Opinion
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Pay for Performance Not Delivering as Promised
Opinion -Dr. Aaron Carroll is a prolific commentator on health care policy issues, appearing regularly on the Web site of the New York Times and on the left-wing talk show Stand Up with Pete Dominick. -
No Global Warming for 18 Years
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #141 [EDITOR'S NOTE: Click here to sign up for the FREE Climate Change Weekly Email. -
Doctor: Medicaid Patients Deserve Better
Opinion -I wasn't necessarily a fan of Herman Cain's presidential bid, but I thoroughly enjoyed his tale of taking over as CEO of Godfather's pizza chain and getting some of the best information on what was really happening to the company by talking with a bunch -
Transportation Companies’ Competition, Conflicts Escalate in Chicago
Opinion -As the popularity of alternative ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft continues to increase, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Chicago city cab advocates are searching for ways to use the power of regulations to protect the city’s taxicab industry. -
Obama’s CO2 Cuts Are Simply Not Possible
Opinion -Is President Obama’s pledge to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent by the year 2050 feasible? -
The Numbers Say Philadelphia Is In No Danger of 40-Student Classes
Opinion -Philadelphia school and city officials say the district will be forced to lay off teachers and possibly grow class sizes as large as 40 when students return in September, unless the state and city gives it more money. -
Starbucks To Offer Employees Online College Degrees
Opinion -Starbucks and Arizona State University will offer Starbucks’ employees who work at least 20 hours per week the opportunity to receive an online college degree at a discounted price. -
Celebrating The Work Of Nobel Prize Winning Economist, F.A. Hayek – A Man Who Has Made the 21st Century a Freer and More Prosperous Time
Opinion -Forty years ago, on October 9, 1974, the Nobel Prize committee announced that the co-recipient of that year’s award for economics was the Austrian economist, Friedrich A. Hayek. -
Municipalities GON Wild!
Opinion -Recently two towns, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the City of Wilson, North Carolina, have petitioned the federal government, via the FCC, complaining that state laws are constraining them from the municipal provision of broadband services, that is, from -
John Fund Criticizes AG Eric Holder on New Book Tour
Opinion -Part 1 published yesterday at Illinois Review, Thursday, October 1, recounted the stellar and above-board behavior of Attorney General Edwin Meese when serving President Reagan, as remembered by Joseph Morris, an honored member of the Chicago Federalist -
Pence 2.0: New, But Not Exactly Improved
Opinion -Many commentators on the right have Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on their 2016 presidential nominee shortlist. After all, they say, Pence has earned it.Pence spent 12 years in Congress building his conservative street cred. -
Study: Obamacare Hurts Business Growth, Employment
Opinion -A new study shows the Affordable Care Act may be detrimental to business growth and employment across the country. In a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, more than 18 percent of U.S. -
Are We Destined To Surf The UN-Net?
Opinion -Earlier this year, the Obama administration asked ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to create a means of overseeing the Internet after U.S. governance is scheduled to end in another year. -
A Rare Debate on the “Settled Science” of Climate Change
Opinion -CHICAGO, October 2, 2014 — In 1997 during the Kyoto Protocol Treaty negotiations in Japan, Dr. -
Hong Kong v China – Less Government Is So Obviously Better
Opinion -Perhaps lost in the incessant, rolling bad news shuffle that is the Barack Obama Administration are the ongoing Hong Kong protests of rising Chinese domestic interference. -
A Victory for Our Energy Independence: Cove Point Gas Plant Is Approved
Opinion -Victories are hard won and often seem few and far between on the free market energy and environment front. We spend much of our time, bemoaning and battling bad policies, regulations, laws and court decisions. -
Traffic Congestion in the World: 10 Worst and Best Cities
Opinion -The continuing improvement in international traffic congestion data makes comparisons between different cities globally far easier. -
Ebola 1, Electronic Health Records 0
Opinion -For years we've been told that electronic health records are going to save health care in America, making it less expensive and ensuring that patients get the right, medically-appropriate care. -
Seniors Dispersing Away From Urban Cores
Opinion -Senior citizens (age 65 and over) are dispersing throughout major metropolitan areas, and specifically away from the urban cores. -
The Texas Textbook Massacre
Opinion -Would you want the textbooks at your child's school to teach your kids the Soviet Union still exists and is the greatest danger your child will face in their lifetime? -
Conservationists, Wind Industry Clash over Minnesota Eagle Deaths
Opinion -Conservationists, Wind Industry Clash over Minnesota Eagle DeathsConcerned the proliferation of wind farms in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains will lead to more eagle kills, wildlife advocates clashed with wind industry officials at a public hearing in -
Anti-Tenure Lawsuit Filed in New York
Opinion -Teacher quality is the most important in-school factor in students’ education, the National Council on Teacher Quality says. -
Louisiana Homeowners Wary of Government-Backed Spycam Network
Opinion -Law enforcement officials in suburban Louisiana are backing a new distributed surveillance program which some say represents a creepy invasion of privacy by the government. -
John Fund Contrasts AGS Holder and Meese at Federalist Society Luncheon
Opinion -Part 1: Assistant to Attorney General Meese under Reagan, compares tenure of AG Holder to Meese at Chicago Federalist Society event featuring John Fund.