Opinion
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Fast Approaching Crisis
Opinion -The U.K. withdrawal (“Brexit”) from the European Union drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 611 points, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. -
The Judiciary Is a Slow Boat to Justice in Education
Opinion -It’s been a frustrating year for school reformers seeking to break the death grip teachers’ unions hold on public education. -
Confusion, Muddle, Obfuscation and Racism
Opinion -As Obama, UN and EPA seek to dictate our lives and livelihoods, the real issue is green racism. -
Judges Shift Education Funding from Towns Towards States
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #150 -
Despite Claims to the Contrary, Science Says Fracking Not Causing Increased Earthquakes
Opinion -When you hear supposedly solid sources blaming hydraulic fracturing for earthquakes, remember the facts don’t support the accusations. Fracking isn’t causing Oklahoma’s increased earthquakes. -
No, Eliminating the Department of Education Would Not ‘Devastate’ U.S.
Opinion -What does DOE do, anyway? -
Could Congress Control an Amendments Convention? Not According to the Founders!
Opinion -As we move closer to holding a “convention for proposing amendments” to restrain federal overreach, naysayers have not been silent. -
The Hidden 9/11 Tragedy: Death by Environmental Junk Science
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #224 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Scholars React to California’s New Emissions Laws
Opinion -On Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a bill that requires the state to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, the most-stringent standards in the United States. -
Part 2: Al Gore’s movie, ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ Debated on its 10th Anniversary at Heartland
Opinion -The Heartland Institute recognized the 10th anniversary of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, when Heartland Institute Science Director Dr. Jay Lehr debated Colorado State professor Scott Denning. -
Louisiana Private Schools Accept Unfunded Voucher Students as State Cuts Funding
Opinion -Budget cuts affecting Louisiana’s school voucher program landed hundreds of students on private school waitlists, though several schools have agreed to accept the students without any certainty of receiving the funds. -
Democratic Platform Calls for End to Fossil Fuels, Prosecuting Climate Skeptics
Opinion -The energy and climate sections of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform calls for a national mobilization to fight climate change and ending the use of fossil fuels. -
Coloradans to Vote on Whether to Impose Statewide Single-Payer Health Care
Opinion -ColoradoCare, a single-payer health care system, is a ballot proposal on which Coloradans will vote this November. Doctors and policy experts say voters should reject it. -
Ohio to Require Medical Provider Price Transparency in 2017
Opinion -In January 2017, a law will take effect requiring health care providers to provide patients with written estimates of charges, the portion insurers will pay, and the patient's portion, in most cases. -
Warnings and Lessons 15 Years after 9/11 and the Afghan Invasion
Opinion -September 11, 2016 marked the 15th anniversary of the tragic events in New York City and Washington, D.C. -
Maine Lawmakers’ Entitlement Reform Builds on Previous Successes
Opinion -A bill approved by Maine lawmakers earlier this year took effect nearly twenty years after the passage of federal entitlement reforms, building on those reforms at the state level. -
Pennsylvania Lawmakers’ New ‘Netflix Tax’ Comes Online
Opinion -Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are extending the state’s sales tax to include digital purchases, such as Netflix subscriptions and iTunes Store purchases. -
Judge Orders Temporary Injunction Against Obama Administration Transgender Rules
Opinion -A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from requiring public schools to allow transgender -
Study: Wisconsin’s Renewable-Energy Mandate Has High Costs, Provides Few Jobs
Opinion -A recent study by the MacIver Institute shows Wisconsin’s ambitious effort to get an increasing amount of its electricity from renewable-energy sources has led to greater power costs and has failed to create a significant number of jobs. -
The Government Is Eviscerating Private Property Rights. Again
Opinion -The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution reads, in part, as follows: “No person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” -
Will the Federal Communications Congress Try to Unlock Copyright Licensing?
Opinion -Multiple sources indicate the FCC is on path to include in its final proposed AllVid set-top box order a de facto FCC office of copyright licensing to try and politically paper over obvious policy and enforcement gaps in FCC authority. -
America’s First Freedom Doesn’t Just Protect Political Speech
Opinion -The modern U.S. Supreme Court grants more First Amendment protection to political discourse than to other forms of expression, such as commercial advertising. The court holds that political discourse enjoys a “preferred position.” -
The Continuing Relevance of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action’
Opinion -Ludwig von Mises’s majestic magnum opus, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, was published on September 14, 1949. In the nearly seven decades since its appearance, Human Action has come to be recognized as one of the truly great classics. -
Shoddy Science Shields Paternalistic Pop Tax
Opinion -With no solid scientific evidence proving sugary drinks cause obesity more than any other sugary product, soda tax activists are desperate for proof their crusade will at once stop people from drinking killer Cokes and make them healthy.