Q&A on Ukraine: After Losing Crimea to Russia, What Next?
Russia essentially took over part of Ukraine and still reportedly has troops along the country’s border. We asked Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Luke Coffey, what… Read More
Can We Get Some Americans Out of Jail?
An unlikely alliance is forming between conservatives and liberals rightly asking whether it makes sense that America has the highest incarceration rate in the world…. Read More
Is Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage at All Like Opposition to Interracial Marriage? No.
Is opposition to same-sex marriage at all like opposition to interracial marriage? One refrain in debates over marriage policy is that laws designating marriage as… Read More
Unplugged: Administration’s Energy Policies Don’t Match Its Own Rhetoric
On Wednesday in Brussels, Secretary of State John Kerry pledged American leadership in making it more difficult for energy to be used as a geopolitical… Read More
SEC Continues Clash with Financial Stability Oversight Council
The 2010 Dodd–Frank Act is a colossal regulatory mess that gave us, among other things, a new set of turf battles among regulators. The latest… Read More
Even Captain America Wants Tax Breaks
Today’s the day: #CaptainAmerica #WinterSoldier explodes into theaters worldwide! Got your tickets yet? pic.twitter.com/wYPUK21c1r — Captain America (@CaptainAmerica) April 4, 2014 “Captain America: The Winter… Read More
General Carl E. Mundy Jr., USMC (Ret.): July 16, 1935–April 2, 2014
The U.S. Marine Corps lost one of its generational leaders this week with the passing of General Carl E. Mundy Jr., the Corps’s 30th commandant…. Read More
The Chamber in Silicon Valley: Looking for the Next Bill Gates?
The Chamber of Commerce announced this week it is opening a second office in Silicon Valley. The Chamber is no doubt in the hunt to… Read More
March Jobs Report: No Change in Unemployment Rate
The March employment report showed modest job gains of 192,000 with the unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 percent. Unemployment remains highest among teenagers (20.9 percent)… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare State Exchange Directors Defend Programs on Capitol Hill
Six heads of state exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, defended their often poor-performing online insurance marketplaces yesterday on Capitol Hill. Appearing… Read More
Save Kessab: Kardashian, Others Tweet Plight of Christian Armenians in Syria
The “Save Kessab” campaign on Twitter and other social media has drawn international attention to the news that rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda crossed the Turkish… Read More
Liberals Are Using Campaign Disclosures to Intimidate and Harass
The resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich over a personal $1,000 donation he made in 2008 in support of California’s Proposition 8 shows the dark… Read More
SocietyNews
Eich Is Out. So Is Tolerance.
Mozilla Corp. co-founder Brendan Eich has resigned as CEO after a week of public pressure stemming from a campaign contribution he made six years ago…. Read More
Finding a Place in the Left-Leaning Hispanic Media
This week, the Media Research Center, in partnership with American Principles Project, released a report on bias in Hispanic media. And the results were shocking…. Read More
“Heat and Eat” Food Stamp Loophole Costs Taxpayers
Governors in seven states are flouting a reform from last month’s farm bill by continuing to exploit a food stamp loophole that will cost taxpayers… Read More
Washington Post Gets the Numbers Wrong on Judicial Nominees
The Washington Post claims that the confirmation of President Obama’s judicial nominees might “get relatively close to Bush’s eight-year total”—if the Senate continues confirming them… Read More
SocietyNews
Actually, Hobby Lobby Can Have Religious Freedom…and a 401(k)
Mother Jones and a number of other liberal news sites are accusing the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby of “hypocrisy.” Why? Because the… Read More
Q&A on Supreme Court’s New Campaign Finance Decision
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to limit the total amount of money someone can give to political candidates. The limit remains… Read More
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Faults CAIR for Quashing Film on ‘Honor Violence’
For two nights running, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly criticized efforts by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to impede screenings –on university campuses and… Read More
SecurityNews
MEADS: A Way to Keep U.S. Commitments and Increase American Security
A recent article in the Huffington Post called for the cancellation of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program, an ongoing multinational missile defense… Read More
The First Amendment Triumphs at the Supreme Court
In a terrific decision this morning that will no doubt cause The New York Times to go into the same type of hysterics it exhibited… Read More
Bobby Jindal’s Blueprint for Health Care Reform
This morning, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal released a 23-page health reform plan that would repeal the current health law known as Obamacare and replace it… Read More
Ryan’s Budget on Welfare: Good Steps on Work, but Fails to Approach Total Welfare System
When it comes to welfare, Paul Ryan’s budget takes some steps in the right direction. It has a work requirement, which is absolutely crucial to… Read More
Marylanders on Hook for Millions More to Revamp Obamacare Site
The board overseeing Maryland’s online health insurance exchange voted unanimously last night to scrap its $125.5 million website and use technology implemented in Connecticut. The… Read More
The Obama Administration Looks Weak by Considering Pollard as Bargaining Chip
According to The Washington Post, the Obama administration is considering releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from a federal penitentiary, and using him as a bargaining… Read More
Meet One of the Students Eric Holder Is Blocking by Standing in the Schoolhouse Door
This photograph shows Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal with Brian Ridgley, Jr., one of the beneficiaries of the Louisiana school voucher program. Brian, a fifth grader… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Freedom in the House Budget
The budget presented by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI) takes a positive view of religious freedom, calling for funding and reforms that advance… Read More
Economy News
What the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know About Equal Pay for Women
“Equal Pay Day” is slated for April 8—plenty of time for Democrats to start playing the gender card in hopes of galvanizing female voters ahead… Read More
Unions Getting Creative in Election-Year Struggle
If it seems like unions are making a fuss lately, it’s because they are. It’s an election year, and they need money. Just one in… Read More
‘Here to Stay’: Triumphant President Says 7 Million Enrolled in Obamacare
President Obama today basked in the glow of “7.1 million” – the number of Americans the White House said had signed up for health insurance… Read More
