Opinion
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Contra Environmentalists’ Request, Court Extends Arkansas Haze Negotiations Deadline
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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 -budget-tax-news -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 -health-care-news -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 -Editorial -UN climate forecasts are consistently high … consistently wrong … and used to drive policy -
Net Neutrality’s Masters of Misdirection
Opinion -Editorial -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, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #201 -
Choice: Better Than a Simple Thank-You for Military Families
Opinion -Editorial -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. -
President Trump’s War – On Government’s War On America
Opinion -Editorial -United States’ governments at all levels have for decades been at war with America and Americans. -
Federal Court Allows Limited Ongoing Mine Operations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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 -school-reform-news -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -budget-tax-news -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -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 -Editorial -The Federal Communications Commission just released its plan to restore internet freedom. -
Quick Lesson on Wind Power
Opinion -Editorial -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 -Editorial -The end of net neutrality is the best single deregulatory initiative yet taken by the Trump administration.
