Opinion
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Left and Right Find Common Ground in Cutting Wasteful Giveaways that Harm the Environment in Texas
Opinion -Message to Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Super Committee responsible for finding $1. -
Power Surge Destroys Palo Alto Smart Meters
Opinion -Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility serving most of Northern California, was forced to replace a number of so-called “smart meters” destroyed by a power surge in late August. -
Vouchers, Parent Trigger Resurface in Pennsylvania
Opinion -Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocacy groups say they hope to funnel students toward universities and productive careers instead of prison and indolence by introducing school vouchers and a Parent Trigger this legislative session. -
Stop Me Before I Drink More!
Opinion -An Idaho college student and her parents are suing a University of Idaho fraternity, her sorority, university officials, and others for failing to prevent her from drinking too much alcohol and falling out of a window during a party at the fraternity -
Blame Illinois Senator for Higher Bank Fees, Fewer Free Services
Opinion -Thanks to Dodd-Frank’s Durbin Amendment, price controls on interchange fees — the so-called “swipe fees” that retailers pay to bank and credit unions to process debit card transactions -- that went into effect Oct. -
New Technologies Thwarting Government Internet Censorship
Opinion -A new innovation in domain masking technology means Chinese young people may finally get the chance to create a Facebook profile, find out who starred in the late-1980s b-movie Gleaming the Cube on imdb. -
$490,000 Green Stimulus Grant Produced 1.72 Permanent Jobs
Opinion -A “green stimulus” grant of nearly half a million dollars to grow trees in Nevada produced only 1.72 permanent jobs, according to the federal government’s Recovery.gov Web site. -
Minnesota Governor Ignores Legislature, Pushes Forward With Exchange
Opinion -Ignoring his legislature’s rejection of a state-run health care exchange as mandated by President Obama’s health care law, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has announced he will use a $4. -
Unsafe at Any Speed
Opinion -Police in Tennessee have warned the mother of a ten-year-old daughter the mother will face child neglect charges if she allows her daughter to continue to ride her bicycle to and from school, a ten-minute trip. -
Rampant Abuse Plagues Carbon Offset Credits
Opinion -A cornerstone of proposed global climate agreements, tradable credits for carbon dioxide emissions reductions in Third World nations, is “seriously flawed,” according to a new Nature report. -
Idaho Moves Toward Requiring Online High School Classes
Opinion -Idaho’s State Board of Education has approved a rule requiring all high school students to take at least two online courses in order to graduate. After a 21-day period for public comment in October, the board is again considering the matter. -
Texting Monitors: Greater Safety, or Big Brother?
Opinion -An employee is driving an employer’s fleet vehicle and glances away from the road to text a message. A crash occurs, a victim’s family sues, and said employer pays millions of dollars in damages. A preventable loss? -
Big Mistake in Court’s Obamacare Ruling
Opinion -The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Sept. 8 ruling that the Commonwealth of Virginia lacks standing to challenge the constitutionality of the individual mandate in Obamacare was egregiously wrong on both the facts and the law. -
Gore Ignores Decline in Extreme Weather Fatalities
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #22Al Gore’s “24 Hours of Climate Reality” focused almost exclusively on extreme weather events. -
Republican Presidential Candidates Agree: Kill the ‘Death Tax’
Opinion -As candidates for the 2012 Republican nomination spar over differences on health care policy, job growth, and the war on terror, a consensus has emerged on at least one issue: repeal of the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the ‘death tax. -
New ‘No Child’ Proposals Offered
Opinion -Four Republican senators have proposed five bills to reauthorize No Child Left Behind amid widespread discontent from educators about the 2001 law’s heavy federal influence. Sens. -
R.J. Lehmann to Join The Heartland Institute
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC – Ray J. Lehmann, a seasoned journalist with deep experience in the insurance industry, will join The Heartland Institute on October 3 as deputy director of its Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. -
Obamacare Heads to the Supreme Court
Opinion -At long last, the case concerning the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law is headed to the Supreme Court. -
NLRB Releases Report on Firings Over Social Media Comments
Opinion -Navigating the social media can be tricky for both employers and the people they hire. -
Mitt Romney’s Health Care Model
Opinion -The big news yesterday on the health care policy front is that the 11th Circuit case against the individual mandate is headed to the Supreme Court before the 2012 election, not after. -
Heartland Institute Comments on NFIB Taking Obamacare to Supreme Court
Opinion -In what could ultimately lead to the judicial repeal of Obamacare in its entirety, the National Federation of Independent Business today filed a petition for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to review the 11th Circuit Court -
The Global Warming Debate Produces An Indisputable Winner
Opinion -If there is one thing that has stood out regarding this year’s Republican presidential debates, it’s the inability of media analysts to agree on winners and losers in each debate’s immediate aftermath. -
Study: Estimate Error Means Obamacare Could Cost Additional $50 Billion Annually
Opinion -Federal payments required by President Barack Obama’s health care law are being understated by as much as $50 billion per year because official budget forecasts ignore the cost of insuring many employees’ spouses and children, according to a new study -
FDA Seeks Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps
Opinion -Mobile applications, commonly referred to as “apps,” can be enjoyed with just the touch of a screen and are often effortless to download.
