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Pediatric Group Faces RICO Lawsuit For Its Vaccine Push
Publication -On January 21, 2026, the advocacy organization, Children’s Health Defense (CHD), and additional plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), alleging a “decades-long racketeering scheme” to conceal vaccine risks. According to the 55-page complaint, the AAP has violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for years by misleading the […] -
Heartland Institute Responds to American Homeownership Act
Opinion -‘Both parties need to learn that government intervention does not remedy government intervention’ -
America Literally Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -Despite the dire financial situation of the national government, democratic socialism is more popular than ever. -
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Social Media Companies, Plaintiffs, Analysts Dispute Case for Age Restrictions
Publication -The case is one of several set for this year, including one in which school districts are suing social media companies over alleged harms of social media to children. -
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk, VA License Plate Surveillance Network
Publication -The Supreme Court also recognized that, while any given movement is public, the sum of one's movements is private, Soyfer said. -
Life, Liberty, Property #136: Are the Fears About the Economy Justified?
Opinion -Overall, the U.S. economy is not yet where it should be, though the doom talk today is overstated and politically motivated. What is most damaging about the mismatch between today’s economic myth and reality is the false conclusions about economic policy its advocates send. -
Degraded Schools
Opinion -Nat Malkus, a senior fellow in education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, oversees the Return to Learn Tracker, which monitors chronic absenteeism in U.S. schools. His latest report, released in early February, includes data from 39 states and Washington, DC. He states that after reaching a high of 29 percent in the 2021–22 […] -
Could California Be a National Security Risk For America?
Opinion -With no crude oil pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply, and the infrastructure of oil refineries from the other 49 States. Thus, all in-state California transportation fuel demands for ships, airports, cars, and trucks is stressing in-state refineries: Beyond chemistry, hydrocarbons underpin physical mobility. Collectively, […] -
Seattle Socialists Should Be Sleepless
Opinion -While New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in the national limelight for many months, his democratic socialist colleague in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson, has mostly remained under the radar. A few weeks ago, Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which calls for $14 billion in new spending, even though New York […] -
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Trump Administration Drops Medicaid Data to Crackdown on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Publication -Government watchdog spending groups have a new opportunity to investigate Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse – an “unprecedented” data drop by the U.S government. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its “open data platform” on February 14, 2026. Noting the “unprecedented” data release, Open the Books, a project of the non-profit organization […] -
State Education Standards Should Matter More
Opinion -In the United States, education is primarily under the purview of the states. Although the federal government has taken a larger role since the creation of the Department of Education in 1979 and the passage of laws like No Child Left Behind in 2002, education pedagogy generally remains under the sole discretion of state entities. […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Praise End of ESG at Vanguard
Opinion -Settlement of landmark lawsuit ‘a powerful blow against the runaway ESG agenda’ -
Climate Change Weekly # 572— Urban Heat Island Effect Is Real, University of East Anglia Admits
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
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Courts, Psychiatrists, Researchers Weigh Risks of Social Media Use for Minors
Publication -The first of several trials set for this year concerning the alleged addictiveness of social media and its effects on the mental health of young people began this month in Los Angeles, reports PBS News. A 19-year-old woman referred to as “K.G.M.” claims that early social media exposure, coupled with the failure of social media […] -
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Congress Gives Organ Procurement Organizations Faster Access to Medical Records
Publication -Tucked inside the 1,059-page appropriations bill President Donald Trump signed into law on February 5, 2026, is a provision allowing organ procurement organizations (OPOs) to have “remote electronic access” to the medical records of “potential” organ donors. The health reform advocacy group, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), discovered the language on about […] -
Global Elites Clinging to Green Policies Are Clueless
Opinion -Global elites who cling to “green” policies cannot explain how the more than 341,000 wind turbines currently on the planet will make: Wind turbines only generate electricity but cannot make any products for life as we know it. The world populated from one to eight billion in less than 200 years from the more than […] -
Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda Will Squeeze the Middle Class
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, while warning that he might have to “ balance the budget on the backs of working and middle class New Yorkers.” Unlike the federal government, which can print money to cover budget deficits, states and […] -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Considers Forced Labor Prevention Legislation to Add Morality to State Purchasing Power
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The New Jersey legislature is currently considering New Jersey Assembly Bill 1284, legislation that would create space between New Jersey and China, improve the global supply chain, and use the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. New Jersey House Bill 1284 would prohibit New […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #135: The Great Battle Behind the Trump Tariff Case
Opinion -The majority’s decision accords with the Court’s recent attention to its “major questions” doctrine and precedents, an ongoing effort to clarify the constitutional separation of powers under which the federal government is supposed to operate ... -
A Strong Economy Doesn’t Have a Citizenry That Is $18.8 Trillion in Debt
Opinion -Starting in the 1970s, the U.S. government began stupidly helping Big Business convert America into a 70 percent consumption economy. Which now means: For every $10 of U.S. economic activity, $7 is spending money. Which means any little economic hiccup – is awful for the U.S. economy. And explains why anytime there is even a little […] -
New York City Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
Opinion -On February 17, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, bringing the grand total of what he wants to spend in FY 2027 to more than $127 billion. Mamdani notes that he “inherited” a “fiscal crisis” “from the prior Administration,” which is […] -
The Impact of New York City’s Rental Stabilization Laws
Opinion -Democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani now has a nearly clear path to implement rent freezes in New York City for rent stabilized tenants after three Rent Guidelines Board members resigned this month, allowing Mamdani to appoint six new members to the nine-member board. If the board decides to vote in favor rent […] -
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Latest Murder-Suicides by Transgenders Raise Questions about Physician Culpability – Interview
Publication -On February 10, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootsellaar, who identified as a female, shot to death seven people, including his mother and step-brother, and injured two dozen others in British Columbia before turning the gun on himself. On February 16, Robert Dorgan, in a murder-suicide, shot to death his ex-wife and son at a Rhode Island […] -
Research & Commentary: West Virginia Creates Space Between China and Forced Labor with New Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The West Virginia legislature is currently considering West Virginia House Bill 4586, legislation that would create space between West Virginia and China, improve the global supply chain, and use the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. West Virginia House Bill 4586 would prohibit West […]
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