Opinion
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New Report Shows High Costs of No-Fault Auto Claims in Michigan
Opinion -Michigan legislators are considering reforming the state's automobile insurance laws in order to save drivers money while still providing robust coverage. -
Utah County Reaches Roadless Settlement with Federal Government
Opinion -Utah state and local officials reached a landmark settlement with the federal government to open access to roadways once closed due to a federal wilderness study area. -
When Government Grows, We Lose. Only Government Wins
Opinion -Government grows – and only government benefits.We’re seeing that with the Affordable Care Act – ObamaCare. Turns out that the laws opponents were right – it is stripping from millions of Americans their health insurance coverage. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to House Hearing on Obamacare with Kathleen Sebelius
Opinion -Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified today before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the failure of the Healthcare. -
The President’s Big Lie
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #394Yesterday, NBC News ran with a blockbuster report: The Obama administration knew “if you like your plan you can keep it” was a lie. -
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Stimulating $15 Trillion in Crop Production
Opinion -Human carbon dioxide emissions are benefiting global agricultural production to the tune of $160 billion per year, according to a newly released study. Between 1961 and 2011, carbon dioxide emissions stimulated $3. -
Janet Yellen in Real Time
Opinion -Did Janet Yellen, in real time,(1) see any problem in the housing bubble,(2) anticipate the bursting of the housing bubble; and,(3) anticipate its implications for the U.S. economy?The answers are (1) no, (2) no, and (3) no. -
Poor Government Accounting Standards Enable Soaring Municipal Debt
Opinion -Do you think your household budget is balanced if you spend more than you earn by using credit card debt? If you do, then you think like the City of Chicago’s government leaders. Each year the City of Chicago releases its annual budget. -
The Tyranny of Electronic Systems
Opinion -Some eight years ago the media was excited that Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich had formed an alliance about reforming health care. -
Underemployment in America
Opinion -The nation’s lackluster economic performance continues to be a concern. This is evident in stubbornly high unemployment rates (See: Suburban and Urban Core Poverty: 2012 Special Report),which continue to be well above historic norms. -
The Science Fiction of IPCC Climate Models
Opinion -The human race has prospered by relying on forecasts that the seasons will follow their usual course, while knowing they will sometimes be better or worse. Are things different now? -
Brit Gov Health Care Website: Nine Years, $15 Billion and Counting, Site Scrapped
Opinion -ObamaCare is a disaster. It is doing incredible damage to our nation – well beyond just the health insurance sector. -
Charter Schools Allow Freedom to Teach
Opinion -Public school teachers have a very challenging profession. Keeping young learners in their classrooms so engaged that they want to learn takes patience, and enormous skill. But that is only a small part of what teachers can contribute to school success. -
Is Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Robert Sarvis a Libertarian-In-Name-Only?
Opinion -The final debate in Virginia last night between Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli didn’t feature Robert Sarvis, the libertarian candidate who has frequently brushed double digits in polling. -
Brit Gov Health Care Website: Nine Years, $15 Billion and Counting, Site Scrapped
Opinion -ObamaCare is a disaster. It is doing incredible damage to our nation – well beyond just the health insurance sector. -
Science Taking Back Seat to Political Correctness
Opinion -Once upon a time a long time ago, science and scientists lived in rarefied, honorable air. Their goal was to determine the reality of nature by observation, experimentation, and replication. -
Taxpayer-Funded Solar Company Leaves Environmental, Financial Mess
Opinion -It may be the height of irony that a company that was supposed to soar to the top of the new clean energy economy, with the help of U.S. -
The First Cracks
Opinion -President Obama and his henchmen in Congress have had political success (not to be confused with policy success) by enforcing, as leftist dictatorships always do, an iron-fisted party discipline and loyalty. -
Transactions Tax Likely to Cause More Damage to Financial Markets
Opinion -This is the second part of a two-part article on damaging new taxes that some federal legislators are considering imposing on investors and entrepreneurs. Last month's article discussed “carried interest” taxation. -
Green Tea Not Welcome at Tea Party
Opinion -Jobs. Enlarging the tax base. Market access. Energy choice. Fair compensation. Options. Make money. -
Pennsylvania Ends ‘Triple-Dipping’ but Keeps ‘Double-Dipping’
Opinion -State employees in Pennsylvania longer will no be able to take advantage of a lucrative loophole in the state’s unemployment law. -
New UN Climate Report Ignores Reality
Opinion -There’s an old saying that when presenting a legal case, if the facts are on your side, “pound the facts,” but if the facts are against you, “pound the table. -
Obama’s Legacy is Failure
Opinion -No need to wait around three years and beyond to know what Barack Obama’s “legacy” will be. It will be failure. Few, if any, presidents have demonstrated his level of incompetence and ineptitude. -
Thank Global Warming for Fewer Hurricane Sandy Events
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #107Next week marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, which will launch a plethora of alarmist media stories about global warming. We will be told global warming is responsible for creating Sandy.