Opinion
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Heartland Weekly – Why the U.S. Has Suffered the Worst Economic Recovery Since the Great Depression
Opinion -Week of August 01, 2016 -
Democratic Insiders’ Climate Ads Not ‘Bipartisan’ as Claimed
Opinion -Three Democratic Party insiders, using a new environmental group they formed called Partnership for Responsible Growth (PRG), have created a media stir with a series of 12 advertisements espousing climate alarmism. -
In Health Care, Freedom Is the Only Way Forward
Opinion -The winners of this November’s election will have a unique opportunity to improve American healthcare. Neither higher taxes nor increased ObamaCare big government is the answer. -
House Speaker Ryan Rolls Out ‘Better Way’ Reform Agenda
Opinion -The top lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a comprehensive reform agenda, in which he proposes a set of economic policy reforms to reduce the size of government using conservative principles. -
Anaheim, California Lawmakers Say ‘Lights Out’ to Airbnb
Opinion -Anaheim, California lawmakers approved new regulations targeting companies such as Airbnb, a peer-to-peer economy company connecting tourists seeking short-term housing and hosts who provide places to stay. -
How Wisconsin Prosecutors Used State Power to Silence Patriots
Opinion -For much of the past 35 years O’Keefe, a Libertarian, has encouraged the establishment of independent political organizations to hold politicians accountable. -
New York Lawmakers Approve Expansion of State’s Film Tax-Credit Program
Opinion -New York State lawmakers approved a bill expanding the state’s film tax-credit program. -
San Francisco Principals Ignore School Board’s Rejection of Teach for America
Opinion -Some San Francisco elementary school principals have hired Teach for America (TFA) recruits for the 2016–17 school year, defying the board heading the San Francisco Unified School District. -
New Leadership for U.N. Environment Programs
Opinion -The United Nations has hired new leaders to tackle climate change and other environmental concerns. -
Freedom Rising … or Floating Away?
Opinion -Quarterly Performance Report Third Quarter, 2016 -
On Climate, Ad Hominem, Funding, and Facts
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #221 -
Let’s Not Pass The ‘CREATES Lawsuits-Undermines Patents’ Act
Opinion -We’ve written extensively about the bipartisan, awful, awfully mis-named Innovation and PATENT Acts. Bills which would undermine the ability of patent holders to protect their property from thieves. -
House Committee Approves Bill to Allow Post Offices to Offer Banking Services
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that would allow the struggling U.S. Postal Service (USPS), a quasi-government agency, to expand its government-granted monopoly into banking and delivery services. -
Bill to Reform California Teacher Tenure Rules Defeated in Committee
Opinion -A California bill that would reform the state’s teacher tenure process was defeated after failing to get enough votes while in the state’s Senate Education Committee. -
Ohio Offers to Match Medicaid Participants’ HSA Contributions 10 to 1—or Disenroll Them
Opinion -Medicaid recipients would pay no more than $99 per year into a state-funded HSA and roll unspent HSA funds into a "Bridge Account" to ease transition to commercial insurance. -
Study: Railroad Industry Keeps U.S. Economy on Track
Opinion -A new study examining the extent of the railroad industry’s impact on the overall strength of the nation’s economy shows railroad commerce generates more than $32.8 billion in tax revenue for local and state governments, in addition to employing millions. -
Physicians Flock to Summit on Innovative Direct Primary Care Model
Opinion -Free-market-minded physicians and policy analysts converged on Kansas City, Missouri to advance patient-centered health care reforms, as many prepare for a similar October summit. -
Interior Department Opens Hawaii’s Coasts to Wind Farms
Opinion -As part of the Obama administration’s Climate Action Plan, the Interior Department is accepting bids for offshore wind leases in two areas off the Hawaiian island of Oahu. -
Nevada High Court Considers Biggest School Choice Program Ever
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #147 -
Arizona ESA Program Receives Good Grade from State Audit
Opinion -State auditors have determined Arizona’s education savings account (ESA) program is operating at a high level. -
ObamaCare And Net Neutrality Are Doing Exactly The Damage Their Opponents Predicted
Opinion -Like with all huge new government power grabs, there are a few very predictable post-grab outcomes. Let’s look at a few through the prisms of relatively new grab Net Neutrality - and ObamaCare, a more vintage grab thus doing even more predicted damage. -
Give Special-Needs Kids Best Possible Education
Opinion -In 2015, Mississippi enacted the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program, creating education savings accounts for parents of special-needs students. -
Destructive Forest Fires are Due to – WHAT?
Opinion -First the Obama EPA came for coal mines, coal-fired power plants, miners, workers, investors, and all who depend on reliable, affordable electricity. -
The Renewable Fuel Standard: “Set Up for Fraud”
Opinion -Researcher Christine Lakatos and I, together, have produced the single largest body of work on green-energy crony-corruption. Our years of collaboration have revealed that those with special access and influence have cashed in on the various green-energy
