Opinion
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Heartland Daily Podcast – Chris Hughes: On the Front Lines of the FDA’s War on Vaping
Opinion -Chris Hughes, owner of Fat Cat Vapor Shop, former president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association or SFATA, joins the podcast to to talk about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new deeming rules on vaping. -
FDA Study: Cancer Risks Nearly Nil for 1-2 Cigars Per Day
Opinion -The FDA, which now regulates cigars, has taken the position that “cigar smoking carries many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking.” -
Democrats Now Want To Preemptively Punish Climate Change Pre-Crimes
Opinion -In the Tom Cruise-starring science-fiction-future-flick “Minority Report”: “A special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes.” These were called “Pre-Crimes.” Objection, Your Honor: Assuming facts not yet in evidence. -
Awaiting a Second ‘Dear Hillary’ Letter
Opinion -One constant in the education world over the past 25 years has been the periodic release of reports warning that American workers will be unable to compete in the global economy unless education becomes a seamless web of a government-managed workforce. -
New York Bails Out Nuclear Plants to Cut Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
Opinion -New York State’s Public Service Commission voted to adopt a “Clean Energy Standard,” which mandates the state get at least 50 percent of its electricity from renewable-energy sources and requires a 40 percent cut to greenhouse-gas by 2030. -
Social Media Users Score Lower on Tests, Study Finds
Opinion -A study examining the test scores of thousands of 15-year-old students found those who play online video games perform better than average in math, reading, and science, and those who use social media have worse-than-average scores. -
Take Heart, Liberty Will Prevail
Opinion -Election years are depressing experiences for friends of freedom. The campaign stump, invariably, brings out even more of the worst in mainstream politicians who make their living by making promises they cannot keep through spending other people’s money. -
Policy Diagnosis: A Telemedicine Pioneer and the New Health Care Frontier
Opinion -health-care-news -While on call to serve patients in six states by telemedicine, Dr. Jeffrey English explained how telehealth is the new frontier in medicine. -
North Carolina Expands Voucher Program
Opinion -North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed a budget that extends and increases funding for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program over the next twelve years. -
Political Parties Issue Calls for Constitutional Amendment Conventions
Opinion -Both major political parties are embracing the idea of using the Article V amendment process to enact constitutional changes, but they disagree on what changes should be made to how the federal government operates. -
Oregon Voters Consider Big Taxes on Businesses
Opinion -This November, voters in Oregon will be asked to approve a ballot measure that would hike taxes on businesses in the state. -
From Fracking to Flatulence: The All-out Assault on Methane
Opinion -What is the “biggest unfinished business for the Obama administration?” -
You First Need Government’s Permission To Repair Your Flood Ravaged Home
Opinion -And many, many other ways government is stupid, imperious, and an impediment to progress and the marketplace. -
State Agencies Plan Road User Fee Pilot Programs
Opinion -Lawmakers in several states are applying for federal government grants, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, to fund programs to study the viability of implementing mileage-based user fees (MBUFs). -
Government Policies May Drive Doctor Shortages in Unhealthiest States
Opinion -State medical boards, government-protected monopolies, and jackpot juries could be keeping doctors out of Arkansas and Mississippi. -
Celebrating 20 years of successful welfare reform
Opinion -Aug. 22 marks the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton and congressional Republicans’ bipartisan Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). -
Doctors Want Face Time With Patients, Not Screen Time With CMS
Opinion -The health care industry has entered a brave new world in which doctors spend up to half the length of each appointment looking past their patients at their computer monitors. -
Trump Relaunches Economic Plan in Detroit
Opinion -At a speech in Detroit in August, presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) relaunched his to-do list for economic reform if elected in November. -
Study: Louisiana Trails South, Nation in Emergency Health Crisis Readiness
Opinion -The state scored below average in all six of the study's categories rating preparedness to deal with a public health crisis. -
Texas Education Agency Looking Into Complaints of Charter School Chain Following Turkish Government Complaints
Opinion -The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is investigating a network of public charter schools in the state following complaints filed on behalf of the Turkish government. -
Michigan Diocese Adopts Classical Curriculum, Rejects Common Core
Opinion -The Diocese of Marquette in Michigan is in the process of adopting a Catholic liberal arts curriculum for all of its schools, instead of using the Common Core State Standards. -
Democrats’ Barriers to Free Speech
Opinion -Democrats' grand plan for this election year doesn't seem to include free speech. -
An Engaging Exploration of Progressive Policy Failures
Opinion -We Have Seen the Future and It Looks Like Baltimore, written by political commentators Craig Smith and Lowell Ponte, shows readers why people’s simmering frustrations with the political status quo are coming to a boil. -
Heartland Weekly – Celebrating 20 Years of Successful Welfare Reform
Opinion -If you are actively engaged in efforts in support of an Article V convention – and we hope you are! – you owe it to yourself to devote a few minutes to reading Natelson’s analysis.
