Opinion
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President Trump’s War – On Government’s War On America
Opinion -United States’ governments at all levels have for decades been at war with America and Americans. -
Federal Court Allows Limited Ongoing Mine Operations
Opinion -U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy allowed Signal Peak Energy to continue operating its Bull Mountains Mine No. 1 near Billings, Montana on a limited basis. -
America’s Educational Safety Net Is Failing At-Risk Students, Study Finds
Opinion -A new report finds government schools are failing vulnerable young people and recommends reforms of educational safety net programs designed to help at-risk students. -
Utah Has Chance to Improve Science and Climate Education in Schools
Opinion -Over the objections of some of its members, Utah’s State Board of Education (SBE) has decided to review its science standards for the state’s schools. -
The Most ‘Underrated’ Founder’s Influence on America’s Constitution
Opinion -This month marks the 250th anniversary of John Dickinson’s Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania — the landmark series of newspaper op-eds that laid out the colonial case against taxation without representation. -
Supreme Court Hears Cell Phone E-Tracking Case
Opinion -Whether the Fourth Amendment permits law enforcement agencies to seize historical cell-site location information (CSLI) from mobile phone companies without first obtaining a warrant from a judge will be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
We Must Eliminate Renewable Energy Subsidies to Ensure Reliable, Affordable Electricity
Opinion -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives recently took a step toward ensuring Americans have access to affordable electricity at the flip of a switch. -
Education Savings Accounts Help Kids Most in Need
Opinion -Pennsylvania legislators have the opportunity to do something remarkable for their kids: Give them a way out. -
Military Shouldn’t Be Empowered to Draft People’s Daughters – or Their Sons
Opinion -A Pentagon report composed earlier in 2017 and obtained by reporters at The Washington Times in October makes a chilling recommendation. -
Brady’s Tax Reform Proposal Could Unleash America’s Economic Engine
Opinion -Americans have suffered through years of the weakest economic rebound following a recession in modern history. Thankfully, to riff on a popular advertising jingle, “R-E-F-O-R-M” spells “relief.” -
States Shouldn’t Rely on Congress to Reform Medicaid
Opinion -ortunately for state policymakers, there is now an option available to them to help create greater access to high-quality, more-affordable health care without increasing state budgets or the national debt: Section 1115 waivers. -
Florida’s ‘Schools Without Rules’: Private Schools With Big Results
Opinion -The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program, which helps underprivileged children find schools that work for them, has experienced a series of notable highlights. -
How to Prevent High School Dropouts? Give Families the Schools They Want
Opinion -Last month was National Dropout Prevention Month. The media has been eagerly reporting that high school graduation rates have reached a record high, though “incomplete or fuzzy” district data makes such claims questionable. -
FCC: Stand Strong and Implement Sound Internet Policy
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission just released its plan to restore internet freedom. -
Quick Lesson on Wind Power
Opinion -Wind turbines are — and always will be — unable to achieve high efficiency even under the most favorable conditions. -
Good Riddance to ‘Net Neutrality’ That Was Anything But Neutral
Opinion -The end of net neutrality is the best single deregulatory initiative yet taken by the Trump administration. -
Wisconsin Legislature Approves Amendment Convention Resolution
Opinion -The Wisconsin State Legislature approved a joint resolution calling on Congress to convene a convention to draft a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget. -
Federal Court Tosses Challenge to EPA Transportation Air Quality Guidance
Opinion -A Federal court found environmentalists and community groups lacked standing to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to modify its guidance determining when transportation projects might violate air quality standards. -
New Mexico Schools To Teach Climate Dogma, Detrimental to Students
Opinion -This cave-in is entirely man-made. -
Both Houses of Congress Approve Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Opinion -With both chambers of Congress having approved H.R. 1, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a congressional conference committee will reconcile differences between the bill’s two versions. -
Hillary Clinton Warns Against State-Led Amendment Convention Push
Opinion -As state legislators prepared for the 2018 legislative session, including 72 lawmakers from 19 states who attended the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) Planning Convention, former Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed the movement -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Offers One Hundred Principles for Restoring Freedom and Prosperity
Opinion -The Heartland Institute announced the release of the fourth edition of The Patriot’s Toolbox, -
The Greens Are Losing the International Climate Fight
Opinion -Obama is gone. The “green queen” Angela Merkel is struggling over coal. Britain is brexiting the green EU. Japan is silent, while China and India burn coal like crazy. Russia never did care. And so it goes. -
EPA Ends Use of Controversial ‘Sue And Settle’ Agreements
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an Agency-wide directive to end “sue and settle” practices within the EPA.