Opinion
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Nashville Mayor’s Plan to Reduce CO2 Emissions Will Increase Energy Costs
Opinion -Mayor Megan Barry's plan to have Nashville cut it's greenhouse gas emissions to keep the Paris climate agreement goals rejected by President Trump will raise energy costs for Nashville residents and businesses. -
Mayors Miss the Mark on Climate
Opinion -A waste of money and time for the relatively number of cities that bothered to take a trendy position on U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accords. -
Net-Neutrality Rollback is the Real ‘Right Thing’ for Consumers
Opinion -After Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told reporters in May that net neutrality wasn't a priority for his company, Netflix's public-relations department announced the company would participate in the July 12 "Internet-Wide Day of Action." -
FDA’s New Vision for Tobacco Harm Reduction
Opinion -U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on July 28 fully endorsed tobacco harm reduction. -
United States Is Still World’s Largest Oil and Natural Gas Producer, EIA Reports
Opinion -A June 2017 report from the Energy Information Administration finds the United States continues to lead the world in oil and natural gas production. -
American Bar Association Stifles Legal Education
Opinion -The journalism programs at Northwestern University and the University of California at Berkeley, two of the most prominent such programs in the country, recently dropped out of the national accreditation process. -
What Would Happen If We Said ‘Hell No’ to Teachers Unions?
Opinion -Randi Weingarten, the notorious president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), said at a recent AFT convention she and her cronies are going to say “hell no” to the Trump administration because of its support of education choice. -
Coal, the Nation’s Power Grid and the Broken Window Fallacy
Opinion -Over the past several years, more than 150 coal-fired power plants have closed their doors due to competition from low natural-gas prices and federal policies designed to limit carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. -
State And Local Governments Pledge To Shackle Economies Under Paris Agreement’s Terms
Opinion -In an open letter to the international community, titled “We Are Still In,” more than 1,200 officials have come out in support of voluntarily continuing the terms of the Paris climate accord. -
With Due Respect to the Supreme Court, Some Campaign Finance Laws Are Unconstitutional
Opinion -Many on the left are campaigning to “overturn Citizens United.” -
Govt. Employees Petition Supreme Court to Hear Case on Forced Union Dues
Opinion -Government employees challenging the practice of forcing nonmembers to pay union dues asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. -
New Book Documents Huge Flaws in Sustainable Development Policies
Opinion -In this book, Steve Goreham documents the damage eco-activists have wrought, and it can be reversed. -
Heartland Weekly: Only Liberty Can Loose the Gordian Knot of Health Care Reform
Opinion -In the final edition of the Consumer Power Report, learn how large-scale reforms of the United States’ health care system are a Gordian knot that only a renaissance of liberty can loose. -
Biofuel Justifications Are Illusory
Opinion -It’s time to really cut, cut, cut ethanol and other renewable fuel mandates – maybe to zero. -
Generic Drug Competition Equals Consumer Price Relief
Opinion -Generic drugs make up about 88 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States, providing generally low-cost relief for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are presently afflicted with a variety of health-related maladies. -
Number of Homeschoolers Now Exceeds Students in Parochial Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -A new report says the number of children educated at home exceeds those enrolled in parochial schools. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Failure of ‘Skinny Repeal’ of Obamacare
Opinion -‘America doesn’t have to wait for Congress to get its act together. Some of the most onerous parts of Obamacare were foisted upon us by executive dictate from the Obama administration, and we can reverse the damage in the same manner.’ – Tim Huelskamp -
When The Government Sues To Undermine The Constitution
Opinion -The federal government has spent the last two centuries-plus willfully ignoring the Constitution. With ever-increasing frequency and intensity, the Feds have drifted further and further from their charter. -
Transforming the Science Used For (Climate) Regulations
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #257 -
Part 2: Is the Nation Our Forefathers Gave Us Slipping Away?
Opinion -America’s Founding Fathers did not encourage unlimited immigration, but neither did they prevent or discourage it by any federal legislation. They believed most decisions should be left to individual states to regulate. -
America Needs A Big Reagan/Kennedy Pro-Growth Tax Cut
Opinion -The stakes could not be higher, for President Trump, the Republicans, and America. -
Louisville, Kentucky City Council Boots Up Taxpayer-Funded Internet
Opinion -The Louisville Metro Council, the legislative council of Louisville, Kentucky and Jefferson County, approved a proposal to spend a one-time sum of $5.4 million to expand a taxpayer-funded broadband network in the metropolitan area. -
Florida Judge Orders Equal Funding for Charter Schools
Opinion -A Florida judge ruled a group of charter schools must receive the same percentage of funding from property taxes as traditional public schools. -
States Move to Roll Back Environmental Rules, Following President’s Example
Opinion -Many state legislatures are reducing state interventions in energy markets and promoting greater use and easier development of energy resources.
