government’s over-zealous tobacco prohibition posture. -
How the States Can Make the Debt Ceiling Debate Real
Opinion -For the past year or so, there has been no statutory limit on how much the federal government borrows. The debt ceiling was abandoned in the last budget deal. -
For-Profit Charters Under Unfair Attack, Defenders Say
Opinion -Bob Fayfich estimates fewer than 2 percent of the 176 charter schools in Pennsylvania have for-profit companies hired to run the nonprofit charter schools. -
FDA Simplifies ‘Compassionate Use’ Process
Opinion -This is good news for patients facing terminal illnesses:FDA seeks faster patient access to experimental drugs The Food and Drug Administration wants to dramatically simplify and speed up the application process for access to investigational drugs. -
Virginia House Passes Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Opinion -In early February, the Virginia House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved a bill to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. -
Obama’s Free-Tuition Plan Already Exists, and You’re Paying for It!
Opinion -One of the most hotly contested proposals put forward by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address is the president’s free-tuition plan for students attending two-year community colleges. -
Hawaii Wind Farm, Failing, for Sale
Opinion -An SEC filing required as a condition of the potential sale of windfarms from Hawaii’s largest wind farm developer, First Wind, to TerraForm Power, Inc.
