Opinion
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Wisconsin Court’s Foolish Inconsistency on Medical Malpractice
Opinion -"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," as Ralph Waldo Emerson famously wrote. But what about foolish inconsistencies? -
Laptops and Education Don’t Necessarily Mix
Opinion -Dear Editor: I found your article "E-Slacking: It's Laptop Over Lecture" [July 18] right on target. As a recent grad myself, I must admit to abusing laptop privileges from time-to-time, checking my email or the Cubs score. -
California Education Expert to Speak in Chicago at July 27 Luncheon
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- July 18, 2006) Lisa Snell, director of education and child welfare at Reason Foundation, a San Francisco, California-based think tank, will speak in Chicago on Thursday, July 27, at a luncheon hosted by the Illinois School Choice -
Expert Comment: Blanco Veto Cheats Cable Customers
Opinion -(July 18, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois) On July 13, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco vetoed an important piece of telecommunications legislation that had been passed by both houses of the state legislature. -
High Speed Rail, Pure Fantasy
Opinion -[This letter was published in The Los Angeles Times on July 17, 2006] Dear Editor: We can always count on former presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor Michael H. -
Heartland Reply to Eric Schlosser
Opinion -Eric Schlosser, the anti-fast food advocate and author of Fast Food Nation and the new children’s book, Chew on This, strikes out against The Heartland Institute in an interview on the Bloomberg.com Web site. -
Misrepresenting Data
Opinion -In his July 11 column in The Journal, Paul Guggenheimer claims Al Gore’s recent global warming movie “lays out irrefutable scientific facts” in a “non-partisan way. -
Trust Ill. Governor On Empty Promises
Opinion -Dear Editor: Gov. Rod Blagojevich derided challenger Judy Baar Topinka's jobs-creation plan as full of "empty promises." I haven't seen Ms. Topinka's proposal, but my instinct would be to trust the Governor on this one. -
Voting Rights Not the Issue
Opinion -Dear Editor: All of the noise over renewing a section of the Voting Rights Act is pure demagoguery, simply appealing to the emotions and prejudices of black Americans ["Some officials, scholars say Voting Rights Act needs update," July 13]. -
Consumer Power Report #40
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 -
Heartland Not a ‘Front’
Opinion -Dear Editor: Erik Curren's lengthy piece on wind power ("The bizarre dance of wind power" ) would have been much more believable, and accurate, if he didn't label everyone who disagreed with him "right-wing" or "corporate funded," while giving a free -
Please Join Us for a Private Reception with Judge James P. Gray on Friday, July 14th
Opinion -Please join us for a private reception with Judge James P. -
Consumer Power Report #39
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 -
A Secondhand Scare Campaign
Opinion -U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona said on June 27, "The debate is over. The science is clear: Secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance, but a serious health hazard. -
Please Don’t Poop in My Salad: Foreword
Opinion -I am pleased indeed to have been invited to contribute this preface to a book that I hope is widely read and discussed. -
Please Don’t Poop in My Salad: Introduction
Opinion -It is difficult to imagine, in the summer of 2006, something more politically incorrect than defending smokers. Other issues are controversial: immigration, medical marijuana, school choice, the War in Iraq. -
News Release: Audio from Educational Choice Speaker Series Now Available Online
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - June 29, 2006) The Illinois School Choice Initiative, a project of The Heartland Institute, has announced that audio recordings from its 2006 Educational Choice Speaker Series are now available online. -
Is ODF Headed for a Bill Buckner Moment?
Opinion -As reported last month (“The Dangers of Dictating Procurement,” IT&T News, June 2006), the Massachusetts Information Technology Department (ITD), as a matter of policy, will no longer procure software that does not support open standards. -
Congress Seizes on Net Neutrality
Opinion -Few enterprises enjoy the freedom from regulation that has characterized the Internet and its remarkable advancement. -
Data Security Legislation: The Benefits and Costs of Notification Requirements
Opinion -About 30 states have online data security laws, and federal bills addressing the subject are moving through both houses of Congress. -
Appeals Court Considers Nebraska’s Corporate Farming Ban
Opinion -On May 19, attorneys finished filing briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit regarding a Nebraska law banning corporate farming. -
Canada Turning Away from Kyoto
Opinion -With Canadian carbon dioxide emissions currently 35 percent higher than Kyoto Protocol targets and rising every year, Canadian officials on May 2 slashed funding for programs that have failed to keep Canada in compliance with the accord. -
National Taxpayers Union Rates Congress (pdf only)
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Franchise Bills Move Forward in Louisiana and California
Opinion -Telephone companies, which have begun to deploy cable TV-like multichannel video services over their local networks, are seeking new rules that would allow them immediate permission to offer video service across an entire state.
