InternationalCommentary
How Asia, U.S. Can Help End Human Trafficking
Of the nearly 21 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, an estimated two-thirds are from Asia. Many factors contribute to the severity of the problem… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The $7.2 Trillion Difference Between Obama’s Budget and House GOP Budget
Sometimes in Washington it seems as George Wallace used to grouse: “There ain’t a dime’s worth of difference between the two parties.” Well when it… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What’s Wrong with Obama’s Energy, Emissions Executive Order
President Obama signed Thursday an executive order to require executive agencies to improve energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions. One has to hope the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Much a Family Would Spend If They Were Like the Government
American families understand that adhering to a budget is relatively simple: Don’t spend more than you take in, and don’t borrow more than you can… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Four Common Myths about the Flat Tax
America’s tax code is riddled with problems. It imposes high rates on families, businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs. Its double taxation of capital gains and dividends… Read More
SocietyNews
Should Catholic Schools Be Forced to Fund LGBT Student Groups?
Religiously affiliated schools in the nation’s capital could soon be forced to formally fund and recognize student groups like LGBT organizations, whose mission conflicts with… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama Can’t Bypass the Supreme Court
News flash to the legal academy: No, President Obama can’t refuse to implement an (at this point purely conjectural) adverse ruling by the Supreme Court… Read More
EducationCommentary
This 11-Year-Old Boy Was Suspended … for Bringing a Leaf to School
A school in Virginia suspended an 11-year-old boy for 364 days after he brought a leaf to class that resembled marijuana. One problem: It was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: Washington’s Idea of ‘Budgeting’
Interested in learning more about the budget? Check out The Heritage Foundation’s analyses of the Republican House and Senate budgets—and whether Republicans were willing to… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
The KORUS FTA at 3: Strengthening the U.S. Economy, Not Weakening
The retiring President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher, once famously noted, [P]rotectionism is the crack cocaine of economics. It… Read More
InternationalCommentary
ISIS-Linked Terrorists Attack Country Succeeding Post Arab Spring
No less than three months after Tunisia concluded peaceful and successful legislative and presidential elections, the small North African country was rocked by the worst… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Angry at Netanyahu, Obama Administration May Stop Defending Israel at UN. Why They Shouldn’t.
On Thursday, Obama administration officials indicated that the president was considering a fundamental shift in U.S. policy. Instead of using its veto to block United… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Congress Must Take the Time to Do Medicare Doctor Payments Right
Unless Congress can find a way around it, come April 1, Medicare physicians will suffer a 21 percent payment reduction. Congress is scrambling to head… Read More
Health CareNews
Conservative Lawmaker Seeks Answers From the VA on Misleading Statements
Earlier this week, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing in order to try and answer lingering questions about mismanagement at the Department of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Obama’s Wrong: It’s a Bad Idea to Force Ignorant Americans to Vote
President Obama suggested Wednesday that the U.S. should consider forcing all citizens to vote in elections. “In Australia, and some other countries, there’s mandatory voting,”… Read More
InternationalFeature
Russia Sends Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine—As NATO and Russia simultaneously launch military exercises stretching from Eastern Europe into the Arctic, Russian defense officials said this week that supersonic bombers… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Administration Courts Iran While Slapping Israel
As the Obama administration mounts a final diplomatic push to secure a nuclear agreement with Iran, bilateral Israeli-American relations continue to deteriorate. This week Secretary… Read More
LawCommentary
Contra Obama, Americans Have the Right Not to Vote
In a potentially troubling sign for the First Amendment, President Barack Obama told a town hall meeting in Cleveland Wednesday that it would be “transformative”… Read More
Health CareNews
The Debate Over How to Pay Medicare Doctors, Explained in 75 Seconds
The latest debate on Capitol Hill has created an unlikely alliance between the House’s most powerful Democratic and Republican lawmakers, and it centers on a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Spending Per Household Has More Than Doubled Since 1962
Just how large has government grown over the past couple decades? To answer that, take a look at the increase in the amount the government… Read More
LawNews
Access, Denied: More Gun Sellers Blocked From Financial Sector
After serving multiple deployments overseas with the U.S. Army Special Forces, Josh Burns began building his own rifles at home. In Sept. 2013, he and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Administrator Insults Property Owners in Pushing New Water Rule
Speaking before the National Farmers Union annual convention this week, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy attempted to assure the group about the joint EPA and Army… Read More
Health CareNews
Report: Boehner-Pelosi Replacement for Medicare Payments Would Increase Debt by $400 Billion Over 20 Years
Specific details of a plan to replace how Medicare doctors are paid has yet to be released. But, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How Liberal Senators Are Trying to Make a Bipartisan Abortion Measure Controversial
Amid the usual partisan infighting in Washington, there is one policy that for decades has won the approval of liberals and conservatives alike: prohibiting federal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama Schooled on Constitution by His Former Law Professor
President Obama has defended his knowledge and commitment to the Constitution by reminding Americans he used to teach constitutional law courses. When it comes to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Makes America and Allies Safer
“Unilaterally reducing or eliminating America’s nuclear arsenal will not make the world a safer place,” writes Keith Payne, director of the Graduate School of Defense… Read More
LawNews
Exclusive: Senator Aims to Use Budget Process to End Operation Choke Point
UPDATE: The Senate Budget Committee approved the amendment to end Operation Choke Point on Thursday by a 13-9 vote. They also passed the committee’s 2016… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Does the Senate Budget Measure Up?
Following the House budget which was released Tuesday, the Senate Budget Committee released its fiscal year 2016 budget blueprint today. Any good budget should balance within… Read More
EconomyNews
Republicans in House, Senate Split on How to Boost Defense Spending
Republicans in the House and Senate unveiled their separate budget proposals this week, kicking off debate over the federal government’s spending for fiscal year 2016…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Top 1 Percent Pay 35 Percent of Federal Income Taxes
The answer given by many on the left when faced with the problem du jour—deficits, inequality, etc.—is simply to raise taxes on the rich. But… Read More
