Opinion
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Trump Needs to Drain the “Healthcare” Swamp
Opinion -Trump needs to see through the subterfuge, and drain the third-party (“insurance”) swamp before it drains the life out of American medicine—into activities that patients would probably find to be of zero value. -
Socialism: Marking a Century of Death and Destruction
Opinion -A harrowing experience through Lithuania's Soviet Era prisons is a reminder of the horrors of the regime and the threats standing even today. -
Montana Lawmakers Cook Up Food-Choice Bills
Opinion -The State of Montana is considering removing regulations that prevent people from purchasing “raw milk” and homemade foods directly from farmers and bakers. -
E-Cigarette Companies Ask Judge to Void Indiana E-Cigarette Restrictions
Opinion -In February, lawyers representing the plaintiffs—Legato Vapors, Jet Setter Juice, Rocky Mountain Ecigs, and Derb E Cigs Indiana—filed paperwork asking Barker to “enter the tendered proposed judgment order and permanent injunction. -
Diogenes Searching for Honest Policies
Opinion -Renewable energy is defective solution in search of a problem, money and power. -
Missouri Becomes 28th Right-to-Work State
Opinion -Missouri is joining the growing number of states where union membership in a place of work is voluntary. -
Feds Transform Title IX into Enemy of Common Sense
Opinion -The egregious excesses of the so-called Office of Civil Rights deserve remedial action now. -
When It Comes to Civics Education, the Left Wants to Keep Children in the Dark
Opinion -America just finished celebrating Presidents Day, but in this instance, “celebrating” means something entirely different than it usually does. -
Arizona House Approves Bill Blocking Federal ‘Commandeering’
Opinion -Arizona government agencies will be able to refuse to use taxpayer resources in some cases when commanded by the federal government, if a bill passed by the Arizona House in February is approved by the state Senate and signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey. -
States Prepare Dry Run of Article V Convention
Opinion -The planning convention in Nashville, Tennessee would pave the way for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. -
EPA May Pull California’s Clean Air Standards Waiver
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has hinted EPA may end a decades-old federal waiver that allows California to set emissions standards stricter than elsewhere in the United States. -
States, Not the Federal Government, Should Shape School Accountability
Opinion -When the concept of accountability burst upon education policymaking in the latter half of the 20th century, it sounded like a good idea. -
HW: The Truth About EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s ‘Scandals’
Opinion -Environmentalists say their only goal is to protect the environment, but many of the leading “environmentalists” have financial ties to green-energy industries. -
Raise Cigarette Tax to Fix Budget, Connecticut Governor Says
Opinion -Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) wants to raise the state’s excise taxes on cigarettes to help cover a projected state budget gap of $1.7 billion, or about $472 in debt per Connecticut resident. -
Goobris Alert! Master-IP-Thief Alphabet-Google Sues Uber for IP Theft
Opinion -I support property owner’s right to protect their property from theft. That said, when Alphabet-Google, arguably America’s worst corporate IP thief (see below), sues Uber for IP theft, it reminds us of the adage that there is “no honor among thieves. -
FCC Chairman Pai Shows the Mobile World Congress He’s the Un-Wheeler
Opinion -New Trump FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s keynote speech on “Building the 5G Economy” at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today spotlighted to the communications world that the U.S. FCC is going in a very different policy direction than the previous FCC. -
Why Cutting Back ‘Free’ School Lunches Would Be a Favor to Families
Opinion -House Republicans are being unfairly demonized for considering legislation that would cut back on the number of students receiving free or reduced-price school lunches. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Cut EPA Budget by 25 Percent
Opinion -“EPA’s budget was much too big in 1991, when it was $6 billion, the same as is now proposed by the Trump administration.” – Joseph Bast -
We Must Save the Environment – From the Environmentalists
Opinion -Time and again, nigh every time environmentalists gather to gripe about some fairy tale or other – or to simply listen to tunes, turn on, tune in and drop out – they have left behind an environmental disaster. -
Trump’s Kids, Climate Scientists Disagree on Climate Policy
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #242 -
Trump Cites Wyoming Rancher While Signing Waters of the U.S. Order
Opinion -Calling it one of the worst examples of federal regulation, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 28 directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and revise its “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. -
Hunters, Anglers Object to Last-Minute Lead Ban
Opinion -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a directive to phase out the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle within the nation’s wildlife refuges and other federal lands controlled by the agency by 2022. -
Senate Considers Bill to Reassert Congressional Trade Oversight
Opinion -President Donald Trump’s top trade advisor told lawmakers the president wants to include language in trade agreements that would trigger automatic renegotiation whenever the United States runs a trade deficit with a partner country. -
Florida Lawmaker Proposes Bill Standardizing Short-Term Rental Rules
Opinion -The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting regulations effectively banning homeowners from using Airbnb and other peer-to-peer economy companies.