Opinion
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In Illinois, It’s a Felony to Film Police
Opinion -Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield is the most extensive video surveillance network in the United States, linking more than 3,000 surveillance cameras to a centralized monitoring system so powerful it can zoom in to read the text of a book. -
UK Austerity Offers Inspiration and Reveals Difficult Political Reality for US
Opinion -With its government shutdown-averting budget compromise in April, the United States government made its first tentative turn towards austerity. For David Cameron’s United Kingdom government, this theme is now fully developed. -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute Reacts to Report Greenland Ice Melt Dangerously Accelerating
Opinion -A new study by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) claims Greenland is undergoing accelerating ice melt that will cause global sea level to rise much faster than projected by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -
Ten Things You Should Know About Medicare
Opinion -President Obama and his allies ominously warn that House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s plan would "end Medicare as we know it."But if you're under age 65, there's a good chance you know very little about Medicare. -
#270: The Worst Health Care Study in the World
Opinion -In the latest edition of Commentary, Scott Atlas of the Hoover Institution, a professor of radiology and chief of neuroradiology at the Stanford University Medical Center, does yeoman’s work in collecting and documenting the ridiculousness of the -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-9
Opinion -Taco Bell was sued for allegedly not having enough beef in its beef tacos, but the law firm that filed the suit dropped it. Taco Bell responded with a nationwide advertising campaign in which it asked, “Would it kill you to say you’re sorry? -
White House Refuses House Request for Health Care Records
Opinion -When President Obama took office, he promised his White House would be “the most open and transparent in history. -
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill to Require State Employees to Help Pay for Coverage
Opinion -North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, a Democrat, vetoed a measure which would have filled a major budget shortfall by requiring teachers and state employees to pay a monthly premium for their health insurance plan for the first time. -
Forget Reform, We Need Transformational Innovation
Opinion -Efforts to reform K-12 schooling in America are as old as schooling itself. -
More Diligence Needed to Discourage Students and Teachers from Cheating
Opinion -National surveys show that most students report cheating at some point during their school careers. -
Philadelphia Students Find Refuge from Violent Schools in Online Learning
Opinion -High levels of violence in the Philadelphia school district are pushing students and their parents into cyber-charters and other types of alternative schools, local educators said in the aftermath of an investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer. -
NC School Officials Use Students to Lobby Against Charter Schools
Opinion -Pamela Justice, the principal of Clyde Elementary School in Haywood County in North Carolina, recently sent students home with a letter asking parents to contact their legislators and voice opposition to Senate Bill 8, the “No Cap on Charter -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute to Host 6th International Conference on Climate Change in Washington
Opinion -What: Sixth International Conference on Climate ChangeWhere: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DCWhen: June 30 and July 1, 2011The Heartland Institute will host its sixth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-6) on June -
Peter Ferrara Named Senior Fellow by The Heartland Institute
Opinion -The Heartland Institute – a 27-year-old national nonprofit public policy research organization – is pleased to announce Peter Ferrara has joined the organization as senior fellow for entitlement and budget policy. -
Obama Seeks Higher Airline Ticket Tax
Opinion -Commercial airlines recently have been forced to increase fares because of the rising cost of oil. -
Teachers and Schools Adopt Smartphones for ‘21st Century Learning’
Opinion -American schools may be on the verge of a revolution in which “smartphones” such as the Apple iPhone largely replace textbooks and other materials on the classroom. -
Heartland Institute Hails Passage of Florida Reinsurance Memorial
Opinion -TALLAHASSEE—Researchers at The Heartland Institute today praised final approval of a memorial disapproving Congressional proposals to impose new tariffs on offshore affiliated reinsurance transactions. -
Texas Weighs Legislation to Expand Online High Schools
Opinion -Texas lawmakers are considering a bill to solidify virtual-school opportunities throughout the Lone Star State, authorizing the creation of new, standalone, online high schools empowered to grant diplomas without being associated with traditional -
Maine Introduces Parent Empowerment Legislation
Opinion -Maine is the latest to join at least 15 state legislatures considering a bill to establish a Parent Trigger law, empowering parents of children at failing public schools to petition for reforms. State Rep. -
Major Problem with Texas Insurance Markets Is Overregulation
Opinion -The current insurance regulatory system in Texas, although defined as “file and use” under statute, is, for all intents and purposes, administered as a “prior approval” system. -
1,126 Connecticut Employees Earn More Than Governor
Opinion -Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy took office in January knowing he had to balance a budget deficit in excess of $3 billion.Malloy, the former Mayor of Stamford and a Democrat, makes $150,000 a year under a state law in effect since 2003. -
Voters May Decide Outcome of Ohio Collective Bargaining Battle
Opinion -After a rancorous legislative debate which included the largest public protests Ohio had experienced in years, labor unions and allied elected officials plan to go to the voters to try overturning the first major overhaul of the state’s nearly -
Congress to Mull Major Reforms to National Flood Insurance Program
Opinion -In the next few months, Congress will be considering several measures to reform, or even eliminate the debt-ridden National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP faces systemic problems that will require substantial reforms to correct. -
#269: A Letter to Paul Krugman
Opinion -Dear Mr.
