Opinion
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Physicians Still Waiting for Flexibility in Prescribing to Suicidal Patients
Opinion -After publicly calling attention to the problem eight years, physicians say there has been little to no change in the way insurance companies cover prescription medications for suicidal patients considered in danger of a drug overdose. -
Minnesota Regulators Approve Environmental Review for Oil Pipeline Replacement
Opinion -The Minnesota Public Utility Commission voted to approve an environmental review of the replacement for Enbridge Energy’s aging, corroded, and cracking Line 3 crude oil pipeline. -
Green New Deal Goes Viral, and Fails
Opinion -Proponents of the Green New Deal (GND) tell us that increasing human carbon dioxide emissions are fueling a dangerous rise in worldwide temperature. They failed to convince the public. -
COVID-19 Response Sets New Normal for Big Government
Opinion -During my last visit to the grocery store, the clerk directed me to the hermetically sealed conveyor belt and, grinning proudly, said, “Welcome to the new normal.” -
Liberty Versus Political Paternalism
Opinion -In Uncle Sam’s 2020 fiscal year that began on October 1, 2019, it is estimated that the federal government will spend around $4.4 trillion, of which about $1 trillion will be with borrowed money to cover the budget deficit of that amount. -
WAGs and Convenience Samples
Opinion -We have yet to record meaningful samples of the general population with regard to the prevalence of coronavirus, the distribution of its outcomes, and the build-up of immunity. -
Don’t Gobble Up Government Surveillance Just Because of COVID-19
Opinion -Due to coronavirus, governments across the globe are considering and/or are doing something they certainly could not do before: implement mass surveillance programs to track COVID-19 patients. -
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Opinion -Temporary Los Angeles teacher union contract, inspired by COVID-19, liberates teachers, but parents and kids are still held captive, of course. -
Federal Judge Rejects Arizona Copper Mine Approved by Federal Agencies
Opinion -A federal judge has overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of a permit for Hudbay Minerals’ proposed Rosemont copper mine in Arizona’s Coronado National Forest. -
New Strategy on Patient Health Data Targets Consumers
Opinion -Before the Coronavirus pandemic took center stage, the Trump Administration began executing new rules for better production, use, and sharing of medical records. -
The Time Has Come for Free-to-Choose Medicine
Opinion -If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us one thing—aside from the need to wash your hands often—it is that the FDA's approval process for much-needed medicine to those with debilitating and terminal diseases is in dire need of reform. -
Will There Be Tyranny in the Post-Coronavirus World?
Opinion -The coronavirus crisis will be considered one of the most important global events of the early decades of the 21st century. -
COVID-19: The Government Practice of Medicine
Opinion -I hope you are doing well--for access to medical help is increasingly threatened. -
Mining Expansion Necessary for Green New Deal Would Devastate the Global Environment
Opinion -A new Heartland Policy Brief details how mining operations needed for the Green New Deal would devastate the environment -
Tyson Timbs’ Asset Forfeiture Case in District Court Following Indiana Supreme Court Decision
Opinion -Tyson Timbs has been trying to recover a Land Rover seized by police in connection with his arrest for a drug offense in 2013. -
On-line Lambda School Offers Students Income Share Agreements in lieu of Tuition
Opinion -For-profit schools like Lambda are an important alternative to traditional universities that impose a heavy financial burden on students. -
FDA Gives Biosimilars a Boost by Expanding Database
Opinion -The so-call "Purple Book" is a list of all licensed biologic products and is a reference guide for patients, providers, payers and manufactureres. -
Partners in Liberty: Pacific Research Institute
Opinion -The Pacific Research Institute’s Center for the Environment researches the dramatic trend toward a cleaner environment and promotes the catalysts for environmental quality: property rights, local action, markets, and private initiative. -
The Pandemic or the Recession: Which is More Costly?
Opinion -The United States has taken unprecedented actions to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. How bad will this be for the economy? -
Fauci-Birx Climate Models?
Opinion -Honest, evidence-based climate models could avoid trillions of dollars in policy blunders. -
Heartland Launches 22 Climate Science “Gatebreakers”
Opinion -Heartland’s new collection of gatebreakers is an awesome resource. A clear antidote to climate alarmism at the street level. Spread the word. Climate at a Glance is a game changer. -
Litigation in the Public Interest?
Opinion -Fear of litigation delayed delivery of millions of N95 masks for healthcare workers. Should the law be slowing our emergency response? -
S. Fred Singer in Memoriam: A Life Well-Lived in Pursuit of Truth
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #355 -
T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Could Boost Wireless Service Competition
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Two telecoms complete a merger expected to speed 5G broadband deployment.
