Opinion
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Hospitals Respond Well to CMS Payment Incentives on Quality Care Measures
Opinion -News -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say more hospitals will receive positive payments than negative ones under its program to incentivize quality care for Medicare hospital patients. -
52 Trillion Reasons to Oppose Warren’s Medicare for All Plan
Opinion -Editorial -Warren is resorting to her old, tired class-warfare tactics to gain support for her insane Medicare for All plan. Hopefully, Americans will see right through this socialist sham. Otherwise, they will have 52 trillion reasons to wish they had. -
No Medicare for All for Illegals
Opinion -Editorial -In short, providing Medicare for All to millions of illegal immigrants is immoral, impractical, and completely unaffordable. -
In Restoring Civics, Start with the Basics
Opinion -Editorial -There is a lot to be said for students having the opportunity to write research papers or develop projects independently. But first they should have a base of knowledge from which to proceed. -
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Doubles Down on Decades of Failure
Opinion -Editorial -Instead of doubling down on decades of public housing policy failure by retrofitting every single housing unit to become energy-efficient, perhaps the government should get out of the business of public housing altogether. -
Fossil Fuels Create Jobs So Why Do Democrats Hate Them?
Opinion -Editorial -Trump's economic policies have led middle-class wages to soar. -
Impeachment Hearings Reveal Sordid Side of Big Bureaucracy
Opinion -Editorial -Regardless of your view on impeachment, the hearings have exposed the breathtaking size and scope of the U.S. government’s bureaucratic arm. -
Five Reasons to be Thankful for School Choice
Opinion -Editorial -Education is such a fundamental element of American life, we often take it for granted. Yet the fundamental nature of education is precisely what makes it the political policy every citizen should care about. -
Millions Continue to Suffer from Alzheimer’s While FDA Lacks Efficiency
Opinion -Editorial -Nearly six million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and more than 16 million Americans care for people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. -
Yale-Harvard Protest Latest Example of Indoctrination and Climate Fearmongering
Opinion -Editorial -This year, an annual pigskin classic featuring Ivy League powerhouses included a half-time protest that revealed the sheer scope of climate change hysteria that has run rampant on college campuses throughout the nation. -
When it Comes to Environmental Policy, Facts Should Still Matter
Opinion -Editorial -If you drive a car and live in the greater Chicagoland metropolitan area, you are periodically required to have your tailpipe emissions checked to ensure that your vehicle meets emissions standards. -
Climate Data Is Being Misused and Manipulated, Says Award-Winning Scientist
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Climate scientist Patrick Michaels says there has been a profound suspension of the normal rules of science in the climate arena. -
EPA to ‘Aggressively Reduce’ Animal Testing
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it a policy to “aggressively reduce” animal testing, completely eliminating them by 2035. -
Congress Considers Prescription Drug Price Controls for Seniors
Opinion -health-care-news, News -A sweeping drug pricing bill pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been slowed by a disagreement between progressive and more moderate Democrats. -
Insurer Begins Covering Pharmacogenetic Testing Despite FDA Warning
Opinion -News -Parmacogenetic testing is a new field in prescription medicine. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Likely Voters Support Free Speech, Reject Socialism
Opinion -Press Release -The following is a national survey of likely voters published by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports, one of America’s leading polling firms. -
Educational Deficiencies Lead to Doomsday Projections
Opinion -Editorial -Using microscopic sound bites from vast data on social media from celebrities like Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Barbara Streisand, and Meryl Streep that the Earth will end in ten years is an insult to the intellect of our students and educational system. -
Principled Inaction in the Face of Climate Change Extremism
Opinion -Editorial -President Trump’s courageous commitment to America first on the issue of energy emissions. -
Habits of the Heart and Character of Mind
Opinion -Editorial -In American election cycles all of the possible candidates for government office of both major political parties assure those who may vote for them in primaries and the general election that they are voices for the real or true “American values.” -
Louisiana Ends Solar Power Subsidy Program
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted to end the state’s net metering program. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Likely Voters’ Views on Climate Change
Opinion -Editorial, Press Release -The following is a national survey of likely voters published by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports, one of America’s leading polling firms. -
Private Sector Internet: Delivering Greatness – Of Which Government Can’t Even Conceive
Opinion -Editorial -A fortnight ago we yet again addressed the truism: Bad ideas never die – because there will always be government programs. -
University of California System Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The University of California announced the system’s endowment and its pension fund are going “fossil-free.” -
Trump Administration Considers Indexing Capital Gains for Inflation
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Indexing would lower the effective tax rates on sales of long-term investments such as stocks, mutual funds, and residences.