Opinion
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‘Drill Now’ Program Catches Fire
Opinion -Tired of paying $4.00 for gasoline, more than one million people have signed a petition urging the government to allow Americans to "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less. -
Minnesota Legislature Considers Expansion of Nuclear Power
Opinion -The Minnesota legislature will hold another round of hearings in early 2009 to consider allowing new nuclear power plant construction in the state. -
‘Connect Ohio’ Commits Bucks to Broadband
Opinion -With the launch of the ambitious Connect Ohio initiative and the inclusion of language authorizing up to $80 million in public funds for broadband deployment in a state economic stimulus package, Ohio taxpayers are spending significant sums to bring -
Google Takes Health Records Online
Opinion -Google's partnership with several hospitals to test its new service, Google Health, has spurred some in the policy community to question whether new legislation is needed to protect patients' privacy. -
Hansen Says GW Skeptics Should Be Tried
Opinion -NASA astronomer James Hansen, one of the most visible and vocal proponents of alarmist global warming theory, has called for criminal trials against scientists, corporate executives, and public policy advocates who disagree with him. -
U.S. Senate Rejects Lieberman-Warner Cap-and-Trade Bill
Opinion -Supporters of a sweeping plan to address global warming by limiting use of fossil fuels suffered a stinging defeat June 6 when the U.S. Senate rejected a bill intended to create a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
CO2 Science DVD Debunks Global Warming Myths
Opinion -When concerned citizens ask me where they can find the best scientific information on global warming--information the media refuses to report--co2science.org is always near the top of my recommended Web sites. -
Oregon Voters May Take Up Student Policies
Opinion -Voters in Portland, Oregon may be asked to decide whether they and their fellow taxpayers will begin shouldering the financial burden for providing health insurance to the city's elementary and high school students. -
Medical Innovation Abounds–Except Under Single-Payer Systems
Opinion -In late June, key members of Congress got another wake-up call about the serious threat rising government health spending poses to the future of our health care sector and the overall economy. -
Consumers Union Will Rate ‘Aggressiveness’ of Treatment
Opinion -Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, has joined a growing list of organizations offering consumers information on hospitals and health care efficiency. -
Massachusetts Businesses and Insurers Form Coalition to Fight Rising Health Care Costs
Opinion -Massachusetts businesses have joined several of the state's health insurers to form a new consumer advocacy group, the Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage, seeking to slow health insurance premium increases and prevent the financial burden on -
Author Makes the Case for Urban Life as Environmental Choice
Opinion -Hybrid Neighborhoods By John L. Gann Jr. CarpeHoram, 2007, 38 pages, $9.95 I love living where the suburbs meet the country--quiet mornings and evenings, a good-sized backyard in which to play with my children. -
Britain’s NHS Denies Care for Patients Paying Privately for Drugs
Opinion -British taxpayers suffering from life-threatening diseases are being denied many of the latest and most effective drugs because of a government policy disallowing co-funding with private companies. -
Consumer-Oriented Government Policy Can Avert Dire Health Care Mega-Trends
Opinion -One of the most innovative ideas that appeared in Patient Power: The Free-Enterprise Alternative to Clinton's Health Plan, a book I wrote in 1993 with Gerry Musgrave, and again in my 2007 study on "Applying the 'Do No Harm' Principle to Health Policy," -
Environmentalists Oppose New CO2 Scrubber Idea
Opinion -Scientists at Columbia University are developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber device that removes one ton of CO2 from the air every day. -
FCC Takes Second Shot at D-Block Auction
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is making another attempt to auction the "D-block" spectrum and has issued a request for public comment on the idea. -
Four Steps to Reforming Long-Term Care
Opinion -Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, co-authored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, and Joe Barnett. -
Invasive Milfoil Is Taking its Toll on Minnesota Lake Communities
Opinion -The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes is quickly becoming the Land of Aquatic Devastation as noxious Eurasian milfoil spreads rapidly across the state. -
More Peer-Reviewed Studies Contradict Global Warming Alarmism
Opinion -Despite what many global warming alarmists assert in the media, there are many articles in the world's leading science publications contradicting the assertion that "the debate is over" about global warming. -
MPAA Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
Opinion -The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has won $4 million in damages from two Web sites found guilty of contributory copyright infringement. MPAA sued CinemaTube.net and Ssupload. -
Poll: Americans Don’t Believe We Cause Warming
Opinion -Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth is experiencing a warming trend. -
Rhode Island Governor Offers Proposal for Consumer-Driven Medicaid Overhaul
Opinion -Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) has offered a proposal to save taxpayers $67 million by overhauling Rite Care, the state's Medicaid program. -
SCHIP Rules Get Mixed Reviews in States
Opinion -A reform implemented by President George W. -
Scientists Predict Global Warming Will Reduce Number of Hurricanes
Opinion -Global warming is likely to reduce the number of hurricanes that occur each year, according to two new studies by forecasters who previously claimed global warming would cause more hurricanes.
