Opinion
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High-Speed Rail Advocates Discredit Their Cause — Again
Opinion -Is there any high-speed rail boondoggle big enough to make rail transport advocates reject it? Sadly, for all too many of them the answer is no, as two recent developments make clear. -
Daily School Reform News Roundup, July 9 to 13
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education granted Alaska a No Child Left Behind waiver, though the state has not adopted the required Common Core standards.The D.C. council should be careful about meddling with schools, opines the Washington Post. -
Supporters of Inflation Ignore Long-Term Harm, Income Redistribution
Opinion -Two wrongs may not make a right, but a second dose of poison might just cure the first dose. That’s at least what Paul Krugman, America’s most prominent left-wing economic pundit, is saying about an untapped remedy for our economic woes. -
Hundreds of Thousands Seek Education in U.S. History, Government
Opinion -Surging interest in U.S. history and government among citizens has recently followed decades of lackluster civic education and test results. Recent data is dismal. -
National Research Council: Hydraulic Fracturing Poses Low Risk of Earthquakes
Opinion -The production of oil and natural gas through hydraulic fracturing methods creates only a low risk for inducing earthquakes that can be felt by people, the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, concludes in a new study. -
Flood Insurance Program Extended With Important Reforms
Opinion -President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program that includes a number of important reforms that program critics believe could improve its financial performance and reduce environmental harm. -
IRS Hears Charter School Concerns on Pension Rule Change
Opinion -The Internal Revenue Service held a hearing Monday on a proposed pension rule change that could kick approximately 90,000 charter school teachers out of state pensions. -
Obamanomics: The Final Nail In the Discredited Keynesian Coffin
Opinion -Keynesian economics is the false vision of human action which says the way to promote economic recovery and renewed growth is through increased government spending, deficits and debt. If that sounds nuts, that’s because it is. -
Oregon Officials Propose Killing Birds to Protect Salmon
Opinion -Oregon Fish and Wildlife officials are seeking federal approval to kill protected marine birds to protect juvenile salmon. Harassment Not WorkingIn an April 5 letter to the U.S. -
Community Bank, Others Challenge Constitutionality of Dodd-Frank Law
Opinion -The State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, has filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. -
Palm Beach County Hires Global Warming Czar
Opinion -Palm Beach County has allocated $200,000 of taxpayer money to hire a staffer to address global warming. County officials created the position despite a $15 million county budget deficit. -
Pennsylvania Legislators Boost School Choice for Students in Worst Schools
Opinion -Most children attending Pennsylvania’s worst-performing 15 percent of public schools can now transfer to a public or private school their families choose, thanks to a new law Gov. Tom Corbett signed June 30. -
The “Dark Side” of Sugar-Cane Ethanol Production
Opinion -A recent study suggests that the air of countries going green may not be so clean ... or healthy!... Read More Additional New Research Reviews Impacts of Recurrent Estuarine Acidification on Wild Invertebrates (10 July 2012) How debilitating are they? -
California City Becomes Nation’s Largest to Declare Bankruptcy
Opinion -Stockton, California, has gone into bankruptcy, making this city of 300,000 residents the nation’s largest city to seek protection under the U.S. bankruptcy code. -
States Can Continue Killing Sea Lions to Protect Salmon
Opinion -Fish and wildlife officials in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington may continue killing California sea lions preying on salmon near the Bonneville Dam, a federal district court has ruled. -
Obama Wants One-Year Extension of Bush-Era Tax Rates, But Only for Some
Opinion -President Barack Obama has asked Congress to take up legislation that extends for one year the Bush-era tax rates for families earning less than $250,000 annually. -
A Second Term Will Be Terminal
Opinion -With a second term for Obama, the world-leading America we have known and hoped to leave to our children will be gone. -
Wyoming Gov. Seeks End of ESA Protection for Yellowstone-Area Grizzlies
Opinion -Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar asking for the end of federal Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone ecosystem. -
Ohio Enacts Fracking Restrictions
Opinion -Ohio lawmakers have enacted new restrictions on hydraulic fracturing, creating the most stringent law in the nation. The House voted in favor of the restrictions 73-19, and the Senate approved the bill by a vote of 21 to 8. Gov. -
Second Scandal Rocks Futures Industry
Opinion -Nine months after the collapse of MF Global rocked the commodities futures market comes news of a similar scandal involving Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. -
North Carolina’s Ban on Midwives Restricts Liberty
Opinion -Who should have the final say about where a baby is born? In North Carolina, it's not the parent. A growing number of educated, health-conscious women are opting to have their babies at home with a midwife, instead of in a hospital with a doctor. -
First Privately Financed Military Charter School Breaks Ground
Opinion -Though charter schools have been slow to reach military communities, the first privately-financed charter school on a U.S. military installation is set to open on Joint Base Andrews this fall. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama’s Tax Hike Proposal
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama’s Tax Hike Proposal President Barack Obama today proposed extending for one year the Bush-era tax rates for families with annual incomes below $250,000 – which would mean a tax hike starting on January 1, 2013
