The Heartland Institute

A prominent House Committee Chairman is questioning whether the White House has used President Obama’s health care law to direct hundreds of millions of dollars in support to political allies ineligible to receive it. In February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $640 million in low-interest loans ...

Internet privacy has become a hot issue as technology to track user movements online has become more widespread. Much of the debate centers on “behavioral advertising,” through which businesses target their marketing based on Web users’ search and browsing histories. Some critics of the practice argue tracking Internet users’ online ...

In this 2012 study, researchers Anders Bohlmark and Mikael Lindahl examined the performance of students who used vouchers to attend one of the nearly 400 independent schools in Sweden. They found that school choice raised student performance regardless of student demographics, competition was the central driver of student and ...

DISH Network’s “AutoHop” technology feature has prompted lawsuits from the ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC TV networks. The technology, introduced on May 10, makes it easier for DISH’s satellite-television customers to skip revenue-generating commercials transmitted by the networks. The networks filed their suit in the U.S. District Court ...

Rick Hess discusses the education policy implications of yesterday's Supreme Court healthcare ruling . It is likely to squeeze state education budgets further, but possibly reduce federal coercion over state policies, he says. The Wall Street Journal hosts a debate on whether the U.S. should have national education standards . Are ...

What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for states? Today the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional most of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the controversial individual mandate, which was called a tax by the Court. The Court did, however, strike down the law’s Medicaid expansion ...

Climategate central figure Michael Mann gave a talk in Orange County, California last month that perfectly illustrates how global warming alarmists spread myths and misinformation to further their agenda. Before his presentation, Mann reportedly objected strenuously to skeptical scientists appearing on the same panel with him. His ...

David Lesperance helps people move their money and themselves around the world. Demonizing rhetoric from America's political leaders and bills like the recently introduced Ex-Patriot Act have boosted his business as millionaires and billionaires -- the nation's "Golden Geese" -- look for ways to protect their wealth from a money ...