Opinion
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Economic Ideas: Mercantilism as Monarchy’s Planned Economy
Opinion -The Feudal System had resulted in the disintegration of the unity that much of Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe had known under the Roman Empire. -
Study Shows Fracking Not Causing Air Quality Spikes Near Wells
Opinion -New research shows air quality is not being harmed by fracking wells in Southwest Texas. -
Loosening ACA Tax Penalties Could Expand Health Care Coverage
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #523 -
How to Save a Deeply Divided America
Opinion -Beyond the divisive — at times ruthless — campaign rhetoric is a fundamental and undeniable truth: Most Americans believe their nation is “on the wrong track.” -
Unless Lawmakers Act Now, Pension Debt Hurricane Will Swamp Taxpayers
Opinion -Unless lawmakers in local and state governments act now, the problem of underfunded public pension plans will come ashore in the foreseeable future, hitting taxpayers with tax hikes and crippling debt -
An Easy Way to Teach Kids About Free Enterprise
Opinion -As an educator and a patriot, my good friend and mentor, Elizabeth A. Clarke, wanted to make sure that upon her death in June of this year young people would carry on her fight for freedom and liberty, which Elizabeth continued up until the day she died. -
Was Hillary’s Secret Plan to Attack Climate Skeptics Exposed by Wikileaks?
Opinion -The Wikileaks emails revealed a $3 million plan to attack the Wall Street Journal and Fox News Channel to put them ‘on the defensive’ about their realistic climate stand. -
Elon Musk: The $5-Billion-Government-Money-Recipient ‘Genius’
Opinion -Conventional wisdom is that Elon Musk is a genius. That he’s an avant-garde innovator – taking entrepreneurial risks way out on the edge. Here is but a sample of the paean news coverage – media members genuflecting so much that their pants are now baggy. -
Happy 550th Birthday, Desiderius Erasmus!
Opinion -Erasmus was a careful student of text, and would have found modern American legal originalists as companions in arms. He was a lover of learning in all forms. -
Key to Clinching Health Care Discounts Is ‘Just Ask,’ Negotiators Say
Opinion -Top medical price negotiators say asking for a 50 percent discount just might get you one. -
Florida Teachers Union Appeals Tax Credit Scholarship Ruling to State Supreme Court
Opinion -Florida’s largest teachers union is appealing to the state Supreme Court a decision a lower court made upholding the state’s tax credit scholarship program. -
California to Regulate Cow Pies, Farts
Opinion -California has enacted a new law forcing dairies and livestock producers to reduce methane emissions from manure 40 percent below their 2013 levels by 2030. -
Western Governors University Praised for Reducing Student Debt
Opinion -Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit university, is receiving praise for its Responsible Borrowing Initiative (RBI), a program to reduce student loan debt. -
HHS Floats Move to Tap Lawsuit Fund to Bail Out Obamacare Insurers
Opinion -Feds signal willingness to pay off risk corridor losses using the Justice Department's 'Judgment Fund.' -
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on Charter School Cap
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #155 -
Michigan Lawmaker Proposes ‘Workers’ Choice’ Labor Reform Bill
Opinion -Michigan lawmakers are considering removing restrictions preventing government employees from representing themselves in negotiations with their employers, freeing labor unions from the responsibility of providing services to individuals. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Obamacare Rate Hikes
Opinion -‘Total costs for employer-provided coverage have increased by $17,000 per year since Obamacare passed in 2010, primarily due to taxes and regulations imposed by Obamacare.’ - Peter Ferrara -
Alabama Law Drives Midwives, Patients Underground
Opinion -Alabama mothers who want to give birth at home with a midwife turn to the state's black market. -
Charter Schools Are Private Corporations, National Labor Relations Board Rules
Opinion -The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled charter schools are private corporations, not public organizations, and has ordered charter school employees organizing unions to organize under private-sector rules. -
Our Private Sector Medical System Is Suffering Myriad Government Assaults…
Opinion -…Republican Chairman Fred Upton should preempt one of them. -
Emmanuel Uses Charter Children as Bargaining Chip to Placate Teachers Union
Opinion -The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s administration reached a tentative agreement to avert what would have been the second teachers strike in Chicago in four years. -
Georgia Chamber of Commerce Proposes Medicaid Expansion Plans
Opinion -The Republican-controlled Georgia House will consider Medicaid expansion in 2017, and these plans proposed by Georgia's Chamber of Commerce could be front-and-center. -
Common Core: Bad for Catholics, Bad for Everybody
Opinion -A new academic study finds the Common Core State Standards undermine the premises behind Catholic education. -
Court Upholds Off-Road Vehicle Access in Florida Preserve
Opinion -Tossing out a legal challenge by six environmental groups, the 11th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a National Park Service plan allowing more than 130 miles of off-road vehicle trails in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
