Does a Benghazi Select Committee Matter?
House Republicans are moving to set up a select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. The House could vote this week on establishing the panel,… Read More
State ‘Model’ for Obamacare Says $180M Website Too Broken to Fix
Massachusetts is the latest state to walk away from its online health insurance exchange. Officials announced today that Massachusetts Health Connector — the agency in… Read More
Economic Freedom: Heritage’s 2014 Global Agenda
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Task Force published its 2014 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom. In it the task force identifies obstacles to… Read More
Why the Supreme Court Is Right to Allow Prayers Before Local Government Meetings
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the legislative prayer practice of Greece, New York. Officials in Greece, a predominately Christian city, had… Read More
Self-Sufficiency, Not Cell Phones, for Poor Americans Should be Government’s Goal
Poor Americans may be “better off” today than before the government’s War on Poverty began in the 1960s, as a New York Time article published… Read More
South Asia Still Major Hotspot for International Terrorism
Despite the degradation of al-Qaeda’s core leadership based in Pakistan and its increased reliance on regional affiliate organizations to conduct attacks, South Asia remains “a… Read More
‘What Did I Do Wrong?’: (Another) Floridian Arrested for Exercising First Amendment Right to Film Police in Public
Lazaro Estrada was confused. He claims he didn’t interfere with police. He claims he did what he was told. There’s video evidence to support his… Read More
Obamacare: Ending Special Treatment for Congress
Senator David Vitter (R–LA) has just introduced an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act, soon scheduled for Senate floor action, that would require the President… Read More
Mike Lee: What Everybody Ought to Know About the Tax Code in 15-Seconds [VIDEO]
During a recent speech at The Heritage Foundation, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) talked about how the tax code is a prime example of how the… Read More
U.S. Should Borrow Pages from Canada’s Recovery Playbook
The New York Times has announced that the American middle class is no longer the wealthiest in the world. That distinction, the Times claims, now… Read More
Commentary
Why Florida Illegal Immigrants Should Not Receive In-State College Tuition Rates
Editor’s update: Today, Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) signed legislation permitting children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates. The commentary below was originally published… Read More
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week and Thank Your Favorite Teacher
When Eleanor Roosevelt received a letter from Mattye Whyte Woodridge, an Arkansas teacher, requesting an official day to honor educators across the nation, she convinced… Read More
Protect America Month: The World Needs the United States
The absence of the United States in world affairs following World War I left Europe in the political disarray that led to World War II,… Read More
Health CareNews
9 Obamacare Predictions That Have Come True
It directly affects the personal life of every American, and it controls or regulates a complex sector of the American economy that is slightly larger… Read More
Economy News
Follow Your Tax Dollars Across This Map to Unfriendly Nations
What’s worse than using taxpayer money for special interests and cronyism? Maybe sending taxpayer money to nations that aren’t the best friends of the United… Read More
Obama Mocks Obamacare Rollout at Press Dinner: ‘That Could Have Gone Better’
At the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last night, President Obama made a number of jokes about the rough ride of Obamacare and HealthCare.gov in… Read More
5 Years of Obama: The Real Story
Considering the country’s weak economic growth of just 0.1 percent last quarter, it is worth reflecting on the recovery effort that President Obama and his… Read More
Let’s Simplify the Drug Approval Process—and Save Lives
Recently, news outlets have reported on the story of Josh Hardy, a seven-year-old cancer patient in desperate need of an antiviral drug called Brincidofovir. Manufactured… Read More
SocietyNews
6 Environmental Truths the Left Conveniently Ignores
According to a March Gallup poll, 50 percent of respondents thought the quality of the environment in the U.S., as a whole, is getting worse…. Read More
Benghazi Recap: A Timeline in Photos
Benghazi is back in the news in a big way. Here’s a quick update on what happened last week—and how it all started. Congress said… Read More
Educational Opportunity Continues to Expand: Kansas Now a School Choice State
School choice is blossoming in the Sunflower State this spring. Last week, Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed into law Kansas’ first school choice scholarship program—making… Read More
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Today’s Time for Choosing
In 1964 Ronald Reagan delivered one of his most famous speeches, “A Time for Choosing.” Like Reagan, Americans of our day must take care to… Read More
House Select Committee to Probe Unknowns of Benghazi Attack
Americans will get the answers they deserve to questions surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack through creation of a special committee empowered to dig deep into… Read More
SecurityNews
Finally: A Benghazi Select Committee
The Benghazi scandal finally will get the investigative attention it should have gotten months ago. House Speaker John Boehner (R–Ohio) said today that he will… Read More
Who Should Tell the History of American Women?
Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug…coming soon to a Smithsonian near you? The House of Representatives is slated to consider a resolution next… Read More
IRS Watchdog: Obamacare Personal Data Not Secure
As the federal government continues to implement Obamacare, the IRS is the next federal agency to handle the personal financial and family information of participants…. Read More
Final Obamacare Headcount Lacks Details on Who’s Paid, Newly Insured
More than 8 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans under Obamacare’s online exchange, officials say, but some details remain vague. The… Read More
WATCH: Mike Rowe on a ‘Real’ Hard Day’s Work
“Closing the skills gap is about keeping America working. …It’s about keeping America, America.” This was the theme of author and TV personality Mike Rowe’s… Read More
Caution: Senators at Work
Obamacare is wreaking havoc on the economy; entitlement spending is swallowing the federal budget; America’s military readiness is in shambles; and a handful of senators… Read More
Shaheen–Portman’s Forced Energy Efficiency Hurts
The Senate is expected to vote next week on the Energy Savings and Industrial and Competitiveness Act, sponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Rob Portman,… Read More
