Opinion
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House Committee Approves Bill to Prohibit ‘Choke Point’ Operations
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee approved a bill to prevent government agencies from using regulatory actions to force out business owners working in disfavored industries such as adult entertainment and firearm sales. -
FDA Streamlines Review Process for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Opinion -The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is developing a more efficient process for obtaining government approval for direct-to-consumer genetic testing for health risks. -
Killeen, Texas City Council Approves Taxicab Regulation Reforms
Opinion -On November 14, 2017, The Killeen, Texas City Council voted to reduce taxicab regulations in the city to match those imposed on Uber and Lyft drivers across the state. -
Friendly Tax Climate Gives Florida Lawmakers Reason to Celebrate
Opinion -In addition to ringing in 2018 in January, Florida state lawmakers can celebrate their state’s high ranking in the 2018 edition of the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index report. -
Occupational Licensing Laws Continue Rapid Growth, Study Finds
Opinion -The explosive growth of occupational licensing has continued in all 50 states, a new study reports. -
Defund Asset Forfeiture Program, Senators Say
Opinion -A group of U.S. Senators is calling on Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) to deny funding for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ expansion of the federal government’s civil asset forfeiture program. -
Support Grows for Sugar Policy Reform
Opinion -A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to reform federal sugar price supports is gaining support. -
Oklahoma Legislator Plans Reboot for Bill Ending Film Tax Credit
Opinion -After a proposed bill that would have canceled the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program stalled during the state Legislature’s 2017 special session, state Rep. Kevin Calvey (R-Oklahoma City) says he will try again in 2018. -
Journalism School Rejects Speaker Slated to Talk about Freedom of Speech
Opinion -A public university in Montana refused to host a speaker scheduled to give a talk on freedom of speech. -
Washington’s ‘Remote and Necessary’ Schools Focus on Family, Community
Opinion -The beautiful, often rugged terrain of Washington state can provide many challenges, including the education of children living in hard-to-reach areas far from traditional government schools. -
Why Democrats Lose on Global Warming
Opinion -The last time global warming came up in Congress, in 2010, most of the members who voted for it lost their next elections. -
Culture at the Crossroads: What You Can Do to Save America
Opinion -Over the past few decades we have witnessed the best of traditional American values — honesty, independence, excellence, accountability, productivity — being diluted, denigrated, or plainly upended into near oblivion. -
Insincerity, Hypocrisy Rife in Bonn Climate Negotiations
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #269 -
The Green Press Distorts What Happened at the Climate Summit
Opinion -Earlier we looked at how the lefty New York Times, a green press role model, misdescribed what the Bonn climate summit was going to be about. -
Hyping Hurricane Harvey to Teachers and Students
Opinion -Hurricane Harvey is long gone but he has become a favorite of the climate alarmists. -
Current Schooling Options Don’t Meet Military Family Needs, Study Finds
Opinion -Military families aren’t getting what they want out of the current education system, a new study reports. -
Contra Environmentalists’ Request, Court Extends Arkansas Haze Negotiations Deadline
Opinion -Rejecting claims made by environmental organizations suing the state of Arkansas, without comment the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided to maintain a hold on a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ delayed action regional haze regulations. -
Decline in Phonics Has Led to Downfall of Public Education
Opinion -American education has been failing for more 100 years – ever since we abandoned teaching reading with phonics. -
Nashville Metro Council Approves Soccer Stadium Subsidy
Opinion -Nashville, Tennessee residents may pay for a new, privately owned soccer stadium after the city’s Metropolitan Council approved a big subsidy for a facility expected to cost $275 million. -
Wisconsin State Rep. Prepares Direct Primary Care Bill
Opinion -Wisconsin state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo (R-New Berlin) is seeking cosponsors for a bill that would allow health care providers and patients enrolled in Medicaid to enter into agreements for direct primary care (DPC). -
Would You Bet Your Paycheck on a Weather Forecast?
Opinion -UN climate forecasts are consistently high … consistently wrong … and used to drive policy -
Net Neutrality’s Masters of Misdirection
Opinion -On net neutrality, we have all been tricked by the masters of misdirection. -
When Will We Start Protecting Children From Classroom Abuse?
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #201 -
Choice: Better Than a Simple Thank-You for Military Families
Opinion -Another Veterans Day has come and gone. As nice as all the free doughnuts, meals, and haircuts were, even nicer was a simple statement—“Thank you for your service”—often tendered with a handshake.