Kevin Dayaratna, PhD., is a chief statistician, data scientist, and senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis.
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With the health care debate currently dominating headlines, many Americans may be unaware of a more subtle issue that is affecting the U.S. health care… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As the struggle to repeal and replace Obamacare with a plan that will decrease fast-rising and exorbitant premiums as well as increasing consumer choice rages on,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an “energy independence” executive order on energy and climate policy. One provision of this order pertains to the social… Read More
EnergyCommentary
American lawmakers would be wise to embrace the ongoing energy revolution. The Baker Hughes oil rig count for the United States increased on Friday for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s confirmation hearing to head up the Environmental Protection Agency provided a glimpse into how the agency would operate under new… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last August, while Congress was out of session and most people were on vacation, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal for a new rule… Read More
EnergyNews
In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama promised to act alone on his political agenda if Congress didn’t go along, and he… Read More
EnergyNews
The White House has stated that it will open its estimate of the social cost of carbon (SCC) for public comment. Administration officials who are… Read More
EnergyNews
On September 16, Heritage analysts David Kreutzer and Kevin Dayaratna sent a request to the Department of Energy requesting that a recent rule incorporating an… Read More
Energy News
Remember the shale gas revolution that would bring stably low natural gas prices and fuel a manufacturing renaissance in the United States? Well, the Obama… Read More
