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Nationwide Effort is Underway to Ban Vaccine Mandates
Publication -MAHA groups in multiple states are lobbying state legislatures to ban vaccine mandates, reports Reuters. On September 3, 2025, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, M.D., and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to end all vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State, and earlier in 2025, Idaho and Louisiana indicated they were working on legislation to allow […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Cheer End of the Endangerment Finding for CO2
Opinion -Press Release -‘Today is a win for car and truck buyers and Trump should be applauded for taking this action.’ -
EPA Plans One of Largest Deregulation Moves in U.S. History
Opinion -The EPA is set to repeal an Obama-era greenhouse gas rule, in what the EPA is describing as “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States.” The new rule will reportedly eliminate requirements to measure, report, certify, and comply with the federal greenhouse gas emission standards for motor vehicles that were […] -
Teaching the Truth About Socialism in America’s Public Schools
Publication -Policy Briefs -In the United States, nearly 50 million students, about 90 percent of total K-12 student enrollment, annually attend public schools. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly called the Nation’s Report Card, reported that, “In 2022, the average civics score at eighth grade decreased by 2 points compared to 2018.” This was a significant development […] -
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States Reject Updated CDC Recommendations for Childhood Vaccination
Publication -Nineteen states have indicated they will not incorporate updated recommendations on childhood vaccination from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into their own state-level recommendations or adjust requirements for school or daycare attendance accordingly. States rejecting the new recommendations include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, […] -
‘Zohran’s Green Schools for a Healthier New York City’ Is a Monumental Waste of Money
Opinion -New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is an ardent climate alarmist who oversees the nation’s largest school district, the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) system. Frankly, NYCPS is failing on all fronts. It is doing an abysmal job educating and protecting the 900,000 students in the district. It also is in massive debt and […] -
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Health Care Practices No Longer Required to Report Vaccine Compliance
Publication -In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced an end to state vaccine reporting requirements, effectively reversing a 2024 mandate. The change applies to children and adults enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programs that combined cover nearly 40 percent of children under age six in the United States. […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in New Hampshire
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New Hampshire is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. New Hampshire House Bill 1735 is legislation that would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any […] -
Heartland Institute Experts Applaud Trump’s Imminent Repeal of the Endangering Finding for CO2
Opinion -Press Release -‘Carbon dioxide, which is required for life on earth and also happens to result from every single bit of human and animal activity on the planet, is not a pollutant and never was.’ -
The Future of California’s Energy Infrastructure Is Fragile
Opinion -The net zero emission goals of California government leaders cannot ignore the fundamental reality that wind turbines and solar panels only generate electricity. -
Rejecting Climatism: Trump Withdraws from UNFCCC and 66 International Organizations
Opinion -The Trump administration has issued an executive order that withdraws the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other international bodies. The order pulls the United States back from organizations pursuing climate policies and other efforts that the administration does not consider to be in the national interest. The […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #133: Is Inflation Already Below 1 Percent?
Opinion -Editorial -The consumer price index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is currently more than three times as high as the Truflation number, Crowdfund Insider notes. -
Greenland and Land Acknowledgements
Opinion -President Trump initially left all options, presumably including military options, open to secure U.S. interests in Greenland. Wars fueled U.S. territorial expansion during the nineteenth century. A peaceful acquisition of Greenland would demonstrate the folly of the progressive left’s “land acknowledgements.” President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland from Denmark after World War II. Little […] -
About That Divorce
Opinion -Relations between red and blue America continue deteriorating. A national divorce refers to the peaceful dissolution of a country by consent. Contemplating a national divorce as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday might seem sacrilegious, but few leaders seem to care about rebuilding the bonds of trust among Americans. Precedents exist, most notably the 1992 dissolution […] -
Price Ceilings Do Not Help
Opinion -President Trump takes Americans’ affordability concerns seriously. He recently capped credit card interest rates at 10 percent. Unfortunately, price controls address symptoms and not causes of affordability. The President’s legal authority to limit interest rates is unclear. My discussion presumes that the cap takes effect. People do not like high prices for things we buy. […] -
The Year of Water
Opinion -Leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to discuss rapid technological advancements, pollution, and other issues facing the globe. Among the big topics for this years’ meeting was the UN declaring 2026 to be the “Year of Water.” “This year’s Annual Meeting in Davos will have […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 570—Congress, States Probe Attempts to Mislead Judges on Climate Change
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
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Trump, Congress, States, Push Health Care Price Transparency
Publication -President Donald Trump once more called for greater price transparency from hospitals, this time as one of the four pillars of his Great Healthcare Plan. If codified into law, the plan would “Require any healthcare provider or insurer who accepts either Medicare or Medicaid to publicly and prominently post their pricing and fees to avoid […] -
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Will Congress Repeal Liability Protections for Vaccine Makers?
Publication -Efforts are underway on Capitol Hill and in the Trump administration that raise the possibility of repealing the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA), a public law that established a “no-fault” system to settle claims over vaccine injuries or deaths. In recent months, proposed legislation such as the End the Vaccine Carveout Act, the PREP […] -
Trump’s Proposed Health Care Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Opinion -President Trump announced last week the outline of what he is referring to as “The Great Healthcare Plan.” According to a White House Fact Sheet, the proposal would codify previous deals between the Trump administration and more than a dozen major drugmakers to significantly lower the cost of certain prescription drugs in exchange for a […] -
Palisade to Fruita in 15 Minutes?
Opinion -At Club 20 in the 1990s, we often fought against diverting highway funds for non-highway purposes, such as mass transit. -
Trump Selects Fed Critic to Replace Powell for Fed Chair
Opinion -President Trump has selected Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor and current Hoover Institute fellow, to replace Jerome Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve. While it is unclear what Warsh would actually do, assuming that he is confirmed to be the next chairman, his past criticisms of the Federal Reserve provide hope […] -
Schools Should Teach Basic Science, Not Climate Alarmist Propaganda
Opinion -Since 2009, American eighth graders have taken the National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment to measure “their ability to engage in scientific inquiry and to conduct scientific investigations in real-world contexts.” In 2024, the average score on the NAEP Science Assessment decreased by four points from 2019. Even worse, the Nation’s Report Card notes […] -
Davos Derangement Disorder
Opinion -For more than 50 years, globalists have descended upon Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to push “stakeholder capitalism,” a synonym for global socialism. Meanwhile, the first-ever World Prosperity Forum (WPF) is taking place in nearby Zurich with a decidedly different message: “freedom, markets, and human flourishing.” “While the World Economic Forum […]
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