Opinion
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Shutdowns Yet Again Demonstrate: Our Internet Works – and States’ Big Government Doesn’t
Opinion -The coronavirus shutdowns have acutely and starkly highlighted the differences between Big Government states and Less Government states. -
Biden’s Climate Plan Would Put Us on the Road to Serfdom
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #368 -
Coronavirus Accelerates the Trend of Declining U.S. Transit Ridership
Opinion -U.S. public transit ridership has been declining for the last five years and the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the decline. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Ruling Keeping Dakota Access Pipeline Open
Opinion -‘There is a safety benefit in keeping the pipeline open, because rail transport is far more accident-prone than a pipeline.’ -
Chaos and Mass Disenfranchisement Plague Mail-In Ballots
Opinion -With the COVID-19 issue still lingering, Democrats are going to continue their strong push toward voting by mail as a way to prevent large crowds from gathering at polling places, fully realizing this method of voting is conducive to voter fraud. -
Paul Krugman’s Ad Hominem Defense of Central Banking
Opinion -Paul Krugman may hide behind rude and crude ad hominem attacks on those who do not share his views, but that does not prove his case. It only serves to harm his own reputation and legitimacy in the arena of public policy debate. -
Subsidiarity Must Become a Reality in Education
Opinion -The one-size-fits-all regimen for schools needs to end. -
California Loses Thousands of Jobs and Crucial Fuel as Marathon Martinez Refinery Goes Idle
Opinion -California just experienced a catastrophic loss from the COIVD-19 impact on the economy, as one of its major refineries, Marathon Martinez, has just announced it will be idled indefinitely. -
Missouri Voters Face Major Decision on Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -There are serious and viable alternatives to a big-government sponsored Medicaid expansion -
Watching CO2 Feed the World
Opinion -Few people appreciate this amazing fact, that CO2 in the air is the global food supply. Our meat, fruit and veggies, also our candy and ice cream, milk and wine, are built almost entirely from carbon dioxide and water. Everything we eat and drink. -
Should We Trust Experts?
Opinion -Experts in public health and epidemiology have driven policy making during the COVID-19 pandemic. How much should we trust experts? -
Video: California’s Dysfunctional Energy Policies
Opinion -California, with less than 0.5% of the world’s population (40 million vs. 8 billion), remains the state with the highest cost of electricity and fuels in the country. -
California Cancels School
Opinion -Declaring that there will be no in-person instruction this fall, Governor Gavin Newsom puts teachers’ union interests over those of children and families. -
Biden’s False Climate Promises
Opinion -Biden’s multi-trillion dollar climate action plan is full of promises that the law says he cannot keep. Promising to do what you cannot do is a false promise. Here are some big-ticket examples. -
Food Security in a Post-Covid World
Opinion -US-EU trade talks are already stalled over agriculture issues. And yet the European Union’s new “Farm to Fork” strategy doubles down on the EU’s contentious agricultural regulations. -
Waivers, Lawsuits, Pandemic Pods and School Choice Legislation
Opinion -Last week, the school wars intensified on many fronts. -
Did States Reopen Too Early or Shut Down Too Soon?
Opinion -The surge in COVID-19 cases since June has led to much speculation that states began reopening too soon. -
Gold and Free Banking Versus Central Banking
Opinion -In spite of the declared “independence” of the Federal Reserve from the political control of either Congress or the White House, America’s central bank is a branch of the U.S. government that is responsible for setting monetary policy. -
What Really Matters to BLM? an Analysis of Their Own Web Content
Opinion -Let's do a statistical analysis of the priorities of Black Lives Matter in their own words. -
Insurrection and Violence Threaten America’s Very Survival
Opinion -America’s political class does not seem to fully understand this moment, and as a result, it is allowing these attacks to occur without meaningful resistance. -
Rethinking Medical Care
Opinion -Following COVID-19, it's time we rethink our medical care system. -
Polar Bear Poppycock
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #367 -
EPA Finally Considering Looking at Benefits and Costs of Rulemaking Processes
Opinion -Finally, the EPA is seeking comments on proposed regulation changes that will provide Increased Consistency and Transparency of Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process. -
Is Peer Review Bad for Science?
Opinion -While peer review has its good side, there are several ways that it greatly impedes progress, and the bad greatly outweighs the good.