Opinion
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Opens Ohio Office
Opinion -June 23, 2011 – COLUMBUS, OH – The Heartland Institute, a national think tank with offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, Tallahassee, Florida, and Austin, Texas, today announced the opening of a fifth office in Columbus, Ohio.Alan B. -
Emergency Management
Opinion -A jury in Philadelphia has awarded $21.4 million in damages to a man whose brain was damaged, allegedly as a result of care at the emergency room of a Philadelphia hospital.The man arrived at the emergency room with low blood sugar. -
Bachmann’s voucher idea benefits foster kids
Opinion -Mysteries provide good reading, but they’re best in left out of columns about serious issues like foster care. It is totally mystifying how Family Forum columnist Andrea Poe could conclude that the proposal of Rep. -
Dorm Storm
Opinion -A Washington, DC law professor is threatening to sue Catholic University of America over the university’s plans to bring back single-sex dorms. -
‘Learning Challenge’ is Just More Federal Waste in the Making
Opinion -Though the U.S. Department of Education rolled out its "Early Learning Challenge" on May 25, it's not too early to predict failure -- likely little or no boost for tots working on their ABCs, and surely a waste of $500 million extracted from taxpayers. -
Illinois Town Considers Muni Broadband
Opinion -Gilberts, a small town of about 8,000 in north central Illinois, is at the very embryonic stages of examining a taxpayer-financed broadband buildout. -
Privatizing Not the Entire Answer, Tough Choices Are
Opinion -Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has gotten a lot of flack from liberals and conservatives alike for his proposal that the nation cut government through what he calls the “Google test. -
Connecticut Governor Calls Record Tax Increase ‘Shared Sacrifice’
Opinion -Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) has signed into law a $40.1 billion budget that includes the largest tax hike in the state’s history. The challenge was to craft a balanced biennial budget plugging a deficit of approximately $3.3 billion. -
‘Learning Challenge’ is Just More Federal Waste in the Making
Opinion -Though the U.S. Department of Education rolled out its "Early Learning Challenge" on May 25, it's not too early to predict failure -- likely little or no boost for tots working on their ABCs, and surely a waste of $500 million extracted from taxpayers. -
Privatizing Not the Entire Answer, Tough Choices Are
Opinion -Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has gotten a lot of flack from liberals and conservatives alike for his proposal that the nation cut government through what he calls the “Google test. -
Eli Lehrer: End Wasteful U.S. Corporate-Income Tax
Opinion -If the currently gridlocked Congress makes any major, permanent changes to U.S. law before the 2012 elections, it will probably be in the realm of corporate-tax reform. -
Billions for Mortgage Modifications Buys Votes, Little Else
Opinion -Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama has pledged $50 billion in support of mortgage modifications from the Treasury and another $25 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. -
The Myth of Homeownership Wealth Creation
Opinion -Over the past several decades, politicians in Washington, DC have considered increasing homeownership to be a civic duty. And the reasons seem obvious: It's the American Dream. It's the only way low-income families can build wealth. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Greenhouse Gases
Opinion -The United States Supreme Court ruled today against six states that sought standing to sue sources of greenhouse gas emissions for their contributions to global warming under federal common law. The court ruled 8–0 in American Electric Power Co. v. -
The Economic Statistic Leaders Keep ‘Hush-Hush’
Opinion -It is a simple statistic that continues to warn of huge economic problems ahead for the United States. Some economists call it the “marginal productivity of debt (MPD).” It relates the change in the level of all debt (consumer, corporate, government, etc. -
Nation’s Debts, Liabilities Could Be Worse Than Government Says
Opinion -According to multiple reports, the nation’s debt situation is much worse than official government estimates. -
#277: The Great Society’s Lie
Opinion -“The Great Society,” as Ronald Reagan once said, “is great only in power, in size and in cost.”By now you’ve likely heard about the study conducted by Joanna Bisgaier and Karin V. -
Earthquake Insurance Idea Would Further Rattle California’s Finances
Opinion -Given California's $26 billion budget deficit, it's disheartening to find that U.S. -
Supreme Court Upholds Individual Arbitration Contract Clauses
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of AT&T in allowing a case to go to individual arbitration instead of being filed as a class action. The Court’s ruling in AT&T Mobility v. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Greenhouse Gases
Opinion -The United States Supreme Court ruled today against six states that sought standing to sue sources of greenhouse gas emissions for their contributions to global warming under federal common law. The court ruled 8–0 in American Electric Power Co. v. -
More Economic Development Transparency in Oregon
Opinion -Oregon lawmakers have unanimously approved a measure requiring state agencies to post information about Oregon’s economic development tax incentives on the state’s transparency Web site.House Bill 2825, sponsored by State Reps. -
GAO Report Slams FEMA Management of National Flood Insurance Program
Opinion -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “has not developed goals, objectives, or performance measures” for the National Flood Insurance Program, which means “NFIP’s long-term financial solvency will remain in doubt,” according to a new Government -
Jobs Rushing from Downtown Seattle to Suburbs
Opinion -There are few downtown areas in the nation more attractive than Seattle’s. Downtown Seattle is a dream of spontaneous order and a fascinating place well worth exploring. -
Move to Reduce Restrictions on Credit Union Lending Praised
Opinion -John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Eli Lehrer of The Heartland Institute recently sent this joint letter praising a move to reduce restrictions on credit-union lending to Senators Tim Johnson, chairman of the Committee on Banking,
