Opinion
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Nuclear Power Wins Endorsement of Engineers
Opinion -The 120,000-member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently endorsed nuclear power as a safe and efficient source for supplying America's growing energy needs. -
Environmentalists Call for Drastic Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions
Opinion -A coalition of environmental activists made news during October by calling for rich countries to do more to control global warming and to help poor nations cope with the alleged effects of climate change. -
New Hope for Asbestos Litigation Reform
Opinion -Hopes for crafting compromise legislation to reform the asbestos litigation process have been revived as a result of the November elections. The Republican gain of four seats in the U.S. -
Counties May Not Impose Farm Pollution Laws, Top Iowa Court Rules
Opinion -Iowa farmers will not be required to comply with a patchwork of county-specific environmental laws, thanks to an October 6 ruling of the Iowa Supreme Court. -
Mining Companies Receive Environmental Awards
Opinion -Mining is making tremendous strides in terms of working conditions and environmental impact, said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton at the U.S. National Mining Association's MINExpo September 27 in Las Vegas. -
Louisiana Wind Farm Economically Unviable
Opinion -A proposed wind farm off the coast of Louisiana is economically unviable, wind farm supporters admit, and will fail unless the state forces its citizens to purchase the power at up to three times the cost of conventional power. -
January 2005 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -California * Colorado * New Mexico * New York * Texas Utah * Virginia CALIFORNIA California Test Scores Influence Real Estate Market California's Academic Performance Index (API) allows home buyers and real estate agents to identify homes -
Anti-Biotech Ballot Initiatives Fail in California
Opinion -Local initiatives in three of four counties that had put biotechnology bans on the November ballot were defeated, following strong opposition to the measures by the University of California. -
Montana, Wyoming Challenge Federal Wolf Policies
Opinion -The gray wolf population has reached sufficient numbers in the northern Rocky Mountains to justify its removal from the endangered species list, say federal wildlife officials. -
Wireless Phone Costs Drop, but Taxes Skyrocket
Opinion -Taxes on wireless telephone service in the United States have climbed nine times faster than those on general business since January 2003, putting a damper on the growing use of wireless communications, according to Jim Schuler, director of policy at the -
Study Shows Big Savings from Competitive Sourcing of Government Functions
Opinion -A recently released study shows competitive sourcing of government activities has led to significant savings for the federal government. -
Congress Extends Ban on Internet Taxes
Opinion -Shortly before adjourning for the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress presented Internet users with an early Christmas present: a three-year extension of the federal ban on Internet taxes. -
Rogue Pharmacies
Opinion -There are a growing number of unscrupulous Internet Web sites that deceive the public into believing they can purchase quality prescription drugs at half the cost without a doctor’s prescription. -
The Conscience of Conservative Blacks: Turning Ideas into Action
Opinion -Too often, good ideas are found or proposed at a conference, but they do not go anywhere. There are good speeches, great sermons, and wonderful food and camaraderie, and people are all hooped up--but only for a day or two. -
The Conscience of Conservative Blacks: African-Americans: The New Frontier
Opinion -Thank you so much. This morning I am very glad to be here. My son, Elroy Jr., who is here today, is also a graduate of Chicago State University. By the way, you notice the accent? -
Kansas Audubon Society Opposes Wind Farm
Opinion -Farmers near Flint Hills, Kansas are receiving help from environmental activist groups in their opposition to a proposed wind farm. -
Consensus Can Be Bad for Climate Science
Opinion -British Prime Minister Tony Blair has complained about the failure of countries to reach agreement on scientific evidence of the human-made portion of global warming, which he views as incontrovertible and disastrous. -
Taxpayer Advocates Win in November
Opinion -During this past election cycle, taxpayers gained significant ground as tax hikes were defeated in referenda and more legislators committed themselves to refrain from imposing new taxes. -
Outgoing Utah Governor Calls for Tax Reform
Opinion -Utah would expand its individual income tax and sales tax bases, reduce tax rates, and shift taxes from production to final consumption under a proposal submitted November 22 by outgoing Gov. Olene Walker (R). -
Congress Lauds Spending Control, Critics Decry Pork Spending
Opinion -Federal funding for tens of thousands of programs and projects, ranging from road and bridge construction to the study of mariachi music, was contained in a $388 billion omnibus spending bill that overwhelmingly passed both houses of Congress November 20. -
Congress Not Interested in Real Tax Reform
Opinion -It's tops on the president's agenda, and a very good idea: tax reform. Americans spend an estimated $183 billion every year just to comply with our horrendously complicated federal income tax code. What's the best way to reform the tax system? -
Penn. Congressman and Punxsutawney Phil Named Co-Porkers of the Month
Opinion -The nonpartisan taxpayer-advocacy organization Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Congressman John Peterson (R-PA) and Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, as the December Co-Porkers of the Month, for jointly defending a -
Employer Mandate Rejected by California Voters
Opinion -On Election Day 2004, California voters rejected a law, previously passed by the state legislature, that would have required all businesses in California with more than 50 employees to provide full medical insurance for those employees. -
Drug Regulations Cause Millions of Deaths Each Year, Study Finds
Opinion -Over-reaching FDA regulations have caused the premature deaths of millions of Americans, according to research scientist Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D.
