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A Truly Sad Day: Maureen Martin, R.I.P.
Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast announced to staff early this morning some terrible news.
Maureen Martin, Heartland’s senior fellow for legal affairs and…
ContinueAdded by Jim Lakely on February 6, 2013 at 12:30am — 2 Comments
Phil Mickelson Should Retract his Apology About Taxes
Phil Mickelson, the affable "aw shucks" fan-favorite on the PGA Tour and one of the game's greatest golfers, really stepped in it this week. He ticked off liberals…
Added by Jim Lakely on January 28, 2013 at 1:30am — No Comments
Phil Mickelson Earned His Money and Should Retract His Apology About Taxes
Phil Mickelson, the affable "aw shucks" fan-favorite on the PGA Tour and one of the game's greatest golfers, really stepped in it this…
Added by Jim Lakely on January 22, 2013 at 11:54pm — No Comments
VIDEO: Steve Forbes at Heartland's Event for His New Book, 'Freedom Manifesto'
The Heartland Institute was honored on November 15 to host Steve Forbes, the iconic editor in chief of Forbes Media, and Elizabeth Ames, coauthors of Freedom Manifesto.Ms. Ames' excellent…
Added by Jim Lakely on November 19, 2012 at 9:13pm — No Comments
Paging Al Gore: Global Warming Stopped in 1997
From today's Daily Mail (Once again, you have to go to certain outlets of the British press to get decent reporting on this topic):
The world…Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on October 15, 2012 at 11:54pm — No Comments
Must Watch: Behind Obama’s Green Agenda
A post from Joseph Bast, president of The Heartland Institute [first posted at Somewhat Reasonable]:
On October 7, Fox News Channel aired "Behind Obama's Green…
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Freedom Manifesto: Spend Halloween Night with Heartland and Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes is coming to Chicago to talk about his new book, …
Added by Jim Lakely on October 7, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments
Heartland Institute Reacts to Obamacare Ruling
The United States Supreme Court today upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, including the individual mandate.
The following statements from health care and legal experts at The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution. For more comments, refer to the contact information below.
“The Supreme Court today affirmed the fundamental dishonesty of our politics. Before Obamacare is passed, the president of…
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Reports of Heartland's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Yesterday, the boss addressed an article in a recent edition of The Economist reportingwishing for the downfall of The Heartland Institute. Definitely check it out —…
Added by Jim Lakely on June 2, 2012 at 8:44pm — No Comments
This is Occupy Wall Street: Mocking and Knocking Down Old Ladies
Except for blocking a man who just wants to get his 2-year-old in the back seat home for the night. Except for the bullying of mothers with families of young children.
Oh, and except for knocking down old ladies — and mocking them while they lay in pain. (… Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on November 8, 2011 at 12:30am — No Comments
Heartland Institute Counters Al Gore's 24 Hours of Climate Panic
Al Gore is using his considerable media muscle to express his frustration that people and governments the world over – but especially here in the United States – have increasingly rejected the notion humans are destroying the planet. He’s broadcasting on his cable channel, Current TV, and online something he calls “24 Hours of Reality,” beginning at 7 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, September 14.
Gore will show a new multimedia…
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Obamacare, Justice Brandeis and Unlimited Government Power
Added by Jim Lakely on July 11, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments
Our Government Minders Don't Like Us Choosing Our Lightbulbs — Or Much Else
The House of Representatives has planned a vote Monday to repeal the de facto ban on the incandescent lightbulb — one "energy sucking" wattage at a time.… Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on July 10, 2011 at 9:02pm — No Comments
Liberal Think Tank Offers 'Prebuttal' to Heartland Institute Climate Conference
On Tuesday, the day before Heartland's Sixth International Conference on… Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on June 25, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments
Al Gore Calls Opponents 'Pseudoscientists'; So Come Prove It, Big Guy
Added by Jim Lakely on June 25, 2011 at 12:03am — No Comments
Don Shelby at MinnPost.com Is a Hack, Not a Journalist
(This entry is cross-posted at Somewhat Reasonable.)
I tried to take the high road on Wednesday to get Don Shelby to do the right thing and retract his…
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Heartland Institute Comments on Huge Tax Hikes in Illinois
Heartland's resident tax experts -- Steve Stanek and John Nothdurft --… Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on January 12, 2011 at 6:55pm — 1 Comment
The Absurdity of The New York Times: Constitution Edition
One does not read the editorial page of The New York Times anymore to be enlightened. It ceased being a destination for a serious, thoughtful take on the issues of the day… Continue
Added by Jim Lakely on January 7, 2011 at 9:04am — No Comments
Election Prediction Contest; Win a Signed Copy of PJ O'Rourke's Hilarious New Book!
Added by Jim Lakely on November 2, 2010 at 11:50am — No Comments
Wikipedia Bans Climate Alarmist from Editing Global Warming Entries
Added by Jim Lakely on October 23, 2010 at 12:03am — No Comments
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