Opinion
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Reports President Trump Will Pull U.S. Out of Paris Climate Treaty
Opinion -"In the next few days, Donald Trump can show he has what it takes to become one of America’s greatest presidents." - Joseph Bast -
In the “New Normal” Society, We All Could Be First Responders
Opinion -We are very fortunate to live in a society with 9-1-1 responders, but they may not be able to get to victims in a crowded arena, or the police may have to block their entry because of ongoing mayhem. Somebody’s life may depend on you. -
Nipping a Legal Problem in the Bud
Opinion -Consult with all affected parties, to ensure informed endangered species and pesticide policies. -
Gophers Prompt Property Rights Battle in Washington State
Opinion -Since the Fish and Wildlife Service classified three subspecies of the pocket gophers as protected under the 1973 Endangered Species Act, Thurston County, Washington landowners’ ability to develop their property has been severely restricted. -
Heartland Weekly: Why Chicago Is Sinking Fast
Opinion -Last week, Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast was one of a dozen panelists brought together in Chicago to answer the question, “What should we expect from public education and what can families do to help their local schools achieve that promise?” -
How We Know a National Amendments Convention Is a ‘Convention of the States’
Opinion -Most state legislatures have filed applications with Congress demanding a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments. Americans are asking just what kind of convention the Constitution requires. -
Convention Rules for a Convention of the States
Opinion -The convention of the states meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in September will need a set of rules. -
Renewable Jobs Claims Based on Deception, False Comparisons
Opinion -Public policy officials, do not be duped. The next time somebody claims wind and solar power create more jobs than natural gas and other conventional energy sources, ask them for specific definitions and parameters of the job numbers cited. -
Which Internet Gatekeeper Discriminates the Most? Alphabet-Google
Opinion -If proponents of network neutrality, an Internet non-discrimination principle, truly care about preventing discrimination on the Internet, why do they turn a blind eye to the worst offender of gatekeeper discrimination on the Internet – Alphabet-Google? -
Direct Action Better Response To Climate-Related Problems Than Carbon Restrictions
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #250 -
Renounce Climate Alarmism
Opinion -Ask President Trump to renounce climate alarmism now! -
The Farm Bill Comes Due
Opinion -As subsidies continue to enrich the rich, it’s time to radically reform U.S. farm programs. -
Escaping the Paris Climate Agreement
Opinion -As a candidate for president, Donald Trump said he would withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement and called it a bad deal for America. -
Lessons from the Dakota Access Pipeline
Opinion -The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is expected to begin carrying crude oil from western North Dakota to Illinois by May, but the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe plans to pursue efforts in and out of court to stop it and other energy infrastructure projects. -
Draining ‘the Swamp’ Through the Appellate Court System
Opinion -Steve Bannon, a top White House adviser, has famously stated that he wants to deconstruct the “administrative state.” -
Financial Bill Targets Politically Motivated Shareholder Resolutions
Opinion -A provision of he “Financial CHOICE Act,” to overhaul rules for key financial regulators would preclude all but the largest investors from offering shareholder resolutions designed to direct corporate policy. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
Opinion -" The proposed budget in fact incorporates tax reform by sharply reducing tax rates, as well as repealing and replacing Obamacare, which would cut taxes by about $1 trillion over 10 years." - Peter Ferrara -
Foreign Entanglements and Climate Change
Opinion -In essence, this group of foreign bureaucrats are poised to require US companies to adhere to their version of climate disclosures. -
Ben Carson Can Start Fixing HUD today. Will He?
Opinion -Yet another deadline in a congressional investigation into wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has passed without movement. -
Betsy DeVos: Education Is a States’ Rights Issue
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #179 -
The Wisest of Counselors: The Western Canon and Those Who Would Defend It
Opinion -I attended an estate sale for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and a wave of unreality washed over me. -
Sugar Tax Drives Consumers to Drink More Calories, Hop Border
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #546 -
PRESS RELEASE: Free-Market Scholar and Author Edward Hudgins joins The Heartland Institute
Opinion -‘We’re thrilled to bring on board Ed Hudgins, a researcher and writer known throughout the freedom movement as an original thinker, a talented editor, and someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of public policy.’ – Joseph Bast -
Fewer Regulations in Washington, DC Is a Good Starting Place for Reform
Opinion -By inserting itself into the operations of businesses large and small, government makes itself a factor business owners have to consider when making virtually all their decisions.
