Opinion
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Vermont Patient-Monitoring App Has Massive Potential
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #503 Boston-based PatientPing has developed a new application that helps doctors monitor their patients’ activities at other health care facilities, an innovation some are saying could help lower costs and improve patient care. -
Texas AG Fights for Private Property Owners against Federal Land Claims
Opinion -A U.S. District court in Texas recently approved the State of Texas as an intervening party to a lawsuit challenging the U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Oklahoma Senate’s Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Oklahoma state Senate on Tuesday afternoon approved by a 30 to 16 vote Senate Joint Resolution 4, a combined application for an Article V convention backed by the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force and Convention of States. -
Taxpayers Finance Anti-Pipeline Activists
Opinion -An obscure program nestled deep in the bowels of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is funneling taxpayer money to environmental activists who oppose natural gas pipelines, according to an investigative report issued by InsideSources. -
Having Destroyed US Coal Industry, Democrats and Eco Allies are Now Attacking all Fossil Fuels
Opinion -The great white environmentalist sharks smell blood in the water. -
Study: Taxes are Costliest Part of Providing Telecom Services
Opinion -Study: Taxes are Costliest Part of Providing Telecom Services Johnny Kampis A study on rural broadband found that — wait for it — taxes are far and away the largest cost involved in providing telecommunications services. -
On Climate, We’re Manipulated by Sleight of Hand
Opinion -Perhaps you watched the Earth Day news coverage of the “historic” ceremonial signing of the Paris Climate Agreement during which representatives from 175 countries walked up to the stage in the General Assembly hall at the United Nations headquarters in -
Study Shows High U.S. Nuclear Power Costs Are Due to Excessive Regulations
Opinion -The high and continually rising costs associated with building nuclear power plants in the United States were not inevitable, say the authors of a new study in Energy Policy. -
7 Top Takeaways from EU’s Google-Android-Tying Charges
Opinion -The European Commission has charged Alphabet-Google with abusing its dominance in the market for “general Internet search services,” by implementing an Android “strategy of mobile devices to preserve and strengthen its dominance in general Internet -
Get Ready To Ditch The SAT And ACT
Opinion -Decades from now, education historians may observe Common Core (CC) provoked a wave of activism that resulted in decentralizing U.S. education. -
Study Finds Electronic Payments Boost Economy, Jobs
Opinion -The electronic payments industry has revolutionized worldwide markets, making services like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, and touch and pay systems possible. As the industry grows and innovates, consider the effects of this technology on the US economy. -
Despite Gloomy News, Life is Actually Getting Better
Opinion -It seems the news these days is nothing but bad. -
Cato Scholar Presents Insight About New Direction for Supreme Court
Opinion -America's Future Foundation held an intimate briefing with a leading Supreme Court expert, Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute and Editor, Cato Supreme Court Review, on Monday, April 18, 2016, at the University Club of -
The Cold, Hard Truth About Global Warming Health Myths
Opinion -Multiple attorneys general in the United States celebrated the country’s 47th annual recognition of Earth Day on April 22 by issuing subpoenas to so-called global warming “deniers” in the preceding weeks. -
Chilling Scientific Inquiry
Opinion -In 2009, there was a massive email leak from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia. Supporters of global warming claimed the disclosures were out of context while opponents claimed they showed efforts to manipulate data. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Missouri House of Representatives’ Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Missouri House of Representatives approved House Concurrent Resolution 64 on Thursday by a vote of 105-43. HCR 64 is Missouri's application for an Article V convention. It's backed by Convention of States. -
Obama Administration Disregards Congress, Gives $500 Million to U.N. Climate Fund
Opinion -In a March 8 Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing, the U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to President Obama’s Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day
Opinion -Press Release -President Barack Obama plans to sign the controversial Paris climate agreement today, Earth Day. The nonbinding agreement was drawn up and approved by 196 countries at the U.N. -
Virginia House Approves Resolution Calling for Article V Convention
Opinion -Virginia lawmakers are considering a resolution calling for Congress to convene a national convention for the purpose of drafting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution and authorizing the state to participate. -
Congressman’s Bill Would Make Tax Reform Easy as ‘ABC’
Opinion -Congress is considering a major corporate tax reform bill its proponents say would help to slow the growth in the number of U.S.-based businesses merging with foreign competitors and leaving the country by repairing flaws in the tax system. In January, U. -
Senate Approves Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Bill
Opinion -On March 3, in a rare demonstration of bipartisanship on issues related to energy and the environment, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a comprehensive pipeline safety bill for the Great Lakes region. Sponsored by Sen. -
Alaska Lawmaker Offers Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Opinion -An Alaska state lawmaker is proposing new legal protections for the state’s residents by requiring local and state law enforcement agencies to obtain a criminal conviction before the government can confiscate an individual’s cash or property. -
Keep an Eye on this Key Takings Case at SCOTUS, Murr v. Wisconsin
Opinion -A government taking occurs when the regulatory strictures placed on a piece of property so limit its use that it is stripped of economic viability. Penn Central Transportation Co. v.