The Heartland Institute

Did you hear the one about the University of Chicago law professor who blogged about the president s proposed tax hike, was viciously criticized for having done so, and has now said he won t blog again ? The controversy led to a panel discussion on WTTW s Chicago Tonight, where Steve Stanek, managing editor of Heartland s Budget ...

Heartland Institute senior fellow for environment policy James M. Taylor is scheduled to appear on MSNBC today to discuss a Virginia Republican Party video mocking global warming claims. The video refers to snowfall as " 12 inches of global warming" and urges citizens to call their congressmen to oppose carbon dioxide restrictions ...

One of the nation s top accountants warned, the most serious threat to the United States is its own fiscal irresponsibility at a screening of a movie focused on the nation s debt and government s fuzzy accounting practices. Our current standard of living is unsustainable unless some drastic action is taken, and we must begin ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 9, school choice promotes and protects the institutions and organizations that create and protect democracy. Download this episode: http://www.heartland.org/bin/media/podcasts ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 8, private schools should be allowed to retain their self-government. This autonomy is in the best interest of the public. Download this episode: http://www.heartland.org ...

This podcast series presents 10 key principles of sound state fiscal policies. In Episode 3, high excise taxes lead to underground markets and counterfeiting. This creates opportunities for organized crime and circulation of products that have not been approved or inspected. Download this episode: http://www.heartland.org/bin/media ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 7, voucher programs force failing schools to close and restructure to meet the competition -- but that will not lessen the need for educators. Once a voucher plan takes ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 6, funding should be adequate to enable parents to choose high-quality schools, but parents should be allowed to add their own dollars. Download this episode: http://www ...

This podcast series presents 10 key principles of sound state fiscal policies. In Episode 2, taxes on investment earnings discourage business investments that make economic growth possible. Download this episode: http://www.heartland.org/bin/media/podcasts/fiscalpolicy/chapter2.mp3 Subscribe to this podcast: http://www.heartland.org/bin/s/d ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 5, school choice enables teachers to recover lost freedoms. This could provide the foundation for a curricula that is based on the needs and preferences of students ...

This podcast series presents 10 principles of state fiscal policy, outlining specific principles likely to remain valid and relevant to legislative policy in the next decade. In Episode 1, states with higher taxes will experience slower economic growth compared to states with lower taxes. Download this episode: http://www.heartland ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In Episode 4, bureaucrats and officials stifle education progress with rules and procedures, while choice makes parents accountable and frees leaders from excessive regulation. Download ...

This podcast series presents the 10 most important principles of the school choice movement, explaining each principle in plain yet precise language. In episode 1, surveys reveal parents who choose independent schools do so on the basis of academics, not athletics or convenience. Download this episode: http://www.heartland.org/bin ...