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Union pandering disguised as safety

More workers have gone on strike in the first nine months of 2023 than in all of 2022. Philadelphia alone saw strikes at Temple University, Rutgers University, and the Liberty Coca-Cola plant. Union posturing is trending, but it comes at a cost. The United Auto Workers strike began in mid-September and has already hit the economy with over $5.5 billion in losses. Congress must consider these costs as it reviews the Railway Safety Act of 2023, legislation that further regulates the railroad industry and props up railroad union executives in the process. The bill, introduced ...

Evidence of fracking’s safety stronger than ever

Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a not-insignificant number of people across the country: It pollutes water! And the air! And causes cancer! And birth defects! And asthma! And earthquakes! All at once! Of course, none of these things, as we’ll show in a bit, are true, but the unscientific stories with their sensationalist headlines written and promoted by anti-fracking activists have done much damage. According to polling, ...

The Holocaust continues

Once upon a time I was living in Arlington, Virginia. I was studying and working in Washington, D.C. One Sunday morning I woke up to the sounds of bullhorns and what sounded like marching troops. I looked out my window and there was the American Nazi party parading down the street in their brown uniforms and red armbands, proudly displaying their swastika. I decided at that moment to move out of Arlington, which I did. The attempt by fundamentalist Muslims to murder every Jew, and ultimately every Christian, is nothing more than a continuation of the Holocaust. This should not be ...

Democrats put power over people

The beginning of 2023 ushered in a new day for Pennsylvania Democrats. The party had a new governor and, for the first time in over a decade, a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. However, it was immediately clear that Democrats in Harrisburg are far more concerned with holding onto power at all costs rather than governing. Their constant political posturing has led to staggering gridlock, mistrust, and absolute chaos. At the beginning of the year, an insecure Democratic leadership team totally shut down the state House for months because its majority was ...

Pennsylvania’s regulations shut doors to economic opportunity

Gov. Josh Shapiro recognizes how government regulations come between Pennsylvanians and job opportunities. In his first week, Shapiro acted on his campaign promise to “open the doors to economic opportunity.” His first executive order instructed state agencies to remove degree requirements for state jobs. While the practical impact was limited (technically, only 34 of the 2,600 job titles in the executive branch required a degree), the spirit was welcome. In August, the governor acted again to expand opportunity by waiving college credit requirements for state troopers. Now ...

We must stand with Israel

Last Saturday at dawn the Hamas terrorist organization launched a massive surprise attack against Israel, killing hundreds and injuring thousands with rocket attacks as militant fighters from the Gaza Strip invaded and captured southern villages. As the rockets indiscriminately killed innocents, Hamas fighters intentionally targeted civilians, even kidnapping some into the Palestinian territory. Other civilians were murdered in cold blood, and reports soon surfaced of Israeli women and children being kidnapped. One video surfaced of Hamas terrorists parading dead, naked Israeli women ...