Opinion
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Heartland Institute Experts React to the 2014 Midterm Elections
Opinion -Republicans on Tuesday night took control of the United States Senate, increased their majority in the House of Representatives, and now hold at least 32 governorships – all nearly historic gains. -
Free-Market Reforms Benefit Taxi Customers, Economy
Opinion -For decades, urban dwellers and tourists have been forced to rely on taxis to navigate their cities. These days, however, hailing a stranger in a cab or calling a dispatcher is an unnecessary hassle. -
Audits Don’t Guarantee Care
Opinion -Even though Medicaid has long had a reputation for making it difficult for enrollees to get medical care, states still do not have the necessary systems for ensuring Medicaid delivers adequate health care. -
More evidence Obamacare caused premiums to skyrocket
Opinion -We have yet another study showing skyrocketing health insurance premiums due to Obamacare, this tiime courtesy of the site HealthPocket.com:Without Subsidies Women & Men, Old & Young Average Higher Monthly Premiums with Obamacare... -
Benjamin Constant: A Principled Voice of Liberty Worth Recalling
Opinion -October 25th marked the 247th birthday of one of the greatest voices of liberty, the French political philosopher of freedom, Benjamin Constant. He may not be a household name to friends of freedom today, but he should be. -
States Dropping Calls for Wireless Tax Reform, Study Finds
Opinion -Results from a comprehensive study of how American cities and states tax the growing wireless telecommunications industry, released last month by the non-partisan Tax Foundation, suggest the growing need for reforming how government treats this important -
Ohio Medicaid Expansion Exceeds Projections
Opinion -Ohioans newly eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act continue to enroll in numbers exceeding expectations, reaching 401,307 in September according to the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s latest caseload report. -
Court Case Sets Federal Regulators against State Licensing Boards
Opinion -The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has begun hearing arguments in a case setting federal regulators against a North Carolina trade organization empowered with state authority. The case, North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. -
Hawaii sees massive hike in premiums
Opinion -President Obama is 53 years old and grew up in Hawaii (with some time in Indonesia as well). Which probably means that he knows more than a handful of people in Hawaii who are 52 years old. -
Democratic Congressman Criticizes Obama Administration’s Ebola Response
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC—Democratic U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia’s 11th District ripped public health officials during an October 24 congressional hearing on Ebola for their reassurances regarding the risk to public health. -
The Oil Price Election Connection
Opinion -After years of rising gasoline prices, people are puzzled by the recent drop that has a gallon of gas at levels not seen in nearly four years. -
Cancel the Midterms? I Don’t Think So!
Opinion -Writing in The New York Times on Monday, November 3, 2014, from Durham, North Carolina, Professor David Schanzer and his student Jay Sullivan suggest that, by U.S. Constitutional amendment, the country should eliminate midterm elections. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Latest United Nations Climate Report
Opinion -On Sunday, November 2, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its “Synthesis Report,” which completed the organization’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) on Earth’s climate. -
Frac Sand Study: Lots of Scare, Little Science
Opinion -How would you feel if you walked into a doctor’s office and the doctor told you about the potential dangers of heart surgery but didn’t tell you the risks can be minimized with proper precautions or about any of the benefits of the surgery? -
Fee for Service Is Not the Problem
Opinion -If you go to your doctor with severe pain or some other symptom suggesting a serious injury or illness, do you want him or her to have a financial incentive to treat you, or would you rather the doctor have a financial incentive to withhold care? -
Reducing Ohio’s Renewable-Power Mandate is Progress, Not Regression
Opinion -Thirty states, including Ohio, have renewable portfolio mandates. These laws require a certain percentage of electricity to be generated from renewable sources, primarily wind and solar power.Such laws were mostly enacted in the early 2000s. -
The Austrian Economist Who Should Have Received Nobel Prize
Opinion -On October 13th, the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics was announced in Stockholm, Sweden, with French economist, Jean Tirole, the recipient for his work on developing models to better assist governments in regulating private enterprise. -
Minimum Wage Laws Should Not Be Used as an Election Gimmick
Opinion -While lawmakers across the country debate proposals to increase state minimum wage rates, proponents have turned their attention toward ballot measures that might kill two birds with one stone: putting voters on the record as supporting minimum wage -
Global Warming Is a Political Ruse in Florida Governor’s Race
Opinion -Outside activist groups are spending millions of dollars on political ads claiming Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is not doing enough to fight global warming. -
Florida Teacher Fights Standardized Testing and Wins—For Now
Opinion -The world needs more teachers like Susan Bowles. The kindergarten teacher at the Lawton Chiles Elementary School in Gainesville, Florida risked her job to stand up for what she believes in. -
Wyoming Continues Battle Over Science Standards
Opinion -A 21st-century version of the classic range war is playing out in Wyoming. This time, the state is divided over rejecting the Next Generation Science Standards, a set of science curriculum and testing mandates intended to spread nationwide. -
Study Finds Smart Growth Policies Are Ineffective, Unpopular
Opinion -Supporters of the use of government regulations to guide “green” development argue that zoning laws and other mandates are effective tools in driving economic growth towards preferred outcomes. -
Beware Common Core Proponents Asking for Treats
Opinion -It always seems appropriate that Halloween comes just days before an election. Politicians are masters at dressing themselves up in ways that obscure reality, in particular their positions on tough issues. -
Obamacare Rate Shock in 2015
Opinion -Hanging around actuaries as long as I have, one of the old sayings I picked up was, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure.