Opinion
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In Washington State, Property Rights Take Back Seat to the Environment, Court Rules
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled the public’s interest in protecting the environment trumps the right to use one’s property. -
Illinois – Yes, Illinois – Passes School Choice Bill
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #191 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Reacts to Passage of Illinois Senate Bill 1947
Opinion -Press Release -"Illinois lawmakers will continue to fight over education funding until they learn to focus on students and not the school districts and teachers’ pension funds." - Lennie Jarratt -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Cleveland Stadium Renovation Subsidy Deal
Opinion -Press Release -" If Cavs owner Dan Gilbert wants to renovate Quicken Loans Arena, he should use a small portion of his massive fortune to do it himself." - Justin Haskins -
Will Ed Tech Control the Masses or Liberate Individuals?
Opinion -Editorial -What does high technology hold in store for the education of American children? -
Public School Enrollment Is Down In North Carolina—Blame Game Ensues
Opinion -Editorial -A throwdown in North Carolina over school choice has public school defenders up in arms over enrollment rates. -
Transparency Critical to Getting Science, Regulations Right
Opinion -Editorial -Federal and state governments pass a massive number of new rules and regulations each year, imposing billions of dollars in costs on individuals and businesses. -
Net Neutrality Proven Titanically Stupid – By Net Neutrality’s Proponents
Opinion -Editorial -Network Neutrality has for more than a decade been all the rage on the Left. Emphasis – as is alway the case with the Left – on rage. -
Will Al Gore Demand a Recount Now That ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ Has Flopped?
Opinion -Editorial -Al Gore's latest flick, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," is now being shown in movie theaters across America. Yes, I didn't notice either. And the same goes for the millions of Americans who took in a movie this past weekend. -
Feds to Jump-Start Alaska Energy Production
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a secretarial order aimed at restarting oil exploration and production in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Hurricane Harvey
Opinion -Press Release -" As millions brace for the potentially devastating impact from Harvey, stories are being written tying Harvey to man-made climate change." - Bette Grande -
The U.S. Hurricane Drought
Opinion -Editorial -Hurricane Harvey is approaching the Texas coast and is forecast to end an almost twelve-year span since a major hurricane (categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale) made landfall in the United States. -
Freedom Of Assembly – Completely Free From Government Interference Or Imposition
Opinion -We the People are free to assemble – or not assemble – any way we wish. Completely free from government interference or imposition. -
Surprising Facts About the Declaration of Independence
Opinion -Editorial -Just how did a group of thinkers and activists in the 1700s come up with a cherished document that launched a revolution and developed into a dream? -
Era of Great Famines Over as Global Food Production Sets Records
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change #260 -
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Muddies Property Rights
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered a blow to a Wisconsin family and opened new questions about Fifth Amendment protections for private property throughout the nation. -
The Trump Administration Should Halt The Importation And Sale Of Stolen Goods
Opinion -Editorial -In Reality, stealing is bad. In Washington, D.C. – it is the operational model. A feature – not a bug. -
Worker-Freedom Ordinance Proposed in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Two Sandoval County, New Mexico commissioners are proposing a county ordinance to prohibit some businesses from requiring union membership as a condition of employment. -
Venezuela’s Chaos Is the Logical End of Democrats’ Vision for America
Opinion -Editorial -The promises of charismatic Venezuelan leaders of both today and the past vary little from the promises now offered by Democrats. -
How Schools Create and Prevent Events Like Charlottesville
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #190 -
Good Samaritans and Health Insurance
Opinion -Editorial -The Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes Americans without health insurance. The unpopular individual mandate violates personal freedom and was targeted by Congressional Republicans in their recent “Obamacare” repeal efforts. -
Merkel Chides Trump on Climate and Energy, but Germany Will Benefit from His Policies
Opinion -Editorial -German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her closing speech at the recent G-20 summit as a pulpit to chide President Donald Trump for his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. -
Debunking Edge Competition Myth Predicate in FCC Title II Broadband Order – FCC Comments
Opinion -Editorial -In 2015, the FCC’s Title II Open Internet broadband order was predicated on a demonstrably false central competitive premise: that the Internet’s edge was competitive while the broadband Internet core was not competitive. The facts prove the opposite. -
EPA Air Quality Research, Regulations Flawed, Study Finds
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A new study shows the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims small particles of dust, dirt, and soot, known as PM2.5, cause hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year are wrong.