Opinion
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-13
Opinion -There Outghta Be a Law ... The Illinois budget battle has reached the courts, but not through legal challenges to laws that have been passed. Instead, legislators and the governor have taken to suing each other over the disagreement. Illinois Gov. -
Consumer Power Report #97
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Unqualified Teachers Want Sympathy for Handicapping Our Youth
Opinion -Tracy Jan’s exposé of minority teachers failing certification exams should be a call for action (“Minority Scores Lag on Teaching Test, Panel To Study Failure Rate, Bias Complaints,” August 19, Boston Globe). -
Education Bureaucrats the Ones Cashing In
Opinion -It’s a little unfair to accuse charter schools of “cashing in” when public school spending in Arizona increases annually at a rate well above inflation [“Letter: Charter schools are a big cash machine,” September 6]. -
It May Not Be Corny, but It Makes Sense
Opinion -Jeff Gelles proves that even our “master spies” need a clue about the negative environmental impacts of alternative fuel projects. In his recent article about Pennsylvania Gov. -
Education Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All
Opinion -Thank you for printing Sara Hetland’s article on charter schools [“Appleton charter schools offer valuable options to many students,” Sept. 6]. In most aspects of American life, we consider diversity an asset. -
Important Endorsement for Choice
Opinion -Your paper’s endorsement of school choice in D.C. on Wednesday, Sept.12 was refreshing [“A Choice for D.C. Students”]. Converting formerly religious schools to new secular charter schools should pose no threat to public education. -
Saturday Night Live Redux: No Fat on My Cheeseburger
Opinion -In the withering over-regulated urban environment, nothing reassures us more than knowing our city fathers are so concerned about our health that they are willing to legislate our personal diets (“Government Fighting To Get Between You And Your -
Cash Program a Good Idea
Opinion -People who scoff at Opportunity NYC [“Dollars for scholars,” Sept. 3], which gives cash rewards for good performance in school, generally think education should not be treated as just a means to an end. -
Advocacy Journalism Taints Debate
Opinion -As a scientist with a half century invested in trying to understand the earth's climate and the various impacts of the sun, the planets, the varying declinations of the earth's s axis, changes in the earth's orbit and now man's possible role in -
Nanny State Chastises Mothers
Opinion -Under the guise of loving children more than their own mothers do, local authorities are becoming increasingly intrusive in regulating individual behavior (“Depression common for pregnant smokers,” Sept. 11). -
Universal Health Care Cancels Consumer Choice
Opinion -Hillary Clinton stresses her universal health care plan provides “choices” to Americans [“A 2nd Shot at Health Care Fix,” September 18]. -
Ending Selective Outrage
Opinion -I applaud the urgency with which your paper condemns failing charter schools [“Editorial: Attacking bad charter schools on a new front,” September 16]. -
Proposed Tax Hike Would Give Chicago Nation’s Highest Sales Tax Burden
Opinion -Chicagoans would face an 11 percent sales tax rate, highest in the nation, if Cook County officials go through with a plan to more than triple the county’s portion of the area’s sales tax. -
Renewable Energy Advocates Tell Half the Story
Opinion -In a September 25 press release titled “Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Expected,” a front group called SmartPower reported that Arctic sea ice is receding and asked, "How many of these dire predictions can we afford to ignore? -
Heartland Institute Releases Ten Principles of Health Care Policy
Opinion -The proper role of government in financing and delivering health care is one of the hottest public policy issues of our time. Some experts call for more regulation and more subsidies, while others call for less. All levels of government in the U.S. -
Proposed Tax Hike Would Give Chicago Nation’s Highest Sales Tax Burden
Opinion -Chicago would end up with an 11-percent sales tax rate, highest in the nation, if Cook County officials go through with a plan to more than triple the county’s portion of the area’s sales tax. -
Reply to Daily Kos
Opinion -On September 22, the liberals at Daily Kos finally noticed a series of ads saying “Global warming is not a crisis” and challenging Al Gore to debate his critics. -
Czech President Challenges UN Global Warming Alarmism
Opinion -(CHICAGO, September 25, 2007) -- Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus challenged the United Nations to carefully and seriously analyze its global warming initiatives, saying the cost of any proposed global warming solutions should not be greater than -
Experts Agree with President’s Rationale to Veto SCHIP Proposal
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - September 24, 2007) Created in 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provides health insurance coverage for families with too much income to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough income to afford private -
We Should Not Make Big Mistakes
Opinion -Audio/Video (RealPlayer, 7:45 min.) Politicians know that they have to act when it is necessary. They know that their duty is to instigate public-policy responses to issues that could pose a threat to the people of their countries. -
Climate Carpetbaggers
Opinion -Coming soon to a state near you: global warming carpetbaggers who care not a whit about any discussion of global warming science. -
Experts Agree: FDA Reform Measure Is Flawed
Opinion -(CHICAGO, September 21, 2007) Congress is in the eleventh hour for debate over the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act (FDARA), a funding bill analysts say must pass this week to prevent a budget crisis at the agency. -
Consumer Power Report #96
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory