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Watch the Day 2 (Saturday) Presentations at Heartland’s 2023 Climate Conference
Opinion -Don't miss a moment of The Heartland Institute's 15th International Conference on Climate Change, taking place February 24-25 in Orlando, Florida. The program starts at 8 a.m. ET. -
Watch the Day 1 (Friday) Presentations at Heartland’s 2023 Climate Conference
Opinion -Don't miss a minute of The Heartland Institute's 15th International Conference on Climate Change, taking place February 24-25 in Orlando, Florida. -
PRESS RELEASE: 15th International Conference on Climate Change Starts Friday at 8 a.m. ET in Orlando, Florida
Opinion -Press Release -The 15th International Conference on Climate Change hosted by The Heartland Institute will feature more than 50 speakers -
Green Energy—The Greatest Wealth Transfer to the Rich in History
Opinion -We are in the midst of history’s greatest wealth transfer. Government subsidized support for wind systems, solar arrays, and electric vehicles overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy members of society and rich nations. -
Second City Shambles
Opinion -The numbers are jaw-dropping. In 30 Chicago public schools, not a single student can read at grade level. In total, just 20% of third- through eighth-graders in the Windy City are proficient in reading and only 15% are proficient in math. -
Biden’s FCC Is One Senate Vote Away from Being as Crazy as Biden’s FTC
Opinion -Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan’s attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Less has been said about her disregard for the rule of law and due process and the way senior FTC officials enable her. -
Climate Change Weekly #462: Green Technologies Are Dangerous, Not Ready for Prime Time
Opinion -With the recent spate of articles discussing fires caused by EV batteries and atop wind turbines, it seems the mainstream media is only now catching on to what we at The Heartland Institute, the airlines, and actual green technology users have long reported: green tech can be dangerous. -
Krugman’s Accounting of the National Debt is Jailworthy
Opinion -The national debt has risen at a blistering pace over recent decades and is now higher than any era of the nation’s history—even when adjusted for inflation, population growth, and economic growth (GDP). -
Whale Hell Looms in Massachusetts
Opinion -The potential damage to whales and other marine mammals is clearly huge, based on the official NOAA Fisheries impact authorization estimates. It is hard to see how this hell can be allowed under present laws, such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. -
DC’s One-Sided, In-the-Tank ‘Think Tank’ Discussions
Opinion -Washington-based “think tanks” have one job - to make what DC does look good. And until DC decides the veneer of “think tank” approval is no longer necessary - and pulls the funding plug? The show will go on. -
The Covid Lockdown Disaster: Three Years Later
Opinion -Beginning in March 2020, many bad decisions were made that will impact untold numbers of young people for the rest of their lives. -
The Math of Chaos: Why Weather and Climate Are Unpredictable
Opinion -There is no money in unpredictability, so the paid-for forecasts keep coming. Do not rely on them, because relying on a bad forecast is often worse than relying on none. -
Where Exactly Is This Property?
Opinion -That may or may not properly be called a cadastre, since the federal government will never pay taxes on its property. But I have a perfect name for it – a really good start. -
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Lauren Boebert to Speak at Heartland Institute Climate Conference on Feb. 24
Opinion -Press Release -Other prominent keynote speakers include U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO); Jeff Clark, former Trump Administration DOJ official; Marlo Oaks, Treasurer of the State of Utah; Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace -
Herbert J. Walberg, a Leading Advocate of Parental Choice in Education, Passed Away on February 6.
Opinion -Herbert J. Walberg, one of the world’s most distinguished scholars of school productivity and reform and a leading advocate of parental choice in education, passed away on February 6, 2023. He was chairman emeritus of The Heartland Institute. Some obituaries can be found here: Chicago Tribune University of Illinois Chicago Hoover Institution Heartland Institute Dr. […] -
PRESS RELEASE: Public Interest Groups Demand Federal Regulators Reject the Virginia Offshore Wind Project to Save the Right Whale
Opinion -Press Release -Dominion Energy hiding critical information concerning the project’s potential to destroy endangered North Atlantic right whale. -
Biden Admits He Has No Plans to Replace America’s Oil Infrastructure
Opinion -President Biden has no plans for the replacement of what is now manufactured from fossil fuels, which are supporting the 8 billion on this planet. -
Herbert J. Walberg, R.I.P.
Opinion -The death of Herbert J. Walberg, chairman emeritus at The Heartland Institute, is a loss to everyone who cares not just about improving schooling but about building and preserving a free society. -
Climate Change Weekly #461: Answering the Climate Inquisition
Opinion -Among the most-offensive labels the Climate Inquisition calls climate realists is the term “climate denier.” -
Rent Control Again?
Opinion -The solution to high rents is letting supply increase to meet demand. -
Pushback In The Culture Wars
Opinion -The country’s institutions are being decimated, but Gov. DeSantis and some state legislators are stepping up. -
Washington Governor Jay Inslee Mandates an All-electric State
Opinion -Renewables only generate electricity, but manufacture nothing for society. -
Everything That Needs Electricity Is Made With Oil
Opinion -Without products from oil, there will be no need for renewable electricity.
