Opinion
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Health Care’s Inequality Problem
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #439 One of the underestimated aspects of Obamacare’s impact on the economy is the effect it’s had in driving inequality. -
Promised Savings from ACOs Look Increasingly Unlikely to Occur
Opinion -For several years, the Obama administration has been touting accountable care organizations (ACOs) as a big part of its proposed solution to rising health care costs, particularly in Medicare. -
FBI Expands Spying Powers with New DNA Database
Opinion -Instead of broadcasting an omnipresent face via telescreen, a new government program may be bringing “Big Brother” to street corners and traffic intersections near you. -
Heartland Institute Climate Experts Comment on 18 Straight Years of No Global Warming
Opinion -According to satellite data released this month by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS), which provides data used by NASA, NOAA, and the National Science Foundation, the global mean surface temperature has not risen for 18 consecutive years. -
Anti-Scholarship Lawsuits Are Nothing but Mudslinging
Opinion -Throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick. That seems to be the hope behind the several legal challenges brought against education tax credit scholarship programs. -
Federal Court: Subsidies Only for State Exchanges
Opinion -A federal district court judge in Oklahoma ruled health insurance policies purchased through the federal exchange are not eligible for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Judge Ronald White of the Eastern District of Oklahoma decided Pruitt v. -
Parents, Teachers Increasingly Reject Common Core
Opinion -It’s been a rough year for the Common Core standards. As parents, teachers, officials, and politicians learn more about the standards, more and more states are considering ways to get out of Common Core. -
Study: Capital Gains Tax Reform Could Benefit North Carolina
Opinion -In 2013, North Carolina instituted sweeping tax reforms, making its tax system more efficient. It created a single-rate system, bringing both the top rate of 7.75 percent and the bottom rate of 6 percent down to a flat rate of 5.75 percent. -
More Third-Hand Nicotine Nonsense: From Vapor?
Opinion -Nicotine can be detected in a chamber after releasing vapor directly from an e-cigarette, according to a report in Nicotine and Tobacco Research (abstract here) by Roswell Park Cancer Institute investigators. -
Texas School Books Attacked by Lobbying Group
Opinion -Texas School Books Attacked by Lobbying GroupBy H. Sterling BurnettEnvironmental lobbyists are trying to censor the portrayal of climate science in textbooks being considered for adoption by the Texas State Board of Education. -
Federal Reserve Morphs from Central Bank to Central Planner
Opinion -A common concern among critics of recent Federal Reserve policy is “the Fed” does not have an adequate exit strategy to shrink its balance sheet. -
RFK, Jr. Wants Me Jailed … as a War Criminal!
Opinion -The “people’s climate march” was notable for the amazing energy, economic and climate illiteracy displayed by the mostly young people parading along New York City streets September 21. -
‘If You Like Your Internet, You Can Keep Your Internet’ and Other Government Lies
Opinion -Conservatives and Libertarians inherently have little faith or trust in government. We know the institution is inherently flawed – and self-serving.Government violates the Wallet Rule. Which is:You go out on a Friday night with your wallet. -
All States, and the Feds, Should Emulate Minnesota’s Civil Forfeiture Reform
Opinion -Imagine police seize your money, your car, even your house. Imagine this happens without you being convicted of a crime or even charged with one. -
America’s Education Battlefield
Opinion -The 2010 introduction of Common Core, a set of requirements for what elementary and secondary school children should know in math and English language arts, has turned schools in one state after another into battlefields as its complexity and other -
Hospital Reform? Union Boss Responds with F-Bomb
Opinion -Executives of Hawaii's state-owned Hawaii Health Services Corporation say their hospitals are down to only a few days cash on hand, and they may have to close Oahu nursing care facilities such as Leahi Hospital and Maluhia Long-Term Care Health Center, -
President Ebola
Opinion -What does it tell you when Britain and France have stopped flights to and from the nations in Africa where Ebola has become a threat and the United States has not taken a similar measure?What does it tell you when the President sends 3,000 U.S. -
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 -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.
