Commentary
The Internet and ICANN Accountability—Yes, It Matters
On March 14, 2014, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it did not intend to renew its contract with the Internet… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS Is Getting Smarter About Avoiding U.S. Surveillance
Social media can be a double-edged sword for terrorists groups such as ISIS, a fact that its leadership appears to be aware of. According to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
29 Tweets About Obama’s Immigration Speech
If you caught President Obama’s immigration speech last night or have scanned the conversation on Twitter today, you might have read some congratulatory remarks as… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Week’s News in 19 Photos
Immigration, immigration and more immigration. After reports surfaced about President Obama’s 10-step plan to take executive action on immigration, lawmakers and the media flooded our… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Cartoon: Obama, the Constitution and Immigration
Earlier this week, Heritage’s Hans von Spakovsky and John Malcom wrote: According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps…. Read More
EconomyNews
Study: State Governments Are in a $4.7 Trillion Hole
HONOLULU — A new report from State Budget Solutions, a national nonprofit organization focusing on states’ fiscal responsibility, warns it’s time for newly elected state… Read More
SocietyNews
Tom Steyer, Largest 2014 Donor, Says Americans Worry Big Political Donors Get ‘Special Privileges’
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the largest donor in the 2014 election cycle, says the way to win the debate on the environmental issues he… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama’s Most Vocal Immigration Critic Speaks Out. You Can Watch It Live Here.
Sen. Jeff Sessions will outline his critique of President Obama’s executive action on immigration at a Heritage Foundation event today at 11:30 a.m. The Alabama… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Announcing His Lawless Executive Action on Immigration, Obama Takes Aim at Straw Men
Tonight, President Obama called for reasonable debate while attacking an army of straw men: those who want to rip children out of the arms of… Read More
SocietyNews
DeMint on Obama’s Immigration Plan: ‘It’s Unfair to Those Who Have Come Here the Legal Way’
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint called on lawmakers in Congress to cut off funding to stop President Obama’s executive order granting amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants. DeMint… Read More
SocietyNews
What You Need to Know About Obama’s Executive Move on Immigration
President Obama tonight announced he will begin to fix the nation’s broken immigration system by allowing millions here illegally to stay and to get work… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Watch Obama Say Over and Over He Won’t Take Executive Action on Immigration
In the past, President Obama has been adamant that he won’t use executive action on immigration reform. To cite just one example, he said in… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare Officials Exaggerate Enrollment Total by Counting Dental Plans
The Obama administration admitted today that it mistakenly inflated the number of health insurance enrollments under the Affordable Care Act by adding in those who selected… Read More
SocietyNews
You Can’t Watch Obama’s Immigration Speech on Network TV, but You Can See It Here
The White House couldn’t get ABC, CBS or NBC to carry tonight’s immigration address by President Obama. You can tune in via The Daily Signal… Read More
SocietyNews
Here’s What People Are Saying About Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
President Obama will announce the details of his executive order on immigration during a prime-time address tonight. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and Americans are already… Read More
SocietyNews
Republicans Differ Over ‘Power of Purse’ to Stop Obama Immigration Action
Republicans in the House and Senate disagreed today over how best to use the “power of the purse” to block President Obama’s imminent executive action on… Read More
Health CareNews
Meet the Man Who Found the Jonathan Gruber Videos
Jonathan Gruber, once heralded by President Obama and Democrats for his work on Obamacare, in two short weeks has become a lightning rod for criticism… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Some People Want the Duggars’ Show Canceled Because They Oppose Men Using Women’s Bathrooms
A Change.org petition to get the Duggar family’s show, “19 Kids and Counting,” off the air is gaining steam. The petition, which has gathered close… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nearly Two-Thirds of Human Trafficking Victims Are from Asia
The 2014 Global Slavery Index (GSI) found that there are nearly 36 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. Of that, 36 million, nearly two-thirds, are… Read More
LawNews
Teachers’ Challenge of Political Spending by Unions Appears Headed for Supreme Court
Christian schoolteachers who object to being forced to help finance the political agendas of unions yesterday moved a step closer to having their case heard by… Read More
EconomyNews
Minnesota School Boards Can–and Often Do–Raise Taxes Without Voter Approval
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans faced 39 school operating levy referendums on the ballot this fall, fewer than in any election since 1996. And they… Read More
Health CareNews
Vermont Halts Payments to Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s state government has stopped payment on the contract of Jonathan Gruber following a series of video statements showing the Obamacare architect… Read More
LawNews
Congressman Seeks to End Program He Calls ‘More Dangerous’ Than IRS Scandal
Calling a secretive government operation to strangle politically out-of-favor businesses “more dangerous” than the IRS targeting scandal, a congressman with a background in banking is preparing to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Republican Senator Calls for Benghazi Select Committee
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called for the creation of a Senate Select Committee on Benghazi in an interview this week on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Democratic Reform in Cambodia Uncertain
At least 15 social and political activists were arrested in Cambodia in yet another attempt by the Hun Sen government to silence dissent. The incident… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Independent Review of the Nuclear Mission: Five Things You Need to Know
Last week, the Department of Defense published its long-awaited review of the U.S. nuclear enterprise. The review and renewed Russian nuclear threats to NATO attracted… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Poor Americans Deserve a More Compassionate Health Care Solution than Current Medicaid
Helping the poor is not an issue that is exclusive to one side of the political spectrum. The question is not whether to help those… Read More
SecurityNews
‘I Love ISIS!’ Was This Virginia Mom Helping Terrorists?
A Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS. Heather Coffman, 29, began exchanging messages with… Read More
Health CareNews
The Millions of Dollars Jonathan Gruber Got From You, in One Chart
Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of Obamacare, has been caught over and over again mocking the American people. Gruber apparently has not objected to… Read More
SocietyNews
Obama to Explain How He Will Act on His Own to Change the Immigration System
President Obama will announce executive action on immigration tomorrow night during a televised address in prime time, then travel to a Las Vegas high school… Read More
