Opinion
-
One Blog, Two Shameful Acts, Three Shameless Organizations
Opinion -Imagine two companies, one worth more than $31 billion and the second worth $315 billion, ask for and receive $1.6 billion in federal low interest loans to build a power plant. -
For a Free Society, Promote School Choice
Opinion -Many Americans are caught up in the political squabbles over several recent Supreme Court decisions. -
Nearly 68,000 Florida Students Using Tax Credit Scholarships
Opinion -The number of low-income students served by the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program has reached a new high, with more than 67,800 students enrolled in participating private schools this fall. -
NY Lawsuit Demands Charter Funding Equity
Opinion -Charter school families in upstate New York have filed a lawsuit over what they see as an unfair lack of funding compared to traditional district schools. -
L.A. School District Defies Parent Trigger Law
Opinion -With the Obama administration unilaterally giving states No Child Left Behind waivers, one California district is attempting to defer choice for parents who petition for their legal right to transform failing schools. -
Florida Teacher Wins Fight Against Standardized Testing—For Now
Opinion -It was a calculated act of civil disobedience. -
Vermont STILL Without Functioning Obamacare Site?
Opinion -I was reading an online article this morning on the election results in Vermont and what it may mean for the state's plan to adopt single-payer health care in 2017, and ran across this nugget buried at the end:In the meantime, Vermont's current health -
-
Republicans Face Medicaid Expansion, Obamacare Repeal Questions
Opinion -Although the Affordable Care Act seems to have been a political winner for Republicans on Election Day, at least two major challenges remain for the GOP in the health care arena, according to some policy experts: settling on a plan to replace the -
German Analysis Finds IPCC “Synthesis” Lacks Facts
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #146 The summary for policymakers released in early November by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has once again betrayed the science found in the body of the report. -
Climate Change ‘Deniers’ Should Be Jailed: RFK Jr.
Opinion -More than 100,000 activists jammed New York City streets for the “People’s Climate March” September 21, demanding an end to climate change, the elimination of fossil fuels, and the elimination of capitalism. -
Colorado State Smoking Ban: No Impact on Heart Attacks
Opinion -As early as 2004, various medical journals published articles claiming that small-community smoking bans resulted in nearly immediate reductions in heart disease. -
Despite Being Wrong, IPCC More Confident Than Ever
Opinion -On Nov. 2, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its “2014 Summary for Policymakers. -
Election Begins an Obamacare Negotiation
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #443[Subscribe] The 2014 election will have an enormous impact on a number of policy discussions, but in no arena of policy will the impact be felt as thoroughly as Obamacare. -
Elections Have Consequences for Hydraulic Fracturing
Opinion -The ballots have been counted and the winners declared, but perhaps most important of all, the campaign ads are over. Ads for candidates, ballot measures, and specific issues monopolized commercial slots over the past few months. -
Federal Regulators Continue ‘War on Fun’
Opinion -Just in time for the holiday season, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is gearing up what can only be called a “war on fun,” persecuting legitimate foreign and domestic businesses for selling legal products to consumers, under the guise of -
From Boom to Bustle: The Transition of the North Dakota Economy
Opinion -The North Dakota oil boom is over. At least that was one of the recurring talking points at the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s (NDPC) annual meeting in Dickinson, North Dakota about a month ago. -
Google’s Dominance Isn’t Peaking Its Proliferating!
Opinion -Apparently Google hopes to convince the new European Commission to buy into the same market predicate that it convinced Mr. -
Gordon Tullock, R.I.P.
Opinion -Gordon Tullock, one of the truly great economists of the 20th century, passed away on Monday. He was 92. -
Senate Majority Change Could Alter Environmental Politics
Opinion -Political analysts are rapidly reaching a consensus that the recent election was a repudiation of President Obama’s failed policies, and although environmental issues were not the primary focus of the elections, the attention they received indicates a -
What to Do After Obama Vetoes Obamacare Repeal
Opinion -It’s a foregone conclusion the new Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will join the House in voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare as it’s more unpopularly known. It’s also a foregone conclusion the effort will fail. -
Study: KIPP Schools Raise Achievement, Don’t Skim Best Students
Opinion -The Knowledge is Power Program is a college-preparatory, community-transforming powerhouse. -
Washington State Supreme Court to Rule on Charter Schools
Opinion -Washington state’s Supreme Court will determine whether charter schools will be allowed in the state. Hearings are expected to begin in October. -
Twenty Ohio Schools Are Now Eligible for Parent Trigger Reform
Opinion -Twenty schools in Columbus, Ohio are now eligible for reform under the state’s parent trigger law. The latest state report card data show these schools failed to improve enough to avoid the parent trigger option.