Opinion
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Solar: Obama’s Proxy War in the Desert
Opinion -Syria isn’t the only battle into which President Obama is injecting himself where he doesn’t belong. True, on a global scale, Arizona’s fight over net metering seems insignificant. -
Study: Pension Reforms Would Increase Teacher Pay, Freedom
Opinion -Public pensions’ fiscal crises have become a hot topic, but two simple pension reforms would mean more money and freedom for current and future teachers without costing taxpayers another dime, says a new study. -
Alarmists Now Claim They Predicted Record Arctic Ice Growth
Opinion -After Arctic sea ice experienced record 60-percent growth in August 2013 compared to August 2012, global warming activists now claim they predicted the expanding polar sea ice. -
Food Stamps and Fungibility of Money Lead to Unintended Outcomes
Opinion -Members of Congress have locked political horns over the dramatic growth in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known informally as “food stamps.” Federal expenditures on food stamps have grown from $38 billion, with 28. -
The Curse of Liberalism
Opinion -“Liberalism has become an ugly blend of sanctimony, self-interest, and social connections,” writes Fred Seigel whose credentials include being a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. -
What’s Next for Obamacare’s Exchanges?
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #388What’s Next for Obamacare’s Exchanges?We’re 22 days away from the launch of Obamacare’s exchanges, and here are three strands of activity around them that indicate concerns for their future. -
DOE Hid Info About Loan Recipient’s Bad Condition in April House Hearing
Opinion -Being an Obama administration stimulus failure doesn’t mean you have to be electric, and it also doesn’t mean the Department of Energy won’t pretend you’re still legitimate when Congressional pressure is on. -
To Bee or Not To Bee
Opinion -Activist groups continue to promote scary stories that honeybees are rapidly disappearing, dying off at “mysteriously high rates,” potentially affecting one-third of our food crops and causing global food shortages. -
Milwaukee Stonewalling Building Sales to Choice Schools, Law Firm Says
Opinion -MADISON – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty rates the City of Milwaukee a failure for its policy of giving Milwaukee Public Schools the authority to sell or lease the district’s unused school buildings. -
Global Warming Takes Center Stage in Lindsey Graham Primary
Opinion -Lindsey Graham’s support for global warming restrictions is taking center stage affecting the incumbent U.S. Senator's bleak poll numbers in his bid to survive a primary challenge in the 2014 elections. -
100 Years After Woodrow Wilson, Mark Levin Pens A Brilliant Response
Opinion -One hundred years ago, Woodrow Wilson was leading a counterrevolution against the Constitution. Unfortunately, he was doing it from the White House, as President of the United States. The more things change, the more they stay the same. -
James Taylor to Keynote Colorado Emerging Issues Forum
Opinion -Heartland Institute senior fellow James Taylor will deliver a keynote luncheon presentation Saturday at the Heartland Institute’s Colorado Emerging Issues Forum. -
NOAA Alarmists Embarrass Themselves with Hurricane Sandy Claims
Opinion -Global warming alarmists working for the federal government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration embarrassed themselves yesterday attempting to blame global warming for Hurricane Sandy. -
Financial Transactions Taxes Act As Drag On Economic Activity
Opinion -Since the 2007-2008 financial crisis, legislators in the United States and across the world have proposed new taxes on certain financial transactions, including securities trading and stock transactions. -
We Don’t Need the Fed
Opinion -Who should run the Federal Reserve System when chairman Ben Bernanke’s term expires next year: Vice Chair Janet Yellen or former Obama adviser Lawrence Summers? Neither. Who then? No one. -
States Implement New Teacher Evaluations that Include Student Performance
Opinion -This school year, school districts nationwide have begun implementing new teacher evaluation systems that include student test scores. -
Tesla Had to Repay Its Dept of Energy Loan to Avoid Default
Opinion -When it comes to Tesla Motors, an irrational exuberance has overtaken Wall Street, the Department of Energy, electric car advocates, government interventionists, crony capitalists, techie nerds and Elon Musk fanboys everywhere. -
Fed Policies Pit Savings Versus Low Interest Rates
Opinion -Five years after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, economists are still starkly divided regarding its causes. -
Will Australians Vote to End the Carbon Tax?
Opinion -There’s an election in Australia on Saturday, September 7, and while the economy is of the greatest concern, it is a carbon tax that has driven up costs and put businesses into closure that is the issue that will determine the outcome. -
North Carolina Centralizes, Expands Student Data Collection
Opinion -This year, all North Carolina public schools will feed a vast amount of student information such as grades, classes, discipline problems, and test scores into one online system. International education giant Pearson, Inc. -
Major New Report on Climate Science Says Global Warming Is Not a Crisis
Opinion -The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) will release a major new report on climate change science produced by an international team of 40 scientists at a press conference on September 17 at the James R. -
Housing Drives Construction Spending to Four-Year High
Opinion -Total construction spending hit a four-year high in July as private residential and nonresidential activity increased while public spending declined, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America. -
Michigan Bill Says No Credit Score Should Be No Factor In Insurance Discounts
Opinion -The use of credit scores for insurance purposes has been a controversy for years in Michigan. -
Illinois School Keeps Students—and Parents—In the Dark
Opinion -The lights are off every Tuesday inside Grove Avenue Elementary School in Barrington, Illinois, thanks to the Green Tuesdays program, aimed to raise awareness about the environment.
