Opinion
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Plain(s) Talk on Medicaid and Long-Term Care
Opinion -How can a state cope with the growing cost of Medicaid long-term care? The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy of Wichita, Kansas tackled that question in a study I conducted for it in July 2006. -
Recyclers Seek to Expand Deposit Laws
Opinion -People living in one of the 11 states that have enacted bottle deposit laws are all too familiar with the cleaning, sorting, and returning--not to mention the upfront costs--associated with the laws. -
Report Makes Case for Cable Franchise Reform
Opinion -A new policy brief from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland, Michigan-based think tank, finds the entry of new competitors and changes in video technology makes it imperative that the cable franchising process be reformed. -
School Fuel: Kids’ Healthy Morning How-Tos
Opinion -Getting kids off to school in the morning with a tummy full of healthy food will do wonders for their health. -
Supreme Court to Consider Wash. Union Case
Opinion -On September 26, the United States Supreme Court announced it would accept an appeal of a Washington State Supreme Court decision that could greatly affect all labor unions in the Evergreen State. -
Teacher Education Is Flawed: Report
Opinion -A report by the former president of Columbia University Teachers College, one of the nation's premier institutions of teacher training, released September 18, cited serious flaws in the way young teachers are currently being trained for the classroom. -
Warming Bill Jeopardizes Calif. Economy
Opinion -On September 27, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed A.B. 32, the "California Global Warming Solutions Act," after the bill was passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature. -
Playing to the Mob: 24 Years and $45 Million
Opinion -On October 23, 2006 Judge Simeon T. Lake III sentenced Jeffrey Skilling to 292 months in prison and ordered him to forfeit $45 million in victim restitution. -
Biased British Study Exaggerates Costs, Neglects Science of Climate Variance
Opinion -(October 30, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois) A study released in England today has created a media frenzy in the United States by claiming global warming over the next century will cost the world economy trillions of dollars. -
All Candidates Out of Touch on Education
Opinion -Dear Editor: The October 25 candidate roundup, "Candidates sound off on state of education," was very well done. -
Words Matter More Than Actions
Opinion -Dear Editor: Your October 26 article "EU says more needed for environment," which points out that Sweden and Britain are the only EU-15 nations meeting their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, makes one wonder what the true goal is of global -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #5-13
Opinion -We Report, You Decide It's difficult to know who deserves the "stupid" award: the Class A baseball team that fired a masseuse because she was allegedly "too touchy," or the masseuse herself, who sued for defamation because of the comment. -
Misleading Assertions
Opinion -Dear Editor: The misleading assertions by global warming activists in "Activists urge action on global warming" (Oct. 26), show exactly why, as the article notes, "global warming has long been met with skepticism. -
Federal Minimum Wage a Bad Idea
Opinion -Dear Editor: Steve Chapman's column, "Wishful Thinking on the Minimum Wage" (October 25) was spot on. Raising the minimum wage penalizes employers for hiring unskilled labor. -
Heartland Institute on C-SPAN Radio
Opinion -Douglas Whitley, president and CEO of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, delivered the luncheon keynote address for The Heartland Institute's Third Emerging Issues Forum in Chicago on October 5. -
Consumer Power Report #54
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 -
Merit Pay Must Be Based on Performance
Opinion -Dear Editor: It's good to see the federal government trying to introduce merit pay into the public school system. -
EPA Data Show Fewer Children Affected by Air Pollution
Opinion -(October 25, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois) New data released yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed "the percentage of children living in counties that do not meet the air quality standard for fine particulate matter declined from 24 -
Event: Public-Sector Pension Plans in Illinois
Opinion -On Friday, October 27, the Institute for Truth in Accounting (ITA) is co-hosting a forum at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago addressing "Public Sector Pension Plans in Illinois: Will the Promises Be Kept? -
Media Advisory: Experts Available for Comment on Skilling Sentence
Opinion -(October 23, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois) Jeffrey Skilling will be sentenced today in a Houston courthouse for his role in the collapse of Enron. Some reports have suggested he will receive as much as a 30-year sentence. -
Five Things You Should Know about Education Funding Reform
Opinion -Jesse Jackson led a rally at the Thompson Center last Saturday, officially jumping on board the education funding reform bandwagon. -
Consumer Power Report #53
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: Health Insurance Mandate Bad Idea, Experts Say
Opinion -(October 19, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois) On September 25, the 14-member advisory panel Citizens' Health Care Working Group, created by the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, announced recommendations that all Americans be -
Sierra Club Propaganda Campaign an Affront to Religion
Opinion -Masquerading as devout worshipers of God whose true goal is to bring us closer to our Creator, the Sierra Club on October 18 launched a deceitful and religiously offensive campaign to politicize churches with their environmental extremism.
