A&E Reverses Duck Dynasty Decision, Welcomes Phil Robertson Back
Fans of Duck Dynasty can breathe a sigh of relief. Phil Robertson, who was suspended indefinitely last week for saying he believed homosexuality was sinful,… Read More
Awaiting a Season for Civility
Do you think it’s too late for a Christmas gift idea? Not for the one I have in mind. It’s something you can give right… Read More
5 Posts That Inspired You This Year
2013 was a great year for The Foundry. Here are the top five posts that inspired you the most. 13 Tax Increases in 2013 New… Read More
Economy News
Your Money in Pictures: The Top 5 Charts of 2013
As part of our countdown to the new year, here are Heritage’s top five must-see charts of 2013. 5. What If a Typical Family Spent… Read More
Does the American News Media Have an Anti-Christian Bias?
In Prodigal Press: Confronting the Anti-Christian Bias of the American News Media, Warren Cole Smith, journalist and author, explains how a liberal worldview has pervaded… Read More
In Cristina Kirchner’s Argentina, Christmas Shoppers Are Muscled Aside by Looters
Earlier this month, widespread looting broke out in “at least 19 of Argentina’s 23 provinces” when mobs took advantage of strikes by police demanding pay… Read More
Time to Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs Before They Go Out Permanently
If your New Year’s resolution is to change your light bulbs, don’t worry—the federal government’s here to help. Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government… Read More
Obamacare Website Is a Security Nightmare
The Obama administration is urging its supporters to make the most of the holidays by turning family dinners and other social gatherings into platforms for… Read More
Chief Information Security Officer for Obamacare: I Told HHS the Website Wasn’t Safe
According to news reports, a government security expert at the heart of Healthcare.gov told Members of the House Oversight Committee that she informed HHS that… Read More
Why All Americans Should Support Hobby Lobby’s Case Against Obamacare
The plight of Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts business whose owners are being forced to compromise their faith, instantly draws the sympathy of religious conservatives. But… Read More
This Is Exactly What Health Care Reform Is Supposed to Do
Imagine waking up from a coma to find that both of your legs and your left hand are gone. After a motorcycle accident that nearly… Read More
Trying to “Contain” China Makes No Sense. So What’s the Right Strategy?
In 1962, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro. And China invaded India. More than 2,000 died in the harsh… Read More
Obamacare Is a Bad Deal for Young People
By now, young adults have heard that they are key to making Obamacare work, and the Obama administration has spent ample resources trying to convince… Read More
All I Want for Christmas Is an On-Demand Uber Ride
Taxi and limousine companies must wish they themselves had thought of Uber, an app-based service that connects drivers with passengers and eliminates the need for… Read More
What Capitalism’s Critics Get Wrong
Attacking capitalism never seems to go out of style. Over the past 100 years, few institutions have been attacked so fiercely, so falsely and so… Read More
Innocent People Have Their Homes Seized in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” but for residents who have had their homes seized under the city’s civil forfeiture scheme, it… Read More
Much Ado About Blubber: Marine Biologist Faces Fines, Probation for Research
Nancy Black has dedicated her career to the research and conservation of wildlife. Now, she will have a criminal record and potentially faces a $100,000… Read More
Karzai Putting Afghanistan’s Future at Risk
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is stubbornly refusing to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that will guarantee a residual U.S. force presence remains in Afghanistan… Read More
A&E, Duck Dynasty, and the Climate of Intolerance in America
A&E enjoys rights to free contract and free speech in determining whom they employ and what they allow them to say. But just because you… Read More
What Bitcoin Tells Us About Economic Freedom
Chinese regulators are cracking down on Bitcoin, the anonymous open-source virtual currency. Officials at China’s central bank announced this week that they were banning all… Read More
It’s Official—HHS Says Obamacare Is a Hardship
The latest announcement from the Obama Administration has confirmed what so many Americans already know: Obamacare is a hardship. With millions of reported insurance cancellations,… Read More
This Is No Obamacare Success Story, Mr. President
Most of the people applying for Obamacare are being funneled into Medicaid. President Obama boasted that sending these 803,000 people to Medicaid is an under-reported… Read More
How Privately Owned Warships Are Combating Piracy and Terrorism
In his new book, Private Anti-Piracy Navies, award-winning author John-Clark Levin explains how private security companies are combating and preventing piracy and maritime terrorism by… Read More
Obamacare Was Supposed to Help the Uninsured. So Why Don’t They Like It?
Skepticism about Obamacare might have moved up from an all-time low in November, but a newly released New York Times/CBS News poll reports widespread disapproval… Read More
Bankruptcy Is Better Than a Bailout
Today Senators John Cornyn (R–TX) and Pat Toomey (R–PA) introduced the Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act to begin repairing some of the damage caused… Read More
Duck Dynasty Star Phil Robertson Faces Backlash for Religious Views on Sexuality
Phil Robertson, the patriarch and star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty, is under attack for his religious views on homosexuality. The beloved TV personality was indefinitely… Read More
Kansas Reclaims Control of Testing, Drops Common Core Assessments
Last week, Kansas decided to drop the Common Core–aligned Smarter Balanced tests in favor of having the University of Kansas craft the assessments that Kansas… Read More
The Fed at 100: Why Do We Have a Central Bank?
The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, is surrounded by as much controversy today as it was at its creation 100 years ago. The Fed… Read More
Top 10 Broken Obamacare Promises
Since the passage of Obamacare in 2010, many of the President’s famous promises have been routinely broken. As he so ironically threatened in 2009, “If… Read More
America Under Obamacare: The Reality Revealed (WATCH)
The Heritage Foundation and Washington Free Beacon are teaming up to bring you a 30-minute program on the President’s health care law, “America Under Obamacare:… Read More
