The Heartland Institute

The Heartland Institute is recognized as one of the top free-market think tanks globally. Located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, we are a national nonprofit organization focused on research and education. Our goal is to explore, develop, and advocate for free-market solutions to various social and economic challenges. We consider ourselves not just a "think tank," but also an "action tank," measuring our effectiveness by the real-world changes we inspire. Heartland Institute is a vital part of the growing movement for personal freedom and limited government, connecting leading writers and thinkers in the freedom movement with approximately 8,400 elected officials at both national and state levels. Due to our effectiveness, we have faced unjust criticism and even false claims from several liberal advocacy groups, public officials, and platforms like Wikipedia. We encourage you to visit our “Reply to Our Critics” page, where we address these criticisms and clarify our position. We appreciate your support in defending us against misinformation in online discussions and conversations with others. About Us Our dedicated team consists of 39 full-time staff members, supported by a 12-member Board of Directors. We are backed by around 5,500 donors and collaborate with approximately 500 academics and professional economists serving as Policy Advisors. Additionally, we have 33 senior fellows and 275 elected officials who are members of our Legislative Forum.

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Climate Realism Gains Ground in Europe – Live from Budapest! - The Climate Realism Show #159 - The Heartland Institute

1 week ago | heartland.org | Anthony Watts |Linnea Lueken |H. Sterling Burnett

The Heartland Institute and Heartland UK/Europe have been in Poland and Hungary this week, meeting with leaders of the conservative movement and top politicians. Opposition to Net Zero in Europe is real—and growing. Just a few years ago, even right-leaning public figures were reluctant to publicly oppose the Big Green agenda, and hardly ever spoke of it even in private conversations. Today, climate realism has become a main plank of center-right politics and policy.
Hospitals Exit Medicare Advantage

1 week ago | heartland.org | Bonner R. Cohen

Hospitals and medical centers across the United States are increasingly opting out of Medicare Advantage (MA), a popular program that provides coverage to millions of older Americans. Providers are exiting MA so fast that Becker’s Hospital Review now continuously updates its growing list of cancellations.
FDA to Phase Out Synthetic Food Dyes

1 week ago | heartland.org | Ashley Bateman

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plan to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from food and drugs in the United States by the end of 2026. The agencies plan to create a national standard and timeline to transition from synthetic to natural alternatives.
Medically Assisted Suicide Bills Sweeping the Nation

2 weeks ago | heartland.org | AnneMarie Schieber

Forgoing the long, expensive, and unpredictable ballot proposal process, an increasing number of states are pushing legalized assisted suicide through their legislatures. The bills are having mixed success. Maryland defeated an eighth attempt to pass assisted suicide legislation when a bill failed to gain traction before the Maryland General Assembly ended its session for the year on April 7.
Innovators Call for More Cutting Edge Treatments

2 weeks ago | heartland.org | Bonner R. Cohen

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should not overlook new applications of existing therapies and treatments to improve patients’ lives in pursuing the goal of making Americans healthier, a panel discussion hosted by The Heritage Foundation concluded. The panel focused on photobiomodulation (PBM) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as two proven treatments that stimulate cell growth in patients suffering from a vast array of conditions.
LIARS! How the Legacy Media is Destroying America - In The Tank #496

2 weeks ago | heartland.org | Linnea Lueken |Jim Lakely |S.T. Karnick

The legacy media that half this country relies on to inform them about the world is irrevocably broken. For the past five years, they’ve lied constantly to cover up the biggest political scandal of the century: that Joe Biden has been in accelerating cognitive decline since before he was sworn in as president.Of course, it’s worse than that.
Medicaid Overhaul Falls Short, Jeopardizing Tax Cuts

2 weeks ago | heartland.org | AnneMarie Schieber

Republican lawmakers are resisting efforts to overhaul Medicaid, a program that now insures one in five Americans and involves billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse. House Republicans dropped their “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on May 12, a reconciliation bill that can avoid the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
SHOCK CLIMATE REPORT! Urban Heat Islands Responsible for 65% of Global Warming — The Climate Realism Show #157 - The Heartland Institute

3 weeks ago | heartland.org | Anthony Watts |Linnea Lueken |Jim Lakely |Roy Spencer

A new study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses the question of how much the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is responsible for the higher temperatures at weather stations across the world. Dr. Roy Spencer and Dr. John Christy have spent several years developing a novel method that quantifies, for the first time, the average UHI warming effects related to population density.
U.S. Health Care is Worse Than Single-Payer

3 weeks ago | heartland.org | AnneMarie Schieber

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) released a 46-page report, “The Case for Healthcare Freedom,” earlier this year. The paper is a comprehensive review of the multiple challenges in health care today, which have driven up costs and reduced access to an unprecedented level.
71% of Dems Want Elon Imprisoned - In The Tank #474

3 weeks ago | heartland.org | Linnea Lueken |Jim Lakely |S.T. Karnick

The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports released a new poll showing that 71% of Democrats support Elon Musk being IMPRISONED for his DOGE work. This insane position is held by 80% of self-reported “liberals” from the polling. The poll results were released the same day as this episode. This is sadly not very shocking, as we take a look at what leftist-dominated Reddit says about Elon in our Unhinged segment.