Opinion
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Public School System, Not Vouchers, Is What’s Unfair
Opinion -A recent op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution unfairly claims vouchers are cheating poor students out of quality schools, but the evidence shows exactly the opposite is true. -
Pickens’ Windy Scheme Will Leave Taxpayers Holding the Bag
Opinion -T. Boone Pickens is a smart businessman. In fact, he’s a genius at it. -
Big Politicians Ought to Start Their Own Oil Company
Opinion -Major oil companies are currently targets of both political parties. High oil prices are the reason. Everyone in Washington is blaming big oil and speculators. If all politicians agree on who causes the high prices, can everyone be wrong? In a word, yes. -
Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth
Opinion -In your article “Thanks to the Government, Student Loans Are a Better Bargain,” Kim Clark encourages new college students to take advantage of federal student loan programs in the aftermath of the Sallie Mae bailout. -
A Lurking Bailout
Opinion -The student loan industry lies at a crossroads. Sinking profits from weakening credit and securities markets have led many major private student loan lenders to be more judicious with their resources. -
The Schaumburg Airport Boondoggle
Opinion -Dear Editor: As a Schaumburg resident and taxpayer I am quite displeased to see the village committing more taxpayer money to a failing government boondoggle (“New hangar back in plans for Schaumburg Airport” August 13). -
Because Hurricane Season Has Started
Opinion -Just as the first hurricane to make landfall in 2008 sputters across Florida, the global warming alarmists have begun chanting their “humans-are-causing-hurricanes” mantra before a restive group of coastal residents. -
Don’t Raise Taxes, Governor
Opinion -Governor Patrick was quoted this week say, “We are going to need some additional revenue. Does that come in taxes? I don’t know” (“Mass. governor doesn’t know if new taxes needed,” August 11). -
The Immovable Object
Opinion -Consumer protection can be a double-edged sword, with unforeseen secondary effects far outweighing the benefits of a new policy. -
A Risk-Filled Future?
Opinion -Dear Editor: The property and casualty insurance market in Florida lies at a crossroads. -
Telling John McCain To Go Home: For The Children
Opinion -U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), former prisoner, should consider the logistics involved in reviving tax-supported school scholarships for 500 special-needs students in Arizona. -
Fast Food Bans Kill Jobs for Youth and Diminish Revenues
Opinion -The city of San Jose is threatening to enact legislation preventing fast-food restaurants from locating near schools in inner-city neighborhoods. -
Mayor Daley, Stop Raising Taxes
Opinion -A few weeks ago, the mayor said the city’s $420 million deficit was “not Mayor Daley’s debt” (“Under pressure, Daley to release preliminary budget,” August 11). Let’s take a look at that claim. -
Citizens to Legislature: “Cut Spending Now!”
Opinion -The fact that 80 percent of New York voters agree with Governor Patterson that spending should be cut instead of increasing taxes is very encouraging (August 19, “People’s Choice: Less Spending”). -
Freight Rail Expansion Is a Boon for Commuters
Opinion -Freight rail is one of the best free-market ways to relieve Chicago’s transportation problems and local leaders should be wary of unjustifiably attacking its expansion (August 12, “Monster trains coming down the tracks?”). -
Lord Monckton Thrashes DeSmog Blog Editor in High-Profile Global Warming Debate
Opinion -Lord Christopher Monckton, a global warming expert and former senior policy advisor to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has challenged Al Gore, and other ardent proponents of the theory that humans are causing a global warming crisis, to -
N.J. Legislator Says Global-Warming Regs Blown Away by New Scientific Data
Opinion -TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Doherty today (Aug. 15) said new scientific data justify repealing the state’s wide-ranging list of regulations aimed at reducing global warming. The Republican urged Democratic Gov. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-14
Opinion -The Needle and the Damage Done An Ohio prison inmate is suing prison officials alleging he’s too fat to be executed. -
Heartland Institute Analysts Ask NOAA to Withdraw Synthesis Report
Opinion -The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has overstepped its authority and is attempting to push an alarmist agenda of global warming peril by making informed public comment impossible, policy and legal analysts for The Heartland -
Pols’ Interest in Drug Reimportation Is Passé–for Good Reasons
Opinion -It’s funny how little we hear about “drug reimportation” these days. Oh, yes, it’s in the campaigns of both Senators McCain and Obama, but that just illustrates how out of touch they are. -
Consumer Power Report #140
Opinion -Our Consumer Education Workshop on September 3 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a great event. To get the detailed information, go to http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm? -
Second Global Warming Skeptics Conference Announced
Opinion -The organizers of a March 2008 conference that brought together more than 500 scientists, economists, and other experts on global warming today unveiled plans to hold a second conference on March 8-10, 2009, once again in New York City. -
Resourcefulness, Not Taxes, Will Solve Deficit
Opinion -In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson said, “a wise and frugal government is the sum of a good government. -
Smokers Already Pay Their Fair Share
Opinion -Smokers more than pay their “fair share,” doling out $73.5 million to the state government in excise and sales taxes in 2007. Cigarette taxes are craftily presented as a tax increase that affects only smokers, but that isn’t the case.