Opinion

Let’s Get Real About Postal Reform

Published April 29, 2019

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Does getting real mean taking up the recommendations from the Trump administration’s 2018 task force on 'United States Postal Service: A Sustainable Path Forward'?

Fake Climate Science and Scientists

Published April 29, 2019

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Alarmists game the system to enrich and empower themselves, and hurt everyone else.

A Devastating Review of the Green New Deal

Published April 29, 2019

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This week the American Enterprise Institute issued a devastating critique by Benjamin Zyndar of the Grean New Deal (GND) proposal introduced by Senator Markey in the Senate and Representative Ocasio-Cortez in the House of Representatives.

The Freedom to Falsify

Published April 29, 2019

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AFT president’s talk is rife with platitudes, attitude, and misinformation.

Central Banking Is Central Planning

Published April 29, 2019

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At a time when the appeal of and demands for a new “democratic” socialism seem to have caught the imagination of many among the young.

The Eternal Stupidity: ‘Let’s Have Government Do It’

Published April 29, 2019

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Wisdom is eternal. Because it is so rare a commodity it is treasured by all who actually like and respect all that is good.

Trump Acts to Speed Oil and Gas Infrastructure Construction

Published April 29, 2019

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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to speed construction of multistate pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, and cross-border infrastructure projects, to remove key obstacles to interstate commerce.

Actions Speak Loudest in Energy Policy

Published April 26, 2019

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Climate Change Weekly #321

PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Tennessee Legislature Passing Education Savings Account Bill

Published April 26, 2019

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“The Tennessee Senate made a statement with the passage of a second ESA program, declaring education access for all students is more important than state dictates and local monopolistic district control.” - Lennie Jarratt

Evil Twins: Tyrannical Thanos And The Totalitarian Green New Deal

Published April 26, 2019

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In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos, the Mad Titan, certainly has a warped sense of environmental sustainability.

PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Victory for Coal Power in Indiana

Published April 26, 2019

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“The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) deserves praise for standing up for electricity consumers.” - James Taylor

California Activists Push for Forcing Insurance Companies to Disclose Fossil Fuel Connections

Published April 26, 2019

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Environmental activist groups have petitioned California’s new insurance commissioner to require insurance companies to publicly disclose their investments in fossil fuel-related companies and any fossil fuel projects they underwrite or insure.

Renewables Push Undermines Power Grid Serving 65 Million

Published April 25, 2019

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In recent years, environmental zealots have called for replace coal and nuclear power plants with green energy source, a shortsighted plan that could very well endanger the future of American energy production.

Green New Deal Resolution Unanimously Rejected in Senate

Published April 24, 2019

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The U.S. Senate voted to reject the much-publicized Green New Deal (GND) resolution, authored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA).

New Mexico Enacts 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate

Published April 24, 2019

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a law requiring 50 percent of the electricity provided by the state’s utilities to be generated by renewable sources by 2030, 80 percent by 2040, and 100 percent by 2050.

Proposed Montana Building Regulations Would Apply to Trailers

Published April 24, 2019

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Tiny houses don't fit tax and regulatory policies designed for big homes.

The Underlying Reasons Why the “New Energy Economy” Is Nonsense

Published April 23, 2019

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There is a particular need for such people to understand the difficulties of transforming intermittent energy sources.

Why “Medicare for All” Is a Pipe Dream

Published April 23, 2019

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Medicare has already become a system to be gamed.

Educrats vs. Students: the Milwaukee Showdown

Published April 23, 2019

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"Power to the education establishment!" — it could become the rallying cry for Democrats during their 2020 presidential nominating convention in Milwaukee.

Republicans’ Green New Deal-Lite Is Political Suicide

Published April 23, 2019

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)—is drafting a “Green Real Deal” as a 10-percent-less alternative to Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.

The Only Solution to the Left’s Existential Climate Change Is Pre-Emptive War on China, India, Russia

Published April 23, 2019

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The United States isn’t the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide.

Parents Should Be Able to Put Kids in Safe Schools

Published April 23, 2019

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Florida, a leader in school choice, is addressing the bullying epidemic in the Sunshine State’s public schools by allowing parents to transfer their children to safer schools.

Bourbon Exports: Casualty of the Trade War

Published April 22, 2019

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It’s a cornerstone of political economy that producers and traders need stable rules.

The Greening of Prince Edward Island

Published April 22, 2019

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The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is, geographically, the size of Delaware, but with a much smaller population.

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