Opinion
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Wisconsin Regulators Fall for Populist Rhetoric
Opinion -The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin missed a golden opportunity on September 30. -
Air Pollution Cut in Half, EPA Announces
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has achieved a major milestone in its 34-year battle against air pollution. -
Apple Replays Old Mistakes
Opinion -It might seem difficult to believe, but there was a time when Microsoft’s Bill Gates was begging Apple’s Steve Jobs to license the Mac operating system to PC vendors. Apple turned down the offer, and was later crushed by Gate’s plan B: Windows. -
Blair Announces New Push for Kyoto Protocol
Opinion -In a major speech delivered September 14, British Prime Minister Tony Blair detailed his plans to use the British positions as chair of next year's G8 summit and president of the European Union during 2005 to put action to prevent global warming at the -
California Charter Schools Short-Changed on Special Education Funds
Opinion -According to a recent survey from the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, California's charter schools are reducing the number of students labeled as "special education" by using aggressive early intervention strategies such as "neverstreaming" to keep -
Challenge Continues to Massachusetts Blaine Amendment
Opinion -The Massachusetts Constitution not only contains an 1800s-era Blaine Amendment--an "Anti-Aid Amendment" barring any portion of the common school fund from going to "sectarian" schools--it also contains a 1917 "Religious Exclusion" amendment that bars the -
Cool Summer Throws Ice on Global Warming Alarmists
Opinion -It's been a disappointing summer for global warming alarmists. Hollywood, Mother Nature, and the media just haven't cooperated. -
EPA: Northeastern States’ NOx Emissions Dropped 30 Percent in 2003
Opinion -A cap-and-trade program begun last year in eight Northeastern states has cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions there by 30 percent, according to EPA statistics. -
IRS Increases Pressure on Taxpayers
Opinion -Recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data show the agency is returning to the more stringent enforcement levels of the early and mid-1990s, but the oversight committee in charge of the service is still not satisfied. -
It’s Time to End State Tax Giveaways
Opinion -A few years ago, hotel giant Marriott International "hinted" that it was looking to move its headquarters out of Maryland's Montgomery County. Virginia politicians sprang into action, offering Marriott $6 million to cross the Potomac River. -
iTunes U.K. and the Lessons of Market-Specific Pricing
Opinion -Britain’s Consumers Association, the U.K. counterpart to the Consumers Union in the U.S., has asked the Office of Fair Trading to investigate why Apple prices iTunes downloads higher in the U.K. than in the U.S., France, and Germany. -
Legislators’ Guide to Telecom Policy
Opinion -With regulatory sunset provisions scheduled to take effect in many states, new legislation aimed at better telecom industry regulation is on the agenda for 2005. -
Michigan Bureaucracy Threatens VoIP
Opinion -State and federal regulators should welcome the unfettered progress of Internet telephony. -
Michigan Legislators Extend State’s Gasoline Tax
Opinion -Michigan lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a two-year gasoline tax extension on September 28, even though the reason for the tax no longer exists. -
New Book Provides Excellent Education About Energy Production
Opinion -Energy: The Master Resource by Robert L. Bradley and Richard W. Fulmer ($19. -
New York Think Tank Launches ‘Blog’ on Upstate Economy
Opinion -The Public Policy Institute of New York State, a nonprofit think tank affiliated with the Business Council of New York State, has launched a new weblog focused on economic issues in upstate New York and related policy questions. -
Paige Honored with Education Leader Award
Opinion -When Rod Paige first came to Indiana in the 1950s, it was as a college student to earn a master's degree and a doctorate from Indiana University. When he returned to Indiana State recently, it was as the U.S. -
Politicians Blowing Hot Air on Global Warming, Hurricanes
Opinion -The news media love hurricanes. The huge storms usually form far, far away from the U.S. coastline, providing at least a week of stories. And they often start with a bang. -
Pro-Choice on Health Insurance
Opinion -Dear Editor: Ironic, isn't it, that self-proclaimed "pro-choice" groups like Planned Parenthood and the Alan Guttmacher Institute should oppose choice in health insurance? -
Re-Opening Schools in Iraq
Opinion -In December 2003 I became U.S. advisor to Iraq's Ministry of Education. Strapped into a parachute seat, I was flown into Baghdad in a C130 military transport plane, with stomach-turning air maneuvers to avoid mortar and rocket attacks. -
San Francisco ‘Green’ Building Greeted with Environmental Protests
Opinion -A land-use battle currently being fought in San Francisco has exposed increasing tensions within the environmental movement nationwide. -
Solar Energy Is Far from Ready to Replace Petroleum
Opinion -Editor's note: The following article was published as a letter to the editor in the August 23 issue of Utility Point International Issue Alert, in response to a letter printed in the publication's August 9 issue. (See boxed text at right. -
States OK Sunday Spirits Sales to Increase Tax Revenue, Consumer Convenience
Opinion -Ohio and Kentucky recently joined the growing list of states that have rolled back Sunday spirits sales prohibitions in order to increase consumer convenience and generate additional tax revenue. -
Study: NBPTS Teachers Produce Only Tiny Gains
Opinion -Soon the education world will have a mass of reports to digest on the relative effectiveness of teachers who receive certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
