Opinion
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Federal Funding Deal Increases Spending, Waives Debt Ceiling
Opinion -President Donald Trump approved a congressional continuing resolution authorizing more federal spending and temporarily waiving the debt ceiling. -
Will Congress Finally Get Tough on Junk Science?
Opinion -House hearing investigates a UN cancer agency accused of misusing US taxpayer funds. -
Making Electricity Markets Competitive Again
Opinion -There are no free markets in electricity generation, and subsidies are contagious. -
Taxpayers Lose When NFL Owners Get Subsidies
Opinion -Time for lawmakers to sack sports subsidies. -
Activist Groups Sue EPA Over Advisory Panel Reforms
Opinion -Various activist groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency in an attempt to overturn its decision to end the policy of allowing people who receive research grants from EPA to serve on its scientific advisory panels. -
The Constitution’s ‘Poetic’ Preamble
Opinion -The hidden history of a great historic document. -
He’s Right! Scott Pruitt Hits Ball Out of the Park on Climate Change
Opinion -Not only can he take the heat but he can explain it. -
We Believe The Constitution Applies Exclusively To Americans – And America
Opinion -We have a gi-normous problem with Big Government proponents trying to take away the Constitutional rights of United States citizens – while simultaneously trying to bestow them upon non-citizens. -
Public Goods, National Defense, and Central Planning
Opinion -The competitive market economy is a powerful institutional mechanism for bringing human ingenuity, energy and creativity to bear to improve both the material and cultural circumstances of multitudes of people around the world. -
AGW Believers Replace Scientific Method With Dogma Pt. 2: Suppressing Dissent
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #279 -
Stating the Case for Freedom
Opinion -Quarterly Performance Report First Quarter, 2018 -
Bitcoin and Bubbles
Opinion -Bitcoin has been on a wild ride, rocketing from $1,000 to nearly $20,000 last year. -
America’s Current Struggle: The People v. The Elites
Opinion -Since its founding, America has been blessed with a robust streak of anti-elitism. -
Governor Pushes New Jersey to Rejoin Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Opinion -Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed an executive order starting the process for New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative -
Fed Gov’t Won’t Restrain Spending
Opinion -In February President Trump proposed a $4.4 trillion budget for 2018 and projects a budget deficit for 2019 almost double his estimate last year. -
For-Profit Government?
Opinion -An Institute for Justice report detailing forfeiture abuses, “Policing for Profit,” suggests that there is an inconsistency between proper policing and profit. -
Heartland Institute Applauds Sweeping Welfare Reform in Wisconsin
Opinion -Opponent of Reform Decried Heartland Institute’s Influence from Floor of State Senate -
Democrat Governors to Sue Over Jobs Act; Seek to Challenge $10,000 Tax Deduction Cap
Opinion -Democratic governors from New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Connecticut claim they will sue the federal government over the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. -
The Trump administration throws a lifeline to ObamaCare victims
Opinion -Over the past four years, the cost of individual health insurance has more than doubled under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Fortunately, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded affordable health insurance options -
Our Next Energy and Security Crisis?
Opinion -Importing 65% of US oil in 2005 vs 100% of many key minerals now (from China and Russia). -
EPA Ends ‘Once-in-Always-in’ Policy
Opinion -In a major policy reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was ending its “Once-in-Always-in” policy on pollution sources. -
Another Drug Deal that’s Bad for Taxpayers
Opinion -Too many politicians are willing to fleece taxpayers for political gain. -
Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Troubled Electric Utility
Opinion -In response to ongoing problems, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced plans to sell the insolvent Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. -
Peer-Reviewed Anti-Fracking Study Retracted Due to Errors
Opinion -A study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres was retracted in January after an “error in wind measurement” led the writers to overstate methane leakage rates.