Opinion
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FCC Allows Telcos to Self-Regulate for ‘Bill Shock’
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced in October the wireless industry trade association, CTIA, has agreed to advise its member companies to provide consumers with alert notifications when they exceed their monthly limit -
Non-Union Teacher Groups Grow as NEA Numbers Shrink
Opinion -The National Education Association’s active membership decreased by approximately 100,000 members in the 2011-2012 school year. -
NC Zoo Says Privatization Could Free It from Fiscal Captivity
Opinion -A partial privatization plan being explored by the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro could increase donations, enhance attractions, and speed up needed repairs, its operators say. Free-market advocates hail the move as a step in the right direction. -
Consumer Power Report: Legislating Without a Clue
Opinion -Here’s a simple question: How large will Medicaid be under Obamacare? And a simple answer: We have no idea. -
Michigan Must Address Fraud to Lower Auto Insurance Costs
Opinion -The halls of Michigan’s state capitol will be swarmed with people in the next few months looking to change the way state residents buy auto insurance. -
Heartland Institute Urges Senate Action on NFIP Reauthorization
Opinion -Heartland Institute UrgesSenate Action on NFIP Reauthorization WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Taxing Here Money Earned There Keeps It Overseas, MIT Research Says
Opinion -With the United States imposing one of the highest corporate tax rates of any nation, U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries face an important decision. They can pay U.S. -
Voucher System Would Democratize Tennessee Schools
Opinion -School boards in Tennessee’s largest districts have begun a furious public relations campaign to thwart attempts at democratizing education by offering school vouchers to some of the state’s poorest families in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and -
Heartland Institute Energy Experts Praise Bill to End All Energy Subsidies
Opinion -WASHINGTON, D.C. – Staffers for the Heartland Institute today praised Rep. Mike Pompeo’s (R-KS) proposal to eliminate all energy subsidies. -
Telco Data Retention Policies Spur Privacy Concerns
Opinion -The nation’s major mobile phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data about their customers, according to a recently released Department of Justice internal memo that reveals the data retention policies of the largest U.S. telecoms. -
Bank Fee Troubles Not Over
Opinion -Bank of America, the nation's largest financial institution by some measures, made headlines for announcing it would charge $5 a month to consumers who used its previously free debit cards and then, last week, backing down on the new fees. -
Louisiana Rejects Race to the Top, Citing Federal Red Tape
Opinion -Louisiana has decided against pursuing Race to the Top federal education grants, despite a protest from Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and a near-final finish in the previous grant round. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to October Unemployment Rate
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Labor reported the October unemployment rate at 9 percent, down from 9.1 percent the previous month. -
Record Growth in CO2 Emissions, Yet Planet Refuses to Warm
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Energy is reporting that global carbon dioxide emissions rose 6 percent from 2009 to 2010, constituting the largest increase yet measured. -
IL Taxpayers Forced to Cover Teacher Pension Contributions
Opinion -Teachers in nearly half of Illinois’ public school districts contribute nothing from their weekly paychecks to their pensions, according to a new study by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI). Illinois law requires teachers to contribute 9. -
Muller Backtracks on Warming Claims
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #26Georgia Tech climate professor Judith Curry, coauthor with Richard Muller of the University of California, Berkeley temperature reconstruction that has been dominating global warming media attention for the past two weeks, has -
Hard Slog Ahead for FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
Opinion -Although the Federal Communications Commission passed network neutrality regulations on December 21, 2010, enforcement is being delayed by challenges in Congress and in the courts. -
California’s High-Speed Train Wreck
Opinion -President Obama's dream of a high-speed rail future for California is dead. The only question now is whether the state government will kill it in time to save taxpayers billions of dollars. On Nov. -
Plunkett: Housing May Be Down, but Demographics Will Provide Spark
Opinion -(Editor’s note: Jack W. Plunkett sees good demographic trends for housing and related fields in the years ahead. He is CEO and publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd. -
Health Care Layoffs in Texas Feared, Obama ‘Stimulus’ Blamed
Opinion -Texas’s health care industry is concerned about the impact of a federal debt reduction agreement and President Obama’s latest $447 billion stimulus plan, which include cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that could result in significant layoffs of health care -
Heartland Institute Reacts to New ‘Toxic’ Chemical Rules in California
Opinion -The California Department of Toxic Substances Control this week tightened up the state’s “green chemistry” regulation. -
Cain Predecessor Willkie Indicates Rough Road Ahead
Opinion -Policies are what affect our well-being, but it’s politicians and politics that tend to determine them. And sometimes the campaign process makes all the difference. -
We Need FDA Reform—Just Ask Peyton
Opinion -The American medical community consistently creates new drugs and procedures to advance health care. Unfortunately, those advancements face heavy resistance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and often are not accessible to many patients in need. -
Investigation of Energy Department Loans Lacks Teeth
Opinion -In the wake of the Solyndra scandal, President Obama announced last Friday “an independent analysis” into alternative energy loan guarantees by the Energy Department.
