Opinion
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New Utah Power Plants Restricted by Referendum
Opinion -Sevier County, Utah voters have approved a referendum requiring public approval for new coal-fired power plants, placing severe restrictions on the ability of power companies to meet growing electricity demand in the region. -
New York State Proposes Ban on Insect Foggers
Opinion -New York is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban insect foggers—often known as bug bombs—from store shelves and require the devices be operated only by certified pesticide professionals. -
North Carolinians Rally for School Choice
Opinion -More than 850 parents, children, community leaders, and politicians from across North Carolina congregated in Charlotte just before Election Day when a school choice advocacy group held a rally to allow gubernatorial candidates to speak with citizens and -
Nuclear Energy Promise Is Brighter than Ever
Opinion -Editors’ note: The following article is the first part of testimony delivered by Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr, Ph.D. before the Colorado legislature on September 16. -
Senior Citizens Press Demand to Opt Out of Medicare, Retain Social Security Benefit
Opinion -A bill before the U.S. House of Representatives and a lawsuit in federal district court both aim to overturn a government policy preventing payment of Social Security benefits to senior citizens who do not enroll in Medicare. -
Supreme Court to Rule on Consumer Lawsuit Preemption
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether the federal government can protect drug companies from being sued in state courts. The case, Wyeth v. -
Trial Lawyers Seek Lead Paint Bonanza
Opinion -Funded with billion-dollar contingent fees from the late 1990s tobacco litigation, lawyers have been attacking companies that sold lead-based paint 50 to 100 years ago. These cases allege what was legal then is now a “public nuisance. -
U.N. Conference to Be Funded by Carbon Business Interests
Opinion -The renewable power industry and other corporate entities who stand to profit from international carbon dioxide restrictions are funding the United Nations’ March 2009 International Scientific Conference, casting severe doubt on the -
Unions Press for ‘Card Check’ Voting
Opinion -In the face of steadily declining union membership, labor union bosses have made the euphemistically dubbed Employee Free Choice Act—also known as “card check”—a top legislative priority. -
Voters Hold Line on Fiscal Ballot Issues
Opinion -“Change” was an oft-heard mantra in the 2008 election campaign season, but according to a post-election analysis of more than 100 state and local ballot measures, voters often chose prudent stability—instead of change—in matters -
Wealthy States Get in Line for Federal Handouts
Opinion -California, New York, and other wealthy states are facing large budget deficits, and lawmakers and governors are proposing fixes ranging from higher taxes and less spending to requests for federal handouts. -
Web Replaces Doctors as Patients’ Top Health Information Source
Opinion -A study by New York-based Manhattan Research has found people more frequently turn to the Internet for health information than seek information from their doctor. An estimated 145 million U.S. -
Wind Farms Threaten Endangered Whooping Cranes
Opinion -More than six decades of painstaking conservation efforts that have brought the majestic whooping crane back from the brink of extinction may come undone because of the proliferation of wind farms in the United States. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-24
Opinion -Legal Damages Get rid of lawyers altogether, urges Philip Howard, chairman of the legal reform organization Common Good, in his new book, Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans From Too Much Law. -
‘Tis the Season for Global Warming Scaremongering
Opinion -‘Twas once again the season for global warming scaremongering this month. -
Facts Contradict Alarmist Global Warming Assertions
Opinion -In a pair of recent editorials claiming humans are causing a global warming crisis, Ben Bova of the Naples Daily News disparages mere “assertions” while saying people need to rely on “observable, measurable facts. -
Science Director Jay Lehr on Dobbs, Limbaugh
Opinion -Heartland Science Director Jay Lehr appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN December 18 to debunk the charge that global warming was causing what Dobbs thought was an unusual spate of bad weather--snow, ice, cold--in some areas. -
Commissioner Tyler Should Stick to His Knitting
Opinion -Maryland’s insurance commissioner, Ralph Tyler, far exceeded his authority in holding a hearing on so-called “concierge medicine” on December 19. -
The Bailout List Keeps Growing
Opinion -Word comes today that the queue for bailout money is lengthening, with commercial real estate developers the latest sector rattling its cup for taxpayers’ money. -
Re-Regulation Not the Answer
Opinion -In “Consider cost of deregulation” (October 5), Barbara Ann Radnofsky argues that efforts by Texas legislators to deregulate certain businesses were responsible for many of the difficulties facing Texas today. -
Limiting Consumer Choice Is Bad Policy
Opinion -Critics of payday lending have managed to convince voters in Ohio and Arizona to force payday lenders out of their states. -
Move Towards a National Model
Opinion -Insurers face increasing competition from financial institutions for products the insurers alone once provided. -
Think Before You Ban
Opinion -Voters will soon be able to decide whether or not the Ohio legislature will be allowed to cut off one of the few financing options that remain for many families, payday lending. -
Shifting Risk Places Taxpayers at Risk
Opinion -In a recent development in Florida’s chaotic property and casualty insurance market, more than 110,000 policies were moved through the state’s “takeout program” from Citizens into six new “private” companies, many