Opinion
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Innovation Incentives in Danger from Congress
Opinion -U.S. patents have fostered American innovation ever since George Washington signed the first one in 1790. By protecting the rights of inventors, the patent system has spurred the development of everything from the light bulb to lifesaving medicines. -
Study Doubts Benefits of Insurance Regulation
Opinion -Although the number of state initiatives intended to improve access to affordable health care has been rising, it is not clear what effect the proposed programs will have on the health status of the newly insured population or the population in general, -
Online Health Info System Is Unveiled by Microsoft
Opinion -Microsoft Corporation has released a new software product and free Web-based platform that allows individuals to collect, store, and share their electronic medical records. -
Opening Health Care Market Will Lower Costs
Opinion -New Jersey Democrats recently unveiled the latest in a long line of big-ticket spending items: A universal health insurance mandate for New Jersey. -
Child Abuse Is Erroneously Over-Diagnosed
Opinion -The loss of a child is one of life's most painful experiences regardless of the cause, whether illness, accident, or injury. Parents describe it as unbearable, never-ending pain. -
U.S. Senate Committee Debates Proposed Internet Regulations
Opinion -The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has held a full hearing on "The Future of the Internet," in consideration of proposed legislation to regulate network management activities by cable providers. -
Ohio Wireless Company Takes Over Colorado Town’s Wi-Fi System
Opinion -The Longmont, Colorado City Council has approved the sale of the city's wireless network to Ohio-based DHB Networks. Previously operated by Kite Networks, the wireless network had a variety of problems since its launch last year. -
Internet Tax Threats Loom in Calif.
Opinion -As Americans stretched to pay the taxman this year, California Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-Montebello) was working on the sly to institute a new digital tax. -
Google Sued over Street View Imaging Program
Opinion -A Franklin Park, Pennsylvania couple is suing Google, Inc., for violating their right to privacy with the company's Street View program. -
Tallahassee Presses Ahead with City Bus Wi-Fi
Opinion -The city-owned transportation service in Tallahassee, Florida has installed wi-fi on 10 buses on six of its city routes that serve riders with long commutes. -
Wi-Fi Comes to State Parks Across the Country
Opinion -State parks are turning high-tech, with many local governments and parks authorities offering wireless Internet "hotspots." At least one state parks official admits there is no meaningful monetary return on this infrastructure investment. -
Fiber to the Golf Course–At Taxpayers’ Expense
Opinion -If you live in Brunswick County, North Carolina, you just might get fiber-to-the-home courtesy of the U.S. government--provided your home is in a pricey development beside a golf course. Like many rural telephone cooperatives, ATMC, Inc. -
Aurora, Illinois Municipal Wi-Fi Stalls
Opinion -Efforts to establish a municipal wi-fi system in Aurora, Illinois have stalled as prospective Internet service provider MetroFi has sought financial commitments from the municipality. -
New York City Imposes ‘e-Waste’ Mandate
Opinion -The New York City Council has passed a measure requiring city residents to recycle electronic equipment in lieu of sending it to a landfill. -
A Bill of Rights to Enshrine Net Neutrality?
Opinion -After changing its mind about throttling Bittorrent traffic in March, Comcast pulled a 180º turn on network neutrality. -
Google’s Role in Spectrum Auction Questioned
Opinion -Google, Inc. has announced details of its involvement in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) auction of the C block of the 700 MHz spectrum. The auction, which took place between January 24 and March 18, 2008, was ultimately won by Verizon. -
Failing Schools and Local Districts Undermining Families’ NCLB Options
Opinion -One of the major promises of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been that kids in chronically bad schools will be able to reach beyond those institutions for help. According to a U.S. -
On November Ballot, Florida Voters Will Decide Fate of School Vouchers
Opinion -In a move that will almost certainly revive legal battles over using taxpayer money for private schools, a commission has agreed to give voters an opportunity to reverse a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision that found then-Gov. -
Experts Weigh in on Vouchers, Teacher Unions, Failing Schools
Opinion -"Ballot initiatives are notoriously tough to pass because it's harder to convince people to enact something new than keep the status quo. -
New School Choice Yearbook Offers Up-to-Minute Facts, Figures
Opinion -More than 150,000 children are participating in 16 school choice programs in nine states and the District of Columbia, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2007, released in April by the Alliance for School Choice, the nation's largest organization -
South Carolina Sees Controversy over School Choice, First Amendment
Opinion -A controversy over whether a school district has the right to deny taxpayers access to communication channels bought with tax dollars, on the basis of their political views, has arisen in South Carolina. -
Search Is on for Nation’s Worst Teachers
Opinion -Urinating in a bottle and leaving it in a public school administrator's office sounds like something a particularly ill-behaved middle-school boy might do. -
School Choice Makes Strides in Louisiana
Opinion -New measures introduced by Louisiana policymakers make the forecast for more school choice positive, thanks to a $10 million initiative included in Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) 2008-2009 budget. -
School Choice Options Are Key to Milwaukee’s Competitiveness
Opinion -The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) represents thousands of employers in the greater Milwaukee area.
