Opinion
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Uncommon Thoughts On Global Warming
Opinion -Despite all the scare stories about global warming, we are actually in an Ice Age. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule
Opinion -“This new EPA rule demonstrates that draconian government impediments are not necessary for sound environmental stewardship.” - James Taylor -
Northeastern States Embrace, Other States Prohibit, Plastic Bag Bans
Opinion -Minnesota is one of a growing number of states that has enacted a state-wide law prohibiting local governments from banning or regulating bags. -
New York City Mayor de Blasio Vows to Ban Glass and Steel Skyscrapers
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York City’s iconic and historic glass and steel skyscrapers have no place in the city under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Green New Deal, unless they undergo extensive and expensive retrofitting -
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
Opinion -It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged. -
Leftist Big Tech’s Censorship Of Conservatives Grows Increasingly Blatant
Opinion -Friday delivered us an amazing headline containing an amazing quote. -
The Founders’ Intent
Opinion -Today our federal government is gridlocked, dysfunctional, and in desperate need of repair. -
Trump Administration Expands Options for Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Opinion -The Trump administration approved a new rule that gives businesses more options in providing health care coverage to their employees through Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). -
Florida Enacts Law Allowing More Teachers to Carry Firearms
Opinion -The new law implements recommendations of a state commission formed after the Parkland shooting. -
Reality Bites Joe Biden’s “Clean Energy Revolution”
Opinion -Tallying its huge impacts on our energy, industries, living standards and personal freedoms. -
In Defense of Blowouts: People Respond to Incentives, Even on the Soccer Field
Opinion -There's the simple fact that scoring a goal in the World Cup fulfills a lifelong dream for the players. Who wouldn't be overjoyed? -
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Another Attempt to Regulate Refrigerants for Climate Reasons
Opinion -The United States D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in April struck down another attempt to restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a refrigerant, based on its being a greenhouse gas. -
National Popular Vote Compact Nixed in Nevada, Approved in Oregon
Opinion -A proposed agreement among states would throw their votes in the Electoral College to the presidential candidate winning the popular vote nationally. -
Heartland Institute Responds to AP Story on Will Happer
Opinion -This is hardly a scoop, let alone a scandal. -
Proposed Texas High-Speed Rail Project Faces Legislative Opposition
Opinion -A privately financed, high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas -
School Safety Must be a Top Priority — Here’s What Parents Can Do
Opinion -Debates continue to rage over the goals of education and methods used to achieve them. -
Shutting Down Middle and Blue-collar America
Opinion -From Biden to Warren, Democrat president wannabes push job-killing pseudo-green policies -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Applauds New Trump Administration Health Reimbursement Arrangement Rules
Opinion -“The current rules favoring employer-sponsored insurance have been in dire need of reform for years." - Matthew Glans -
California Becomes First State to Provide Free Health Care to Adults in the U.S. Illegally
Opinion -California will become the first state in the nation to offer full-scale Medicaid benefits to low-income adults regardless of U.S. citizenship, under a new budget deal inked on June 9. -
AOC and Bernie Jump the Shark with Loan Shark Prevention Act
Opinion -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently introduced the Loan Shark Prevention Act, which they claim will end the plague of unfettered, unscrupulous usury in the United States. -
Free To Choose Medicine Offers Hope for Patients Whose Lives Depend on New Drugs
Opinion -For Jaci Hermstad and many others suffering from debilitating diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), time and treatment options are limited. -
Texas Lawmakers Looking to Cut Taxes Should Control Spending First
Opinion -Cutting taxes — as opposed to restraining the growth in future tax increases or swapping a reduction in property taxes for an increase in the state sales tax — appears to be a nearly insurmountable obstacle. -
Around the World Backlash Increases Against Climate Change Policies
Opinion -From Alberta to Australia, from Finland to France, and beyond, voters are increasingly showing their displeasure with expensive energy policies imposed by politicians in an inane effort to purportedly fight human-caused climate change. -
Here Is a Way Strike-Stricken Parents Could Find Reliable Education Providers
Opinion -It is about time someone in authority spoke up for parents and children who are the victim of teachers showcasing their demands by shirking their duties.
