Opinion
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Debate Continues on MA’s ODF Mandate
Opinion -While he’s clearly agitated enough to post two responses to one of my recent comments, D.C. Parris, editor-in-chief of LXer.com, fails to answer my central point that it’s bad policy to mandate open source procurement to the exclusion of all else. -
100 Years of Market Distortions
Opinion -Economists often say, “the market has failed in health care,” but this paper argues that if it has failed it is because of 100 years of endless tinkering by various levels of government. -
Government, Not Property Values, Make Taxes Go Up
Opinion -Dear Editor: How could the Northwest Herald explain rising property taxes without mentioning local government spending? ("Is your patience taxed?" May 22) Property taxes go to public schools, cities and villages, and other local governments. -
Wind Farms Don’t Reduce Dependence on ‘Foreign Oil’
Opinion -James Taylor is managing editor of Environment & Climate News. The following letter was published in the Tampa Tribune on May 19, 2006 Dear Editor: The Tribune's May 14 article "Cape Cod Wind Farm Highlights Rift in U.S. -
U.S. Automakers Don’t Need More Incentives
Opinion -Dear Editor: Gary Luft recommends President Bush prod Congress to provide incentives for U.S. automakers to build more fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles. ["What should Bush say to the Big Three? -
Consumer Power Report #33
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 -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #5-6
Opinion -San Diego County Held Liable Because Employee Killed Spouse The family of a San Diego man who was murdered by his wife in 2000 was awarded $6 million in actual and $100 million in punitive damages by a local jury. -
Tax Cut Extension Will Create Wealth
Opinion -Dear Editor: Government doesn't create any income or wealth. The main role of government is to make sure there is a positive environment that permits the creative energies of those in the private sector to flourish. -
Comment on Network Neutrality
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - May 11, 2006) State and federal elected officials are considering measures to impose "network neutrality" regulations on telecommunications providers. -
Ozone Smog: What’s Health Got to Do with It?
Opinion -Americans spend tens of billions dollars each year on measures to reduce emissions of smog-forming pollutants from motor vehicles, power plants, and a host of other sources. -
Free-Market Health Care Alternatives Proposed in Illinois
Opinion -A proposal calling for market-driven solutions for covering the uninsured and reducing health insurance costs was presented Tuesday, May 9 at a meeting of the Affordable Health Care Task Force (AHCTF), a 28-member committee created as a result of the -
Heartland Statement on Capital Gains Tax Cut Extension
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 10, 2006) On Tuesday, Congressional Republicans passed a bill that would extend cuts in the capital gains tax and provide relief for middle-income taxpayers by stemming the growth of the alternative minimum tax. -
Competition Key to Reform
Opinion -Dear Editor: It was good to see your paper support John Shadegg's Health Care Choice Act ["Health Insurance Showdown," May 9]. While Mike Enzi's bill is certainly an improvement on the existing system, it is only a half measure. -
Media Advisory: Still Dodging the Truth About Global Warming
Opinion -A draft report from a working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was inadvertently made available on the Internet by a U.S. government committee. The following comments about that draft can be attributed to James M. -
Media Advisory: Don’t Know Much About Fast Food
Opinion -Eric Schlosser, a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and author of the controversial book Fast Food Nation, has a new book out titled Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food. -
Heartland Institute Statement on Stevens-Inouye Telecom Reform Bill
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - May 2, 2006) Sens. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Daniel Inouye (D-HI) made public today a draft telecom reform bill they are cosponsoring. -
Cato Institute Will Award its 2006 Milton Friedman Prize in Chicago, May 18
Opinion -WASHINGTON -- The Cato Institute has announced that the recipient of the 2006 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty is Mart Laar, the former prime minister of Estonia. -
Consumer Power Report #32
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 -
Texas Gets Cable Competition, Lower Prices
Opinion -Six months after the Texas legislature created a statewide video franchising structure, local phone companies have been rapidly extending multichannel video services, while rates have decreased and consumers have become much more aware of choices. -
Now it’s Florida’s Turn
Opinion -Florida’s state legislators are debating the Consumer Choice Act of 2006, which would replace local cable franchises with a streamlined state franchise system. -
The Copyright Act’s Unintended Consequences
Opinion -Apple took the next step in the iPod revolution last fall when it unveiled a new generation of its market-leading music players. -
The Problems with Network Neutrality
Opinion -Network neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should not discriminate against different types of content on the Internet. -
Barton-Rush Franchise Bill Heads for U.S. House Floor
Opinion -A draft bill that would create a national video franchising structure was expected to reach the floor of the House of Representatives by the end of April. The bill, untitled at press time, was heading into mark-up April 4. -
Hoosier Telecom Reform Leads Nation
Opinion -After more than a few fits and starts, and a nearly fatal derailment in early 2005, Indiana has successfully launched itself into first place in the telecommunications reform race. On March 14, Gov.
