Opinion
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The Miracle and Morality of the Market
Opinion -One of the great fallacies arrogantly believed in by those in political power is the notion that they can know enough to manage and command the lives of everyone in society with better results than if people are left to live their own lives as they -
Ryan Leads On Welfare Reform And Fighting Poverty
Opinion -No one in Washington is taking the lead in addressing poverty and welfare reform like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. Almost alone, he has noted that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty. -
Democrats at Risk of Global Warming Election Backlash
Opinion -Recent polling numbers may induce Republicans on the November ballot to turn certain Democrats’ obsession with global warming into a Republican weapon, slamming Democrats for ignoring much more important issues. -
Heartland Institute Joins Free-Market Coalition against Internet Sales Tax
Opinion -A broad coalition of conservative leaders and free-market proponents has signed “An Open Letter to the United States Congress: Oppose the Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act,” voicing opposition to S. -
Obamacare Web Sites Still in Trouble
Opinion -I ran across this article today on the Vermont Watchdog site, describing the serious problems that still exist with that state's Obamacare exchange. -
State Regulators Ban Ridesharing Companies’ New Carpool Services
Opinion -Smartphone apps are increasingly placing new powers in the hand of users— whether it’s finding hookups on Tinder, sharing anonymous sentiments on Yik Yak, or flagging down an Uber cab that’s heading your way, with a few taps on a smartphone. -
Bobby Jindal Pwns Other Governors On Common Core
Opinion -In August, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal sued the federal government over Common Core. -
SHOCKER! Climate Alarmist Musical Finally Runs Out of Taxpayer Money, Quickly Closes
Opinion -The asinine ambitions of our know-it-all federal bureaucrats know no bounds. Really. No. Bounds. -
Virginia Governor Scales Back Health Plans
Opinion -RICHMOND, Va. — In a much-anticipated announcement, Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Sept. 8 laid out a ten-point plan to cover more low-income Virginians’ health needs. -
A Model for Innovation Protection: Section 1201
Opinion -Today the House Judiciary Committee is undertaking the next in its series of hearings discussing the Copyright Act. -
Introducing the Energy Pyramid
Opinion -When I was in elementary school, my teacher taught our class about the food pyramid and the importance of a balanced, healthy diet. -
Heartland Institute Hires New Managing Editors for Four Public Policy Newspapers
Opinion -School Reform News, Budget & Tax News, Health Care News, and Environment & Climate News aimed at elected officials, inform on issues from free-market perspective The Heartland Institute is proud to announce four new members of its editorial team: Heather -
Free Speech Groups Defend Climate Debate
Opinion -Several media and civil rights groups are aiding the Competitive Enterprise Institute, National Review, and two individual commentators after Pennsylvania State University Meteorology professor Michael Mann sued CEI and National Review for what Mann -
Obamacare’s Abortion Fiction
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #437 Obamacare’s passage through the House of Representatives was possible thanks to a supposed compromise among conservative Democrats who opposed taxpayer funding for abortion. -
United States, France among Worst Countries for Tax Competiveness
Opinion -Earlier this week, the Tax Foundation’s annual International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) report was released, disclosing some unsurprising results. -
Heartland Institute Responds to Activist Groups’ Attempt to Purge Texas Text Books of Inconvenient Climate Science Facts
Opinion -The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) and the Texas Freedom Network, two left-wing activist groups, released a report this week claiming non-alarmist facts about the climate “distort” science and must be removed from drafts of new social -
Why Do Progressives Have An Archie Bunker View Of Globalization?
Opinion -One of the underappreciated aspects of the current debate over corporate tax inversions is how it represents not just an opportunity for some progressive populism, but is just another aspect of the same view which motivates the left’s general disgust -
Study: Local Governments’ Spending Cut Rhetoric Fails to Match Reality
Opinion -During the political “silly season,” it is common to hear hyperbolic rhetoric. Ohio is no different, with a multitude of local government officials pointing their fingers at state officials, claiming injuries against local governments. -
EPA Carbon Rule Dooms Efficient Coal Plant
Opinion -One of the nation’s most efficient, clean-burning coal power plants will be shuttered in a few years because bringing it into compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon dioxide reduction rule would be too expensive. -
‘Most Transparent Ever?’ Behold the FCC’s Secret, Crony Socialist Meetings
Opinion -It is yet another Barack Obama Administration pledge now relegated to the ash heap of Mendacious History. -
NCSE Makes Embarrassing Errors Attacking Climate Science in Texas
Opinion -The climate activist group National Center for Science Education embarrassed itself yesterday by making basic errors attacking climate science in Texas. -
Sorry, Steve Running, Wildfires Are Decreasing with Global Warming
Opinion -A Billings Gazette article last week quoted University of Montana global warming activist Steve Running claiming major wildfires have quadrupled since 1986, but the facts show wildfires are actually declining. -
California Solar Towers Blamed for Massive Bird Kills
Opinion -A giant, state-of-the-art solar power complex in the Mojave Desert is incinerating birds and drawing close scrutiny from federal wildlife officials and environmental groups.In operation since February, the $2. -
Decompetition Decompetition Decompetition
Opinion -The FCC’s new professed mantra is “competition competition competition.”However, the FCC appears to be pursuing a de facto policy of decompetition rather than competition.
