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  • Stopping Common Core is Only the Beginning

    Published July 10, 2013
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    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

    Published July 10, 2013
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    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

    Published July 10, 2013
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    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

    Published July 9, 2013
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    The Oregon Senate approved a bipartisan House Bill that allows logging companies to sue environmental activists who block logging operations.

  • Millions Missing, Misspent at Texas Housing Authority: Auditor

    Published July 9, 2013
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    The Harris County (Texas) Housing Authority is a generous landlord, one that gave its tenants $8,500 in gift cards to Wal-Mart for Christmas in 2011.

  • On Leadership and Integrity

    Published July 9, 2013
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    Amidst the swirl of scandals now consuming the Obama administration, one may find it instructive to reflect on eras during which our country was ruled by men of impeccable integrity and steadfast leadership.

  • Penn. to Consider Common Core Repeal

    Published July 9, 2013
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    Pennsylvania will revert to its state tests rather than use national Common Core tests, according to Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller. Lawmakers are also considering repealing the entire initiative.

  • A Boy and His Mom: “The Man of Steel” Reviewed

    Published July 9, 2013
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    If conservatives are hard to find these days in Hollywood, then it must be because they’ve been busy in Chicago, Toronto, and Plano, Illinois, these past few years working on the latest “Superman” movie reboot.Written by David S.

  • California Exchange Picks Winners and Losers

    Published July 9, 2013
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    The State of California has announced the winners and losers under its new approach to controlling the state’s health care market.

  • California Board Seeks to Ban Iconic Beach Firepits

    Published July 9, 2013
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    California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District is proposing to give cities the authority to outlaw fire pits within their jurisdictions if they find the fires are nuisances.

  • NIPCC-China Symposium

    Published July 8, 2013
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    (From left to right: Dr. S. Fred Singer, Dr. Craig D. Idso, Professor Weihong Cui, Dr. Robert M. Carter, Dr.

  • The White House Admits Obamacare’s Implementation Has Failed

    Published July 8, 2013
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    Consumer Power Report #380I hope you will forgive me for assuming the Obama administration was merely bumping its normal Friday news dump forward to before the Independence Day holiday, with the announcement it would effectively delay the employer

  • ObamaCare on the Brink

    Published July 8, 2013
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    I hope you will forgive me for assuming the Obama administration was merely bumping their normal Friday news dump forward to before the July 4th holiday, with their announcement that they would effectively delay the employer mandate’s implementation for

  • Google-Spy

    Published July 8, 2013
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    Google is the spy tool of choice, the one stop-shop for spying, and the spymaster’s dream.Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s famously quipped: “if you have something you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it.

  • The New U.S. Spectrum Policy Has Big Problems

    Published July 8, 2013
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    The future of the U.S. wireless industry changed substantially last week, with hardly any public discussion.A new Presidential Memorandum, “Expanding America’s Leadership in Wireless Innovation,” effectively has transformed longstanding U.S.

  • The Battle for Economic and Energy Freedom

    Published July 8, 2013
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    During the Fourth of July celebrations, you probably thought about the freedoms we enjoy in the USA. Perhaps you even pondered how those freedoms are slipping away right before your eyes. But, did you think about economic freedom?

  • Heartland Institute Experts React to Corzine Not Being Charged in MF Global Scandal

    Published July 8, 2013
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    The New York Post reported today that former New Jersey governor and senator Jon Corzine will not face criminal charges for his role in the collapse of the MF Global commodities trading firm and the misuse and disappearance of hundreds of millions of

  • ‘Visual’ ‘Real-World’ Learning Prompts High Achievement

    Published July 8, 2013
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    Although only two years old, Great Valley Academy in Manteca, California has garnered so much attention that traditional districts are contracting to implement the charter school’s visual learning model.

  • Skilling Resentencing: The Other Side of the Story

    Published July 8, 2013
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    On June 22 of this year, federal Judge Sim Lake approved a 10-year reduction in the sentence meted out to former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling in 2006. In exchange, Skilling has agreed to abandon any appeals.

  • As The Earth Cools, Obama’s Still Distracted By A Fraudulent Warming Narrative

    Published July 8, 2013
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    “A growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs – this must be the North Star that guides our efforts.”That is what President Obama said in his State of the Union Address would be the overriding priority guiding his second term, to much fanfare.

  • A Nasty Organic Hepatitis Outbreak

    Published July 7, 2013
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    A recent hepatitis outbreak in USDA “certified-organic” frozen berry mix has people worrying and wondering what steps are being taken to ensure that organic food is safe. Unfortunately, not many.

  • Further Reflections on the Declaration

    Published July 7, 2013
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    We have just celebrated this nation’s Founding, but debate abounds on the meaning of the Declaration of Independence. How significant is this document?I ask my students this question at the beginning of every class I teach on American Government.

  • Fish Gotta Swim, Birds Gotta Fly, and Peter Gleick Gotta Lie

    Published July 6, 2013
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    With apologies to Oscar Hammerstein, I ain't "lovin' dat man of mine." And why would I after the crimes Peter Gleick committed against the Heartland Institute in the Fakegate scandal?

  • NYC Bill Would Ban Styrofoam Containers

    Published July 6, 2013
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    The New York City Council is considering a bill to ban the sale of food served in polystyrene foam containers.

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