Opinion
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Biden’s FCC Is One Senate Vote Away from Being as Crazy as Biden’s FTC
Opinion -Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan’s attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Less has been said about her disregard for the rule of law and due process and the way senior FTC officials enable her. -
Climate Change Weekly #462: Green Technologies Are Dangerous, Not Ready for Prime Time
Opinion -With the recent spate of articles discussing fires caused by EV batteries and atop wind turbines, it seems the mainstream media is only now catching on to what we at The Heartland Institute, the airlines, and actual green technology users have long reported: green tech can be dangerous. -
Krugman’s Accounting of the National Debt is Jailworthy
Opinion -The national debt has risen at a blistering pace over recent decades and is now higher than any era of the nation’s history—even when adjusted for inflation, population growth, and economic growth (GDP). -
Whale Hell Looms in Massachusetts
Opinion -The potential damage to whales and other marine mammals is clearly huge, based on the official NOAA Fisheries impact authorization estimates. It is hard to see how this hell can be allowed under present laws, such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. -
DC’s One-Sided, In-the-Tank ‘Think Tank’ Discussions
Opinion -Washington-based “think tanks” have one job - to make what DC does look good. And until DC decides the veneer of “think tank” approval is no longer necessary - and pulls the funding plug? The show will go on. -
The Covid Lockdown Disaster: Three Years Later
Opinion -Beginning in March 2020, many bad decisions were made that will impact untold numbers of young people for the rest of their lives. -
The Math of Chaos: Why Weather and Climate Are Unpredictable
Opinion -There is no money in unpredictability, so the paid-for forecasts keep coming. Do not rely on them, because relying on a bad forecast is often worse than relying on none. -
Where Exactly Is This Property?
Opinion -That may or may not properly be called a cadastre, since the federal government will never pay taxes on its property. But I have a perfect name for it – a really good start. -
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Lauren Boebert to Speak at Heartland Institute Climate Conference on Feb. 24
Opinion -Other prominent keynote speakers include U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO); Jeff Clark, former Trump Administration DOJ official; Marlo Oaks, Treasurer of the State of Utah; Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace -
Herbert J. Walberg, a Leading Advocate of Parental Choice in Education, Passed Away on February 6.
Opinion -Herbert J. Walberg, one of the world’s most distinguished scholars of school productivity and reform and a leading advocate of parental choice in education, passed away on February 6, 2023. He was chairman emeritus of The Heartland Institute. Some obituaries can be found here: Chicago Tribune University of Illinois Chicago Hoover Institution Heartland Institute Dr. […] -
PRESS RELEASE: Public Interest Groups Demand Federal Regulators Reject the Virginia Offshore Wind Project to Save the Right Whale
Opinion -Dominion Energy hiding critical information concerning the project’s potential to destroy endangered North Atlantic right whale. -
Biden Admits He Has No Plans to Replace America’s Oil Infrastructure
Opinion -President Biden has no plans for the replacement of what is now manufactured from fossil fuels, which are supporting the 8 billion on this planet. -
Herbert J. Walberg, R.I.P.
Opinion -The death of Herbert J. Walberg, chairman emeritus at The Heartland Institute, is a loss to everyone who cares not just about improving schooling but about building and preserving a free society. -
Climate Change Weekly #461: Answering the Climate Inquisition
Opinion -Among the most-offensive labels the Climate Inquisition calls climate realists is the term “climate denier.” -
Rent Control Again?
Opinion -The solution to high rents is letting supply increase to meet demand. -
Pushback In The Culture Wars
Opinion -The country’s institutions are being decimated, but Gov. DeSantis and some state legislators are stepping up. -
Washington Governor Jay Inslee Mandates an All-electric State
Opinion -Renewables only generate electricity, but manufacture nothing for society. -
Everything That Needs Electricity Is Made With Oil
Opinion -Without products from oil, there will be no need for renewable electricity. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Ships Climate at a Glance Book to Thousands of Teachers Across America
Opinion -Book intended to be “supplemental” to standard curricula and counter alarmist narrative with facts on the climate that reflect current data and research -
Climate Change Weekly #460: Biden Offshoring Pollution, Environmental Injustice
Opinion -The threat to whales is hardly the only problem with Biden’s plan, as proven by an analysis of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project. -
Heartland Institute Ships Climate at a Glance Book to Thousands of Teachers Across America
Opinion -The 80-page book covers 30 climate topics often discussed in science classes, as well as among the general public and media, and provides the data to show the earth is not experiencing a climate crisis. -
Education Freedom Is on the Move
Opinion -School choice is picking up steam nationwide, and 2023 promises to be a great year. -
Feds Push Ignorance Defense for Whale Killing by Offshore Wind Development
Opinion -What NOAA Fisheries does not seem to be doing is looking at the potential adverse impact of the authorized wind site harassments on the monitored populations, especially whales. -
A Tale of Two Debacles
Opinion -Every organization will make mistakes. Economic freedom necessarily entails the freedom for businesses to mess up.