Missile Defense: House Overwhelmingly Approves a Third Site
The House of Representatives voted 416–1 this week to approve construction of a third U.S. missile defense site. The Heritage Foundation has advocated a missile… Read More
Making a Movie About Kermit Gosnell: Confronting Evil by Exposing It
The most prolific serial killer in American history didn’t wear a clown suit, put on a mask, or send cryptic letters to newspapers. Instead, he… Read More
The Way to Stop Discriminating on the Basis of Race
Discrimination based on race is in the air—literally. The Washington Post reports that researchers have “found that minorities are on average exposed to 38 percent… Read More
Happy May Day, Workers: Unions Will Take Your Dues Now and Give Them to Politicians
Donors like the Koch brothers make the news a lot, but did you know unions are five of the top 10 groups giving political donations… Read More
No One Believes It, But Extreme Poverty Is Declining Globally
In new research polling released this week, Barna Group finds that more than eight in 10 Americans (84 percent) are unaware global poverty has been… Read More
No Speech Can Fix This
President Obama has been on a foreign tour. How’s it going on the world stage? Probably not so well when New York Times columnist Maureen… Read More
What’s Oprah Got to Do With Opportunity? Mike Lee Knows.
Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jordan didn’t need government to stack the deck so they could succeed on a grand scale. And that’s what… Read More
Education News
Common Core: Pushback Grows in the Tar Heel State
A North Carolina legislative committee has just recommended that the state drop Common Core and replace it with a new set of learning standards that… Read More
How Taxpayers Will Be Hurt by New School Lunch Standards
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to award $25 million in government grants (i.e. your money) to help schools. This money will… Read More
New GDP Report Means America Still Stuck in Slow Growth Rut
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first report for GDP growth in the first quarter of 2014 today. It showed the economy grew at… Read More
What Bill Gates Got Right on Welfare Reform
Bill Gates shared some insightful comments on welfare reform in an interview last month with Rolling Stone. “Why aren’t the technocrats taking the poverty programs,… Read More
‘Gosnell’ Beats Spike Lee Film in Funding, but Fails to Thrill Media
Acclaimed director Spike Lee’s movie about “human beings who are addicted to blood” received substantial mainstream media attention last year. A new fact-based independent film… Read More
The Robin Hood Fallacy: Piketty Would Take from the Rich to Give to the Poor
In public policy, bad ideas—no matter how many times they have been discredited—never completely go away. They seem to pop up over and over. Enter… Read More
Will Taxpayers Recoup the Estimated $305 Million Spent on Oregon’s Failed Obamacare Exchange?
Oregon’s Obamacare exchange, called Cover Oregon, has decided to move from a state-based exchange to a federally-facilitated exchange, joining the 34 other states that have… Read More
Sen. Mike Lee on Fighting for Equal Opportunity
“In this present crisis,” Ronald Reagan famously declared, “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” These words, though they inspired… Read More
Supreme Court Upholds EPA Transport Rule
In a 6–2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, also known as the Transport Rule. The Clean… Read More
Campus Sexual Assault Deserves Measured Response
Today the White House has released a suite of materials related to sexual assault on college campuses. Among other things, it has launched a website… Read More
Laws Defining Marriage as Union of Man and Woman Do Not Violate Religious Liberty
The United Church of Christ has brought a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina, claiming the state’s marriage amendment violates their free exercise of… Read More
Q&A: Do the Latest Sanctions on Russia Go Far Enough?
The U.S. and other nations continue to impose sanctions on Russia following the retaking of Crimea and the presence of Russian troops in other parts… Read More
Dana Perino Says Americans Need to Witness This Gruesome Story [VIDEO]
How could a man who is suspected of killing thousands of babies go unrecognized in Hollywood and the news media? It’s a question Dana Perino,… Read More
LawNews
Can the Police Search Your Cell Phone?
Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral argument in two cases exploring the authority of police to search cellphones taken from people who have been… Read More
The New Narrative on Obamacare: Repeal Is So Last Year.
Do conservatives still want to repeal Obamacare? It would seem the media don’t want you to think so. President Obama said just a couple of… Read More
EducationNews
Comedian Appears to Fault Common Core for Making His Kids Cry Over Math
My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardized testing and common core!— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 Comedian… Read More
McMorris Rodgers Denies Suggesting Obamacare ‘Here to Stay’
An aide to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–Wash.) today disputed a newspaper account from her district that the House’s No. 4 Republican considers Obamacare to… Read More
Regulation Has Contributed to Financial Crises for More Than a Century
The Economist and George Selgin have provided us with two complementary pieces of financial history that provide background on the founding of the Federal Reserve…. Read More
The Obama Administration Wants to Reward Programs that Produce Good Teachers. Here’s Why That’s a Lousy Idea.
Who should manage teacher preparation programs at universities? According to the Department of Education, the right person for the job is U.S. Secretary of Education… Read More
Time to Accept the End of Marriage?
“Is it time to embrace the end of marriage and embrace some new ideas about romance and family? …Does culture have it right or is… Read More
Where Your Money Goes When This Bank Gets Ahold of It
Recently, we talked about how your hard-earned money helps subsidize loans for people in other countries to buy from American companies. Our new infographic has… Read More
Kickstarter Has Launched 143,766 Projects. Why Not These 2 Movies?
Kickstarter’s reach and reputation have made it “the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects” — and a desirable destination for two movies about abortion…. Read More
Ted Cruz Makes the Case for Keystone XL Pipeline in 15 Seconds [VIDEO]
Building the Keystone XL pipeline should be a no-brainer, according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). During a recent speech at The Heritage Foundation, Cruz cited… Read More
