Opinion
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Ryan’s Choice
Opinion -The most courageous aspect of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's Path to Prosperity proposal is not its policy details. It is that the proposal was made at all.In advancing a policy package that would put the U.S. -
Washington Lawmakers Mull Extension of ‘Temporary’ Stadium Taxes
Opinion -Washington State lawmakers are about to prove the adage that there is no such thing as a temporary tax. They are on the verge of reauthorizing several taxes scheduled to expire next year.Rep. -
Supreme Court Rules Against Personal Privacy Protection in AT&T Case
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. that corporations do not have “personal privacy” protection to prevent the disclosure of documents under the Freedom of Information Act. -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute Experts to Speak About Parent Trigger at Charter School Conference in Chicago
Opinion -School reform experts from The Heartland Institute will be taking part in a panel discussion Tuesday, April 12, at the INCS Statewide Charter School Conference at the Hyatt Hotel McCormick Place in Chicago. The 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. -
Indiana Jones: Save the Earth by Flying for a Cheeseburger
Opinion -Flying several hundred miles to buy a cheeseburger is apparently one of the preferred ways to save the Earth, according to Hollywood actor and environmental activist Harrison Ford and Charity Buzz’s Save the Earth Promotion. -
Fed’s Help for Foreign Banks Angers Critics
Opinion -During the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve apparently became the bailout broker to the world.“We now know that the Fed's bailout had nothing to do with helping the American people,” said Rep. -
Congress Rejects EPA’s Global Warming Claims
Opinion -Completing a transformation from speculative alarmism to scientific realism, the U.S. House of Representatives on April 6 rejected an amendment saying Congress accepts the U.S. -
Christie Considers Pulling New Jersey Out of RGGI
Opinion -In another sign of growing unease over the economic costs of carbon-dioxide cap-and-trade schemes, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is considering withdrawing his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). -
An Enlightening Book on Einstein and the Quantum Theory Debate
Opinion -Review of Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality, by Manjit Kumar (W. W. Norton & Co. -
#267: Romney’s Iron Stethoscope
Opinion -Five years after Mitt Romney passed his universal health care law in Massachusetts, the former governor is still spinning its results. -
Penn State Study Documents Economic Benefits of Shale Production
Opinion -Marcellus Shale natural gas production in Pennsylvania is boosting employment, improving personal income, and providing much-needed state revenue, according to a newly released study by Pennsylvania State University. -
Montana Eases Environmental Restrictions, Focuses on Jobs
Opinion -The Montana Senate, in a move designed to address the state’s double-digit unemployment rate, has voted 27-23 to relax some state environmental rules. -
Alarmist Mann Sues over Humorous Insult
Opinion -Controversial global warming alarmist Michael Mann, a Pennsylvania State University professor and one of the central figures in the Climategate scandal, is suing prominent skeptic Timothy Ball for making a joke about Mann’s alleged misconduct. -
Rising Oil Prices Highlight Missed Opportunities
Opinion -As the Libyan government teetered on a long, painful endgame, oil prices surged as the 10th largest world oil supplier closed its ports. We may well see oil prices rise to $110-$120 per barrel. Gasoline at the pump would then rise to $4.00 a gallon. -
Dog Lovers and Baby Killers
Opinion -A couple months ago, when its dog-sledding business lost customers, a Canadian company had a hundred of its dogs killed. The incident “shocked” and “angered” people. -
Ohio Pursues Energy Production in State Parks
Opinion -Hoping to jumpstart a floundering state economy, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) is spearheading an effort to tap abundant oil and natural gas deposits buried thousands of feet below ground in the Buckeye State. -
Texas Legislature Weighs Fracking Disclosure Bills
Opinion -The natural gas boom in North Texas is not only producing energy and jobs, it’s also sparking action in the state legislature regarding hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the energy-rich Barnett Shale. -
Texans Protest Greenhouse Gas Restrictions at EPA Hearing
Opinion -Texas Members of Congress and state officials vigorously protested Environmental Protection Agency global warming regulations during a recent EPA field hearing in Houston. -
Judge Rejects Google Settlement for Digital Library
Opinion -A federal judge rejected a proposed $125 million settlement that would have led to the online availability of 15 million books from libraries throughout the United States. -
EPA Approves California Ban on Dry Cleaning Solvent
Opinion -California dry cleaners will have to find alternative chemicals to remove sweat and grit from garments and other dry-clean items, as the U.S. -
Legislators Fight Maryland Governor’s Wind Power Plan
Opinion -Legislators from both parties grilled Maryland Gov. -
German Drivers Say “Nein” to Ethanol
Opinion -An ambitious scheme to introduce the German driving public to presumed environmental virtues of ethanol has resulted in what Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called a “fiasco. -
Heartland Institute Responds to N.C. Commissioner Goodwin’s Comments on Automobile Insurance
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC – The national director of The Heartland Institute’s insurance project today responded to commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s statements opposing auto insurance reform legislation pending before the North Carolina legislature. -
Activists Sue USDA to Block Herbicide-Resistant Alfalfa
Opinion -Continuing their assault on improvements in agricultural technology, environmental activists have launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approving alfalfa modified to resist Roundup weed killer.
