Opinion
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Labor Productivity vs. Compensation
Opinion -In some but not all industries, we can measure output; e.g., tons of this, cubic yards of that. By relating output to hours of labor, we have a measure of labor productivity.As measured by the U.S. -
Yes, We Can Drill Our Way Out of This Problem
Opinion -Perhaps you read the USA Today editorial on August 19 that concludes with: “the most important gains could come from radical shifts that are as unanticipated as was North America's emergence as an oil and gas powerhouse. -
Medicare Prescription Drug Program Under Pressure From Activist Groups
Opinion -A coalition of activist groups is pressuring Congress to end a market-based component of Medicare in an attack on the popular prescription drug program. -
New York Parents, Teachers Protest Common Core
Opinion -LONG ISLAND, NY—More than 2,000 people gathered for a rally at New York’s Comsewogue High School on August 17 to protest national Common Core standards and tests. -
Credit Cardholder Satisfaction Improves for Fourth Consecutive Year
Opinion -Credit card users are more satisfied with their cards in 2013, but a substantial number remain confused about their rewards and terms, according to the 2013 Credit Card Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power. -
North Carolina Policyholders Confronted With ‘Consent to Rate’
Opinion -WFMY-TV in Greensboro, N.C. -
Other Nations Would Negate Any U.S. Attempt to Tackle Climate Change
Opinion -In an editorial last Wednesday [“Global warming is real, and it’s our fault — let’s fix it”], the Sun-Times was right to recognize any attempt to reduce global temperatures by a significant amount is going to require global cooperation. -
Polls: Americans Reject Global Warming, Carbon Tax
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #102Global warming typically ranks dead last when the Pew Research Center asks voters to rank the “top priorities for the president and Congress” each year. -
Election Will Resolve Virginia’s Medicaid Decision
Opinion -The question of whether Virginia will accept the Medicaid expansion under President Obama’s health care law may be answered in the voting booth when residents pick their next governor. Ever since the U.S. -
Developmental Thermal Acclimation in a Species of Damselfish
Opinion -Tropical ectotherms are predicted to “be especially sensitive to global warming because they may possess a narrow thermal tolerance range as a result of having evolved in a relatively stable thermal environment. -
Keystone XL: not just a pipeline, a life-line
Opinion -The final State Department report on the Keystone XL pipeline’s environmental impact is expected in a matter of weeks. Yet, the administration continues to send mixed messages as to which direction it is leaning. -
Inspector General Warns of Fannie and Freddie Losses
Opinion -Defenders of the government-sponsored mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been boasting of big profits. Now a federal inspector general is warning of big losses. -
Nothing Is Constant But Change
Opinion -We reported last fortnight on the case of Florida lawyer Scott Weiselberg, who decided to rent the Adam Sandler film “Big Daddy” on his iPhone in 2010 but downloaded the high-definition version of the movie before discovering his iPhone did not support -
Your Mortgage, Their Rent
Opinion -Wall Street investment banks and mortgage bankers seem poised to get what they want in housing finance reform – at the expense of taxpayers. When firms compete for government subsidies and regulatory advantages, economists call it “rent seeking. -
Obama’s College Plan, SC’s First Choice, and More: Friday’s Ed News Roundup
Opinion -Friday's ed newsFEDERAL LOANS: President Obama promises to “shake up” higher education with a new college ratings system. Richard Vedder says the idea will further escalate college costs. -
Study: Obamacare Could Shrink Workforce by 900,000
Opinion -According to a new study, if you’re single, earning less than $22,000 annually, and are getting health insurance through your employer, President Obama’s law may make you reconsider showing up for work in 2014. -
Philadelphia Schools Struggle to Avoid Detroit’s Fate
Opinion -Philadelphia schools opened on time September 9 after city officials agreed to supply the district at least $50 million more than previously allocated. -
ObamaCare’s Biggest Wrong: Collecting the Premiums
Opinion -One of the long-standing problems in the individual health insurance market is collecting premiums.The individual market is largely made up of people with tentative work histories. -
Report Offers Solutions for Pension Reforms
Opinion -The bankruptcy filing of Detroit and the nearly unprecedented triple-downgrade of Chicago’s general obligation debt by Moody’s Investors Service this summer have garnered national headlines, but the pension problems that were cited as major reasons for -
‘Respected Senior Scientists’ Urge Suppressing Climate Evidence
Opinion -Three “respected senior scientists” urged a colleague of Georgia Tech climate professor Judith Curry not to publish scientific findings because the findings would support skeptics of a global warming crisis. -
It’s (Financially) In the Hole!
Opinion -Minnesota’s golf season typically runs shorter than in most places, but for one city-owned course, it was over before it started this year—and taxpayers are still being hit with substantial upkeep costs. -
Democrats and Lawlessness
Opinion -In the third of the six films of the Star Wars saga, the Sith Lord who has infiltrated to become the ruling Chancellor of the democratic republic confederation of peaceful worlds announces to the elected Assembly of representatives of those worlds that -
Climate Reductio ad Absurdum
Opinion -Recently, three researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, had a study published that claimed that a “substantial” correlation between violence and climate change could be made. -
Shale Gas Better Climate Solution Than Carbon Tax
Opinion -In a recent commentary ("The importance of Maryland's leadership on climate change," Aug. 18), former presidential adviser Carol M. Browner praised Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposals to reduce carbon pollution.
