Opinion
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Smokers and Businesses Oppose Beach Smoking Bans
Opinion -When anti-smoking activists pushed to ban smoking in workplaces, and then in restaurants, and now even in bars, supporters of freedom of choice warned the alleged health risk to non-smokers was merely a smokescreen for activists to build momentum to ban -
EPA Launches Costly New Smog Standard
Opinion -On April 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its new plan to tighten the national ambient air quality standard for smog. -
AP Fumbles Global Warming Story
Opinion -In late March, the Associated Press ran a global warming story [1] that makes a number of misleading, if not downright inaccurate, statements. -
EU Nations Fail to Comply with Kyoto
Opinion -As the European Union (EU) uses World Trade Organization membership as a threat against Russia, evidence is mounting that the EU itself is failing to uphold its end of the Kyoto Protocol bargain. One of President George W. -
British Studies Show Prohibitive Cost of ‘Renewable’ Energy
Opinion -A pair of British studies released in March and April 2004 show relying on wind power or other non-nuclear "renewables" to reduce air pollution or carbon dioxide emissions forces consumers to pay at least twice as much as they currently pay for -
Polls Show Little Interest in Green Agenda
Opinion -American voters are generally happy with the condition of their local environment and the performance of their elected representatives on environment issues, according to several recent public opinion polls. -
Earth Day Activists Ignore Progress
Opinion -Environmental activists launched the annual Earth Day ritual in 1970 to bemoan the "havoc" wreaked on Earth by humans. Thirty-four years later, environmental activists still rant and rave about what we "bad" people do to the "good" Earth. -
Congress Acts to Defuse Obesity Time Bomb
Opinion -At a March 9 news conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced HHS will sponsor a national advertising campaign to encourage Americans to eat less and exercise more. -
Alaska Bucks Feds, Invites More Oil Production
Opinion -Tired of the federal government hampering its economy by prohibiting natural resource recovery from federal lands located in the state, the Alaskan state government has taken matters into its own hands and opened more of its non-federal lands to oil and -
Social Security Reform: Words Are Good but the American People Need Action
Opinion -In his January 2004 State of the Union address, President George W. -
Idaho, Kansas Update Liquor Laws
Opinion -For the first time in more than 70 years, Idaho consumers can buy distilled spirits any day of the week. -
Obesity a Thin Excuse for Federal Land Grabs
Opinion -During the 2000 and 2001 Congressional sessions, a group of federal lawmakers attempted one of the largest land grabs in history. -
Why Prohibitions on Internet Gambling Won’t Work
Opinion -Recently, bills sponsored by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) and Rep. James Leach (R-Iowa) have sought to restrict the flow of funds into Internet gambling operations. -
Amended TABOR Measure Offered in Wisconsin
Opinion -Relief from unfunded mandates, more generous spending limits for schools, and disincentives for the state to reduce local aids are all part of an amended version of the Lasee-Wood Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), offered by the authors on April 23. -
Is the Legal System Killing Health Care in Illinois?
Opinion -The Illinois state court system ranks as one of the worst legal liability systems in the United States, according to the 2004 State Liability Ranking Study just released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform. -
Founder of ‘Green Revolution’ Lauds GM Crops
Opinion -Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for launching the "Green Revolution" in agriculture that helped curb world hunger, appeared on National Public Radio March 26 to laud genetic modification in agriculture and caution against the -
Iowa Governor Vetoes Livestock Emissions Bill
Opinion -Landmark legislation that would have set air pollution limits for Iowa hog and cattle farms was dealt a severe setback on April 13 when Governor Tom Vilsack (D) vetoed a bill that had cleared the Iowa legislature. -
Pawlenty Proposal Pfizzles At Pfizer Meeting
Opinion -Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's attempt to threaten Pfizer with a price control resolution went nowhere at the Pfizer stockholder meeting held April 22 in St. Louis. -
Medicines Are Worth The Price We Pay
Opinion -Just as the price of a Rolex™ watch is not solely determined by the cost of its materials, the cost of a prescription drug is not simply the cost of its ingredients. -
Strong Scores Raise Edison’s Prospects
Opinion -Although the measure was vigorously opposed by the state teacher union, in April 2001 the Clark County School Board in Las Vegas, Nevada unanimously agreed to have Edison Schools take over seven of the district's underperforming schools for five years at -
Scandals Prevalent In Public Schools
Opinion -Recent cases in Milwaukee and Florida involving the misuse of funds have raised questions about how accountable school choice programs are for their use of public tax dollars and charitable donations. -
06/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * Colorado * Florida * Minnesota * New Hampshire Rhode Island * Texas * Wisconsin FEDERAL INITIATIVES Legislator Introduces National Education Tax Credit Program Rep. -
Pennsylvania Governor Launches Statewide Privatization Initiative
Opinion -A "strategic sourcing" initiative launched by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) in late February has saved the state $50.5 million to date, although a Harrisburg-based nonprofit research organization says it's too soon to judge the program a success. -
Colorado Stalls on TABOR, School Funding
Opinion -The Colorado state legislature closed its general session on May 5 without addressing a growing conflict between two provisions of the state constitution.
