Opinion
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New York Members of Congress Challenge EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Rules
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s imposition of new restrictions on nutrient and sediment runoff into the Chesapeake Bay watershed is causing a storm of protest among New York’s primarily Democratic Congressional delegation. -
Reforming AARP: Stop Squandering an Immense National Health Resource
Opinion -Today, roughly 40 million Americans belong to AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons. -
Study: High Cigarette Taxes Cause Widespread Smuggling
Opinion -High tax rates on cigarettes are driving up the rates of illegal cigarette smuggling, according to a report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan.The authors calculated that in 2009 more than half (51. -
Corruption Rampant in Politics
Opinion -The Detroit News' excellent editorial on Nevada Sen. Harry Reid's eagerness to repay the labor unions that saved his political skin on Nov. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-26
Opinion -A New York lawyer was taking his usual cigarette break, sitting on the windowsill of his second floor apartment, about 12 feet off the ground, and talking on his cell phone. Then the cops arrived.The police evidently thought he was going to jump. -
Arrogant FCC Takes Control Over Internet
Opinion -By a 3-2 vote, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s latest network neutrality iteration came to pass, reeking of bureaucratic arrogance. -
Consumer Power Report #253
Opinion -Over the past year, it’s been my pleasure to write and produce the Consumer Power Report on occasion in Greg Scandlen’s stead. -
New Jersey Senator to Hold Hearings on Weatherization Money
Opinion -New Jersey State Sen. Barbara Buono (D) has announced she will hold Senate hearings investigating the spending federal stimulus dollars aimed at weatherizing homes and helping low-income earners cut their energy bills. -
In the Matter of Preserving the Open Internet Broadband Industry Practices (Net Neutrality)
Opinion -By the Commission: Chairman Genachowski issuing a statement; Commissioner Copps concurring and issuing a statement; Commissioner Clyburn approving in part, concurring in part and issuing a statement; Commissioners McDowell and Baker dissenting and -
Activists Target Important Agricultural Fertilizer
Opinion -Environmental activist groups are seeking to block the mining of phosphate, an important fertilizer for global crop production, in a central Florida location in which most of the nation’s phosphate is produced. -
Illinois Should Weigh Use of Parent Trigger
Opinion -In expressing grave concern that an ad hoc, bipartisan House committee somehow might put a package of Illinois school reforms on a fast track to legislative approval, you argue that teachers ought to be heard as part of a “careful, deliberate -
Arrogant FCC Takes Control Over Internet
Opinion -By a 3-2 vote, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s latest network neutrality iteration came to pass, reeking of bureaucratic arrogance. -
China Cuts Back on Rare Earth Exports, Jeopardizing Wind and Solar Power
Opinion -China is substantially cutting back its rare-earth export quotas to Western nations, a move that will drive up prices and further reduce the feasibility of renewable energy production in the United States. -
Is the New School Lunch Law an Example of Government Run Amok?
Opinion -Ben Boychuk Yes, in the worst wayIt's a fair bet the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act won't produce healthier or especially well-fed kids, much as No Child Left Behind has done little to produce high academic achievement. -
The War on Recess
Opinion -In the Dec. -
New Congress May Change Course on Net Neutrality
Opinion -In the wake of the 3-2 vote by the Federal Communications Commission to impose network neutrality regulations on the Internet this past December, the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives may change the terms of the debate significantly. -
Study: Distance Learning Students Make Performance Gains
Opinion -Post-secondary students who take online “distance learning” classes outperform their peers who work face-to-face with teachers in a physical classroom, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to FCC Vote on Net Neutrality Rules
Opinion -CHICAGO (Dec. 21, 2010) – Technology policy experts at The Heartland Institute offer the following comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s 3-2 vote December 21 to impose net neutrality rules. -
Publishers, Educators Rush to Develop Mobile Education Applications
Opinion -Schools’ demand for mobile educational applications is rising rapidly, such that some innovative educators are developing their own applications for smart phones and other mobile platforms instead of waiting for the rising industry to deliver what -
Google Street View Program Raises International Ire
Opinion -Ongoing revelations about Google's privacy practices are raising more questions about whether the company illegally collected information without consent and whether its close relationship to the United States’ government is garnering the company special -
`Trigger Law’ Gains Momentum
Opinion -The Daily Breeze is correct to recognize the possibility for real transformation in California's "parent trigger" law. ("Power to the parents," Editorial page, Sunday). -
Why Judge Hudson Was Wrong on Severability of the Individual Mandate
Opinion -Monday’s ruling by a Virginia federal judge, holding the individual mandate in the Obamacare bill is unconstitutional and exceeds Congressional authority under the interstate commerce clause of the U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to FCC Vote on Net Neutrality Rules
Opinion -CHICAGO (Dec. 21, 2010) – Technology policy experts at The Heartland Institute offer the following comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s 3-2 vote December 21 to impose net neutrality rules. -
The FCC’s 2010 Hollywood Blockbuster Extravaganza
Opinion -An epic of Hollywood proportions has been playing out in Washington DC this year, with the climax due next week when the Federal Communications Commission convenes for its final 2010 monthly meeting.
