Opinion
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When ‘Single Payer’ Won’t Pay
Opinion -Medicaid used to be the program providing health care and medical services to the poor. Before Obamacare, Medicaid covered primarily poor retirees, children in poor families, and the disabled living in poverty — the “truly needy.” -
Global Corruption and the Role of Government
Opinion -The corruption of government officials seems to be as old as recorded history. -
Tesla Battery, Subsidy and Sustainability Fantasies
Opinion -More subsidies from exhausted California taxpayers cannot compensate for hard realities. -
The Anatomy Of A Mass Media Fake News Lie
Opinion -The Internet is a wondrous free speech-free market Xanadu. It has revolutionized an incalculable number of things. Life is better, stronger, faster – easier. -
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on Proposed Millionaire Tax in 2018
Opinion -Massachusetts voters will decide whether to place a wealth surcharge on high-income households in 2018. -
A Novel Celebration of Capitalism and Individuality
Opinion -Review of Our Best Tomorrow: Students Teaching Capitalism to America, by Laura Hudson and Robert D. Hudson (Headline Books, Dec. 10, 2013), 208 pp., $10.73 on Amazon.com, ISBN-10: 0938467921, ISBN-13: 978-0938467922 -
Ohio Gov. Kasich Vetoes Medicaid Expansion Freeze
Opinion -The Ohio House of Representatives has declined to vote to override the veto, for the moment. -
Socialized Medical System Deprives Child of Possible Lifesaving Treatment
Opinion -In the United Kingdom, the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard have been fighting for the right to obtain treatment for their son in the United States. -
Senate Considers ‘Skinny’ Repeal of Obamacare
Opinion -The Senate has rejected a full repeal of Obamacare twice in two days. -
Current Proposals to Reduce Drug Prices Are Hit-and-Miss
Opinion -Policy Advisor Devon Herrick parses free-market policies from unsound proposals. -
Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Medical Malpractice Reform
Opinion -Florida is one of the highest-paying states for medical malpractice lawsuits. -
FDA Publishes List of Off-Patent Drugs Ripe for Competition
Opinion -The federal agency has published the list to enhance competition. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to New BLM Fracking Rule
Opinion -‘All praise to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and President Donald Trump for reversing the Obama administration’s anti-fossil fuels, anti-fracking rule on lands of the United States.’ – Fred Palmer -
Only Liberty Can Loose the Gordian Knot of Health Care Reform
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #552 -
NY Magazine Says Earth Will Be Uninhabitable By End Of Century. Wrong
Opinion -More than 100 years ago, it was not uncommon to find people, usually men, standing on street corners of major cities holding large placards or signs proclaiming, “Repent, the End Is Near. -
Let’s Change to “Repeal and Restore” ObamaCare
Opinion -Congress should take a vote on simply repealing ObamaCare. Republicans should be forced to go on the record to show how they keep—or renege on—their campaign promises. -
Another Garbage James Hansen Prediction: World’s Young Face $535 Trillion Bill for Climate
Opinion -It does not matter how many supporters a theory has or who they are. If the data disagree, the theory is dead. -
Congressional Subcommittee Considers Welfare Reform Bill
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Nutrition is considering a bill to reform the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). -
EPA Delays Ozone Rule
Opinion -The Trump administration announced it would delay implementation of stricter ozone standards for one year. -
‘The Future of School Choice Has Arrived,’ Report Says
Opinion -The proliferation of education savings accounts (ESAs) across the nation means the vision of education choice advocates is becoming reality, a new report states. -
House Subcommittee Votes to Defund Individual Mandate
Opinion -The bill would strip the IRS of the ability to use funds to enforce the Obamacare mandate and tax penalty and would protect First Amendment rights from encroachment. -
Republican Requests Deadline for Obamacare Repeal
Opinion -Sen. Ben Sasse has asked President Donald Trump to urge the Senate to scrub for an Obamacare repeal-and-replace vote no later than September 4. -
Kentucky Gov. Bevin Asks for Right-to-Work Lawsuit Ruling
Opinion -Lawyers representing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) filed paperwork in July to dismiss an attempt to overturn the state’s right-to-work law. -
The People’s Constitutional Solution to Fixing Washington
Opinion -The federal government is incapable of fixing itself. Another mechanism is needed.