Opinion
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Why Chairmen Upton and Walden Plan a Communications Act Update
Opinion -The most modern part of America’s economy has the most obsolete law.Americans know the Internet, wireless, and broadband have revolutionized communications. In six years, nearly three quarters of Americans have become smart-phone or tablet users! -
Why Chairmen Upton and Walden Plan a Communications Act Update
Opinion -The most modern part of America’s economy has the most obsolete law.Americans know the Internet, wireless, and broadband have revolutionized communications. In six years, nearly three quarters of Americans have become smart-phone or tablet users! -
Hard to Take the German Absolution of Tesla Fires Seriously
Opinion -Following incidents in Washington state, Mexico and Tennessee, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would probe fires that occurred recently over a six week period in Tesla Motors’ electric Model S. -
Common Core Re-Enters the Political Theater
Opinion -Indiana education politics has dwelt in drama-queen land recently, with state Superintendent Glenda Ritz unsuccessfully trying to sue the school board she chairs for discussing over email an idea she heard in a previous meeting. -
Father Sues Kentucky Over Common Core
Opinion -Kentucky is once again leading on Common Core national education standards, but not like its sponsors in the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers would like to see. -
Climate Change Impacts on Wheat Production in Central Asia
Opinion -A team of 20 researchers reports that “the overall simulated impact of climate change on wheat productivity in Central Asia is positive,” noting that “a warmer climate explains most of this positive impact” and that “CO2 fertilization adds to it”... -
Obama’s Shallow Inequality Speech And The Presidency That Might Have Been
Opinion -President Obama’s speech yesterday on inequality is being lauded as one of the best of his life, by people who paid attention to it. -
‘Underwater’ Homeowners in Florida Struggle for Federal Life Preserver
Opinion -Florida received $1 billion from the federal government to help struggling homeowners, but just 13 percent of that money has gone toward helping them. -
Are Charter Schools Cannibalizing Private Schools?
Opinion -Students at St. Louis’s De La Salle Middle School will no longer open their days with prayer or attend Mass each month if, as planned, it converts into a public charter school by 2015. -
The Great Depression Was Ended by the End of World War II, Not the Start of It
Opinion -A common fallacy is that the Great Depression was ended by the explosive spending of World War II. But World War II actually institutionalized the sharp decline in the standard of living caused by the Depression. -
Americans Don’t Trust The Government, And That Could Be Great For America
Opinion -The American people don’t trust the government. This could be a great thing for America. -
Here’s The One Crazy Thing Barack Obama Can Do To Save Obamacare
Opinion -We’ve passed the administration’s deadline, and Obamacare still isn’t fixed.Yes, it’s better than it was two months ago. -
Heartland Institute President Speaks Out in Support of ALEC
Opinion -The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is hosting its “States and Nation Policy Summit” in Washington, DC this week. -
‘Little Ice Ages’ Caused Suffering in Spain—as They Always Do
Opinion -I recently toured Portugal and Spain, where the clashes between civilizations and “little ice ages” were especially violent. -
Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Says Government Pensions Aren’t Protected
Opinion -A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled Detroit may reorganize under bankruptcy law. -
Illinois Passes Pension Reform Opposed by Some Reformers, Unions
Opinion -Illinois lawmakers approved a bill they and Gov. Pat Quinn (D) say will fix the state’s worst-in-the-nation pension system but which many analysts say will do no such thing.Illinois has the lowest credit ratings among the 50 states. -
U.S. Students’ Performance Declines vs. International Peers
Opinion -The latest international test scores, released in December, show U.S. students sliding further behind their global counterparts in math, reading, and science. -
Texas Education Platforms, PISA Chatter, and More: Wednesday’s Ed News
Opinion -Wednesday's ed newsTEXAS: A GOP candidate for governor supports charter schools but avoids talking vouchers. AUSTRALIA: Lawmakers propose monitoring children from birth to prevent crime. -
Author of AMS Paper Trashes AMS Climate Expertise
Opinion -Neil Stenhouse, lead author of a paper accepted for publication by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, trashed the expertise of American Meteorological Society meteorologists in an article published yesterday in the UK Guardian. -
Washington Charter Opponents Turn to Lawsuit
Opinion -The first-ever charter school law in Washington state has come under fire from a coalition arguing the voter-approved measure is unconstitutional. The law allows for 40 charter schools to open over a period of five years. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Illinois Pension Reform Bill Vote
Opinion -The Illinois Legislature today will vote on a bill to reform the state’s public pension system, which is $100 billion in debt and has contributed to Illinois having the worst credit rating of all 50 states. -
Et tu, Cardinal Dolan? “Less Eligibility” as justification for Obamacare
Opinion -The media is giving mixed reports of Cardinal Dolan's interview on Meet the Press with David Gregory. According to Fox News, the Catholics oppose Obamacare and, according to NBC News, the Catholics embrace it. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. Supreme Court Rejecting ‘Amazon Tax’ Case
Opinion -On Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected without comment an appeal by Amazon and Overstock – two of the world’s largest online retailers – of a New York court decision that upheld the state’s 2008 law requiring the collection of taxes for -
Is It Time to Let Adults Play Online Poker Again?
Opinion -Two and a half years ago Eric Holder and the U.S. Justice Department applied dubious legal logic to shut down one of America’s quintessential pastimes – poker games among consenting adults.
