The Heartland Institute

Browse Heartland

Search/Filter
Topics
Select Topic
Type
All
Clear Filters

  • America’s Tax Confusion

    Published April 24, 2014
    Opinion -
    On April 15, nearly 90 percent of American adults filed their income tax returns for the 2013 tax year. And at the end of that day, I finished drinking a glass of truly tremendous bourbon; 130 proof seems appropriate to numb the pain.

  • Gold, the Economy and Outlook

    Published April 3, 2014
    Opinion -
    In 2013 the price of gold bullion lost 28 percent and closed near its low for the year. It was the first annual decline since 2000 and the worst since 1981.

  • Predicting America’s Future

    Published October 22, 2013
    Opinion -
    One of the great parlor games of pundits, politicians, journalists, and just about everyone else is predicting the future.

  • The Real Lesson of Detroit: Change or Die

    Published July 30, 2013
    Opinion -
    One thing that has become evident about Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing is that the city’s problems, though dire, are by no means unique and are in fact just a more extreme case of the situation that faces many other big U.S.

  • Faith and Belief, Loyalty and Love

    Published June 8, 2012
    Opinion -
    [The following essay is based on remarks delivered at CPAC-Chicago on June 8, 2012.]In June, the world celebrated the 68th anniversary of the Allies’ invasion of Normandy, one of most courageous and important military events in all of recorded history.

  • U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on California Video Game Ban

    Published May 6, 2010
    Opinion -
    The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a constitutional challenge to California’s ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors.

  • Race to the Top Follows Tortuous, Imprecise Course

    Published May 3, 2010
    Opinion -
    The Race to the Top is beginning to resemble a marathon with bizarre twists and turns that take runners in divergent directions with differing degrees of difficulty.

  • Consumer Power Report #191

    Published August 21, 2009
    Opinion -
    A new survey by United Benefits Advisors finds that enrollment in consumer-driven plans now exceeds that of HMOs. The survey included more than 12,000 employers and discovered that 15.4 percent of all employees are now in CD plans, compared to 13.

  • Hands-Free Bills Advance in Colorado, Michigan

    Published July 1, 2009
    Opinion -
    Lawmakers in Colorado and Michigan are considering bills mandating the use of hands-free devices when talking on cell phones while driving.The Colorado bill (HB 09-1094) was expected to reach the desk of an amenable Gov. Bill Ritter (D) by summer.

  • New York State Needs Tax and Spending Caps

    Published July 3, 2008
    Opinion -
    Separated by three decades and 3,000 miles, pressure to limit government spending and taxes has moved from California to New York.

  • Net Neutrality and Spectrum Auctions

    Published April 1, 2008
    Opinion -
    The just-completed FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting and surprises.

  • Property Rights Should Apply to Spectrum, Too

    Published September 1, 2007
    Opinion -
    The upcoming FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting and surprises. [See story, page 1.

  • Heartland Institute Experts Take Issue with Democrats’ ‘Innovation Agenda’

    Published May 29, 2007
    Opinion -
    In late April, the U.S. House of Representatives took the first of many anticipated steps to implement the Democrats’ “Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness.

  • Embryonic Stem Cells Create New California Gold Rush

    Published January 1, 2005
    Opinion -
    A far-reaching stem cell research ballot measure passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in California on November 2, winning support across political, ideological, and religious lines.

  • Economists Warn of Dangers of Drug Importation, Price Controls

    Published February 1, 2004
    Opinion -
    We are deeply concerned about proposed legislation to remove pharmaceutical companies’ ability to control the importation of their products.

  • 05/2003 State Update

    Published May 1, 2003
    Opinion -
    Colorado * Connecticut * Georgia * Iowa Maine * Massachusetts * North Carolina * Vermont COLORADO ACLU Challenges Medicaid Cuts The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a lawsuit attempting to prevent the state from balancing its

  • Democrats Rally ‘Round Gephardt National Health Care Plan

    Published April 29, 2003
    Opinion -
    House Democrats are meeting April 29, 2003, at a health care forum to discuss how the party can expand its focus beyond the prescription drug agenda to a larger plan to include limiting health care cost increases.

  • The Lone Mountain Compact

    Published March 1, 2001
    Opinion -
    The phenomenon of urban sprawl has become a major controversy throughout the United States. The Political Economy Research Center (PERC) recently brought a number of scholars and writers to the Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana to address the issue.

  • Recommended Books on Free-Market Environmentalism

    Published August 1, 2000
    Opinion -
    Top Picks Six books, two of them brand new and three dating back as far as 1993, deliver a complete overview of environment issues from a sound science, market-based perspective.

What's New

June 16, 2026
Research & Commentary: Ohio Needs Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Energy 
June 15, 2026
Health Care Quality Improvement Act Compromises Patient Care, Punishes Ethical Practitioners, Doctors Charge
June 15, 2026
Life, Liberty, Property #149: Federal Reserve Assumptions Have to Change

Heartland Newsletters

The Heartland Institute offers free email subscriptions to all of its newsletters and monthly public policy newspapers.

Subscribe Now!