Opinion
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Nonpublic Schools and the Courts
Opinion -David W. Kirkpatrick School Reform News is pleased to welcome back David W. Kirkpatrick as a contributing editor. Kirkpatrick is a senior education fellow with the U.S. Freedom Foundation, for which he writes a weekly education column. -
Who Supplies What in the Education Industry?
Opinion -Private-sector businesses make up more than $100 billion of America’s $750+ billion education industry, which includes higher education as well as K-12. -
Federal Court Opens Roads in National Forests
Opinion -A federal judge has struck down a government-imposed ban on building new roads in a third of America’s national forests. -
Legal Battle Reopens Over Salmon, Dams
Opinion -On May 7, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon invalidated the National Marine Fisheries Service’s biological opinion that a variety of mitigation efforts would ensure the protection of endangered salmon. -
From Affirmative Action to ‘Equal Opportunity’
Opinion -The present discussion of affirmative action is not talking about the same thing we discussed in the 1960s. -
Patient Safety: National Health Care’s Trojan Horse
Opinion -A Trojan horse comes dressed in attractive attire. It never announces its malicious intentions. Such is the case with the “patient safety” bills in Congress. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2003 (S. 720 and H. -
09/2003 Consumer Choice Matters: The Physician as Small Business Owner
Opinion -I testified before the House Small Business Committee, chaired by Congressman Donald Manzullo (R-Illinois), at a hearing on physicians as small business owners. -
Ag Committee Sends Forest Bill to Full Senate
Opinion -The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on July 24 approved and sent to the full Senate a forest management bill supported by the Bush administration. -
Air Quality in U.S. Continues to Improve
Opinion -The United States has made dramatic progress in reducing air pollution over the past few decades, and most American cities now enjoy relatively good air quality. -
Clear Skies Initiative Faces Stormy Future
Opinion -Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are predicting contentious deliberations over President George W. Bush’s Clear Skies Initiative. “None of the necessary consensus is in place to achieve a major change in the law,” said Rep. -
Colorado: Saving the Animals, Not the Bureaucrats
Opinion -When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in 1973, it represented the best intentions of man to fix mistakes of the past. -
Congress To Be Exempt from Medicare Reform
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives on July 7 passed legislation guaranteeing federal employees and members of Congress will have prescription drug benefits better than those available through Medicare when they retire. -
Demonizing Trans Fats
Opinion -When the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its ruling requiring food labels to specify the amount of trans fatty acids (TFAs) present in products, media coverage was prodigious, completely one-sided, and lacking in any scientific perspective. -
Hard Lesson about Socialized Medicine
Opinion -Managing Editor’s note: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” said George Santayana. -
Huizenga Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Opinion -The Education Industry Association named J.C. Huizenga the winner of the 2003 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the Association’s annual conference in Boston on July 23. -
Judge Holds Clinton EPA in Contempt of Court
Opinion -Federal District Judge Royce Lamberth on July 24 held the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in contempt of court for violating his order not to destroy computer files regarding rules enacted in the last days of the Clinton administration. -
Northeast States Pledge to Impose CO2 Cap
Opinion -The governors of 10 northeastern states have pledged to join a regional cap-and-trade program to limit greenhouse gas emissions. -
Partnership for the West Builds Grassroots Army
Opinion -People in the West cherish simple values, says Jim Sims. They cherish economic freedom, local self-determination, sweat equity, and a deep commitment to the land. They are conservationists at heart. -
Power Companies Launch Bird-Protection Program
Opinion -A coalition of power companies is putting in place new voluntary guidelines for protecting migratory birds from electrocution and collisions with power lines. -
Under Secretary Endorses Choice Options in Michigan
Opinion -U.S. Under Secretary of Education Gene Hickok recently met with charter school advocates, faith-based and community leaders, and parents in the Detroit area to focus on efforts to improve K-12 education in Michigan. -
U.S., EU Launch High-Stakes Food Fight
Opinion -In late May, the United States filed a World Trade Organization suit against the European Union (EU) over its ban on biotech foods. Urban columnists came to the EU’s defense, endorsing consumers’ right to choose whether to eat biotech foods. -
Sprawl and Obesity in Chicago: Why All the Fuss?
Opinion -It has always been difficult to make something out of nothing, but a new report linking America’s growing obesity problem with urban sprawl (suburban living) sets a new record for political spin. -
Heartland Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Gun Control Case
Opinion -The Heartland Institute, in keeping with its history of support of Second Amendment rights, has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgement in the case of Shelley Parker, et al., vs. District of Columbia, et al. -
Put Fear to Rest this Labor Day
Opinion -With this Labor Day essay, I hope to make Americans more aware of what they’re getting from the Environmental Scare Industry ... and thus less fearful of the distorted, if not outright fraudulent, claims that industry sells.
