Opinion
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Indianapolis Opens ‘Charter Incubator’
Opinion -A nonprofit organization and the City of Indianapolis will spend $5 million to nearly double the number of charter schools, currently 23, in the metro area by 2016. -
Senators Grill Google on Antitrust Charges
Opinion -Online search-engine giant Google has come under antitrust investigation by the U.S. Senate, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Department of Justice. -
Analysis: Internet Sales Tax Burdens Businesses and Consumers
Opinion -State governments are looking high and low for more ways to take your money. One way that pops up every few years is a tax on Internet retail sales. -
Millions in Timber Stimulus Hired Foreign Workers, No Americans
Opinion -A $7 million stimulus program that was supposed to spur job growth in the Oregon timber industry did not create a single job for Oregonians or any other Americans, and was instead used to hire 254 foreign laborers to clear forestlands in central Oregon, -
Muller Attacks a Straw Man, Adds Nothing to Warming Debate
Opinion -The media is on fire this morning claiming a new paper by University of California, Berkeley physics professor Richard Muller strikes a fatal blow against global warming skeptics. -
Rationing Concerns Rise in United Kingdom
Opinion -Recent decisions by the rationing body of the UK National Health Service have placed drugs and treatments out of reach for patients based primarily on the question of cost. -
Emotional Turbulence
Opinion -Continental Airlines is being sued by a passenger complaining tornados and thunderstorms made her flight turbulent. She claims she’s suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and fear of flying. -
It’s Either Bankruptcy or State Takeover in Pennsylvania’s Capital City
Opinion -With the Harrisburg, Pa. -
Media Advisory: Muller Paper Misses the Point on Global Warming Skepticism
Opinion -The national media has been giving a great deal of attention to a new paper by University of California, Berkeley professor Richard Muller, claiming a review of global temperature records refutes the rapidly increasing scientific and public skepticism -
Missouri Considers Performance-Based Higher Ed Funding
Opinion -Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) is pushing performance-based funding for higher education aimed at boosting student graduation rates and test scores and providing accountability to taxpayers. -
Arkansas Governor Temporarily Halts Insurance Exchange
Opinion -Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has reversed plans to seek a federal health insurance exchange grant after encountering strong opposition from Republicans in the state legislature. -
Federal Budget Cuts Likely for Education
Opinion -Proponents of higher federal education spending could end up happier with the stopgap bill Congress passed in early October than whatever the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee proposes later this year. -
Republicans Choosing Environmental Extremist?
Opinion -Are Republican primary voters poised to choose a candidate more environmentally radical than Barack Obama, wonders Washington Examiner op-ed contributor Douglas MacKinnon. -
Cain’s Tax Plan May Work Without a National Sales Tax
Opinion -Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has done Republicans and the nation a great service by proposing major changes in the Byzantine way the U.S. collects its revenue. -
Bombshell Book Documents IPCC Misconduct
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #24Journalist Donna Laframboise has published a new book, The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World’s Top Climate Expert: An Expose of the IPCC, that blows the lid off of misconduct within the United Nations -
Bailed-Out Banks Issued Riskier Loans: Researchers
Opinion -Banks that received federal bailout money ended up approving riskier loans and shifting capital toward risky investments after getting government help, say researchers at the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan. -
Michigan Considers ‘Amazon Tax’
Opinion -Michigan legislators are considering a bill introduced in September that would force online retailers to collect the state’s 6 percent sales tax from Internet customers. -
Waiver Avalanche Uncovers Flaws of NCLB
Opinion -Thirty-six states have said they will seek waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in the next six months. -
Sen. Rand Paul on No Child Left Behind, Occupy Wall Street [VIDEO]
Opinion -Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) sits down with Rob Bluey of the Heritage Foundation to explain why he's going to flood legislation reauthorizing No Child Left Behind with hundreds of amendments. The Senate has moved forward with Sen. -
Steve Jobs and Occupy Wall Street
Opinion -In a way it’s not surprising that protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street have been, as far as I can tell, silent about Steve Jobs because his death was so recent. -
The Optimist’s Guide to Repeal and Replace
Opinion -Even before President Obama’s law made matters worse, Americans faced serious problems in health care—and we cannot simply revert to the status quo. In the wake of repeal, we must be ready to advance solutions. -
Punishment on Loan from Rush
Opinion -A Texas woman says she was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment after her arrest by being forced to listen to talk-show host Rush Limbaugh in the squad car. -
Job Creators, Farmers Struggling under California Warming Law
Opinion -California businesses are being forced to purchase expensive new equipment to comply with the state’s global warming law even though the equipment is having only a minimal impact on emissions. -
Iowa Education Blueprint: Potent Ideas, Gentle Approach
Opinion -Iowa’s governor has just provided a prime example of an education policy states might pursue in looking beyond No Child Left Behind’s notorious failures and coverups. On October 3, Gov.
