Opinion
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Low Interest Rates Cannot Save a House of Cards
Opinion -When is the price of some marketable good or service at or near zero? When either the supply of it is so plentiful that virtually any demand, no matter how great, can be satisfied. -
President Pushes for Faster Climate Action on Alaskan Tour
Opinion -In Anchorage, the first stop on a three-day trip to Alaska aimed at promoting his efforts to fight man-created climate change, President Barack Obama said, “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem. It is happening here; it is happening now. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Pope Francis’s Comments about the Climate Before Congress
Opinion -Pope Francis today delivered a speech before Congress that touched on many issues, including his concern that modern industrial society is doing irreparable harm to the planet. -
Clinton Doubles Down on Obamacare
Opinion -Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton vows to bolster and improve Obamacare, as she announced this week a sweeping new proposal to crack down on insurers to limit premium hikes and halt rising out-of-pocket health care costs. -
Report: Indiana Best, Montana Worst in School Choice
Opinion -The Center for Education Reform (CER) released its 2015 Parent Power Index in August, and the results show a significant disparity in parental empowerment among states. -
Obama Administration: Sage Grouse Not Endangered
Opinion -The Obama administration announced it will decline to give the greater sage grouse protected status as an endangered species. The administration credited voluntary land preservation programs for making an endangered listing unnecessary. -
Pope Francis: Before One Can Know What is Moral, He Must Know What is True
Opinion -As predicted in an article I wrote last week published inThe Federalist, Pope Francis is making climate change a signature issue during his visit to the United States. This morning, in remarks presented at the White House, Pope Francis commenced his U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts Respond to Pope Francis’s Comments on the Climate at White House
Opinion -Pope Francis, in remarks about the climate at a White House ceremony today, said “it seems clear to me ... that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. -
Black Leaders Fighting President’s Environmental Agenda
Opinion -A number of leaders -- activists and state and local politicians -- of the African American community are publicly fighting President Barack Obama’s aggressive environmental agenda. -
Heartland Daily Podcast – State Rep. Tom Morrison (IL): Illinois Politics and Heartland’s 31st Anniversary
Opinion -Illinois State Representative Tom Morrison joins Director of Communications Jim Lakely to talk about Heartland’s upcoming Benefit Dinner as well as the issues facing the state of Illinois. -
Green Bay Packers Model Gives Taxpayers Leverage in Stadium Deals
Opinion -Elected officials often say using taxpayer money to pay for the construction or renovation of sports stadiums is an easy way to boost local economies and revitalize the flagging fortunes of downtown areas. -
“Cadillac Tax” Likely to Scale Back Employee Benefits
Opinion -The “Cadillac tax,” a new tax under Obamacare taking effect in 2018, could force some employers to cut back or even eliminate employer-provided health care benefits for their workers. -
Unions Brace For Court Decision That Could End Forced Unionism
Opinion -In three months, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the potentially precedent-setting and game-changing Freidichs v California Teacher Association case. -
Sometimes You Can Fight the Government and Win
Opinion -National parks are among the most-loved amenities provided by the federal government, except by those thousands of people whose homes and businesses were demolished in recent years to make way for expansion, a problem much on the mind of Maine Governor -
Democrat Candidates Aim for Single-Payer Health Care
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #474 At a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton outlined some of the key health care programs she plans to enact if elected president in November 2016. -
Not All Energy is Created Equal
Opinion -Congress has taken action that actually advances free markets and limits government intrusion. -
Book Offers Wide Range of Reasons to Dislike Common Core
Opinion -Review of Common Ground on Common Core: Voices from across the Political Spectrum Expose the Realities of the Common Core State Standards, Kirsten Lombard, ed., Resounding Books, 2014, 436 pages: $25.00 on Amazon. -
Addressing America’s Opioid Addiction Epidemic
Opinion -Every day in the United States 44 people die from overdoses of prescription painkillers, more than quadruple the number they were just 15 years ago. According to the U.S. -
Economies Collapsing, Middle East Imploding – and Obama & Pals Obsess Over … the Climate!
Opinion -The Middle East is imploding. Islamic State butchers are annihilating Christian and other communities. Putin is sending arms to Assad. -
Louisiana Governor Signs Common Core Compromise Bills
Opinion -Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has signed into law three bills designed to create a compromise between Common Core supporters and opponents. -
Community Schools are Not Just a Fantasy! – Part 2
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Bonnie O'Neil - We should have known America was in for major changes when Michelle Obama stated: “We are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to -
Federal District Court Blocks Obama Water Rule
Opinion -A federal judge in North Dakota issued a ruling blocking the Obama administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, hours before it was due to take effect on August 28. -
Solution to Government Overreach Is in the Constitution
Opinion -Each new day brings another story of bad legislation and worse court decisions giving certain classes of people advantages denied to the rest of the people. -
Trial Trolls
Opinion -Over the last several decades, trial lawyers have found increasingly "creative" ways to use the legal system to enable themselves to cart off huge portions of legal settlements for themselves.