Opinion
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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. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-1
Opinion -We Report, You Sue An Irish newspaper whose food critic criticized a restaurant’s food was found guilty of defamation by a jury and must pay damages of £25,000 (about $49,000), the BBC reports. -
Truthy Claims About Gross Receipts Taxes
Opinion -Supporters of Illinois Governor Blagojevich's gross receipts tax have floated claims that have an air of "truthiness" about them. Here we analyze a number of those claims: Truthy Claim: Gross Receipt Taxes (GRT) are low rate taxes.Maybe. -
Consumer Power Report #73
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 Journalism Lacking When It Comes to Environment
Opinion -Seth Borenstein’s AP article, “Top Scientists Warn of Water Shortages and Disease Linked to Global Warming” [March 12, 2007], regarding a United Nations’ report that will be released at some undefined point in the future, is a shameless case of what used -
Thoes Chi-tonw Schoosl!
Opinion -Dear Editor: Eric Zorn's account ("The mark of true friends," Mar. 8) of how Chicagoan Michael Duplessis got a misspelled "Chi-tonw" tattoo shows how badly our public schools are failing, since that's an error a third-grader should catch. -
Consumer Power Report #72
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 -
Testimony: Science and Global Warming: What Do We Know?
Opinion -Presentation Delivered to the Minnesota Climate Science Symposium March 8, 2007 Thank you for the kind introduction, Senator Jungbauer. It truly is an honor and a privilege to speak with you here today. Dr. -
Testimony: Why Taxing Like Products Differently Is Bad
Opinion -Trevor R. Martin Director of Government Relations The Heartland Institute Testimony to the Texas House Committee on Ways and Means Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Why Taxing Like Products Differently Is Bad for Commerce and Bad for the Consumer Mr. -
State Should Not Fully Abandon Education
Opinion -Dear Editor: In "A call for separation of school and state" (March 4), columnist Jeff Jacoby astutely diagnoses what ails government-controlled education: winner-take-all politics in a society no longer united as to what schools should teach.
