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Fossil fuels form the basis of our medical and food supply chains
Opinion -Editorial -Pursuing the elimination of fossil fuels would put billions at risk as renewable breezes and sunshine only generate electricity. With Biden apparently pro-humanity with his COVID vaccination campaign to save thousands, how dare he, a pro-humanity individu -
A Call to Arms: Can This World Survive Without Fossil Fuels?
Opinion -Editorial -There are billions of people in undeveloped countries who are currently living in the low economy horse and buggy days that developed countries left behind a century ago. -
Research & Commentary: The Tesla Tax Credits Have Failed and Should Not Be Continued
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Tim Benson examine the tax credits given to purchasers of electric vehicles, how they have been primarily used by the wealthy, and their general ineffectiveness in providing environmental benefits. -
Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Replacing Kennedy
Opinion -Editorial -Washington is abuzz over the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. -
Guest Article: Drain the FCC Swamp
Opinion -Editorial -This obsolete vestige of the New Deal should be dissolved. -
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to the 2016 Election
Opinion -Press Release -In the November 8 election, Donald Trump won the presidency and Republicans retained control of the House and Senate. In state races, Republicans expanded their majorities in state legislatures and gubernatorial mansions. -
Scalia’s Death Likely to Change SCOTUS Health Care Rulings
Opinion -The death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia could influence the outcome of health care-related cases the Court is scheduled to hear during its current term, which extends through June of this year. -
Oklahoma Lawmaker to Rework AP History Bill
Opinion -Oklahoma legislators are reworking a bill which would grant authority to the State Board of Education to replace national Advanced Placement history curriculum and testing. HB 1380 was introduced by Rep. Dan Fisher (R-El Reno). -
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The Insane Vaccine Debate
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #451 The issue of mandatory vaccination is once again an item of debate in media circles given the recent outbreaks of measles and fueled this week by the continued inability of politicians to discuss vaccination policy without -
The Wildly Contentious History of Public School Teaching
Opinion -Review of The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession, by Dana Goldstein, Doubleday, 368 pages, $17. -
2014 Won’t Be Warmest Year
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #144 Contrary to projections made by environmental journalist Seth Borenstein in a widely reprinted article, 2014 will not be the hottest year on record. -
29 Biased Statements In the AP U.S. History Redesign
Opinion -The “Open Letter from the Authors of the AP United States History Curriculum Framework” raises a number of important issues. -
America’s Tax Confusion
Opinion -On April 15, nearly 90 percent of American adults filed their income tax returns for the 2013 tax year. And at the end of that day, I finished drinking a glass of truly tremendous bourbon; 130 proof seems appropriate to numb the pain. -
Gold, the Economy and Outlook
Opinion -In 2013 the price of gold bullion lost 28 percent and closed near its low for the year. It was the first annual decline since 2000 and the worst since 1981. -
Predicting America’s Future
Opinion -One of the great parlor games of pundits, politicians, journalists, and just about everyone else is predicting the future. -
The Real Lesson of Detroit: Change or Die
Opinion -One thing that has become evident about Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing is that the city’s problems, though dire, are by no means unique and are in fact just a more extreme case of the situation that faces many other big U.S. -
Faith and Belief, Loyalty and Love
Opinion -[The following essay is based on remarks delivered at CPAC-Chicago on June 8, 2012.]In June, the world celebrated the 68th anniversary of the Allies’ invasion of Normandy, one of most courageous and important military events in all of recorded history. -
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on California Video Game Ban
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a constitutional challenge to California’s ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. -
Race to the Top Follows Tortuous, Imprecise Course
Opinion -The Race to the Top is beginning to resemble a marathon with bizarre twists and turns that take runners in divergent directions with differing degrees of difficulty. -
Consumer Power Report #191
Opinion -A new survey by United Benefits Advisors finds that enrollment in consumer-driven plans now exceeds that of HMOs. The survey included more than 12,000 employers and discovered that 15.4 percent of all employees are now in CD plans, compared to 13. -
Hands-Free Bills Advance in Colorado, Michigan
Opinion -Lawmakers in Colorado and Michigan are considering bills mandating the use of hands-free devices when talking on cell phones while driving.The Colorado bill (HB 09-1094) was expected to reach the desk of an amenable Gov. Bill Ritter (D) by summer. -
New York State Needs Tax and Spending Caps
Opinion -Separated by three decades and 3,000 miles, pressure to limit government spending and taxes has moved from California to New York. -
Net Neutrality and Spectrum Auctions
Opinion -The just-completed FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting and surprises.