The U.S. Gets It Right on Smithfield
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is charged with screening foreign investments to ensure they pose no risk to national security…. Read More
Krugman Accuses Heritage of “Deluding the Right-Wing Faithful”
Sigmund Freud described “projecting” as the act of attributing your own shortcomings to others, supposedly as a coping mechanism. These columns don’t quote Freud often,… Read More
Syria FAQ: Is Striking Syria in America’s Strategic Interests?
Is Obama’s plan to strike Syria in America’s strategic interests? Is it true that unless we attack Syria, chemical weapons could somehow be used against… Read More
Back to School by the Numbers: Government vs. Parents
As the summer comes to an end and children put on their backpacks and lace up their sneakers for the new school year, let’s look… Read More
10 Ways Obamacare Isn’t Working
Obamacare is an unworkable law. It’s obvious because the Administration keeps trying to “fix” it—to no avail. It has delayed parts of the law, ignored… Read More
Dr. Ben Carson Joins Cruz, DeMint, Paul at Values Voter Summit 2013
As the days count down to Values Voter Summit 2013, leaders from across America continue to join the gathering—most recently, renowned physician (and outspoken critic… Read More
Obamacare’s Impact on Campus: Students Lose Health Coverage When Premiums Rise
When Obamacare hits campus, students lose options. Obamacare mandates are already forcing many colleges and universities to drop student insurance completely or reduce benefits extended to… Read More
Dr. Ben Carson Hits Obamacare, Wins Facebook
Dr. Benjamin Carson worked in health care long enough to know whether Obamacare is right for this country. This quote struck a chord with many… Read More
Iran Warns of Retaliation over Syrian Crisis
If the Obama Administration follows through with its planned “shot across the bow” of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime, it should be prepared to deal with… Read More
What’s Another $45 Million at the Energy Department?
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is spending $45 million of taxpayer money for 38 different projects for advanced transportation technologies. But private companies… Read More
SocietyNews
California Bill Targeting Boy Scouts Illustrates Threats to Religious Freedom
Legislation “cruising” through the California legislature would strip certain state-level tax exemptions from nonprofit youth groups that differentiate on “gender identity,” “sexual orientation,” and other… Read More
Liberal Group Makes the Case Against Obamacare
Yesterday, the Commonwealth Fund released a report attempting to argue that low-income individuals will benefit if states expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare. But in… Read More
South by Southwest: Cybersecurity Speaker Needs Your Votes
South by Southwest (SXSW) is the premier tech and social media event in the country. Each year, thousands of people descend on Austin, Texas, to… Read More
Poll Reveals “A Nation Confused” on Common Core National Standards
A bundle of federal incentives encouraged 45 states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. But a new poll shows that most Americans have… Read More
An Election Integrity Victory in Mississippi
There was a historic victory for election integrity on Wednesday: A federal court approved a consent decree in a lawsuit filed in Mississippi by the… Read More
SocietyNews
Intolerance Burns Out Oregon Bakers
Threats and violent protests forced Sweet Cakes by Melissa, a small bakery located in Gresham, Oregon, to close its doors this weekend. In February, a… Read More
Pakistan Threat Growing
Yesterday’s revelation in The Washington Post about the large portion of the U.S. intelligence budget going toward collection efforts on Pakistan is not surprising. What… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s Goals in Syria Remain Unclear
Red lines work only when they are red. This is one of the foreign policy lessons President Obama has not learned. The President has had… Read More
Who Do Members of Congress Follow on Twitter? Heritage, For One
The Heritage Foundation ranks among one of the most-followed Twitter accounts by Members of Congress, according to a new report published in New York Magazine…. Read More
Clinton Tries to Sell Obamacare, but That Dog Won’t Hunt
Earlier today, former President Clinton spoke about Obamacare in Little Rock, reprising his role as “explainer-in-chief” to tell the American people how well Obamacare is… Read More
LawNews
The Last Stand: The Fight of State Attorneys General to Preserve Federalism
On Thursday, September 12, the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation along with the State Government Leadership Foundation is… Read More
Are These Senators Regretting Their Export-Import Bank Votes?
For some lawmakers, corporate welfare is okay, unless it hurts someone in their district. Four lawmakers from Minnesota and Michigan are up in arms over… Read More
3 Reasons These 3 Governors Want to #StopObamacare
People everywhere are buzzing about Obamacare and with exchanges opening in just 27 days, opponents of the massive bill are doing everything they can to… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Universal Child Care Does Not Bode Well for America’s Children
Rumblings are once again underway indicating movement on President Obama’s State of the Union proposal to “work with states to make high-quality preschool available to… Read More
Obama Punts to Congress on Syria
Having carelessly established a “red line” for intervening in the Syrian civil war without a clear strategy or appropriate course to protect U.S. interests, the… Read More
College Accreditation Regime Putting Roadblocks in the Way of Online Schools
Last month Ivy Bridge College, a two-year online degree program,was ordered to discontinue operations. With the help of technology firm Altius Education, Ohio-based Tiffin College… Read More
While Debt Crisis Looms, Washington Still Focused on Undoing Sequestration
Lawmakers are on track to bargain away the one spending cut they got. The Washington Post reports that President Obama and a group of Republican… Read More
Energy: As Mexico Finally Enters the 21st Century, Obama Parties Like It’s 1938
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto recently announced the first, very timid steps to take Mexico’s energy sector—famously nationalized in 1938 by then-President Lázaro Cárdenas—forward into… Read More
No Turning Back on Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion
Many states have chosen to take Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion expecting they can get out later if they wish. But that’s not the case. Some states… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Finding Waste in the Pentagon Matters
Can the Pentagon be downsized? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has selected former Air Force Secretary Michael Donley to oversee a Pentagon downsizing effort to cut… Read More
