Opinion
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State Update: Health Savings Accounts
Opinion -Connecticut Chambers of Commerce Offer HSAs ConnectiCare will soon be the first HMO plan in the country to offer a consumer-directed health plan compatible with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). -
Table: How The Rx Drug Benefit Will Affect You
Opinion -Annual Income/Assets Your AnnualPrescription DrugExpense LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 $250 $16 $500 $500 $32 $538 $750 $48 $575 $1,000 $64 $613 $858 $1,250 $80 $650 $920 $1,500 $96 $688 $983 $1,750 $111 $725 $1,045 $2,000 $127 $763 $1,108 -
Table: Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush Tax Cuts
Opinion -Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush Tax Cuts in Historical Perspective Tax LegislationTax Cut in Billions of Current Dollars (a)Tax Cut in Billions of Constant 2003 Dollars Tax Cut as a Percent of National Income (b) Surplus or Deficit (-) as a Percentage -
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Opinion -Kennedy, Reagan, and Bush Tax Cuts in Historical Perspective Tax LegislationTax Cut in Billions of Current Dollars (a)Tax Cut in Billions of Constant 2003 Dollars Tax Cut as a Percent of National Income (b) Surplus or Deficit (-) as a Percentage -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #3-7
Opinion -Jury Ignores Science Panel In Maine Trial A Maine jury awarded a South Portland man $3 million after finding an anesthesiologist had damaged the man’s back during a diagnostic exam six years ago. -
Heartland Institute to Host Ice Cream Social for State Legislators on July 28th
Opinion -Heartland Institute to Host Ice Cream Social for State Legislators On Wednesday, July 28, The Heartland Institute will host an evening ice cream social for state legislators and their families attending the annual meeting of the American Legislative -
Attorneys General Global Warming Lawsuit: A Desperation Ploy
Opinion -Chicago--July 22, 2004: Yesterday, the debate over climate change reached a new low as attorneys general in eight states--all Democrats but one--and the corporation counsel for New York City sued five electric utilities for their alleged role in causing -
Come Meet Joseph Perkins in Chicago on August 10th
Opinion -Joseph Perkins is a nationally syndicated opinion writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune. His column appears in more than 200 newspapers nationwide with a total circulation of more than seven million. -
Congress in Dog Fight over Veterans’ Health Care Funding
Opinion -A congressional measure guaranteeing increased annual federal payments to veterans’ health care programs failed on June 23 to muster the 60 votes needed in the Senate required for passage. -
Heartland Institute to Host Ice Cream Social for State Legislators on July 21st
Opinion -Heartland Institute to Host Ice Cream Social for State Legislators On Wednesday, July 21, The Heartland Institute will host an evening ice cream social for state legislators and their families attending the annual meeting of the National Conference of -
States Need a Telecom Reality Check
Opinion -Nothing spooks legislators more than the loss of tax revenue, and nothing threatens public utility commissioners more than the loss of power. VoIP--voice over Internet Protocol--does both. -
Blacks, Republicans, and Ronald Reagan
Opinion -Many blacks in leadership positions have been either silent during the week of mourning for the death of President Ronald Reagan or bitter in their criticism of the man. A commentary posted on BET. -
Bill Cosby Is Truly Free
Opinion -There have been mixed reactions to the few minutes of old-fashioned common sense spoken by Bill Cosby as he was being honored at the NAACP’s black-tie event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. -
Honesty Is Essential to Politics
Opinion -In the past few weeks, the state of American politics has brought the question of political ethics into sharp relief: The governor of Connecticut, John Rowland, resigned after admitting he had state workers do maintenance work at his personal -
Cingular-AT&T Deal Is Good for Consumers, Economy
Opinion -Cingular, the country’s second largest wireless phone company, promises its pending buyout of AT&T Wireless will improve consumer choice, increase investment in telecommunications, and provide a boost to the economy. -
Reader Responds to Sun-Times Exchange on Global Warming
Opinion -The following are Letters to the Editor submitted to the Chicago Sun Times in response to "dueling opeds" written by Adele Simmons (June 23) and Jay Lehr and Joseph Bast (June 28). Lehr is science director and Bast is president of The Heartland Institute. -
Why Not Just Buy Them Cars?
Opinion -A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis confirms what many light rail skeptics have been saying for some time: It would be less costly to buy new cars for transit riders than build and subsidize new rail systems. -
Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Opinion -Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, a fantastic piece of legislation that ended segregation of public facilities and outlawed discrimination in hiring. -
Education for Tomorrow: EDVentures 2004 in Evanston August 4-6, 2004
Opinion -EDVentures 2004, the annual meeting of the Education Industry Association, will take place August 4-6 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. This year’s theme is “Education for Tomorrow: Entrepreneurs Transforming K-16 Education. -
Statement on Recent Telecom Regulations
Opinion -Major changes are coming in the way governments regulate telecommunications, thanks to a recent federal court ruling striking down Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules that set the prices Baby Bells could charge competitors for access to their -
2000 Parents Rally for Reform in Texas
Opinion -Troubled by the large number of low-performing public schools serving Hispanic students in Texas, an estimated 2,000 Hispanic parents and children from Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio rallied at the state capitol in Austin on May 15 -
Lessons for U.S. as School Choice Spreads Worldwide
Opinion -School choice has taken hold around the globe in many forms. -
Dealing with Social Deficit Disorders
Opinion -The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends by Natalie Madorsky Elman, Ph.D. and Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D. ($14. -
Nature Study Fails to Dent Satellite Data
Opinion -A study of global temperature data in the May 5 issue of Nature claims to solve a discrepancy between surface-station temperature readings and global temperature readings taken from orbital satellites.