Opinion
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Federal Labor Reforms Could Be Models for States
Opinion -The past several years have seen the United States make great strides toward a freer labor market. -
Americans Eager to Know about Economics, Study Says
Opinion -Americans may not have articulated it to themselves, but they have been considering complex economic issues and forming opinions about them, according to Princeton University economist Alan Blinder, one of several experts who participated in a panel -
Democrats Lead Fight against West Virginia Wind Farms
Opinion -U.S. Reps. Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall, both West Virginia Democrats, are leading a high-profile fight against industrial wind farms on the state's mountaintop ridges. -
Are the Ethanol Wars Over?
Opinion -Ethanol--the gasoline substitute made by distilling corn or other vegetation--has long been the subject of intense debate. -
Changing the Character of the Health Care Revolution
Opinion -In July 2005, America Online (AOL) co-founder Steve Case announced the creation of a new company, Revolution LLC, committed to consumer-directed health care. -
Consumer Group Rejects California Auto Standards
Opinion -In a commentary published in the December 9 State College Centre Daily and other Pennsylvania newspapers, AAA, the nation's oldest organization of automobile owners, has come out in staunch opposition to the effort to impose California automobile -
County Supervisors Endorse Transportation Fairy Tales
Opinion -This article originally appeared in the Ventura County Star "The growing congestion problems on County roads and highways cannot be solved solely by building our way out of it by adding and widening roads …" stated a resolution passed by the Ventura -
Courts Strike Down Phone Tax
Opinion -Some large telecom consumers are filing lawsuits against the Internal Revenue Service ... and winning. In October 2005, Hewlett-Packard won a $6.2 million refund, plus interest. -
Emergency Care in Critical Condition: Study
Opinion -The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has unveiled the first comprehensive, state-by-state report card on the status of emergency medicine in the United States. -
Establishing School Choice in Washington, D.C.
Opinion -Editor's note: In late October of last year, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. -
Europe’s Drug Industry Is Model for U.S. to Avoid
Opinion -What happened to Europe's vibrant drug industry? Just a decade ago, more than two-thirds of all drug research was conducted in Europe. Now, 60 percent is conducted in the United States. -
Green Party Making a Difference in Maine Schools
Opinion -When Ben Meiklejohn, a musician and artist, and Steven Spring, a former math teacher from Washington, DC and director of the Great Schools Coalition of Portland, Maine, were elected as Green Party members to the Portland School Committee in 2003, the -
Hurricane Upsurge Not Linked to Global Warming, NOAA Concludes
Opinion -The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has concluded the upsurge in recent hurricane activity is not related to global warming. -
In the News
Opinion -Internet Video Set for Take-Off A plethora of programmers and manufacturers are ratcheting up the amount of video content on the Internet as well as the technology needed to play Web downloads on standard living room TVs. -
New Analysis of International Exams Reveals Worse U.S. Performance
Opinion -In international academic comparisons, U.S. students appear to do relatively well in fourth grade but slide thereafter. A new report analyzing three such comparisons, however, suggests even the nation's fourth-graders might be struggling. -
Partisan Climate in Congress Likely Obstacle to Health Care Reform
Opinion -Political tensions are already high, but they are likely to ratchet up further for the remainder of the 109th Congress as the November elections draw nigh. -
Penn. Legislators Seek to Block California Emissions Standards
Opinion -Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate have introduced legislation to keep state residents from being subject to California auto emissions standards, preferring instead to use federal standards for auto emissions. -
Quick Read Delivers Long-Term Plan for Reform
Opinion -Delivering on the Promise of the 95% Reading and Math Goals by Lynn Fielding, Nancy Kerr, and Paul Rosier The New Foundation Press, Inc., 2004 328 pages, $50, ISBN: 0966687515 You can read Delivering on the Promise in about six hours. -
Video Franchising Détente: The Quicker the Better
Opinion -These past few months have seen the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning franchising, the gist of which is to speed up competitive entry into video markets. -
Wind Turbines Kill Raptors, Lead to Rat Infestations
Opinion -Predictions by bat experts that expanded industrial wind farms in West Virginia will increase numbers of disease-carrying mosquitoes and crop-destroying grasshoppers, locusts, and moths are not the only expected ecological consequences of expanded wind -
Consumer Power Report #20
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #5-1
Opinion -Special Edition Wisconsin Mecca for Lawsuit Abuse By Maureen Martin The following essay was published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on January 2, 2006 and was revised by the author to reflect Gov. Doyle’s veto. -
Who’s Your Daddy?
Opinion -Are liberals biased by their dependency on grants from left-wing foundations and government contracts? Are conservative and libertarian writers bought off by big corporations? -
ICC Did the Right Thing on Electricity Auction
Opinion -The Illinois Commerce Commission has just approved a proposal by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Corporation for competitive bidding on behalf of nearly all of the electricity consumers in Illinois.
