Opinion
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Olympic Spirit
Opinion -The Redneck Olympics was held early this month in Hebron, Maine for the 15th year in a row. But there may not be one next year.The U.S. -
Cold Killed More Florida Corals than Heat
Opinion -Corals off the coast of Florida died in record numbers in 2010 as a result of cold temperatures, scientists at the University of Miami report in the peer-reviewed science journal PLoS One. -
U.S. Appeals Court Overturns FCC Media Cross-Ownership Rule
Opinion -On July 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit overturned a 2008 Federal Communications Commission regulation allowing greater same-city media market cross-ownership. -
FDA Poses Far More Danger than Dietary Supplements
Opinion -With the nation’s pharmaceutical market already suffocated by the heavy-handed government regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sen. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
Opinion -The U.S. State Department late Friday afternoon found that the TransCanada Corp. Keystone XL oil sands pipeline would have “no significant impact” on natural resources along its proposed route from Alberta, Canada to U.S. -
FCC Implements New Internet Closed-Captioning Rules
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission’s Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee recently set in motion a six-month time period for new rules requiring closed-captioning services on the Internet. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to N.J. Governor’s Fracking Moratorium
Opinion -New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed a permanent ban on a natural gas drilling method known as fracking, but imposed a one-year moratorium on the practice to study the issue. -
FDA Increases Pressure on Raw Milk Movement
Opinion -In the name of protecting public health, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped up its regulation of unpasteurized or “raw” milk over the last few years, raiding Amish farmers in Pennsylvania and shutting down organic co-ops in Los Angeles at -
Pell Grants Preserved, Graduate Student Loans Cut
Opinion -Federal debt-ceiling negotiations that originally targeted Pell Grants for reduction ultimately preserved the program while cutting federal loans for graduate students as part of the $1.5 trillion, ten-year deal. -
Landmark Experiment Supports Cosmic Ray Theory
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #17Researchers at the CERN particle physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland report new evidence supporting the theory that cosmic rays may be enhancing the sun’s impact on global temperatures and climate. -
Do Fed’s $1.2 Trillion in Loans Indicate a Worse Crisis Than We Knew?
Opinion -Panic? Or prudence? That is the question in the wake of news that Wall Street firms secretly received at least $1.2 trillion in emergency loans from the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis. The revelation of $1. -
‘Green Scissors’ Would Cut $380 Billion from Environmentally Harmful Spending
Opinion -The federal government could cut $380 billion of spending over five years to save taxpayers money and protect the environment, say a group of environmental and fiscal watchdog organizations that call themselves the Green Scissors coalition. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to Closed Investigation of Alleged Wisconsin Justice Scuffle
Opinion -The special prosecutor appointed to investigate the alleged fisticuffs between two justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Thursday that no criminal charges ought to be filed. -
Critics: FCC CableCARD Mandate Requires ‘Outdated Technology’
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission is giving cable TV companies until Nov. -
Heartland Institute Insurance Experts Comment on Hurricane Irene
Opinion -Hurricane Irene, the first storm of the 2011 hurricane season to threaten the mainland United States, appears likely to make landfall in the Carolinas sometime in the next few days. -
Global Warming Debate Benefits Perry
Opinion -Public opinion polls show a minority of Americans believe humans are causing a serious and imminent global warming threat. -
Comcast and Bloomberg Battle Over Channel Placement
Opinion -Comcast Corporation responded to a complaint filed against the cable company with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by filing its own complaint with the regulatory agency against Bloomberg LP. -
Financial Rules Prompt Banks to Raise Debit Card Fees, Drop Perks
Opinion -Financial services firm Wells Fargo has announced it will test a $3 monthly fee for debit card users in select states, the result of new “interchange” regulations for debit cards that go into effect October 1. -
Charter Schools Achieve Dramatic Turnarounds in LA, Philadelphia
Opinion -Public schools converted into charters in Philadelphia and Los Angeles have managed to dramatically boost students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates, says a new report from the Center for American Progress. -
Case Dismissed–Gladly
Opinion -A Kentucky circuit court judge was pretty happy when a case set to go to trial before him settled. How happy? -
Supreme Court to Determine Constitutionality of Government GPS Tracking
Opinion -In 1994, the Global Positioning System became fully operational. Seventeen years later, concerns are arising about the government-maintained satellite tracking system being used by law enforcement to violate civil rights. -
Republican Candidates Should Push for Real Education Reform
Opinion -In light of his presidential candidacy, several commentators have cast wary glances at Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s record on crony capitalism and its implications for how he and other Republican candidates will approach education policy. -
Clever Words Sustain the Bloated U. S. Government
Opinion -Politicians live on words. They are the politician’s true currency. It’s no secret the currency is debased nearly to worthlessness because politicians so often act in ways that belie their words.Example: Rep. -
Attacking Television’s Ideology
Opinion -Review of Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, by Ben Shapiro, Broadside Books, 412 pages, 2011 $26.99.
