How Obama Is Remaking Federal Courts in One Chart
President Obama and his supporters constantly claim that Senate Republicans are being “obstructionist” and preventing the confirmation of his federal court nominees. If you look… Read More
Americans Want Solutions, Not Procrastination on Debt, Budget Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of Americans polled by Bloomberg answered that “it is right to require spending cuts when the debt ceiling is raised…because Congress lacks discipline… Read More
Chen Guangcheng’s Defense of Human Rights
Distinguished human rights activist Chen Guangcheng called on world leaders to take action on religious oppression, forced abortion, and other human rights violations by China’s… Read More
Obama Said This with a Straight Face
“Thousands of people are signing up and saving money as we speak.” Yes, President Obama actually said that yesterday about Obamacare. As we all know,… Read More
Obamacare “Success” Stories?
The White House’s definition of “success” may seem a little more than jaded after you read this. During his speech today in the Rose Garden,… Read More
GUEST POST: Common Core Math Standards Do Not Prepare U.S. Students for STEM Careers. How Come?
Most states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards because they were told that these standards would make all high school students “college- and career-ready” and strengthen… Read More
Obamacare’s Threat to Marriage and America’s Civil Society
In addition to a tsunami of glitches in online enrollment, Obamacare is designed with a payment structure that undercuts marriage and the family—two institutions that… Read More
Obama’s Defense of Obamacare and Its Failed Website
Here’s what the president did—and didn’t—say about Obamacare in his talk today. What the President actually said doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. He claimed that… Read More
A Big Day for Medicaid in Ohio: Not So Fast
The fight over Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is still raging in Ohio, and today will be a decisive day in that battle as Governor John Kasich… Read More
$17,000,000,000,000
President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy of government shutdown and default. But what… Read More
Dave Ramsey Says People Will Pay More for Obamacare — It’s Simple Math
When it comes to your position on Obamacare, financial guru Dave Ramsey says political parties don’t matter—only math. “Your health insurance premiums are going to… Read More
Un-Affordable Care Act: The High Cost of Obamacare for One Texas Business
American businesses are in a holding period of uncertainty because of Obamacare. That’s the message Larry Patterson, owner of a glass-repair franchise in Dallas, delivered… Read More
House Bill Would Address Obamacare’s Abortion Secrecy Clause
Last week, Representative Chris Smith (R–NJ) introduced a bill that would require qualified health plans offered on Obamacare exchanges to disclose whether the plan includes… Read More
Updated JCT Methodology Will Improve Scoring of Tax Bills
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) finally updated the antiquated way it analyzes business taxes. The update is an important and long-overdue step that will… Read More
Water Resources Bill: Don’t Repeat the Olmsted Lock Mistake
In typical Washington fashion, lawmakers shoved an authorization for the Olmsted Lock and Dam Project—which, in this context looks a lot like an earmark—into the… Read More
Could Obamacare Cause More People to LOSE Coverage Than Gain It?
Obamacare’s supporters have always claimed that the law will help increase the number of Americans with health insurance. But an analysis released yesterday provided persuasive… Read More
Alcohol: Let’s Drink to Government Reform
In most states, alcohol is regulated but available to adults. Picking up a six pack of beer at the grocery store to share with friends… Read More
Just 1% of Healthcare.gov Visitors Successfully Enrolled in Obamacare
An astonishing number of visitors to Healthcare.gov did not enroll in Obamacare, according to the Compete, a web traffic analysis service. In an article examining… Read More
Obama’s Priorities vs. the Economy
Now that the government is whirring again, President Obama has identified three priorities for the country. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up… Read More
Farm Bill: A Response to President Obama
In his recent remarks, President Obama made a push to get a new farm bill enacted by the end of the year. Sound agriculture and… Read More
Senate Debt Ceiling Bill Includes 10 Pages of Nonsense
Last night Congress passed a bill (the Default Prevention Act of 2013) to suspend the debt limit until February 7, 2014. The bill was then… Read More
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Rapid Response Force Relies on Permanent U.S. Base in Europe
The U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (BCT) recently established an Army Contingency Response Force—a rapidly deployable company-size unit—to respond to crises in Europe… Read More
Anticipated Obamacare Costs Contribute to Closure of Ice Cream Plant
While many federal government employees head back to work today, not all employees for the Elkhart, Indiana-based ice cream company, Bonnie Doon Ice Cream, will… Read More
The Deal That’s No Deal
To hear Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tell it, America’s long national nightmare is over. Except…it’s not. Our national nightmare isn’t the… Read More
Ted Cruz on Senate Plan: “It Is a Terrible Deal for the American People”
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a leader in the fight to defund Obamacare, spoke on the Senate floor today about the deal brokered by the Washington… Read More
Senate Deal Fixes Nothing
The Senate announced a deal today to protect the status quo in Washington. As pundits debate the political winners or losers of this deal, one… Read More
Stories Flood In: Obamacare Hiked My Insurance
Last week, Heritage asked: “How much is your health insurance going up?” Readers answered. But every day, more people are receiving letters from insurers delivering… Read More
No Child Left Behind Waivers: Tethers to the Feds
The Obama Administration is pushing new No Child Left Behind (NCLB) “flexibility” waiver extensions on states. While the Administration couches the waivers as “relief” from… Read More
Internet Freedom in Decline
The recently published Freedom on the Net 2013 report by Freedom House shows a negative movement worldwide, even in the countries listed as “free.” This… Read More
Senators Lee and Rubio Sound Off on Obamacare
Obamacare is causing people to lose their jobs and, ironically, lose their health coverage. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have spoken out… Read More
