Opinion
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Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-4
Opinion -Brother, Can You Spare 450,000 Dimes? Three homeless men in Las Vegas arrested under a city law banning "sleeping too close to a pile of feces" have received a $45,000 settlement of their lawsuit against the city. -
Heartland Applauds Georgia’s Special-Needs Voucher Bill
Opinion -"The Georgia legislature's passage of a voucher program that gives parents of disabled students the option to choose a private school adds momentum to one of the most positive trends in education policy-making. -
Consumer Power Report #78
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 -
When Will We Tire of the Fear Mongers?
Opinion -I have noticed throughout my life that there barely has been a day the news media was not trumpeting a foreboding event, an impending environmental danger, or some risky food or technological hazard clearly intended to generate fear. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-3
Opinion -Lawyers Feast on Tainted Pet Food The number of deaths of dogs and cats allegedly caused by kidney failure allegedly caused by pet food allegedly tainted with wheat gluten allegedly containing rat poison and allegedly coming from China or the United -
Sacrificing the School Choices of 3,000 Kids Won’t Save Ohio Big Bucks
Opinion -Ted Strickland's first media buy in his 2006 campaign for governor of Ohio was on Christian radio stations. His commercial quoted a verse from the Book of Micah urging one "to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God. -
Phony Science Begets Phony Public Policy
Opinion -The public has become increasingly aware that the science behind man-made global warming is a fraud. But maybe Americans like bogus science in pursuit of certain public policy objectives. Let’s look at it. -
Consumer Power Report #77
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 -
Why Can’t We Recruit Teachers the Same Way
Opinion -Dear Editor: It's great that the Chicago Public Schools system is aggressively recruiting talented young principals from across the country ["Clone this principal," April 9]. -
Adults Exercise Restraint
Opinion -Dear Editor: John McCarron wants an adult to offer a "tax compromise" for Illinois ["Wanted: Adult with a tax compromise," April 9.] How about an adult to offer spending restraint? -
Leftist Hate: Gore Fans Abuse, Threaten Gore Foes
Opinion -The Tennessee Center for Policy Research recently generated headlines when it announced that former Vice President Al Gore's Nashville estate "devoured nearly 221,000 kilowatt-hours" of electricity in 2006, "more than 20 times the national average. -
Consumer Power Report #76
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 -
Cable TV Reform Would Save Customers $115 Per Year, Study Finds
Opinion -Reforming the way Illinois communities authorize cable TV service could save the typical household in Illinois $115 per year, and statewide savings from reform could reach $352.5 million. -
Ads Challenge Al Gore to Debate Global Warming
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - April 3, 2007) Today (Tuesday) a national nonprofit organization began an ad campaign calling on former vice president Al Gore to publicly debate critics of his "alarmist" perspective on global warming. -
Expert Comment on SCOTUS Greenhouse Gas Decision
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - April 2, 2007) The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that could give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) clearance to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. The following statements can be quoted in part of in full. -
Policymaking Must Respect Constitution
Opinion -More than a decade has passed since Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It is time to engage in a radical rethinking of communications law and policy. -
Franchise Reform and the FCC
Opinion -In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order to reform video franchising regulations. -
Franchise Reform Moves Ahead
Opinion -Four states introduced bills to create statewide video franchise rules in February, picking up on a trend that thus far has seen eight states revise rules so cable TV competitors can enter local markets faster. -
FTC Hears Debate over Net Neutrality
Opinion -The debate over network neutrality further intensified in February as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a two-day workshop on whether to regulate the way U.S. -
What Ever Happened to ‘Look Both Ways’?
Opinion -I know it has become a bit passé to talk about personal responsibility these days. Ours is a “it takes a village to raise a child” world. We’re told we have to look out for each other in this big village to ensure no one becomes the village idiot. -
Local Budgets Reel Under Arsenic Mandates
Opinion -The citizens of Middlefield, Ohio are being hammered by a staggering cost of $7,400 per household after water testing showed the community is very slightly above new, stringent federal standards regarding arsenic in water. -
Controversial EPA Proposal May Increase Ozone Pollution
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering new rules for diesel truck engine manufacturers that may actually increase ozone levels in many cities. -
Many States Devastated by Frigid Weather
Opinion -In a time when the national media trumpets any brief heat wave or unusually warm local weather as "proof" of global warming, the winter of 2006-2007 offered quite a counterpunch of remarkable cold weather events. Calif. -
Letter to the Editor: Greenland Ice Gain Since World War II
Opinion -As a retired meteorologist, I feel the accusation that we humans are the cause of global warming is one of the biggest hoaxes ever foisted on a gullible public by the media.