Opinion
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Trump Recounts Cuts in Taxes, Regulations in First ‘State of the Union’ Speech
Opinion -At the first State of the Union address of his presidency, President Donald Trump reviewed his administration’s 2017 accomplishments. -
California Enacts Limits on CO2 Emissions Produced in Supply Chain
Opinion -A new California law could substantially increase the cost of building or rehabilitating infrastructure in the state by requiring state agencies to account for the carbon emissions from supplies used in infrastructure projects. -
Congress Delays Federal Funding Fight After Brief Shutdown
Opinion -The U.S. Congress approved a resolution extending a deadline to set new spending levels after Democratic Party members tried to use the temporary lapse of funding to secure changes to immigration law. -
Trump Administration Begins Rolling Back Obama-Era Lunch Mandates
Opinion -For years after then-First Lady Michelle Obama’s ironically named Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, students at Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City, Pennsylvania staged an unintentional trash can rebellion. -
Judge Gives Investigative Group OK to Make Michigan Union Info Public
Opinion -A federal judge ruled an investigative organization has the right to release to the public documents it obtained from the Michigan chapter of one of the nation’s largest teachers unions. -
Wisconsin Budget Makes More Families Eligible for Vouchers
Opinion -Wisconsin Budget Makes More Families Eligible for Vouchers -
Clever Propaganda Masquerading as Teacher’s Guide Should Stay Out of Classroom
Opinion -Review of The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change, by Ingrid H. H. Zabel, Don Duggan-Haas, and Robert M. Ross -
President Recognizes National School Choice Week, Event Smashes Records
Opinion -National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event celebrating education choice across the country, set new participation records this year and received special recognition from President Trump. -
Carbon Tax Cabal, Part One: Economic Punishment
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #276 -
U.S. Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Arguments on Forced Union Dues Case
Opinion -Forty years ago, Detroit public school teachers fought for their right to opt out of union agency dues, and they lost. -
Intellectual Property Crisis: U.S. Drops Out Of The Top Ten In Innovation Ranking
Opinion -We are in the very first stages of what is now – and will for a long, long time be – a global Information Economy. -
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu: A Warning Voice About the Socialist Tragedy to Come
Opinion -The Russian Revolution of November 1917, now being marked by its centenary, ushered in a hundred years of political tyranny and terror, economic suffering, exploitation and corruption. -
Be Wary of ‘Cause Junkies’
Opinion -There is anger in this land. There is violence. There is disdain for law. There is hysterical emotionalism. -
Take Stock in America: Trump’s Way of Governing
Opinion -Much has been written about President Trump's first year in office. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -“The Heartland Institute has been advising many in the administration on climate and energy policy, so we were certainly encouraged and excited the president promoted his pro-energy, pro-America vision in his State of the Union Address.” - Tim Huelskamp -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Expert Testifying on Proposed Welfare Reforms in Wisconsin
Opinion -“Far too often, welfare programs create dependency on government rather than help people seek long-term self-sufficiency.” - John Nothdurft -
Trump Moves to Open U.S. Offshore Waters for Oil and Gas Drilling
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed opening up nearly all the nation’s offshore waters to exploration and production of oil and natural gas. -
California, New York City Target Oil Giants with Climate Lawsuits
Opinion -New York City, San Francisco, and Oakland have filed lawsuits against the five largest private oil companies—BP, Chevron, Conoco-Phillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell—claiming they are contributing to destructive climate change. -
Heartland Institute Gets ‘Right to Try’ for Drugs in Trump’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -Americans have a ‘Right to Try’ drugs that are safe and have a chance to cure them of crippling and fatal diseases. — Dr. Tim Huelskamp -
Oops: Burger King Accidentally Proves How Dumb And Unnecessary Net Neutrality Regs Are
Opinion -All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses – and the mass media misinforming them – was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. -
U.S. Dependence on Other Countries for Critical Minerals Reported
Opinion -A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report shows the United States is 100 percent reliant upon China, Russia, and others countries for 20 of the 23 most critical minerals used in manufacturing. -
Coal-Fired Power Plant Closure Imperils Grid Security, Jobs
Opinion -Plans by four utilities to close a giant coal-fired power plant on Navajo Nation land in Arizona will lead to a substantial loss of Native American jobs and endanger the reliability of the grid in the Southwest, a study concludes. -
Overheated Claims on Temperature Records
Opinion -Now that the excitement over the news that 2017 was one of the hottest years on record have died down, it is time for a sober second thought. -
Pruitt Should Realize that Caving to the Left Will Not Buy Love
Opinion -During the awful epoch that was the Barack Obama Administration, Scott Pruitt was a fearless free market champion.
