SecurityCommentary
Bowe Bergdahl Charged: Where Do We Go From Here?
Yesterday, the Army announced its intention to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and has served him with those two… Read More
PoliticsNews
A Marathon Day in Congress: Vote-a-Rama, Explained in 90 Seconds
Budget season is officially in full swing, and as the U.S. Senate prepares to debate the budget resolution, it can only mean one thing: it’s… Read More
LawCommentary
Can EPA Ignore Costs of This Very Expensive Regulation? Supreme Court to Decide.
In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency published its final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that regulate the emissions of hazardous air pollutants from power plants…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Doctor’s Take: ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Pushes New Regulation on Doctors, Will Lead to Pricier Doctor Visits
This week Congress is considering the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2). Although correct in its ultimate goal, the bill… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The $400 Billion ‘Fix’ Is in and Taxpayers Will Get the Bill
The Boehner-Pelosi “Doc Fix” legislation doesn’t fix the problems with Medicare. It simply tinkers with pseudo-reforms, kicks the can down the road and passes the… Read More
Health CareNews
CBO: Boehner-Pelosi Plan for Medicare Doctors’ Payments Adds $141 Billion to Deficit
As the House prepares to consider legislation reforming how Medicare doctors are paid, an analysis on the plan by a nonpartisan agency released today shows… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Moniz Kicks the Cask Down the Road
After several years of treading water, there has been significant movement on nuclear waste management, though when it comes to the Obama Administration’s plans, the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House’s Bipartisan Deal Would Hike Deficit, Hurt Economy in Long-Term
Washington is exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia. At the same time that lawmakers are debating their budget blueprints to eliminate deficits before the end of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Clinton Emails Show Instinct to Protect Herself and Her Department
Those 300 Hillary Clinton emails released by the State Department to the House Select Committee on Benghazi appear to confirm the view that Clinton’s top… Read More
Health CareCommentary
CBO Confirms the Doc Fix Deal Will Increase Deficits
The Congressional Budget Office has finally released a score for the Boehner-Pelosi deal to replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment system in Medicare. Congress’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On National Medal of Honor Day, Reflecting on Sacrifice and Selfless Service
Today we celebrate National Medal of Honor Day—a tribute to those “who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above… Read More
PoliticsFeature
Ted Cruz Rebuts Criticism as Hard-Liner: ‘I’ll Compromise With Martians’
In an exclusive one-on-one conversation Tuesday night with Sen. Ted Cruz in New York City, the presidential hopeful says if he becomes president of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Heritage Foundation Welcomes Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
Tomorrow The Heritage Foundation will proudly host the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, for a talk on “The Way Forward in the… Read More
EconomyNews
How a $300 Million Bet on Australian Satellite Company Went Wrong for Export-Import Bank
As lawmakers grapple with whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an Australian satellite company with a “significantly uncertain” future that received more than $300 million… Read More
LawNews
Republicans to Government Official: Why Has No One Been Fired Over Choke Point?
The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) told members of Congress Tuesday that part of the agency’s involvement in Operation Choke Point was… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The Boehner-Pelosi Deal: Timid Changes Won’t Solve Medicare Woes
The Boehner-Pelosi deal to replace Medicare’s physician payment system has been unveiled. As Congress awaits the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the budgetary impact of… Read More
EnergyNews
Why This Economist Wants Government to Stop Wasting Money on Alternative Energy
On Tuesday, a House Science subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy. The Heritage Foundation’s Nick Loris was on hand to testify… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Budget Resolutions Need More Transparency
It’s a big week for the new GOP-controlled Congress. Unlike the past when Congress was divided, this year there is no one to blame if… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Republicans Could Use Budget Maneuver to Repeal Obamacare
As the budget season heats up, congressional Republicans are focused on two key issues: how much defense spending should be and whether to use a… Read More
Health CareNews
Marco Rubio Marks Fifth Anniversary of Obamacare by Rolling Out Alternative Plan
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., decided to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Obamacare by releasing an alternative plan. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If You’re a Middle Class Taxpayer Who Gets a Raise, Government Will Take This Much
How high is the marginal tax rate on each additional dollar the average American earns? In other words, if you got a raise of one… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Is Ted Cruz Eligible for the Presidency?
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement Monday that he will run for president has Donald Trump, the ladies on “The View,” and others in the birther… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s Not Compassionate: Four Policy Problems With Physician-Assisted Suicide
In recent months, heartbreaking stories of Americans such as Brittany Maynard struggling with devastating diagnoses have captured our empathy—and launched a national conversation about physician-assisted… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Serious Is ISIS Threat Against Military Families?
Our military and their families carry a heavy burden on behalf of all of us. That makes the threat against them by a shadowy outfit… Read More
True or False? Jeb Bush’s Education Reforms Boosted Florida’s Schoolchildren
It’s not every governor who can say the record shows his state’s schoolchildren did better because he applied conservative principles of choice and accountability. Jeb Bush can and… Read More
LawNews
What to Expect From Today’s Operation Choke Point Hearing
For the first time this year, Congress will get a chance to directly question the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over its involvement in Operation… Read More
PoliticsFeature
How Ted Cruz Plans to Win the Presidency in 2016
During an interview last month at CPAC, Sen. Ted Cruz holds nothing back when explaining what it will take to win the presidency in 2016…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Don’t Get Distracted by 2016ers. We Still Have 22 Months Left of Obama’s Presidency.
It’s exciting to talk about 2016. But Congress and the White House still need to be watched—closely.
Health CareCommentary
Did 14.1 Million People Gain Health Coverage? Fact Checking the Obama Administration’s Claim
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a two-page “fact sheet” that stated: Since several of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Foreign Ministers of South Korea, Japan, and China Finally Meet
Saturday, the Foreign Ministers of East Asia’s largest economies met for the first trilateral meeting in three years. The ministers have met on the sidelines… Read More
