Opinion
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Constitutional Issues at Stake in Methane Lawsuits
Opinion -Constitutional scholars say states' lawsuits challenging EPA's new methane regulations are a form of interposition, defending citizens against federal overreach. -
Florida Court Dismisses Teachers Union Lawsuit Against Tax Credit Scholarships
Opinion -Florida’s First District Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (FTCSP), dismissing a lawsuit the state’s teachers union and other groups brought against the program. -
Bill Murray Reports: It’s Farm Bill Time. Again
Opinion -Let’s end the perpetual re-run. -
The FCC Now Wants To Create A TV Content Commission
Opinion -Having a free market was fun, wasn’t it? Unfortunately, more and more - the fun’s over. -
Massachusetts Gov. Baker Cuts State’s Regulatory ‘Dead Wood’
Opinion -State agencies in Massachusetts are continuing to revise thousands of state regulations and restrictions, cutting unnecessary or redundant government rules, and reducing regulatory barriers where possible. -
California Tobacco Tax Hike Would Do Little to Improve Health
Opinion -Californians will vote on a proposition in November that would increase the state’s tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack and add a new tax on e-cigarette products. -
Report: SolarCity/New York Government Alliance Puts Taxpayers at Risk
Opinion -New York State’s effort to bring jobs to Buffalo by luring solar-panel manufacturer SolarCity to the city could cost the state’s taxpayers nearly $1 billion, according to a new study. -
NYC Common Core-Aligned Test Results Spark Score-Inflation Debate
Opinion -Results from New York City’s (NYC) 2016 Common Core-aligned exams show significant gains in student proficiency, sparking a debate over whether the test scores are inflated. -
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 -Editorial -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.
