Opinion
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California Assemblyman Taking Nuclear Power to the People
Opinion -Frustrated by obstructionism in the California Assembly, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) is taking the issue of nuclear power directly to the people. -
FTC Urges Restraint on Net Neutrality Proposals
Opinion -Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff in June urged policymakers to go slow on regulating broadband business models, particularly in mandating network neutrality, citing an already-high level of competition among broadband providers. -
Google Seeks Court Review of Microsoft Desktop Search Software
Opinion -Google continues to press a technology-intensive antitrust case against Microsoft in federal court and, in spite of a series of noncommittal or unfavorable rulings, has expanded its complaints against the software giant. -
Maryland County Is Nation’s First to Ban Trans Fats
Opinion -On May 15, Montgomery County, Maryland became the first county in the United States to ban artificial trans fats for most foods sold in restaurants and at prepared-food sections of supermarkets, after a unanimous vote by the county council. -
Medical Identity Theft Is a Growing Problem
Opinion -As a national push to adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) gains steam at all levels of government, a crack in the system is beginning to show: the threat of medical identity theft. -
Michigan House Proposes New Telecom Tax
Opinion -The Michigan House of Representatives is considering a bill that would levy a "public safety" surcharge of $1.35 on all phone bills to fund a variety of law enforcement-related programs. The bill, introduced in May by Rep. -
PFF Updates Online Parental Controls Guide
Opinion -The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) has released Version 2.2 of Parental Controls and Online Child Protection: A Survey of Tools and Methods. It can be downloaded online at http://www.pff.org/parentalcontrols. -
Property Rights Should Apply to Spectrum, Too
Opinion -The upcoming FCC auction of key 700 MHz spectrum has generated intense controversy in the past months, and more than its fair share of political infighting and surprises. [See story, page 1. -
Satellite Radio Merger Touches Hot Policy Buttons
Opinion -In an effort to defuse opposition to their proposed merger, XM and Sirius said they would offer a la carte programming selections, including a "family tier" of channels, once the merger is completed. -
Sicko Is Wacko
Opinion -If you like silly comedy films that are over-hyped, over-spun, and filled with half- and quarter-truths leading to false conclusions, then you will love Sicko, Michael Moore's latest cynical, hypocritical, and fictional agenda creation. -
Tobacco Harm Reduction Products Work, Study Shows
Opinion -The June 16 issue of the internationally acclaimed medical journal The Lancet reports a study related to the use of Swedish snus, a kind of smokeless tobacco that's being promoted as a measure for harm reduction in smokers. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-11
Opinion -Every Rose Has Its Thorn For a Houston man, saying it with flowers will probably cost him a bundle. So he’s trying to grab a bundle from the florist. -
Consumer Power Report #93
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 -
Survey: Less Than Half of all Published Scientists Endorse Global Warming Theory
Opinion -In 2004, history professor Naomi Oreskes performed surveyed research papers on climate change. -
Chinese Grain Production Benefiting from Global Warming
Opinion -The Reuters news service reported on August 23 that global warming could cause a 10-percent decline in China’s grain harvest by 2030, creating a disastrous food shortfall in the world’s most populous nations. -
California Focus: 60 Million Californians? Don’t Bet on it
Opinion -The California Department of Finance issued a projection that the state population will grow from 36.5 million in 2006 to 60 million in 2050. -
Media Statement: Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Light Tobacco Litigation
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - August 24, 2007) In a 4-2 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court on August 22 refused to reopen a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA over its light cigarettes. -
Wind Power Prices Rising, Defying Predictions of Renewable Power Apologists
Opinion -The price of wind turbines is rapidly rising, defying global warming alarmists who justify renewable power subsidies and mandates by claiming prices for the economically uncompetitive renewable power will fall as more industrial wind farms are built. -
Consumer Power Report #92
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 -
State Legislators Convene for Energy Summit
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - August 21, 2007) On August 17-18, The Heartland Institute brought together more than a dozen experts on environment and energy policies to meet with nearly 50 state elected officials in Newport, Rhode Island for the Eastern Regional Energy -
Media Statement: Experts Agree: Federal SCHIP Restrictions are Good Policy
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - August 21, 2007) Today, the White House called for restricting expansion of the nationally funded, state-controlled State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). -
Cigarette Tax Threatens Business
Opinion -The Illinois Legislature’s plan to increase average state and local cigarette taxes to $1.83 per pack, far higher than in neighboring states, will reduce commerce and tax receipts and increase crime. -
Marriage and Earned Income Tax Credit Versus Section 8 Lottery
Opinion -The August 15 article (“Housing Voucher Scam Probed”) on the Boston Housing Authority and Section 8 voucher scams provides a succinct overview of the fallacy of using subsidized rental payments to create housing options for the poor. -
Stadium Tax Plan Is Not Praiseworthy
Opinion -Dear Editor: Understandably, Indiana residents love their Colts. But praising a tax increase plan to subsidize a wealthy football team's stadium at the expense of struggling taxpayers is appalling.
