Opinion
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Illinois Passes Nation’s Toughest Fracking Restrictions
Opinion -The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill imposing the toughest fracking restrictions in the nation. The bill now advances to Gov. Pat Quinn (D) who is expected to sign the bill into law. -
More Congressmen Want Spending Cuts, but Spending Would Keep Climbing
Opinion -The U.S. Congress saw significant turnover between its 111th and 112th incarnations. The release of National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s (NTUF) unique “BillTally” report shows what this political transition has meant to Washington’s fiscal agenda. -
More Legal Trouble for FCC’s Open Internet Order & Net Neutrality
Opinion -The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals 3-0 decision to overturn the FCC in Comcast v. FCC/Tennis Channel spells more trouble for the ultimate legality of the FCC’s Open Internet Order. That decision spotlights that three additional D.C. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Sen. Bill Nelson’s ‘Homeowners’ Defense Act’ Plans
Opinion -Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) has promised to soon introduce a bill he calls the “Homeowners’ Defense Act,” which would create a national catastrophe fund that would spread the risk and cost of major disasters among all the states. -
Washington State Considers School Choice
Opinion -A tax-credit scholarship bill introduced by Washington state lawmakers would “allow maximum freedom to parents to provide for the educational needs of children,” the bill states. -
As Reverse Mortgages Grow in Popularity, So Do Risks
Opinion -Reverse mortgages, which allow seniors age 62 or older to tap into their home equity and receive an annuity payment during their retirement years, have grown in popularity, but so have the potential pitfalls. -
Bill in Congress Would Block Important Flood Insurance Reforms
Opinion -New legislation introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) would indefinitely delay vital reforms to the deeply insolvent National Flood Insurance Program that were passed by Congress overwhelmingly just a year ago, according to the R Street Institute. -
California Assembly Rejects Fracking Ban
Opinion -The California State Assembly overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have banned oil and natural gas fracking in the state. By a vote of 37-24, the Democrat-dominated Assembly voted down AB 1323. -
Latest Big Government Data Grab: Justice Sues to Get It Without Warrant
Opinion -The Big Government Barack Obama Administration is nothing if not thorough. -
K-12 Is as Politicized as Higher Ed (video)
Opinion -Many parents and taxpayers know higher education has become a wasteland of political correctness, but few know this atmosphere also pervades K-12 education. In May, Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors held a symposium to discuss this reality. -
Government Homeownership Interventions Have Enormous Costs
Opinion -As the five-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the collapse of the mortgage market approaches, Americans are still struggling to cope with the consequences of the Great Recession. -
More Delays for Obamacare’s Implementation
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #376It’s official: We have another significant delay in the implementation of Obamacare. A few months back, the Obama administration took flak for initial plans to delay part of Obamacare’s small-business exchange. -
Why Does Apple Want Lisa Jackson and Her Ethical Cloud?
Opinion -Apple’s hiring of former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson last week gives her a soft landing place, after she fled her cabinet role spurred by a flurry of evasions and deceits over alias email accounts she and her underlings used to hide correspondence -
Economically, Could Obama Be America’s Worst President?
Opinion -The recession ended four years ago, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. So Obamanomics has had plenty of time to produce a solid recovery. -
Arkansas Falls for HHS Bait and Votes to Expand Medicaid
Opinion -In an attempt to find a middle ground between accepting the Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama’s law and rejecting it, the Arkansas legislature passed a bill with the intent of using Medicaid dollars to allow recipients to purchase a form of -
Around Much of the World, U.S. Is Considered a Tax Haven
Opinion -Some international tax experts note a big irony in a U.S. Senate subcommittee recently taking Apple Inc. to task for allegedly using “offshore tax havens” to avoid paying U.S. taxes on foreign income. They note more irony in continued U.S. -
Latest Big Government Data Grab: Justice Sues to Get It Without Warrant
Opinion -The Big Government Barack Obama Administration is nothing if not thorough. -
The Importance of the Limited Government Brand
Opinion -Conor Friedersdorf responds to my points regarding the importance of limited government as the core to conservative reform. “But George W. -
Renewable Energy’s Reversal of Fortune
Opinion -“They told us the wind turbines were going to be good for the city; that our electric rates would go down. But that hasn’t happened. -
A Love Letter from Canada: Drill, America, Drill (and Dig)
Opinion -Heartland Institute friend and policy advisor Tom Harris is a nice guy — one of the kindest, most-considerate men I've ever met. He's also Canadian, which pretty much explains all the niceness. -
Taking Back Our Schools
Opinion -This essay is based on remarks delivered on February 23, 2013 at the Eighth Annual Wisconsin Conservative Conference. -
Glacial Retreat Shows Warmer Temps 400-600 Years Ago
Opinion -A retreat of glaciers in the Canadian Arctic shows temperatures were at least as warm as today 400-to-600 years ago. -
Poppycock! – 10 Reasons Why Opponents of Citizens United Are Wrong
Opinion -Yesterday, a “Senior Organizer” for the “Public Citizen’s Democracy Is For People Campaign” named Aquene Freechild commended the morally and fiscally bankrupt state of Illinois for becoming the 14th state to call for a constitutional amendment to “rid
