Publications
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Research & Commentary: Occupational Licensing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Government regulation of occupations comes in the form of registration, certification permits, and licensure. A license gives an individual a “right to practice” legally. Occupational licensing has grown dramatically in the past 60 years. -
Research & Commentary: Estate Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The modern estate tax, which taxed an individual’s assets upon death, was created in 1916 alongside the first income tax. As with many early forms of new taxation, the tax was designed to only hit very wealthy individuals and only at a very minor rate. -
Research & Commentary: Smart Growth Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -“Smart growth” refers to a city planning philosophy intended to reduce administrative costs, increase population density, decrease urban sprawl, reduce pollution, and similar goals. -
The Ryan Budget vs. the Obama Budget
Publication -Policy Briefs -By selecting House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney reframed the 2012 presidential election as a contest between Ryan’s 2013 proposed budget, which was adopted by the entire Republican -
The Ryan Budget vs. the Obama Budget
Publication -Policy Briefs -By selecting House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney reframed the 2012 presidential election as a contest between Ryan’s 2013 proposed budget, which was adopted by the entire Republican -
- Government & Politics
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Economy
- Government Spending
- Technology
The Leaflet – Condoleezza Rice on Education Reform
Publication -The Leaflet -Yesterday, at the Republican National Convention, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice gave a superb speech covering many important issues. -
Research & Commentary: Sea-Level Rise in North Carolina
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The North Carolina House is considering a bill that would reassess how state agencies extrapolate data on future rates of sea-level rise affecting coastal communities. -
- Government & Politics
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Economy
- Government Spending
- Technology
The Leaflet – Standing With ALEC
Publication -The Leaflet -“Color of Change,” Common Cause, the Center for Media and Democracy, and other extreme leftist groups’ attempts to defame the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are not surprising. -
Property Tax Levies in Cook County, Illinois: An Analysis
Publication -Policy Briefs -IntroductionThe economic recession that began in 2007 exposed and aggravated a government fiscal crisis that had been brewing for many years at the national, state, and municipal levels of the U.S. -
Research & Commentary: Civic Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Often lost in the attention rightly paid to students’ poor achievement in math and reading is that civic knowledge and participation have been sliding for decades in the United States. That undermines representative government. -
Research & Commentary: For-Profit Competition in K-12 Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Increasing numbers of for-profit service providers have begun to enter the education sector, performing tasks from collecting and analyzing standardized test data to providing tutoring and bus services. -
Research & Commentary: The Future of the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislators and regulators in Washington, DC are now considering a gradual winding down of the two giant government-supported mortgage-securitizing enterprises, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. -
Research & Commentary: Economic Impact of Casino Development
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During its 2012 session, the Florida legislature will consider bills to allow the construction of large destination casino resorts in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. -
- Government & Politics
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Economy
- Government Spending
- Technology
The Leaflet – Mixed Election Results From States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This week was election week for lawmakers in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. In Virginia power in the state senate for Republicans hinges on a slim 226 vote lead in the 17th district. -
22 Reasons Why Free-Market Think Tanks Are More Effective than Anyone Else in Changing Public Policy
Publication -Policy Briefs -Jeff Judson, past president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a senior fellow of The Heartland Institute, makes the case for free-market think tanks as the most effective drivers of public policy change. -
The Simplicity of Goverment Transparency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Governor Bobby Jindal’s short tenure in office has received extensive coverage from local and national media. -
10 Principles of State Fiscal Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -The booklet, part of Heartland's "10 Legislative Principles" series, provides policymakers and civic and business leaders with a highly condensed yet easy-to-read guide to state fiscal policy matters. -
No. 106 – A Guide to Classical Liberal Think Tanks
Publication -Policy Studies -Philanthropists who want to make the world a better place to live have many choices of worthy groups and causes. -
No. 97 – Dreams, Plans, and Reality: A Critique of Chicago Metropolis 2020
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick Links Policy Study (pdf) Chicago Metropolis 2020, produced in 1999 by the Commercial Club, attempts to tell us who should do what to make the metropolitan area a more nearly ideal place. -
No. 93 – Effects of Impact Fees on the Suburban Chicago Housing Market
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick Links Policy Study (pdf) Appendices (pdf) Municipalities in suburban Chicago impose fees ranging from $2,223 to $8,942 on new four-bedroom homes. -
State Constitutional Reforms: Recent Experiences
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This document authored by Janice C. May highlights various constitutional reform efforts in the decade of the 1990's.Term limits on state legislators were just one of many popular reforms considered during the decade. -
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part I of this Heartland Policy Study, the authors describe gerrymandering as a real, not illusory, danger to democratic practice -- the moral equivalent of stealing elections. -
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part I of this Heartland Policy Study, the authors describe gerrymandering as a real, not illusory, danger to democratic practice -- the moral equivalent of stealing elections.