4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (372+ words) SCHAUMBURG, IL (September 9, 2026) – A new 50-state study from The Heartland Institute finds substantial differences in how states design, finance, administer, and regulate their Medicaid programs, with Kansas earning the highest overall score and California the lowest. Visit MedicaidReportCard.com for…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (609+ words) In 1945, “as World War II approached a successful end,” the New Hampshire Legislature adopted “Live Free or Die” as the state’s “official motto and emblem.” Fittingly, as Nazism (national socialism) was being extinguished in Europe, New Hampshire lawmakers decided it…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (467+ words) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (September 8, 2026) — The Heartland Institute’s senior fellow S.T. Karnick is available for interviews about his new commentary marking the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. ruling, which upheld zoning laws as constitutional and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (125+ words) The Heartland Institute’s 42nd Anniversary Benefit Dinner brought together some of the biggest names in the free-market and liberty movement for a night of stories, awards, and hard truths about climate policy, COVID lockdowns, and the fight for limited government. Recorded…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) What if you face difficult legal battles, and I announce that I’ve appointed myself as your lawyer? We have never met, and I don’t know anything about your needs. You know nothing of my credentials. You never agreed to hire…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (908+ words) The tenor of which was almost entirely that of innocent bystanders – rather than that of the malevolent participants they all are: “Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the nation’s $40 trillion debt, lamenting Congress’s inability to meaningfully confront a problem that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1236+ words) One of the favorite bands of my youth, Led Zeppelin, performed a song called “The Song Remains the Same,” the bridge of which included this lyric: The song remains the same.” Those are the perfect lyrics to understand the truth…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) SCHAUMBURG, IL (August 19, 2026) – Recent polls and election returns confirm that a large portion of young Americans support socialism and believe that democratic socialism is the future path for the United States. While many factors have led to the rise in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (717+ words) The Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) recently released “Workers Deserve More” program is full of silly policies that will probably never come to full fruition, fortunately. However, one of the more “mainstream” policies of the program, Medicare for All, absolutely…...