Opinion
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Is a Recession Coming?
Opinion -In a recent survey of business economists, only 4 percent said they expected a recession to begin by the end of the year. -
Utah Cities Push Development of Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Opinion -A number of cities in and bordering Utah have formed a coalition to purchase nuclear power from a small modular reactor being planned at the Idaho National Laboratory, triggering the next phase in its development. -
Buckets of Icy Cold Reality
Opinion -Democrat presidential candidates and Green New Dealers need to face some hard energy facts. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute to Host Debate in NYC During UN Climate Summit
Opinion -Prominent Scientists Who Claim Human Activity Is Causing a Climate Crisis Invited to Debate Scientists Who Are ‘Climate Realists’ -
Greenlighting Classroom Disruptions
Opinion -A new law that bans school suspensions for defiance is on the books in California. -
“Medicare for All” Model Set Back Kidney Care by Stifling Innovation and Access
Opinion -If voters want a lesson in how a socialized health care system would work, they should learn how the U.S. health care system treats (or more accurately, mistreats) kidney patients. -
Ohio Adopts Controversial K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Standards
Opinion -The board adopted the full K-12 SEL standards, which are to be included in “In Each Child, Our Future,” Ohio’s strategic plan for education. -
North Dakota, Montana Fight Washington State Oil-by-Rail Law
Opinion -The attorneys general of North Dakota and Montana requested the Trump administration block a new Washington State law imposing tighter restrictions on shipping crude oil by rail in the state. -
There is NO Climate Emergency!
Opinion -Climate models predict disaster – but real world evidence shows no such thing. -
Wisconsin Charter and Private Choice Schools Outperform Public Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) conducted a sophisticated statistical analysis to compare Wisconsin schools. -
Idaho Reforms Laws to Encourage and Protect Mining
Opinion -In an effort to ensure the continued viability and profitability of Idaho’s economically critical mining industry, state lawmakers and policymakers recently enacted the first major changes to the state’s mining law in 50 years. -
The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most Nations of Europe
Opinion -The privilege of living in the U.S. affords poor people with more material resources than the averages for most of the world’s richest nations. -
The Real Loser of the Democratic Presidential Candidate Climate Change Debate
Opinion -There was very little difference among the candidate positions on CO2-induced climate change, which they all claim is the most dangerous threat the world has ever faced -
Free to Choose Medicine Parallel Track Will Reduce Costs and Save Lives
Opinion -Voters routinely cite rising health care costs near the top of their list of concerns. -
Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action: Marking 70 Years of Continuing Relevance
Opinion -September 2019 marks 70 years since the appearance of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, one of the truly great “classics” of modern economics. -
Let Them Eat Lobsters
Opinion -Lobster is a perfect example of how capitalism is forever making a mess of any entrenched sense of what is fancy and what is plain. -
Federal Appeals Court Affirms EPA Mining Liability Decision
Opinion -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to impose new national financial assurance requirements on the hardrock mining industry. -
California’s ‘Green’ Energy Policies Are Driving Residents into Poverty
Opinion -California's energy policies are pushing more of the state's residents into poverty and is contributing to its homelessness crisis. -
ALEC Rejects Climate Action Resolution
Opinion -A task force of the American Legislative Exchange Council rejected a proposed resolution calling for the “pursuit of American Clean Energy Policy” at ALEC’s 2019 Annual Meeting, held August 14 through the August 16 in Austin, Texas. -
D.C. Groups Want Vacant Public-School Buildings for Charter Schools
Opinion -Parents are being denied school choice because the district is preventing charters from using empty public school space. -
Price Gouging Laws Are Knowledge Embargoes That Should Be Repealed
Opinion -Category 4 Hurricane Dorian, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour, is creeping toward Florida. -
Ending Surprise Medical Bills: the Very Good, the Good, and the Ugly
Opinion -Surprise medical billing is a problem that needs a solution. My own preference is for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) solution.
