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If there is a chance to pull society away from the social and economic abyss towards which it is moving, we must take it.
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Our Federal and state governments implemented unprecedented measures beginning in March to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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Government
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Likely Voters Reject Socialism, Socialist Candidates, Repeal of Second Amendment
by Justin Haskins November 25, 2019The following is a national survey of likely voters published by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports, one of America’s leading polling firms.
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Today bigger, supremely powerful global governments are justified by environmental claims.
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Government
Andrzejewski Brings Open Government Movement to City Club Event
by Nancy Thorner May 25, 2018The City Club of Chicago hosted Adam Andrzejewski on May 3, 2018 to a sold-out room of 300 people.
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Government
When ‘Deregulation’ – Is Actually More Government And A Constitutional Violation
by Seton Motley December 18, 2017I have a bit of Economics 101 knowledge for the collectivist Left.
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FeaturedInternet/Telecom
Net Neutrality Proven Titanically Stupid – By Net Neutrality’s Proponents
by Seton Motley August 29, 2017Network Neutrality has for more than a decade been all the rage on the Left. Emphasis – as is alway the case with the Left – on rage.
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The idea that healthcare is a right might sound kind and compassionate, but in reality it is self-serving to those who would profit from Big Government in medicine.
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EconomicsFeaturedGovernment
Economic Ideas: Adam Ferguson and Society as a Spontaneous Order
by Richard Ebeling December 1, 2016One of the most cherished misunderstandings, if not delusions, of the social engineer – the individual who would presume to attempt to remake society through conscious and planned design – is the confident belief that he (and those like him) can ever know enough to successfully remold mankind and human institutions.
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Budgets/Taxes
Add Intellectual Property Protection To The List Of Rights The Government Is Eviscerating
by Seton Motley July 21, 2016The Constitution is an extraordinary document. Life for most humans for most of human history has been poor, nasty, brutish and short. The Constitution acknowledged this past (and present) – and transformed our future.
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Budgets/TaxesEducationFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Teresa Mull: Heartland’s New Research Fellow for Education
by Jesse Hathaway April 27, 2016In this episode of the Heartland Institute’s weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, managing editor and research fellow Jesse Hathaway talks with the newest addition to the Heartland Institute family, Center for School Transformation research fellow Teresa Mull, about how economic freedom and educational freedom are similar, sharing the goal of empowering consumers to make the choices that are right for them, instead of the choices government makes for people.
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Featured
Individual Rights Must Be Preserved Without Interference From The Government
by Richard Ebeling February 2, 2016What is the role of government in society? This has been and remains the most fundamental question in all political discussions and debates. Its answer determines the nature of the social order and how people are expected and allowed to interact with one another – on the basis of either force or freedom.
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FeaturedPodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep20): Oregon Standoff, Federally Owned Land, and ITT’s Guide to Being a Libertarian
by Donald Kendal January 8, 2016In episode #20 of the In The Tank Podcast, Hosts Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft talk about the Oregon “Standoff.” This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, roundtable discussions, stories, and light-hearted segments on a variety of topics on the latest news. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday.