Opinion
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The Strange Persistence of Net Neutrality
Opinion -Eduardo Porter’s May 8, 2012 article for the New York Times, “Keeping the Internet Neutral,” got a lot of people in the communications policy community talking. -
Illinois Judge Strikes Down State’s Internet Affiliate Tax Law
Opinion -A Cook County Circuit Court judge has struck down Illinois’ Internet affiliate tax law, handing a victory to thousands of Internet entrepreneurs across the state. -
Nebraska Passes Legislation to Move Keystone XL Pipeline Forward
Opinion -Nebraska’s unicameral legislature has passed a bill designed to keep alive the possible approval of the Keystone XL pipeline previously rejected by President Obama. -
Alaska Officials Speak Out Against New National Ocean Policy
Opinion -Alaska state officials are pressing the Obama administration to exercise restraint in implementing a new National Ocean Policy that threatens to shift power from the states to the federal government.Decisions Move to DCAppearing at a U.S. -
Here Come the Food Police
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #329New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large sodas and other sugary drinks is just the most recent, and most ridiculous, act by the self-appointed chief of food police for the nation, I write at the American Thinker: In -
Bloomberg’s Coked-Out Nanny State
Opinion -If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets his way, soon you’ll have to buy your Coca Cola from a guy in an alley. -
Eighty-five Percent of Texas Republicans Approve School Choice Proposition
Opinion -In the 2012 Texas Republican primary, 85 percent of voters supported a school choice proposition to have state education dollars follow individual children to any school their parent chooses. Of the nearly 1. -
Inside IPAB: Obama’s Bureaucratic Rationing Board
Opinion -Until the passage of President Obama’s health care law, Congress was the only entity allowed to change what Medicare paid physicians and other health care providers for treating Medicare patients. -
Latino Voters Say Education More Important Than Immigration
Opinion -How important is education to Latino voters? More than immigration, according to a recent poll released by the American Federation for Children and Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options. -
Commercial Securities Delinquencies Hit All-Time High
Opinion -Commercial mortgage-backed securities have hit a record high delinquency rate, according to Trepp, LLC, a provider of information, analytics and technology to the CMBS commercial real estate and banking markets. The delinquency rate for U.S. -
Global Warming Skeptics More Knowledgeable than Alarmists
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #52Global warming alarmists often accuse skeptics of being “anti-science,” but a newly published peer-reviewed study finds skeptics are more scientifically knowledgeable than the alarmist name-callers. -
ACLU Wins Legal Victory Against Border-Agent Laptop Seizures
Opinion -A Massachusetts federal judge denied a motion by the government to dismiss a complaint filed on behalf of the organization created to raise legal funds for a soldier accused of leaking information to WikiLeaks. -
Heartland Replies to The Economist
Opinion -An article in the May 26, 2012 issue of The Economist titled “Toxic shock” begins with these promising words: “The Heartland Institute, the world’s most prominent think-tank promoting scepticism about man-made climate change, is getting a lot of heat. -
Kansas Tax Reforms Favor Pass-Through Businesses Over C Corporations
Opinion -After being shut down in the Kansas Senate, resurrected, and debated for several months, major tax reform legislation has been signed into law by Governor Sam Brownback (R). -
School Reform News Roundup, May 28 to June 1: Friday
Opinion -Wisconsin Reporter has the latest from campaign spending reports in the Gov. Walker recall.Philadelphia adopts a restructured schools budget due to the district's 'maxed out credit card' amid noisy protests. -
Texas Conflicts with Obama Administration Over Funding Contraception Programs
Opinion -Although Texas has long favored an abstinence-focused approach to sex education, under President Obama’s administration the focus and funding have shifted toward contraception-focused programs. -
Utah’s Student Funding a Model for Colorado and Other States
Opinion -As state leaders across the country consider how to increase student access to online learning, a new report by the Independence Institute outlines several important steps Colorado should take to insure digital education can flourish. -
Prominent Alarmist: Humans Do Not Deserve to Exist
Opinion -Global warming alarmist David Appell posted an item on his blog yesterday showing just how anti-human and out-of-touch global warming alarmsts are. -
Michigan AG Shuts Down Internet Gambling Cafes
Opinion -Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette reached an agreement in May with eight Internet Sweepstakes Cafes to shut them down. If they reopen, Schuette said, he will shut them down through criminal or civil court suits. -
ALEC Common Core Legislation Delayed Following Media Firestorm
Opinion -Model legislation opposing Common Core standards recently presented at the American Legislative Exchange Council will likely pass later this summer rather than in May following a media and political firestorm. -
FHA Subprime Defaults Hit 9% in California; Climbing Elsewhere
Opinion -The American taxpayer is about to be saddled with another multi-billions bailout of subprime mortgage loan losses from the stealth Federal Housing Authority lending program that has been offering ultra-low 3.5 percent down payments since 2009. -
Earned Income Credit Better for Working Poor than Minimum Wage
Opinion -New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-NY) is leading a push to raise that state’s minimum wage from the federally mandated $7.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour, with future annual increases tied to the Consumer Price Index. -
Plenty of Nutting
Opinion -Obama campaign operative Rex Nutting surprised a lot of people with an article on the Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch website claiming that the "Obama Spending Binge Never Happened. -
White House Commits Billions to Oregon Coordinated Care Gamble
Opinion -Faced with a massive funding shortfall for a sweeping Medicaid expansion, Democratic Oregon Gov.