Opinion
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Education Savings Accounts Give Mothers Tears of Joy
Opinion -Want to make a mother cry with joy? Give her child an education savings account (ESA). -
The American Way of Birth
Opinion -The New York Times recently published a major article by Elisabeth Rosenthal on “The American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World.”The article is full of the usual, “The U.S. -
Wisconsin Inmates Collect $616K in Unemployment Benefits
Opinion -Who says you can’t collect unemployment in prison? The law. -
Global Warming? No, Satellites Show Carbon Dioxide Is Causing ‘Global Greening’
Opinion -Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are bolstering plant life throughout the world, environmental scientists report in a newly published peer-reviewed study. -
Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resource Development and Foreign Policy
Opinion -While the development of unconventional hydrocarbon resources has clearly transformed the global energy landscape, the second order impacts have not been nearly as well documented as the primary effects. -
Connecticut, Maine Pass GMO Labeling Laws
Opinion -Connecticut and Maine have enacted legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified foods. In each state, however, the labeling mandate will not take effect until a sufficient number of other states enact similar legislation. -
Shrub Proliferation Throughout Low Arctic Ecosystems
Opinion -How rapid and extensive has the phenomenon been? -
CO2 Increases Causing a Greening of the Earth, Satellites Show
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #97Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are bolstering plant life throughout the world, environmental scientists report in a newly published peer-reviewed study. -
Polls: Americans Remain Divided or Uninformed on Obamacare
Opinion -As government bureaucrats, community groups, and supporters gear up for the publicity efforts that will surround this fall’s open enrollment for the health insurance exchanges created under President Obama’s health care law, much of the public remains -
Charter School Puts ‘Kids Outside, in Nature’
Opinion -Imagine a school where children can sit outside to read or play an instrument under trees. That’s the outdoor classroom at Evergreen Community Charter School (ECCS) in Asheville, North Carolina. The school boasts an extensive list of accolades. -
Congressman Kelly: Next Phase of IRS Scandal is Abuse of Our Data
Opinion -Breitbart News just spoke with Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Mike Kelly about what he thinks is next regarding the now roiling Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal. -
FGA Offers Recommendations for Ohio Medicaid Reform
Opinion -A Foundation for Government Accountability white paper published jointly with Opportunity Ohio detailed eight reasons Ohio should not expand Medicaid, despite the strong support for expansion by Republican Gov. John Kasich. -
Virginia Democrats Seek Permission for Offshore Oil and Gas Production
Opinion -Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both Democrats, have introduced legislation to lift a federal moratorium on oil and natural gas production off the coast of Virginia. -
Libraries Shift to Social Services, Away from Literacy
Opinion -One hundred thirty thousand letters meant $47 million for the New York Public Library. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed cutting the library’s budget by 18 percent and closing several branches. -
California Senate Rejects Plastic Bag Ban
Opinion -The California Senate rejected a bill that would ban the distribution of single-use plastic grocery bag. The ban failed despite spirited support from celebrities such as Bette Midler, Jackson Browne, and Rita Wilson. -
California Seeks to Address Doctor Shortage With Nurse Practitioners
Opinion -Over objections by the state’s medical association, the California State Senate recently passed a health care reform bill intended to address California’s looming physician shortage. The legislators’ solution? -
Osage Tribe Opposes Wind Turbines, Seeks Eagle Protections
Opinion -The Osage Native American Nation is protesting proposed wind turbines that will kill bald eagles and other birds the nation holds sacred. The Wind Capital Group plans to place 94 wind turbines in Osage County, Oklahoma. -
Teacher: I Changed My Mind about Common Core
Opinion -Christy Hooley is a sixth grade teacher in Wyoming. She used to support Common Core national standards. But now she doesn't. And her principal has told her not to talk about it in school. So she's telling the country. Video by FreedomWorks. -
Seven Top Farm Amendments the U.S. House Might Not Vote On
Opinion -News broke yesterday that the House will proceed with consideration of a “farm only” Farm Bill after deciding to split the agriculture and nutrition portions. -
Bottomless Subsidies Needed to Keep DOE Electric Truck Project Alive
Opinion -Despite little news over the past nine months since its last-minute abandonment of an initial public offering that was supposed to raise $76 million in cash, stimulus recipient Smith Electric Vehicles is showing little evidence it can inspire demand for -
Stopping Common Core is Only the Beginning
Opinion -As parents have encountered Common Core in their children’s classrooms, then sought information about what it means, we’ve seen a nationwide brushfire of alarm. Parents must know Common Core did not randomly appear. -
The Lawless President
Opinion -The duties of the President of the United States are spelled out in Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, which states, inter alia, that the President “shall take Care that the laws be faithfully executed. -
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Announces $20 Billion Climate Change Plan
Opinion -Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $20 billion plan to defend New York City from what he says will be the ravages of global warming in the coming decades. Bloomberg’s plan will cost the average New York City household nearly $3,000. -
Oregon Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Loggers to Sue Activists
Opinion -The Oregon Senate approved a bipartisan House Bill that allows logging companies to sue environmental activists who block logging operations.