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The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > life-liberty-property-153-positive-signs-of-an-economic-turnaround

Positive Signs of an Economic Turnaround

9+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1748+ words) Life, Liberty, Property #153: Positive Signs of an Economic Turnaround Forward this issue to your friends and urge them to subscribe.Read all Life, Liberty, Property articles here, and full issues here and here. The inflation reports for June show the…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > elon-musks-trillion-dollars

Elon Musk’s Trillion Dollars

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (668+ words) SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) made Elon Musk humanity’s first trillionaire. This threshold has escalated leftist rhetoric against the rich. Mr. Musk’s wealth illustrates important aspects of markets and the nature of seizing wealth. Forbes estimates billionaires’ wealth and puts…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > without-crude-oil-society-is-dismantled

Without Crude Oil, Society Is Dismantled

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (487+ words) The zero-emissions debate asks when we can stop burning crude oil. The harder question — one that remains largely unasked — is what we propose to make things from once we do. Electricity generated by wind and solar cannot be poured into…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > life-liberty-property-151-can-warsh-lead-us-out-of-the-inflation-trap

Can Warsh Lead Us Out of the Inflation Trap?

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1724+ words) Life, Liberty, Property #151: Can Warsh Lead Us Out of the Inflation Trap? Forward this issue to your friends and urge them to subscribe.Read all Life, Liberty, Property articles here, and full issues here and here. ‘Today’s crisis is a…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > life-liberty-property-149-federal-reserve-assumptions-have-to-change

Federal Reserve Assumptions Have to Change

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1292+ words) Life, Liberty, Property #149: Federal Reserve Assumptions Have to Change Forward this issue to your friends and urge them to subscribe.Read all Life, Liberty, Property articles here, and full issues here and here. ‘Today’s crisis is a product of government…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > press-release-heartland-institute-reacts-to-social-security-shortfall

PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Social Security Shortfall

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (282+ words) SCHAUMBURG, IL (June 11, 2026) – The Social Security Administration just announced that the retirement trust fund will run out of money in late 2032. The government will no longer be able to pay retirees their full promised benefits at that time. The deadline…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > wall-street-vs-main-street-a-round-up-of-the-current-excellent-economic-news

Wall Street vs. Main Street: A Round Up of the Current Excellent Economic News

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (773+ words) I kid. I’m a kidder. Lots of DC – and a lot of the rest of us – continue to pretend that Wall Street is the only U.S. economic indicator that matters. Except since (at least) the 1970s, Wall Street has made…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > modern-society-runs-on-refined-oil-products-can-california-keep-ignoring-reality

Modern Society Runs on Refined Oil Products. Can California Keep Ignoring Reality?

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (451+ words) An energy reality reminder is that crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to break it down to produce various types of transportation fuels, and oil derivatives that are the basis of the…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > life-liberty-property-147-consumer-confidence-declines-credit-card-debt-rises

Consumer Confidence Declines, Credit-Card Debt Rises

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1687+ words) Forward this issue to your friends and urge them to subscribe.Read all Life, Liberty, Property articles here, and full issues here and here. ‘Today’s crisis is a product of government errors, not greedy landlords, institutional investors, and so-called market…...

The Heartland Institute
heartland.org > opinion > offshore-wind-confusion-refunding-a-lease-is-not-a-buyout

Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease Is Not a Buyout

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (583+ words) The Trump administration is terminating the existing site leases for monster offshore wind development projects by refunding the lease payments already made. The wind-loving Democrats are nonsensically calling this a “buyout” supposedly done at taxpayer expense. Of course, this costs…...