Opinion
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Al Gore Versus the Snows of Kilimanjaro
Opinion -The Guardian reported that, in his May 21 lecture at UCSD, Al Gore blamed receding glaciers atop Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro on global warming. Gore either doesn’t know what he is talking about or he is deliberately misleading his audience. -
Obama Kids Won’t Need Affirmative Action
Opinion -Your editorial, “Obama and Racial Preferences” (June 9) revealed a racial assumption that is simply not true. In speaking about college-level affirmative action programs, you ask, “Should she [Sen. -
Green Plan Restricts Denver Citizens
Opinion -In “Some see red on Denver’s green plan” (June 12), Mayor Hickenlooper justifies his radical global warming plan by asserting, “According to most polls, 70 percent of the people in Colorado recognize there is global warming. -
Consumer Power Report #84
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 -
Economic Disinformation Misleads Listeners
Opinion -Mr. Boyles: Your claim during the June 6 program that President Bush has to date presided over a net drop in U.S. private-sector employment is simply wrong. -
Charter Schools in High Demand
Opinion -The NC Center for Public Policy Research unfairly attacked charter schools in your paper on June 6 [“Group Backs Cap for Charter Schools”]. -
Africa Needs Public Works, Economic Development and DDT
Opinion -Health Minister Sam Zaramba of Uganda makes a compelling case for former colonial (G-8) countries to allow the use of DDT to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa (“Give Us DDT,” June 12). -
Media Statement: Heartland Senior Fellow Supports Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Against City of St. Louis
Opinion -(Chicago IL - June 13, 2007) On Tuesday, June 12, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the City of St. Louis in a public nuisance lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint. -
School Vouchers Offer More Options to Needy Students
Opinion -Dear Editor: Public school choice can be a useful reform if officials implement charter schools and other special programs with total dedication to giving all families excellent options. -
Media Statement: Heartland Senior Fellow Testifies Against Net Neutrality
Opinion -(Chicago IL - June 8, 2007) On Thursday, June 7, Heartland Senior Fellow Steven Titch submitted testimony to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to a Notice of Inquiry on broadband industry practices--more specifically, what is often -
Consumer Power Report #83
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 -
Media Advisory: Statement on Tennessee Tobacco Tax
Opinion -(Chicago IL - June 7, 2007) On Monday, June 4, the Tennessee House of Representatives sent a $230 million cigarette tax bill to Gov. Phil Bredesen. -
Illegal Immigration Not the Cause of Unemployment Among Blacks
Opinion -Letter to the editor: Sun-Times The conventional wisdom is that illegal immigration hurts blacks and the poor. -
Obama Offers Bargain-Basement Solution to Health Care
Opinion -Dear Editor: Robin Toner reports on Sen. Barack Obama’s May 29 speech in Iowa, proposing his plans for health care reform. Sen. -
Franchise Reform Should Include Lower Telecom Taxes
Opinion -Dear Editor: The 113-0 vote in the Illinois House of Representatives in favor of cable TV franchise reform sends a welcome message to consumers that state elected officials have embraced the competitive era. -
Boston Drops Anvil on Mosquitos
Opinion -Dear Editor: The May 29 article by Maria Cramer, “Mosquito Spraying Begins Again,” made no reference to the public health threat caused by over-zealous environmentalists. -
Farmers in Global Warming Alarmists’ Crosshairs
Opinion -When politicking in farm belt states, global warming alarmists frequently assert that restrictive global warming legislation will benefit farmers. -
Beck Documentary, ‘Exposed: The Climate of Fear,’ Available Online
Opinion -Exposed: The Climate of Fear, a documentary by Glen Beck that first aired on CNN News on May 2, 2007, offers a point of view about “man-made global warming” far different from what’s offered in the mainstream media. -
Public Pensions, Benefits Are Unsustainable: Reports
Opinion -In a new report on the benefits of public and private employment, "Public vs. Private Compensation," the Alabama Policy Institute writes, "over the years, public sector compensation rapidly outpaced that of the private sector. -
Consumer Power Report #82
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 -
Numerous Taxes Burden All Family Income Levels
Opinion -The following are some of the important findings in the study "Which Taxes Weigh Most Heavily on Americans with Different Incomes?" released March 26 by the Tax Foundation. -
Other States Take Up Transparency Measures
Opinion -Among the states in which legislation creating searchable Web sites for government expenditures has been introduced are Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. -
Kansas Seeks Free-Market Health Care Reform
Opinion -A free-market health care plan promising less government interference and no new taxes could be on the horizon in Kansas. KanCare, created by newly elected state Rep. -
Calorie Ordinance Poses Problems for New York Restaurants
Opinion -On March 1, Wendy's International, Inc. removed calorie counts from its New York City franchise menus--the unintended consequence of a poorly crafted ordinance requiring restaurants to publish the information for customers.