Opinion
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Much at Steak in EPA’s Latest Beef
Opinion -The recent release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 600-page methane rule was the latest skirmish in the war on methane, but the next battle will be felt at your supermarket. -
Study: States Supporting Green Energy Have Higher Electricity Prices
Opinion -States promoting renewable energy through subsidies, mandates, and other programs have the highest electricity costs in the nation, according to an analysis by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF). -
The Reasonable Road to Reasonable Health Care
Opinion -Review of Reviving America: How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity (2016), by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames, McGraw-Hill Education, 2016, 224 pages; ISBN-13: 978-1259641121: $17. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V ConventionDuring its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Assembly of State Legislatures (ASL) on Friday fully ratified a set of procedures and rules for an Article V -
Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe
Opinion -Genetically modified (GM) crops, agricultural plants which have had their DNA modified using genetic engineering techniques, are safe to eat and do not harm the environment, according to a report issued in May by the National Academies of Sciences, -
Reasons to Oppose a Carbon Tax
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #216 On June 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution sponsored by Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would harm the economy and should not be enacted. -
Remaining Presidential Contenders Differ Radically on Climate, Fossil Fuels
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #213 Donald Trump’s views on climate change and energy production differ radically from those held by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. -
Liberals, Your Shibboleth is Showing
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Ed Ingold - Radical Islamic terrorism raised its ugly head again this weekend when 49 individuals were killed in Orlando, Florida, by a gunman's rampage that represents the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. -
FCC’s Competition Policy Blind Spot for Dominant “Edge” Incumbents – GAFA
Opinion -The evidence increasingly proves that Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, companies collectively known as “GAFA,” are the dominant consumer-technology, “edge” platforms/incumbents in their respective communication sector markets of: information, -
Arizona Reinstates Children’s Health Insurance Program After Six Years
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How to Utterly Destroy a Place – Socialism in Venezuela
Opinion -During WWII, the U.S. dropped conventional explosives, fire bombs and atomic bombs on Japan. The U.S. and the U.K. together conducted massive bombing attacks on Germany, destroying cities, factories, oil refineries and transportation infrastructure. -
Article V Constitutional Amendments, Part 1
Opinion -Like a lot of Americans, I have been thinking for a long time that our nation is on the wrong track. -
Policy Diagnosis: Federal ‘Meaningful Use’ Regulations Killed Health Record Innovation
Opinion -Editor’s note: Doctors in private practice were innovating to provide top-flight electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) long before the federal government’s Meaningful Use program imposed counterproductive reporting -
Group Campaigns to Reverse Cuts to Louisiana School Voucher Program
Opinion -The Louisiana legislature approved Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) proposed 14 percent cut to the state’s school voucher program. -
Restoring the Constitution Would Repay a Debt to Veterans
Opinion -In addition to commemorating the 651,031 Americans who lost their lives in wars, Memorial Day and other soon-to-be-celebrated patriotic commemorations — such as Flag Day and Independence Day — should inspire elected officials to act as soon as possible -
G-7 Nations Promote Traditional Energy Development
Opinion -The Group of Seven (G-7), an informal bloc of industrialized democratic countries, announced they plan to promote investments in oil and gas projects to ensure the availability of a steady stream of supply. -
Miami Taxicab Companies Sue County Government Over Uber Legalization
Opinion -After local lawmakers voted to allow peer-to-peer transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate in Miami-Dade County, Florida, taxicab company owners filed a lawsuit against the county government, demanding $1 billion in taxpayer -
Whistleblower Hits College Board for SAT Changes
Opinion -school-choice-weekly -School Choice Weekly #141 -
EPA Raises 2017 Ethanol Mandate
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards (RFS) would raise the amount of biofuels required to be blended into gasoline and diesel from 18.11 billion gallons in 2016 to 18.8 billion gallons. -
U.S. House Members Unveil Banking Reform Bill
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives has rolled out a plan to ease federal restrictions on banks in an effort to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance and start to decrease federal government control over the economy. -
Pennsylvania Charter School Reform Progress Remains Slow
Opinion -Two charter school reform bills have been slowly making their way through a drawn-out tweaking process on their way to their respective legislative chamber floors in Pennsylvania. State Rep. -
Minnesota Gov. Dayton Calls for Gas Tax Hike, Higher Spending
Opinion -State lawmakers rejected Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton’s (D) proposal to increase government spending and tax increases, prompting Dayton to refuse to call a special legislative session to resolve drafting errors in a recently passed tax bill. -
Google Is Rigging Searches For Hillary Clinton
Opinion -This is huge news - but it is hardly surprising.Google - President Barack Obama’s biggest crony in a sea full of armadas full of legions of Obama cronies - has been cozying up to the woman Obama just endorsed to succeed him: Hillary Clinton.