Opinion
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Global Warming Computer Models Seriously Flawed, Studies Show
Opinion -How many times have we heard from former Vice President Al Gore and assorted European politicians that "the science is settled" on global warming? In other words, it's "time for action. -
Open Letter from Conservatives for Balanced Electricity Reform
Opinion -Editor's note: Senator Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) has suggested imposing a new tax on the nuclear power industry to fund an alleged budget shortfall for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. -
Environmental Groups Distort Bush Record
Opinion -As the November elections draw near, many environmental activist groups are actively misrepresenting President George W. Bush's environmental policy record and focusing their attacks on issues affecting key electoral-vote battlegrounds in the West. -
Texas Court Gives Cave Bugs More Rights than Humans
Opinion -In 1983, Dr. Fred Purcell and his brother purchased an interest in 216 acres in Travis County near Austin, Texas. The property lies within 1,200 acres that sit at the intersection of two major highways in a rapidly growing commercial and residential area. -
Maine Health Insurance: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire
Opinion -In June 2003, Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) signed the Dirigo Health Reform Act, creating a government-run, taxpayer-funded health insurance and medical care program for the state. -
Konig Named Health Care News Managing Editor
Opinion -Journalist Susan Konig was named managing editor of Health Care News in September. The December 2004 issue will be the first under her management, as November is a scheduled "skip month" for the newspaper. -
Teach for America Shows Its Mettle
Opinion -An independent evaluation of Teach for America (TFA) has confirmed the value of placing bright, liberally educated college graduates as teachers in some of the nation's most troubled elementary and secondary schools. -
Amistad Charter School Shows the Way
Opinion -When measured against the academic performance of the average white student in Connecticut, the results achieved by the eighth-graders at Amistad Academy in New Haven are, well, just average. -
Renewable Energy Mandates Raise Prices and Cost States Jobs
Opinion -After repeatedly failing to convince the Colorado legislature to enact a renewable energy mandate, anti-fossil fuel activists have succeeded in placing such a mandate on the November ballot. -
Claims of Post-9/11 Health Risks Show ‘Reckless Disregard’ for the Truth
Opinion -The Sierra Club criticized President George W. Bush during the week of August 20 for showing "reckless disregard" by failing to warn the public of health risks allegedly posed by "toxic" smoke from World Trade Center (WTC) rubble. -
Greenpeace Charged with Violating Alaska Environmental Laws
Opinion -The environmental activist group Greenpeace faces civil and criminal penalties for allegedly disobeying an order to keep one of its ships, the Arctic Sunrise, at anchor after it sailed into Alaska waters without an oil-discharge prevention plan and a -
CO2 Reductions Falling Short in Great Britain, Proving Costly in Japan
Opinion -A new report from Cambridge Econometrics concludes Great Britain's 20 percent domestic carbon-reduction goal "is likely to be missed by a large margin," according to a July 30 Bloomberg News report. -
Asian Pollution Threatens States’ Clean Air Goals
Opinion -Scientists from Harvard University and six countries have discovered that Asian pollution plumes have crossed the Pacific Ocean and blanket the United States all the way to the East Coast. -
Illinois Governor Defies FDA Rule on Drug Importation
Opinion -Illinois plans to become the first state to directly help residents buy prescription drugs from Europe. The state plans to launch a Web site for residents to buy name-brand drugs from Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Gov. -
The Kerry and Bush Health Plans–A Comparison
Opinion -Both President George W. Bush and Democrat presidential candidate Sen. -
More to Dirigo than Insurance
Opinion -The insurance component of the Dirigo Health Reform Act is only part of its overall design. -
Redeeming Moses
Opinion -Few people have fallen as low as Ruth Holland and her 13-year-old son Moses Dillehay. -
Sainer Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Opinion -The Education Industry Association named Elliot Sainer the winner of the 2004 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the Association's annual conference in Evanston, Illinois on August 4. -
Labor Union Masks Motives Behind Teacher Facade
Opinion -Why do top teacher union officials, like National Education Association (NEA) President Reg Weaver, describe themselves as "classroom teachers" rather than union representatives? -
Kerry’s Proposed Increase in Mining Fees Alienates Nevadans
Opinion -Mining is the second largest industry in Nevada, and voters there are carefully studying the mining policies and proposals of presidential candidates George W. Bush (R) and John Kerry (D). -
Biotech: Enormous Potential Compromised by Self-Interest, Bad Science, and Excessive Government Regulation
Opinion -The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution by Henry I Miller and Gregory Conko ($39. -
A Time to Do and a Time to Be Done
Opinion -It has been almost four years since I accepted the challenge of editing a fledgling newspaper dedicated to the principles of free markets and consumer choice in health care financing and the delivery of medical services. -
AFT Attack on Charter Schools Meets Swift Response from Reformers
Opinion -On one hot Tuesday in August, school reformers around the nation were greeted with unwelcome news as they sat down to their morning newspapers. -
Alaska Senate Candidates Race to Promote Use of Natural Resources
Opinion -In Alaska--a state where residents know first-hand both the blessings of a beautiful environment and the value of natural resources--the contest between U.S.
