Opinion
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Osama vs. Obama: Some Thoughts on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Opinion -When the late Osama bin Laden referred to the United States as a “weak horse” he may have been more right than wrong. -
Exposing Netflix’ Biggest Net Neutrality Deceptions – Part 16 Netflix Research Series
Opinion -If Netflix’ position on net neutrality was justified on the merits, why does Netflix need to say so many deceptive things that are demonstrably untrue, in order to justify its case for its version of net neutrality? -
Utah Residents May be Charged $20 a Month to Bail Out UTOPIA
Opinion -Residents of 11 Utah cities would be billed as much as $20 a month, as part of a plan to salvage the state’s once-heralded UTOPIA fiber optic network. -
Chris Christie Administration Endorses Obama’s Carbon Dioxide Restrictions
Opinion -The Chris Christie administration broke ranks with prominent Republicans and moderate Democrats by endorsing the Obama administration’s attack on affordable energy, with a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokesman saying the Department -
Natural Gas Export Facility Would Not Harm Environment, Feds Find
Opinion -A natural gas export facility on Chesapeake Bay would have no significant impact on the environment, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determined in a draft report. -
Old Trees: The Bigger They Are, The More Carbon They Sequester
Opinion -New data overturn an old concept, revealing that “rapid growth in giant trees is the global norm” and “it appears to hold regardless of competitive environment”... -
Video: Illinois Charters Survive Union Attack
Opinion -In this Wall Street Journal video, Illinois Network of Charter Schools President Andrew Broy explains how charter schools staved a fierce union attempt against them this spring. -
State Hands Detroit $195 Million; Pensions Remain Big Bankruptcy Issue
Opinion -The $195 million bailout of bankrupt Detroit that Michigan legislators approved in June prevented steeper cuts to the city’s pensions but does little to solve longstanding pension problems. Republican Gov. -
Chris Christie Administration Endorses Obama’s Carbon Dioxide Restrictions
Opinion -The Chris Christie administration broke ranks with prominent Republicans and moderate Democrats by endorsing the Obama administration’s attack on affordable energy, with a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokesman saying the Department -
Natural Gas Export Facility Would Not Harm Environment, Feds Find
Opinion -A natural gas export facility on Chesapeake Bay would have no significant impact on the environment, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determined in a draft report. -
The Preventable Tragedy of Energy Poverty
Opinion -In our world of laptops, iPads, flat-screen TVs, microwaves, and jet-skis, it is easy to forget that 1.3 billion people on this planet, nearly one in five overall, do not have access to electricity. -
States’ Initiatives Offer Solution to Impending Highway Trust Fund Shortfall
Opinion -On June 4 the Heritage Foundation held a Capitol Hill briefing for Congressional staff. Entitled "Which Way for the Highway Bill? -
Feinstein Says Environmental Activists Have ‘Never Been Helpful’ on Water Policy
Opinion -California Sen. Diane Feinstein called out environmental activist groups who oppose making additional water resources available to California farmers and rural communities trying to cope with a severe drought. -
Feinstein Says Environmental Activists Have ‘Never Been Helpful’ on Water Policy
Opinion -California Sen. Diane Feinstein called out environmental activist groups who oppose making additional water resources available to California farmers and rural communities trying to cope with a severe drought. -
Judge Blocks Illinois’ Pension Reforms; Will Governor Block Chicago’s Reforms
Opinion -A judge in Sangamon County Circuit Court has blocked a modest reform of Illinois’ pension system for state workers and retirees outside Chicago from taking effect June 1, giving Gov. -
Massive Online Classes Expand into K-12
Opinion -In 2013, ten million students of all ages participated in more than 1,200 massive, open, online courses offered by more than 200 universities. Known as MOOCs, these online classes once took the TED Talk crowd by storm. -
Tyrrell’s Too Cheerful Thesis
Opinion -To coin a phrase, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. has forgotten more about politics than I’ll ever know. His familiarity with great ideas and thinkers, his personal ties to some of the most important conservatives in recent history (Ronald Reagan visited his home! -
Will All the Exchanges End Up Federal?
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #422 Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported on the burdens of troubled state health insurance exchanges, for which the costs are continuing to rise. -
Celebrity-Studded Anti-Obesity Film Is Pure Propaganda
Opinion -If you couldn't stomach watching "Fed Up," the Katie Couric and Laurie David ("An Inconvenient Truth") obesity film, here's the only word you need to know. "Masterpiece."That's what former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called it. -
Google’s Title II Utility Regulation Risks: An Open Letter to Investors
Opinion -Unregulated Google is increasingly pushing for maximal FCC net neutrality and price regulation of its direct broadband competitors, potentially via FCC reclassification of broadband as a Title II telephone utility service. -
Washington Gov. Inslee Imposes Global Warming Restrictions
Opinion -Washington Gov. Jay Inslee defied the state legislature and unilaterally issued an executive order designed to impose severe global warming restrictions on Washington households and the state’s economy. -
Hundreds of Millions Spent, No Job Gains from Michigan’s Film Incentives
Opinion -A story in MLive on the movie "Batman vs. Superman" being filmed in metro Detroit demonstrates why it is so hard to get rid of programs that are nearly universally seen as economically destructive. -
Chinese Have Big Plans for Fisker, Which Took US Taxpayers for a Ride
Opinion -Months have passed since the saga about the fate of Fisker Automotive ended, which was the stimulus-funded electric vehicle flop that always seemed on the verge of bankruptcy but had a long existence as part of the walking dead. -
Feds May Disallow State Tax, Force Pennsylvania to Repay $1.7 Billion
Opinion -Pennsylvania may have to repay $1.7 billion to the federal government and may not be allowed to continue levying a tax on managed care providers to help fund Medicaid programs.
