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The CBO Outlines How Obamacare Is Hurting Workers
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #405 The Congressional Budget Office’s latest report includes some astounding evidence of how Obamacare is impacting the labor market in a negative way. -
Common Core’s Band of Mothers
Opinion -Sometimes Kristin George has to leave her small sons to protect them. In the past year, the Kansas mother has become a grassroots activist against national curriculum and testing mandates called Common Core. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Passage of Farm Bill in Congress
Opinion -Congress this week passed a $956 billion farm bill that President Barack Obama plans to sign Friday during a trip to Michigan. -
Breaking Down Obama’s Energy and Environment Plans in his #SOTU
Opinion -Barack Obama is fortunate to be president during the U.S. energy revolution. Extraction of oil and natural gas from dense shale is occurring with no help from the administration. -
When Her Son’s School Didn’t Work, She Started a New One
Opinion -When South Carolina mom Lisa Stevens learned her son just couldn't thrive in his traditional public school, she started looking for options. She learned a group of citizens can start a public school called a charter school. -
Jerry Brown Attempts to Block Farmer Drought Relief Bill
Opinion -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) sent a letter to Congress opposing a bill to increase water allowances for California farmers coping with the effects of the state’s ongoing drought. -
Dumber and Number: The Destructive Pursuit of Fixing Income Inequality
Opinion -Over at a place called The Patriot Post, writer Burt Prelutsky recently posted an amusing if profane piece called “The Dumbing & Numbing of America,” which addresses mostly the topics of legalizing marijuana, gender voting demographics, and political -
RNC Backs Repeal of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Opinion -The Republican National Committee has adopted repeal of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as part of its official platform. FATCA became federal law in 2010 and began going into effect in 2013. -
Time of Testing Approaches for Obamacore
Opinion -Maybe he was hard up for a good bragging point.Whatever the motive, President Barack Obama may rue taking ownership of the Common Core standardization of elementary and secondary education in his January 28 State of the Union oration. -
‘Business Improvement Zones’ = Property Taxes
Opinion -A Detroit News editorial weighs in with a favorable opinion of a proposed Detroit "Business Improvement Zone" tax, which it denies is a tax and reports will sustain an existing downtown cleanup campaign funded by some property owners. -
USA Today Gets it Right, Nature Gets it Wrong
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #116 USA Today editorialized last week that the unusual cold weather affecting the U.S. doesn’t necessarily mean man-made global warming isn’t happening. -
Obamas’ Hawaii Jaunt Costs Locals at Least $350K
Opinion -During her holiday visit to Maui and the home of close family friend Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama was escorted by Maui police. The tab for that protection? $54,233.70, said a spokesman for the Maui Police Department. -
New Mexico Lawmakers Consider Ending Repercussions for Families that Refuse Tests
Opinion -Parents and legislators in New Mexico hope to pass a law that lets families chose to remove their children from state tests without negative repercussions. Last month, state Rep. -
Obama’s State Of The Union Formula For Economic Stagnation
Opinion -In a piece last month, I explained that President Obama’s presidency has been a complete failure by his own standards. He tells us that he is fighting for the middle class. -
A Trip Too Far: The Chris Turney Antarctic Expedition
Opinion -Climate scientist Chris Turney of the University of New South Wales spent several years organizing an expedition to Antarctica to commemorate the 100th anniversary of theAustralasian Antarctic Expedition by Sir Douglas Mawson (1911-1913. -
Feds Spend Millions to Promote Common Core
Opinion -This article is the first of a three-part series on Common Core public outreach. -
Efforts to Cap CO2 Emissions Are Adverse to Human Health and Welfare
Opinion -In his State of the Union address, President Obama advocated an energy policy aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which he claims are causing catastrophic changes to the earth’s climate and “harming western communities. -
Congratulations, Progressive Millennials: You’re The Cheapest Date In Town
Opinion -In the two decades since the Washington Post described evangelical Christians as “largely poor, uneducated, and easy to command,” we’ve seen sea changes take place within both political parties as certain parts of the base have been rewarded or denied -
States Try to Convince Wary Residents to Support Common Core
Opinion -This article is the third in a three-part series on Common Core public outreach. -
New $1 Trillion Farm Bill 50% Bigger Than Last One
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have both passed a nearly $1 trillion farm bill that raises spending almost 50 percent above the last farm bill in 2008. -
Proficient Reading Remains Elusive for U.S. Kids
Opinion -Although U.S. kids have made progress in decoding words, leading to a slight uptick in elementary-grade reading scores over the past two decades, they’re still shaky at the second part of reading—understanding what they sound out. -
Teaching Program Requires Classroom Effectiveness
Opinion -A new kind of teacher training program requires candidates to prove they are effective in the classroom before they can earn their master’s degree. -
NCLB Waivers Spawn Confusion About Worst Schools
Opinion -The Obama administration’s waivers of the largest federal education law have lifted pressure to improve from thousands of failing schools and introduced confusion to school accountability, says a new report. -
Then They Came After Our Swimming Pools
Opinion -Using the non-existent claim carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels causes catastrophic global warming, the environmental movement claims the right to control all activities in our lives.
