Opinion
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San Francisco Reconsidering Ban on Phthalates
Opinion -The heads of two San Francisco departments have asked the city's supervisors to reconsider a proposed ordinance that would severely restrict the commercial availability of products containing chemicals known as phthalates and bisphenol A. -
Second Life and the Virtual Property Tax
Opinion -Late last year, a congressional committee began examining the idea of taxing property inside digital gaming worlds such as Second Life. -
Senator Calls for National Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
Opinion -Appearing in Long Beach, California with fellow Republican maverick Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on February 21 called for a mandatory 10 percent reduction in carbon emissions from automobiles. The plan would force U.S. -
South Carolina Considers School Choice Plans
Opinion -More than 4,000 people gathered at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia on February 13 to show their support for a unique school choice bill pending in the legislature. -
States Can Fix Long-Term Care Problems
Opinion -How can a state cope with the growing cost of Medicaid long-term care? The Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin tackled that question in a study I conducted for it in December 2006. -
Utah Creates Nation’s First Universal School Voucher Program
Opinion -In early February, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) signed the nation's first law allowing all children to use state-funded scholarships to attend the school of their choice--a move some say might be the beginning of several such state laws nationwide. -
Weather Channel Host Shows Climate Alarmists’ Ugly Side
Opinion -Heidi Cullen, a Weather Channel meteorologist who hosts the station's alarmist weekly program The Climate Code, created a media stir on January 18 by calling on the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to decertify meteorologists who disagree with her -
Why Trust the Media to Get Global Warming Story Right?
Opinion -In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, delivered on September 26, 2006, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) summarized the state of climate science, drawing upon the latest scientific research. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-2
Opinion -Redefining "Food Police" A Tampa high school student is suing a local McDonald's restaurant for failing to protect him from being shot in the foot in a shooting spree in the restaurant's parking lot, according to the Tampa Bay Times. -
Chicago City Council for Sale to Highest Bidder
Opinion -As the recent city council elections demonstrate, special interests have trumped community interests within much of Chicago’s black leadership. -
More of the Same Will Not Salvage School Reform
Opinion -If nothing else, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has proven it can collect and report telling statistics about the condition of K-12 schooling. -
Consumer Power Report #75
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 -
Rev. Jackson Finally Deals with Real Issue
Opinion -Rarely will you see this author praising Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, the kings of grievance politics. However, it appears that Reverend Jackson has decided to finally address the central issue affecting the black community: abysmal academic performance. -
The Tale of Two States
Opinion -Winning a second term, Governor Rod Blagojevich once again clothed himself in populist rhetoric during Wednesday’s address. This state-of-the-state speech, however, bordered on class-warfare. -
New Jersey Schools Should Cut the Taxpayer a Break
Opinion -Dear Editor: The headline of your March 21 news story by Darryl R. Isherwood read, "Tax relief plan threatens education. -
Tobacco Taboo Entices Youth
Opinion -Dear Editor: Your recent article about the movie industry being importuned to mandate "R" ratings for movies showing tobacco smoking was fascinating but incomplete. -
Vouchers More Democratic Than Government Monopoly
Opinion -Dear Editor: If Governor Ted Strickland opposes vouchers because they are “inherently undemocratic” [“Governor Calls School Vouchers Undemocratic,” March 17], he should be intellectually honest and oppose all social welfare programs that are more or -
Consumer Power Report #74
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 -
Real Accountability Comes With Choices
Opinion -Dear Editor: Since passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) 42 years ago, the federal government has tried various bureaucratic devices to make local schools accountable for reform goals. They all have failed. -
Charter Schools Prove Choice Works
Opinion -Dear Editor: Students in the high-achieving Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools endure a nine-hour school day and Saturday and summer classes. -
A Degree of Folly in Al Gore Doctorate
Opinion -University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks announced at the university's February Board of Regents meeting that Al Gore is being considered for an honorary doctorate in climatology for his 2006 movie, "An Inconvenient Truth. -
Gore Should Be Questioned Thoroughly in Hearing
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - March 20, 2007) Former vice president and long-time environmental advocate Al Gore is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Wednesday, March 21. -
The Sport of Global Warming
Opinion -Dear Sports Illustrated: I was very disappointed in your March 12 “expose” on global warming and sports. -
A Skeptic’s Primer on Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth
Opinion -Having won an Oscar for “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore is headed to Capitol Hill on March 21 to perform before an even more important crowd: lawmakers who could pass legislation that would make energy unaffordable for many Americans.