Opinion
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Senate Commerce Committee Angered by FCC Liberalization of Cross-Ownership Rule
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to liberalize a 33-year-old blanket prohibition on newspaper owners also owning broadcast licenses is under fire in Congress. -
Welfare Reform after Ten Years: Did Your State ‘End Welfare as We Know it?’
Opinion -When President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, he gave the states unprecedented flexibility in implementing welfare reform. -
Soak the Rich? We’ll All Get Wet
Opinion -The next time you hear a presidential candidate, Congressperson, or anyone else say we need to raise taxes on the wealthy, remember the tax probably will hit you--maybe not immediately, but a lot sooner than you'd like. -
Vince Miller, RIP
Opinion -Heartlanders:My world just became a little quieter.Jim Johnston informed me by email of the death this morning of Vince Miller, cofounder and president of the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL). -
Consumer Power Report #133
Opinion -Consumers for Health Care Choices and The Heartland Institute are developing a number of events that you will love.First, we are doing a series of Consumer Education Workshops around the country this fall. -
Expert Comment: New EPA Auto Standards
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, acting in the name of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is considering fuel efficiency standards for autos that are far more stringent than the current mandate for 35 mpg by 2020. -
Consumer Power Report #132
Opinion -This issue is devoted to physicians, especially the bungling of the AMA as it flushes its principles down the toilet to get a “seat at the table. -
Surviving Global Warming Alarmism in Florida
Opinion -In May, the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition (FCOC) released "Preparing For a Sea Change In Florida" intended as a "survival guide" for Florida's environment. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-11
Opinion -Impure Legal Thoughts Legal bloggers and law professors have been knocking themselves out debating the ethical implications of a raunchy Web site maintained by 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. -
Consumer Power Report #131
Opinion -I’m keeping the Intro short this week, because it is a pretty long edition and I haven’t yet made sense of all the puzzling things going on out there. We are definitely going through a strange patch of political posturing and musical chairs. -
Experts Praise Efforts to Extend School Choice in New Orleans
Opinion -Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal neared final approval Thursday for a $10 million pilot program that would pay private school tuition for some children in New Orleans public schools. -
Florida: New Poll Spells Trouble for Teacher Unions
Opinion -Karla Dial writes this morning: If the results of a poll released last week are any indication, Floridians are sick and tired of their education dollars being spent on teachers union dues and other administrative costs rather than teaching children. -
Energy and Environment Experts Praise Senate for Rejecting Lieberman-Warner
Opinion -(June 10, 2008) - Energy and environment experts are praising the U.S. Senate for its rejection of stifling energy restrictions contained in the Lieberman-Warner climate bill. -
Expert Comments: The Danger of Property and Casualty Insurance Subsidies
Opinion -(CHICAGO, Illinois - June 6, 2008) In an effort to entice insurers to provide coverage to consumers in high-risk coastal areas, legislators in Florida and Louisiana have launched incentive programs that provide capital assistance to small insurers who -
Correcting the Ethanol Mistake
Opinion -In April, Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a one-year reprieve on the national standard aimed at increasing ethanol use across the country. -
Chicago Region Sales Taxes Surge By Nearly $1 Billion
Opinion -Sales taxes in the Chicago area could climb $1 billion this year, making Chicago the most expensive city in the United States in which to shop and dine. -
Va. Court Strikes Down $300M Tax Hike
Opinion -In a big victory for taxpayers, the Virginia Supreme Court has unanimously ruled $300 million in new taxes levied by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) are unconstitutional. The legal challenge was led by Virginia Del. -
Wisc. County Saves Money with HSAs
Opinion -Manitowoc County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer has discovered how market forces can help lower the county's health care costs by increasing smart shopping with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). -
Minn. Veto Override Means Higher Taxes
Opinion -The first veto override of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's (R) administration will create one of the largest tax increases in the state's 150-year history. A $6.6 billion transportation bill had, for some legislators, been 20 years in the making. -
Village Looks to Secede Because of High Taxes
Opinion -In suburban communities on the Cook County border, the county's huge sales tax burden has businesspeople worried. -
Excerpts: “A Guide to No. Carolina’s Proposed Global Warming Policies”
Opinion -Regarding "cap-and-trade" programs: "In a CO2 cap-and-trade program, the government would cap the amount of total carbon dioxide emissions--it is an energy-rationing scheme that acts as an energy tax. -
Summary of FTC’s Recommended Postal Reforms
Opinion -The Federal Trade Commission report, "Accounting for Laws that Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service and its Private Competitors," now under review by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), makes several suggestions for reform: -
Private Airports Common Overseas
Opinion -Private ownership and operation of major airports is the rule in much of Europe and Asia. -
Union Numbers Are Accurate Nationally, Less So by State
Opinion -The modern era of the Current Population Survey (CPS), on which the Bureau of Labor Statistics' union membership numbers are based, began in 1983 when the survey methodology was changed.