Opinion
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Texas Budget a Rags to Riches Story
Opinion -Going into its second regular legislative session following the financially harrowing 2003 session--when it faced a historic $10 billion shortfall--the Texas Legislature's fortunes have reversed. -
Wisconsin Communities Are Cooperating to Battle Milfoil
Opinion -Several towns in northern Wisconsin are uniting to battle invasive milfoil weeds infesting at least 176 acres of the Eagle River Chain of lakes. -
Media Statement: Senate and Science Don’t Mix
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois -January 31, 2006) On Tuesday, January 30, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chaired the first of what is expected to be many hearings by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works dedicated to global warming. -
Heartland Institute Releases Energy Policy for America Guidebook
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - January 30, 2007) Energy Policy for America, a guidebook for state elected officials and others interested in energy policy issues, was released today by The Heartland Institute, a 23-year-old Chicago-based think tank. -
Global Warming Is No Match for Capitalism
Opinion -The theory that human activities are adversely affecting the global climate has attracted many supporters--not because of the soundness of the science, which few people are competent to judge, but because acting to stop this supposed threat would benefit -
A Visible Hand for Market-Based FDA Reform
Opinion -A serious debate about the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory role should be gin with the common-sense principle that the power to make medical decisions rightly belongs first and foremost with patients and doctors. The U.S. -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute Response to State of the Union Address
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - January 24, 2007) The following statements are in response to President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address delivered last night (January 23, 2007). Please feel free to contact the respective experts for further comment. -
Consumer Power Report #66
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 -
Milton Friedman: Business Ethicist
Opinion -Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died on Nov. 16. In his honor, January 29 was named Milton Friedman Day by some cities and PBS aired a new documentary on his legacy and his contributions to the field of economics and the world at large. -
Sample Text for a Proclamation of Milton Friedman Day, January 29, 2007
Opinion -Sample Text for a Proclamation of Milton Friedman Day, January 29, 2007 The Heartland Institute encourages state and local elected officials to consider the following language in proclaiming January 29, 2007 to be Milton Friedman Day. -
Consumer Power Report #65
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 -
Announcement: Trevor Martin Joins The Heartland Institute
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - January 15, 2006) Trevor Martin has been named Government Relations Director of The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit research organization. -
First Prize Not an Honor
Opinion -A Wisconsin-based washing machine manufacturer won first prize in a nationwide contest last week, but it's not necessarily an honor. -
Studies: Statewide Video Franchise Reform Helps Consumers Customers Get Lower Prices, More Choices, and New Broadband Services
Opinion -Los Angeles (January 11, 2007) -- With cable television consumers frustrated by soaring cable bills and poor customer service, states are finding video franchise reform can significantly lower prices and improve service by removing the local monopolies -
Media Advisory: Leave Rx Benefit Alone, Experts Recommend
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - January 11, 2006) Democrats in Congress have pledged to rework the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit within the first 100 hours of the new session. They would do so by enabling the government to directly negotiate drug prices. -
Food Good, Fear Bad
Opinion -Dear Editor, The article in your January 4 edition by Mary Schoonmaker regarding the removal of meat from the American diet criticized my review of Eric Schlosser's book Chew On This. I hope you will allow me to offer some balance to your readers. -
Consumer Power Report #64
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: Record Warm Year? No Worries
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - January 9, 2006) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced a preliminary estimate that 2006 was the warmest year on record in the United States (though not globally). -
Consumer Power Report #63
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 -
Marshall Institute Debunks UCS Report
Opinion -On January 3, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a report titled "Smoke, Mirrors and Hot Air," attacking groups that are skeptical of the alarmist view of climate change. Among the groups attacked was the George C. Marshall Institute. -
Gun Control Effort Raises Questions
Opinion -In 2005, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a nationwide organization that works to prevent gun violence and lobbies for greater restrictions on gun ownership, awarded New Jersey an “A-” for its strong gun laws, particularly some of its juvenile -
Beyond Taxes and Regulation
Opinion -Last October, Google announced that it would pay $1.65 billion to acquire YouTube, a video-sharing Web site started only 23 months ago. At the same time, CBS announced a content-sharing arrangement with YouTube. -
Gambling with Freedom
Opinion -Your after-tax income belongs to you. You are free to spend it, invest it, waste it, burn it, or tithe it--and none of that is any politicians’ business. -
Network Neutrality and the States
Opinion -Network neutrality regulation remains a contentious--and thus far rejected--topic in Washington policy circles.