The Heartlander
The bimonthly membership newsletter for The Heartland Institute.
Heartlander
1998
April 1998: How We Lost Our Health Care Freedom . . . And How To Win It Back
In the health care arena, Americans are losing their freedoms at an alarming rate. Some of the few that remain are in danger of being taken away under legislation ... (read more)
In the health care arena, Americans are losing their freedoms at an alarming rate. Some of the few that remain are in danger of being taken away under legislation ... (read more)
August 1998: Managing Growth, Destroying Freedom
Several times each year for the past 23 years, I've driven from Chicago to Appleton, Wisconsin, and back again. I've seen the fields and woodlands along ... (read more)
Several times each year for the past 23 years, I've driven from Chicago to Appleton, Wisconsin, and back again. I've seen the fields and woodlands along ... (read more)
February 1998: Crawling Back to Socialism
Having to watch the annual State of the Union address goes with the territory of being president of a "think tank," but I can think of no other part of ... (read more)
Having to watch the annual State of the Union address goes with the territory of being president of a "think tank," but I can think of no other part of ... (read more)
July 1998: Five Lies about Tobacco; The Tobacco Bill Wasn't about Kids
On June 17, 43 Republicans and 3 Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted to kill a bill that would have raised taxes on cigarettes by $1.10 per pack and restricted ... (read more)
On June 17, 43 Republicans and 3 Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted to kill a bill that would have raised taxes on cigarettes by $1.10 per pack and restricted ... (read more)
June 1998: Antitrust: The War on Virtue and Talent
Enterprises endowed with virtue and talent, even if very often at the start they seem mean and common, always gradually climb higher, and they never pause ... (read more)
Enterprises endowed with virtue and talent, even if very often at the start they seem mean and common, always gradually climb higher, and they never pause ... (read more)
March 1998: Ten Ways to Improve Public Schools . . . That Don't Cost a Penny
Year after year, the tune is the same: "We need more money to pay our teachers what they are worth" or "we need more money to build a new school or addition." ... (read more)
Year after year, the tune is the same: "We need more money to pay our teachers what they are worth" or "we need more money to build a new school or addition." ... (read more)
May 1998: Can 15,000 Scientists Be Wrong? The New York Times Thinks So
John Cushman has done it again. Late last year, this reporter for The New York Times wrote an extraordinarily bad "news" article speculating about the causes ... (read more)
John Cushman has done it again. Late last year, this reporter for The New York Times wrote an extraordinarily bad "news" article speculating about the causes ... (read more)
November 1998: Lifting the Skirts, Part II : The Problem with Lawyers
My essay last month, titled "Lifting the skirts of 'progressive' demonizers," generated more letters, phone calls, and e-mail messages than any of my previous ... (read more)
My essay last month, titled "Lifting the skirts of 'progressive' demonizers," generated more letters, phone calls, and e-mail messages than any of my previous ... (read more)
October 1998: Lifting the Skirts of 'Progressive' Demonizers
"The arts of Power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the ... (read more)
"The arts of Power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the ... (read more)
September 1998: Seven Reasons to Celebrate Heartland's 14th Birthday
Please do something for me right now, while you are thinking about it. Don't hesitate! Do it right away! Pull out your appointment book and find Thursday, ... (read more)
Please do something for me right now, while you are thinking about it. Don't hesitate! Do it right away! Pull out your appointment book and find Thursday, ... (read more)
