Joe Bast
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Environment/EnergyUncategorized
Read this book now, before it is too late
by Joe Bast January 20, 2021Review of Not for Greens, by Ian Plimer (Connor Court Publishing, 2014). In this entirely excellent book, Prof. Plimer answers three questions: What do geologists bring to the debate over…
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Dr. Walter Williams was uncompromising in his conviction that maximum individual liberty not only was the best means of producing prosperity but was also essential to justice, peace, and even virtue.
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Dennis was a much admired and beloved by his countless colleagues and friends around the world. He will be sorely missed.
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Walden is now regarded as a foundational text of natural history, ecology, and the modern environmental movement. Check out Joe Bast’s review of the book.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
No, Beto, There is No Impending Climate Refugee Crisis
by Joe Bast April 10, 20192020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke warned on his first campaign stop in New Hampshire of a mass refugee crisis due to climate change.
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Climate ChangeEducationEnvironment/EnergyScience
Teachers and Students at a Colorado Middle School React to ‘Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming’
by Joe Bast April 6, 2018Two teachers at a Colorado middle school used Why Scientists Disagree as part of their mini-indoctrination camp, and sent us letters bragging about their accomplishment.
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A distinguished and influential voice in debates on a wide range of topics, Ron Rotunda will be sorely missed.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyFeatured
He’s Right! Scott Pruitt Hits Ball Out of the Park on Climate Change
by Joe Bast March 5, 2018Not only can he take the heat but he can explain it.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Video: Wisconsin State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout Unhappily Reads Heartland Book ‘The Patriot’s Toolbox’ on Senate Floor
by Joe Bast March 2, 2018We are very pleased that The Patriot’s Toolbox and Heartland’s other publications are having a positive influence on the Wisconsin legislature.
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This thinly sourced story should not have run. Ed Crane deserves better.
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ConstitutionFeaturedGovernmentLiberty
Government Is Legalized Force. Let’s Say It!
by Joe Bast December 28, 2017Shouldn’t we try to find ways to solve problems peacefully and voluntarily before we resort to force? Is it really okay to use force to achieve trivial objectives?
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedMedia
Heartland Institute Responds to, Corrects Inside Climate News Story
by Joe Bast December 27, 2017Why did Inside Climate News run a piece littered with factual errors and relying on discredited sources? Maybe because Inside Climate News isn’t what its title says it is
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Way back in 1993 (that’s 24 years ago!), Stu Wesbury and I wrote what I thought at the time was the best critique of “Hillarycare” and clearest description of the best alternative plan available anywhere.