Opinion
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A Major Setback for California’s High-Speed Train
Opinion -The future of the California High-Speed Rail project hangs in a precarious balance as a result of two rulings handed down by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny on November 25. -
Oprah’s Offensive Opinion
Opinion -Since Oprah Winfrey was in London to promote "The Butler," a movie which depicts its subjects so dishonestly on the subject of race that Michael Reagan — who personally knew the film's key protagonists — called it "The Butler from Another Planet," it's -
Responses of Marine Benthic Microalgae to Declining pH Values
Opinion -At a shallow-water cold-vent system releasing CO2 directly into the ocean off the island of Vulcano, NE Sicily, the stimulation of biomass in benthic assemblages was found to increase fivefold along a natural gradient of CO2 ranging from 419 to 1611 ppm.. -
Americans Should Know Where Fed’s Trillions Are Going
Opinion -With the filibuster against most presidential nominees now eliminated — well, sort of, Senate Democrats did not actually amend the rules, they just voted to pretend they don’t exist — the confirmation of Janet Yellen to be the next chair of the Federal -
EPA Appoints Radical Activist as Head of ‘Scientific Integrity’
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday appointed a top staffer with the environmental activist group Union of Concerned Scientists to serve as the agency’s top objective referee on scientific integrity issues. -
Judge’s Rulings Put California High-Speed Rail Project in Doubt
Opinion -A high-speed rail project championed by California Gov. -
GAO’s Radiation Terrorism Report Illustrates EPA Overreach
Opinion -A newly published Government Accountability Office report on response plans to nuclear radiation terrorism illustrates Environmental Protection Agency overreach on asserted radiation dangers, Jon Utley observes at Reason.com. -
NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Fires as Battery Facts Remain Elusive
Opinion -After three recent fires, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said he asked the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to investigate its Model S.NHTSA said no he didn’t.Tesla has been saying it received the highest safety rating in the U.S. -
Common Core: The Biggest Election Issue Washington Prefers to Ignore
Opinion -Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s recent comments disparaging “white suburban moms” for protesting new national tests and curriculum mandates are not the isolated remarks of an out-of-touch elitist. -
Common Core Would Deliver a Crippling Blow to School Choice
Opinion -Parents and other taxpayers have multiple reasons for mounting a full-fledged grassroots rebellion against the nationalized education program being marketed as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). -
National Test Scores Barely Budge
Opinion -Biennial results for the national test known as the Nation’s Report Card show U.S. students made statistically insignificant gains in fourth and eighth grade reading and math in 2013 tests. The results place 32 percent of U.S. -
Wind Company Destroys Trees, Environmental Group Sues Over Settlement
Opinion -A conservation group is suing the State of Connecticut to force it to throw out a settlement between state officials and a wind-power company that clear-cut 2.5 acres of state forest. -
The Latest Obamacare Delay Is the Most Politically Motivated One Yet
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #398I can’t stop laughing at this latest Obamacare delay, the most brazenly political one yet: kicking the can to two weeks after the midterm elections instead of two weeks before. -
Report: Reform Sentencing to Cut Prison Spending, Improve Public Safety
Opinion -Louisiana has the highest per-capita incarceration rate in the country and has seen its prison population and expenditures more than double in the past 20 years. -
Green Energy: The Rotary Dial Phone of the Future
Opinion -The whole idea of green energy—renewable resources—grew out of an energy reality that was much different from today’s. It was in the 1970s, following the OPEC Oil Embargo that solar panels began popping up on rooftops and “gasohol” subsidies were enacted. -
No Need for Tears for Cryosphere
Opinion -The first time I heard about the potential consequences of manmade global warming, my mind immediately raced to one terrible conclusion: This could make it much harder to build snow forts.I was in fourth-grade science class at the time. -
Ohio District Stops Showing Film About Islam
Opinion -An Ohio school district has agreed to change its curriculum after a mother and public interest law firm filed public records requests related to several Islam-related materials. -
Rebutting Mr. Ammori’s “Blame the NSA not Google”
Opinion -Mr. Ammori, one of Google’s and Free Culture’s most able defenders, comes to the public defense of Google in his recent USA Today Op-ed “Blame the NSA not Facebook & Google. -
Thanksgiving as the Birth of American Free Enterprise
Opinion -This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. -
Michigan Democrats Join Call for Corporate Welfare Scrutiny
Opinion -Those who want to bring transparency to the Michigan Economic Development Corp. have some new allies — state House Democrats. The MEDC is a government authority that is supposed to spur economic activity and promote the state of Michigan. -
Expanding Private School Access, DC Vouchers Report, and More: Friday’s Ed News
Opinion -Friday's ed newsCHOICE: Should private schools begin to act more like charters? Or should lawmakers stop requiring private schools to administer state tests?DC: A government report criticizing the city's voucher program dings bureaucracy, not vouchers. -
Refuse to Submit: A Federalist Society Debate, Obamacare, and the Nuclear Option
Opinion -The Chicago Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society has a “Tavern Debate” every third Thursday of every odd-numbered month in the library of The Heartland Institute. -
Parent Opposition Slims Student Data Collection
Opinion -After months of parent protests, Colorado’s Department of Education ended its contract with controversial technology organization inBloom in November, shortly after Jefferson County, Colorado’s school board cut ties with it for the same reason by a 7-1 -
Australia House Votes to Repeal Carbon Tax
Opinion -The Australia House of Representatives voted yesterday to repeal the nation’s carbon tax. The vote occurred just 18 months after the carbon tax took effect.
