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Global usage of natural gas continues to grow rapidly. Gas is an essential low-cost, non-polluting fuel for heating, cooking, industrial use, and generation of electrical power. But states in New England, New York, and some nations seek to curtail the use of natural gas.
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Budgets/Taxes
Tied to the Mast: Connecticut Imposes a ‘Debt Brake’
by Barry Poulson and John Merrifield July 12, 2018In Homer’s Odyssey, sailors are lured to the rocky shores of an island by an irresistible siren song. To prevent his ship from succumbing to the song, Odysseus orders his sailors to fill their ears with wax and tie him to the ship’s mast.
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Budgets/Taxes
Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Storm Heading for Mainland America
by Jesse Hathaway June 12, 2017The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, a federal board tasked with managing the island commonwealth’s course out of fiscal emergency, declared failure on May 3, filing paperwork to begin court proceedings restructuring the government debt.
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LibertyPoliticsRandom
American Colonies: Despite What You Learn In School, It Was Mostly Private Enterprise
by Rob Natelson December 7, 2016Too many of us who are enthusiastic about space exploration and colonization expect the federal government to lead the way. We should learn from the founding of British colonies in America.
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FeaturedLegal AffairsLiberty
Absolute Rights – and Wrongs: Is It Really All About the Kids?
by David Applegate April 15, 2013In the wake of the celebrated shootings in Newtown, Connecticut; Aurora, Colorado; and the streets of Chicago, both parties have fallen over themselves to act “serious” about the problem of…
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I was reading the Chicago Tribune online this morning and came across a short Reuters article that should make us all tremble. The article says the federal government has revoked…
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Legal AffairsLibertyPodcastPolitics
Biden, Guns, and the Heartland Daily Podcast
by Jim Lakely January 11, 2013On Friday’s Heartland Daily Podcast, I talk with Senior Fellow for Legal Affairs Maureen Martin about the latest developments on the gun-control front. The discussion was prompted by her recent…
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EducationPolitics
When Seconds Count, Police Are . . . 20 Minutes Away in Sandy Hook
by Steve Stanek December 28, 2012Wow, wow, wow! Where is the outrage? Where are the demands for accountability? How can this be receiving so little attention? CNN has put together a timeline of the mass…
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It is a natural tendency on the part of most human beings, when confronted with great evil, to want to do something about it. We want to stop the horror…
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In the midst of state budgetary turmoil, it is not surprising that legislators are turning to unconstitutional regulatory measures in the pursuit of a few extra tax dollars. Arkansas, Connecticut,…