Opinion
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April 29: Heartland Institute to Host Free Reception Celebrating Twentieth Anniversary
Opinion -The Heartland Institute will kick off a year-long celebration of its twentieth anniversary on Thursday, April 29 at an evening reception at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. The party will run from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. -
Blagojevich ‘Playing a Shell Game with People’s Lives’
Opinion -CHICAGO, April 20, 2004--Governor Rod Blagojevich announced today that he is sending a task force overseas to study whether the state should import prescription drugs from Europe. “There’s a big world out there,” said Blagojevich. -
The Pros and Cons of Importing Drugs from Canada
Opinion -I’ve been asked to present an overview of arguments for and against proposals to increase the quantity of drugs imported from Canada and other countries. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #3-2
Opinion -“Binding Arbitration” Brings Down Soft-Core Film-Maker The female star of such cinematic bondage masterpieces as “Asses in the Air” successfully sued her employer, Slave Labor Productions, for injuries she suffered while bound and hanging from ropes -
Medical Malpractice Crisis Exists in Illinois–Despite What You Might Hear From Trial Lawyers
Opinion -It is not surprising that plaintiffs' personal injury attorneys Philip H. Corboy and Robert J. -
Defending Farmers
Opinion -Dear Editor: I read with great attention the article on hog farms ("Factory farm foes fed up; Sick of the foul odors and government inaction, critics of huge swine operations are taking complaints to court," News, March 24). -
Heartland President to Appear on First Business
Opinion -CHICAGO, April 13, 2004--Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast will appear on First Business to discuss his new book, Education and Capitalism on Monday, April 19, 2004. -
No Respect for Diversity in News Coverage of Rice 9/11 Testimony
Opinion -The big-city dailies have given extensive coverage to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice’s April 8 testimony to the 9/11 commission. -
New York Health Insurance: ‘Consumers Are Outraged’
Opinion -CHICAGO, April 7, 2004: One month after community rating and guaranteed issue mandates went into effect in New York, nearly 10 percent of the state's insured population experienced premium increases ranging from 20 to 59 percent. -
Statement by Lee Walker Opposing Drug Importation
Opinion -I am Lee Walker, president of the New Coalition for Economic and Social Change, a nonprofit research and education organization based in Chicago. -
Why Packers Should Own Livestock … And Why Politicians Won’t Let Them
Opinion -Meat packers are gradually increasing the share of livestock they own or have under contract with producers. -
Health Insurance Meltdown in Vermont
Opinion -Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, a physician who recently left the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President, considers his state a model for health care reform. -
The Case for Malpractice Reform in Illinois
Opinion -From 1997 through 2002, the average total jury verdict went up 61 percent. From 1997 through 2002, the average jury award for non-economic damages has gone up 132 percent. -
States Wrestle with Malpractice Reform Proposals
Opinion -New Jersey Physicians attending a February hearing urged the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners to lobby state legislators to reduce the minimum level of malpractice insurance physicians are required to maintain. -
McClellan Nominated to Replace Scully
Opinion -President George W. Bush has nominated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Mark McClellan to serve as the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator (CMS). -
Open Letter: Opponents Misrepresent Health Savings Accounts
Opinion -To: Members of Congress From: Greg Scandlen Subject: Recent Attacks on HSAs You have received emails from certain interest groups urging you to oppose adding Health Savings Accounts to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. -
Free-Market Crisis and Opportunity
Opinion -“Once millions of HSAs are established, it will be almost impossible to reverse this program,” writes Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) on its Web site (http://www.pnhp. -
Happiness and Health in a Prosperous Society
Opinion -The Progress Paradox : How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Easterbrook ($24. -
Hospitals Face Pressure to Change Pricing Policies
Opinion -Under pressure from Congress and consumer advocates, the hospital industry said it would consider making price adjustments for the uninsured if Medicare officials approve the action. -
Consumer-Driven Health Care and the Modern Family
Opinion -The way we pay for health care is based on an industrial-age image of the American family that seldom applies today. Women, whether working or not, are especially hurt by this antiquated system. -
The Silent Health Care Epidemic
Opinion -A silent epidemic threatens the health of millions of people living in the United States; has no regard for age, race, education, or income level; is estimated to cost billions of dollars a year; is immune to preventative care and can’t be detected with -
National Teacher Certification Labeled a ‘Hoax’
Opinion -Despite the exalted rank implied by the term “National Board Certified,” the content knowledge required of K-12 teachers who want to earn such a title through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is only that of an advanced high -
McKay Scholarships Are Tops Among School Choice Programs
Opinion -In a new study that compares the different features of school choice programs from across the nation, Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities is the top-ranked plan. -
School Choice Litigation
Opinion -The Institute for Justice (IJ) has been kept busy defending newly enacted school choice programs ever since Clint Bolick and Chip Mellor formed the Washington, DC-based public interest law firm in 1991. It is currently involved in three such cases.
