Opinion
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Regcession—Why Americans aren’t Feeling Obama’s ‘Vigorous Recovery’
Opinion -President Obama is trying, according to CNN, to “convince voters of a vigorous recovery that a majority still doubts. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Wind Turbines Being a ‘Human Health Hazard’
Opinion -Earlier this month, the Health Board of Brown County, Wisconsin was among the first government agencies in the U.S. to declare wind turbines a “human health hazard. -
Small Business Administration Slows Local Economies, Study Finds
Opinion -Instead of delivering an economic boost to struggling localities, the U.S. Small Business Administration hurts local and regional economies, a new study has found. -
Health Threat from Wisconsin Wind Farm Affirmed
Opinion -In a shot across the bow of wind power promoters, the Brown County Wisconsin Board of Health has declared the Shirley Wind Farm a “human health hazard. -
Vermont Governor Seeks Control of Medicare
Opinion -Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) and members of his administration travelled to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. -
Wind Syndrome: A Public Health Crisis Mandated by Government
Opinion -Wind farms are a “human health hazard,” or so concludes Wisconsin’s Brown County Health Board (BCHB) with regard to the Shirley Wind Project, owned by Duke Energy (DE). -
Is Obamacare ‘Medicaid for All’?
Opinion -I've occassionally made the point that one sign of just how poor the access to care is for people on Medicaid is the fact that while you often hear fans of government-run health care advocate 'Medicare for All,' you never hear anyone advocate 'Medicaid -
Nevada Ranchers Challenge Federal Stranglehold on Land
Opinion -In May, a month after Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s dramatic standoff over grazing fees with United States Bureau of Land Management, ranchers and land-rights activists in the northern part of the state followed Elko County Commissioner Grant Gerber on a -
Walmart Cuts Insurance for Part-timers
Opinion -When Walmart announced on its corporate blog earlier this year it would stop providing health care benefits to employees who worked less than 30 hours, some commenters on the blog attacked the corporation for being “greedy monsters” and “horrible human -
‘Tiny Housing’ Movement Pits Millennials Against Regulators
Opinion -Advocates of the growing “micro-housing movement” are trying to promote smaller housing alternatives for people pursuing simpler lifestyles. -
Costs Will Rise as Another Obamacare Feature Kicks In
Opinion -Looks like another mistaken assumption by the authors of Obamacare and other devotees of government-run health care is being exposed. We’ve heard for years that the ‘fragmented’ nature of health care in the U.S. -
New D.C. Streetcar Project Becomes Trainwreck for Residents
Opinion -On the roads of the nation’s capital, there seem to be two constant things: the roads are always congested, and there is always lots of construction going on. -
What Women Want – Healthcare Version
Opinion -Some time ago I recall making that point to some friends in the health policy community that politically-viable major health care reform that is based on markets instead of central planning would face a fairly tough test - persuading women, often the key -
Activists Push to Censor Texas Textbooks
Opinion -There is a controversy over proposed new school textbooks in Texas—not over what is actually in the books but instead over scientific facts environmental lobbyists want the publishers to keep out of them. The activists want to censor the textbooks. -
Progressives Offer Bipartisan Plan for Health Care? Not Quite
Opinion -Last week the Center for American Progress released a health care reform plan it claimed should draw bipartisan support because it includes Republican ideas. -
Net Metering Gives Big Advantage to the Wealthy
Opinion -Champagne wishes and caviar dreams are coming true thanks to a government policy called net metering, which allows wealthy environmentalists who have installed solar panels on their roofs to profit unfairly at the expense of economically-disadvantaged -
2014 Won’t Be Warmest Year
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #144 Contrary to projections made by environmental journalist Seth Borenstein in a widely reprinted article, 2014 will not be the hottest year on record. -
Analysis: Is Medicaid Really That Bad?
Opinion -Health policy experts around the nation have diverged sharply on the question of whether Medicaid provides high-quality, effective medical care to the poor. -
EPA Ripping Off Taxpayers to Support its Policies
Opinion -For those concerned about the U. S. government going in debt $1.5 billion every day, rejoice. Here is a chief example--EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be in Atlanta October 26 to address the National Congress of American Indians. -
Missouri Parents Fight for School Transfer Law
Opinion -The ongoing struggle between parents and the Missouri government over the state’s school transfer law is another example of politics and bureaucracy winning out over parents, children, and their futures. -
Fear the Day Government’s Great Fiction Lies Exposed
Opinion -“Government is the great fiction through which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else,” wrote the celebrated French legislator, economist, and political theorist Frederic Bastiat 165 years ago. -
Will the FCC Break the Internet?
Opinion -Actions speak louder than words.The world is watching to see where the FCC’s actions will lead international telecommunications regulators going forward.Will FCC leadership reinforce the successful Internet policy status quo? -
Union Organizes Home Health Workers in Minnesota
Opinion -When the Service Employees International Union in Minnesota announced its victory in unionizing 27,000 home health care workers in August, it celebrated in a rapidly changing political environment. -
Climate Alarmists Falsely Imply Carbon Dioxide Is Soot
Opinion -We no longer hear of carbon dioxide emissions; instead the climate change lobby has shortened it to carbon emissions. Is this just a convenient abbreviation? We think not.
