Opinion
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Government Spending Gets Even More Out of Control
Opinion -We are hurtling toward a fiscal cliff, and Congress seems intent on nailing the gas pedal to the floorboard. -
Virginia Governor Declares War on Gun Owners—and Babies
Opinion -Governors like Ralph Northam detest the Second Amendment because the Second Amendment is the ultimate form of self-reliance: self-protection. -
Heartland Weekly: AOC’s Socialist Takeover of Democrats
Opinion -Week of January 20, 2020 -
High Coal Demand Expected Through at Least 2024, Says International Energy Agency
Opinion -The International Energy Agency’s 2019 report on global coal usage says coal demand has risen since 2017 and is expected to remain stable or rise slightly for the next five years. -
New Hampshire Rejects Participation in Transportation Climate Initiative
Opinion -Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has announced the state will not participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional association of state governments pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector. -
Climate Crackpots Lose in Court Again
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #348 -
Federal Court Rules U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Responsible for Damages from Houston Area Flooding
Opinion -A Federal court has ruled in favor of property owners who sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for damages to property resulting from the overflow of reservoirs designed and managed by the Army Corps, located in suburbs west of Houston, Texas. -
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Works, Thanks to Americans for Tax Reform
Opinion -ATR is known for the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, policy advocacy at the state and federal levels, and its wide-ranging coalition-building efforts. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Trump EPA’s New ‘Navigable Waters Protection Rule’
Opinion -“President Trump delivered wonderful news for Americans who have been oppressed by EPA bullying and overreach.” - James Taylor -
Trump Proposes National Environmental Policy Act Reform
Opinion -The Trump administration is proposing sweeping reforms to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act which provides federal regulatory environmental oversight of major infrastructure projects. -
Health Care Reform Takes New Direction in Virginia
Opinion -A change in power in the Virginia legislature will put reforms of the state’s fiscally challenged Medicaid program on the back burner, say minority party opponents. -
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Oregon Youths’ Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of 21 youths in an attempt to force the federal government to impose limits on fossil-fuel use. -
California Solar Home Law Likely to Price Many Out of the Market
Opinion -A new building code has taken effect in California requiring all newly constructed homes statewide to be solar-powered. -
Heartland’s 2020 Vision
Opinion -The Heartlander, Winter 2020 -
Jo Nova’s Amazing Australian Fire Coverage
Opinion -Writer and blogger Jo Nova makes an argument about the cause of the Australian wildfires outside of the climate narrative, such as the historical trend of fires and lack of fire management. -
Happiness, Thy Name is National School Choice Week
Opinion -School Choice Week showcases the interest in school choice and pent-up demand for more of it. Whether supply meets that demand will depend in part on decisions in the political and legal realms. -
Regulations are Bringing Back Dirt, Filth, and Disease
Opinion -Trump is exactly right that problems trace to preposterous government regulations designed to save water that actually end up using more, and not dealing with the real problem which has nothing to do with domestic water use. -
Power to the Parents!
Opinion -The abusive education monopoly must go. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Poll Showing Parent Support of Child Safety Accounts
Opinion -“Child Safety Accounts are one of the best solutions to student safety concerns and need to be implemented throughout America, not just in Colorado.” - Lennie Jarratt -
‘Old-Fashioned Land Grab’ in Colorado Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Opinion -Colorado law allows property owners and residents to form “special municipal districts” that can use eminent domain to take private property. -
California Prevents Public Schools from Suspending K-8 Students for ‘Willful Defiance’
Opinion -S.B. 419 expands the prohibition to students in charter schools. -
Texas Takes Control of Houston Public Schools
Opinion -Teachers unions and members of the HISD Board of Trustees, who were locally elected, oppose the state takeover, but the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is appointing a new superintendent and community board for the district. -
Judges Order Government Spending Without Representation in Illinois
Opinion -"Our research revealed Illinois legislators have acquiesced to a power grab by the federal and state judiciary." -
Heartland Weekly: Crop Yields Contradict Climate Doom
Opinion -Week of January 13, 2020