Opinion
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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 -
Environmental Journalists Dismiss Scientific Evidence
Opinion -At the September annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Associated Press writer Seth Borenstein gave a presentation in which he ripped global warming “skeptics” for calling attention to corrected errors in NASA data which -
SCHIP Is for Children in Name Only
Opinion -As the House Ways and Means Committee considers a bill for a huge expansion of SCHIP, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, it’s important to know exactly what the program has accomplished during the decade it has been in place. -
BP Saga Shows Public Easily Misled on Environment
Opinion -Indiana officials recently issued an environmental permit to BP Products North America, Inc., for increased discharges into Lake Michigan due to the planned $3.8 billion expansion of its refinery in Whiting, Indiana. -
Experts Agree: Make Internet Access Tax Moratorium Permanent
Opinion -The national moratorium on taxing access to the Internet, in place since 1998, is up for renewal in Congress. -
Talking Points on Universal Health Care
Opinion -Click here to download a PDF version of these Talking Points What is Universal Health Care? Universal health care is a straw man. -
Chicago Think Tank Ads Create Political Rift in Czech Republic
Opinion -For Immediate Release September 17, 2007 Contact: Tom Swiss The Heartland Institute 312/377-4000 773/485-9477 tswiss@heartland. -
Consumer Power Report #91
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 -
Cities Are Rewriting Their Wireless Stories
Opinion -There's a certain amount of "retconning" going on these days in municipal wireless circles. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-12
Opinion -First, De-Fund All the Law Schools ... Shakespeare wrote we should first “kill all the lawyers.” Wisconsin State Rep. Frank Lasee (R-Green Bay) will settle for not using state funds to educate them. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-12
Opinion -In this issue: First, De-Fund All the Law Schools ... Money for Nutting Legal Gamesmanship Smelly Suits No Fear of Filing Lies, Damned Lies, and Lawyers' Claims The Widow Is Not Merry -
Consumer Power Report #95
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 -
Research by Hundreds of Scientists Undermines Global Warming Alarmism
Opinion -CHICAGO - A new analysis of peer-reviewed scientific literature reveals that more than 500 climate scientists have appeared as authors or coauthors of peer-reviewed scientific articles confirming that climate change is a natural phenomenon. -
Unqualified Teachers Want Sympathy For Handicapping Our Youth
Opinion -Tracy Jan’s exposé on minority teachers failing certification exams, even in their designated fields, should be more than an eye-opener for those who continue to believe the blind can lead the blind (“Minority Scores Lag On Teaching Test, Panel To Study -
Polar Bear Scare on Thin Ice
Opinion -The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on September 7 claimed that two-thirds of the world's polar bears may die by 2050 due to global warming. Such claims are strongly contradicted by real-world evidence. -
An Opposing View
Opinion -Our national priorities are horribly out of whack when it comes to BP, energy and the environment. BP proposes to increase its refinery capacity 15 percent by tapping the practically unlimited oil available in the tar sands of Canada.
