Opinion
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Wyoming Shouldn’t Run Away From Its Riches
Opinion -My very first job as an engineering student was as a surveyor in Powell, Wyoming. What a great start for a young, impressionable youth, to be surrounded by men and women with a frontier spirit devoid of politics and overflowing with straight talk. -
Indiana Lawmakers Propose E-Cigarette Taxes, Regulations
Opinion -In January, a bipartisan group of Indiana lawmakers proposed a tax increase on e-cigarette sales in the state and an increase of regulations on e-cigarette use. State Reps. -
I Am Charlie! We Are All Charlie!
Opinion -The vile scum who murdered 13 people on the staff of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, and four others in a Paris grocery store today, are now rotting in Hell. -
Was the Drop in Uninsured Almost All Medicaid Expansion?
Opinion -One of the things I've been saying for a while is that when the dust clears and Obamacare is fully implemented, it's probably going to look an awful lot like a massive Medicaid expansion with a modest boost in the individual health insurance market. -
Obamacare “Success” Needs Closer Look
Opinion -The New York Times today reports that the number of uninsured people in the U.S. -
Medical Device Tax Repeal Tops New Congress’ Agenda
Opinion -The new Republican majority in Congress is expected to repeal the tax on medical devices, with a vote possibly happening in January. A provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) placed a 2. -
How Many Of World’s Poor Will Climate Alarmists Let Die?
Opinion -'How many people do you want to kill or let die?" That's how I'm going to respond from now on to anyone who argues we should end or sharply restrict fossil fuel use to prevent global warming.Arguing the science has no effect on global warming alarmists. -
Reevaluating Eminent Domain’s Benefits Necessary for Economic Success
Opinion -The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires government to provide “just compensation” to private individuals in return for taking private property for public use. -
Minnesota companies score Obamacare exemptions
Opinion -In a significant victory for religious liberty and economic freedom, the American Manufacturing Company has received a permanent federal exemption from provisions of the Affordable Care Act that contradict the owner’s religious convictions. -
Andrew Cuomo’s Fracking Psuedo-Science
Opinion -What do Bigfoot and New York’s ban on fracking ban have in common? The evidence supporting the existence of both is equally (un)credible.Gov. -
Ohio Parent Trigger Pilot Program: Designed to Fail
Opinion -Residents of Ohio may never know whether or not a parent trigger law works, even though Columbus has a pilot program at this very moment.The reason is simple: The pilot program was set up to fail. -
Islam Kills Again
Opinion -The news from Paris about the killing of twelve journalists highlights Islam's war on the West that represents a fundamental truth about this cult of Mohammad.Most are familiar with the Islamic schism between the majority Sunnis and the minority Shiites. -
The Founders Wanted a Laser-Targeted Article V Convention (Part 1 in a Series of 8)
Opinion -This is part 1 of the 8 part series establishing that the laser-focus of the Compact for America approach to organizing an Article V convention with the specific job advancing and ratifying a pre-drafted, specific federal Balanced Budget Amendment is -
Recrimination in Vermont
Opinion -Yesterday I had kind words to say about Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and his decision in early 2014 to show leadership instead of political opportunism in devoting his entire State of the State address to drug abuse. -
E-Cigarette Denial: It Just Doesn’t Work Anymore
Opinion -Recently I attended a forum on e-cigarettes, sponsored by a political organization that wanted to educate its attendees about the devices. -
Study: ‘Sharing Economy’ Revolution Empowers Customers
Opinion -Businesses such as Airbnb and Uber, which directly connect consumers and service providers without the need for middlemen, are empowering consumers and creating a self-regulating economy, a recent study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University -
Shumlin Leads
Opinion -Praise for Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin from anyone connected to The Heartland Institute is probably not very common. -
A New Year’s Resolution: Becoming a Light of Liberty
Opinion -With the beginning of 2015, what might be a “New Year’s resolution” for a friend of freedom? -
Hawaii Taxpayers to Fund Medicaid Boost for Six Months
Opinion -The Hawaii Department of Human Services announced it will extend for six months an increase in fees paid to Medicaid primary care providers. -
Georgia Rail Supporters Need to ‘Board the Logic Train’
Opinion -After voters in Clayton County, GA voted to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transportation Authority (MARTA) in November 2014, some pundits were predicting MARTA’s expansion to future counties, and a rail revival in metro Atlanta. -
Republicans Consider Obamacare Replacement Strategy
Opinion -Several weeks ago I wrote a piece that appeared in National Review, arguing that the GOP Congress must have legislation ready to go in the event the U.S. -
State Death Tax Changes May Hurt Family Landowners
Opinion -In the United States, more than a third of all forest land is owned by families. Studies tell us half of these family forests are owned by people over the age of 65. -
How the Left Wants to Eradicate Planes, Trains and Automobiles by Shutting Off Their Financial Fuel
Opinion -“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is not just the name of Steve Martin and John Candy’s 1987 everything-goes-wrong comedy film. It’s also the prospective casualty list of the foundation-led anti-fossil-fuel campaign called the Divest-Invest movement. -
A Question for 2015: Is the FCC Unlawful?
Opinion -In May 2001, I published a law review article titled, “The Public Interest Standard: Is It Too Indeterminate to Be Constitutional?
