Opinion
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A Challenging Perspective on One of America’s Founding Fathers
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Brian McClanahan's takes a negative light to Alexander Hamilton's legacy. -
Why Don’t We Want More Government In The Internet? IDK…China, Maybe?
Opinion -Editorial -We less government types have all along the way opposed the ridiculous policy known as Network Neutrality. For a whole host of rational, reasonable free market and free speech reasons. -
At Least Ten Percent of Public School Kids Attend a Charter in More Than 200 Districts
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #197 -
Rights for a River? An Effort to Undermine Democracy
Opinion -Editorial -An environmental organization is asking a court to grant a river status as a "person" with the rights of personhood, thereby launching an attack on judicial fairness, the rule of law, and democracy. -
Courts Thwart President’s Efforts to Reshape Climate Regulations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In two recent cases, federal courts have blocked President Donald Trump's deregulatory efforts. -
Why Do Hospitals Have to Beg for Permission to Save Lives?
Opinion -Editorial -The data show CON laws don’t work, and the reasons are obvious. -
Fossil Fuels Protect the World’s Poor Against Natural Disasters
Opinion -Editorial -A century ago, this year’s hurricanes would have killed countless more people. -
Medicaid Expansion Is a Prescription for Disaster in Maine
Opinion -Editorial -In November, Maine residents will be confronted with a ballot question asking them to expand MaineCare. -
A Call for “Do-Nothing” Presidents Without Legacies
Opinion -Editorial -Some in the news media and editorial page pundits are aghast that many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and legislative proposals sent off to the United States Congress represent an attempt to undue the presidential “legacy” of Barack Obama. -
State, Federal Officials Discuss Ways of Controlling Wild Horse Populations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Populations of federally protected wild horses roaming throughout 10 Western states are growing to such an extent they are destroying their habitat. -
It Would Be Nice If The Media Checked At Least A Little Into Its Leftist Sources
Opinion -Editorial -Our “news media” – a term I use as loosely as is possible – never finds it beneath them to use as “sources” whatever Leftist hacks they can find. -
Second Gas Tax Hike Repeal Campaign Revs Up In California
Opinion -budget-tax-news -After an earlier ballot campaign to repeal a big gas-tax hike in California stalled, another group of taxpayers is about to begin collecting signatures for a similar ballot question. -
Rhode Island Legislature Considers Sports Stadium Subsidy Deal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Rhode Island Legislature heard arguments for and against giving $38 million in state taxpayer money to the owners of the Pawtucket Red Sex (PawSox), a local minor-league baseball team seeking subsidies to finance a new stadium’s construction. -
Offshore Activity Restrictions in White House, Congressional Crosshairs
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The White House and Congress are working to modify the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which they say is holding back domestic energy production and energy independence. -
Tax Reform Bill Includes Elements of Unified Reform Framework
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), and other members of Congress announced the introduction of House Resolution 1, officially titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. -
Fayetteville, North Carolina Taxpayers Footing Bill for New Ballpark
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Fayetteville, North Carolina and Cumberland County elected officials are finalizing negotiations over sharing the cost of a stadium subsidy for a new minor-league baseball stadium in the city. -
Obamacare Repeal Delayed, Not Dead, Sen. Johnson Says
Opinion -health-care-news -Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with a better, free-market solution is merely delayed, not dead. -
The Political and Economic Mystiques of State Power
Opinion -Editorial -One of the great political mysteries has been the success of governments in ruling over societies with little opposition and resistance from the vast majority of the population. -
Legislative Pulse: Wyoming Wins Wolf, Monument Battles
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Wyoming state Sen. Bruce Burns (R-Sheridan) says Wyoming's struggles have a lot to teach the country concerning relations with the federal government over endangered species and national monuments. -
Why Do College Students Want Freedom From Speech?
Opinion -Editorial -Responding to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement the Trump administration will begin siding with plaintiffs in challenging public universities that fail to uphold freedom of speech. -
ESAs Present Lawmakers with a Golden Opportunity to Help New Hampshire Kids
Opinion -Editorial -In April, the New Hampshire House of Representatives had a golden opportunity to do something heroic for Granite State kids by passing a universal education savings account (ESA) bill, but it flinched at the last minute and “retained” it in committee -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Columbus Denying Soccer Team Owner’s Subsidy Demands
Opinion -Press Release -"Sports stadium subsidies primarily help team owners, not the public." - Jesse Hathaway -
Military Families Want More Flexibility in Education, Survey Finds
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #196 -
Burlington Telecom Has Failed
Opinion -Editorial -Burlington Telecom is an example of why municipal telecom and other similar government projects don't work.