Obamacare: When You Have to Find a New Doctor
Remember when President Obama said if you like your doctor, you could keep him or her? Americans everywhere are finding out that’s not true. “I… Read More
#Instatruth: Instagram Videos on Obamacare from Real People
Heritage has a new feature on our Instagram channel — #Instatruth! Using Instagram’s new video feature, we’ve recorded short videos of individuals expressing why they… Read More
Would Martin Luther King, Jr., Approve of Obamacare?
Would Martin Luther King, Jr. approve of Obamacare? President Obama says he would. “I think he understood that health care, health security is not a… Read More
Higher Premiums—Both Now and Later
One of then-Senator Obama’s promises for Obamacare was a $2,500 premium reduction. But as we know, health insurance premiums continue to rise. Last week’s release… Read More
Former Obama Administration Staffers Now Making Money Off Obamacare
After examining the harmful impacts of Obamacare on so many segments of the population—seniors, doctors, and future generations—we’ve finally found one constituency for whom the… Read More
SecurityNews
Cooperation with Mexico: Key to Border Security and Stopping Transnational Crime
According to recent reports, the U.S. is in talks with Mexico to strengthen security along Mexico’s southern border. The effort reportedly includes a three-level security… Read More
Education News
Fulfilling the Dream
This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in… Read More
SocietyNews
Family Fact of the Week: Churchgoers Smoke Less
After all manner of campaigns against smoking, it turns out that civil society has some sway in the matter. A recent Gallup poll found that… Read More
UPDATE: North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest Reveals the Bureaucracy Behind Common Core
Why did North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest just receive 40,000 sheets of paper in the mail? In July, Forest sent the state’s Department of… Read More
Buyer Beware: White House Sells Amnesty with Dubious Keynesian Economics
The White House last week released a report claiming that granting amnesty and citizenship to illegal immigrants would increase the income of Americans by $791… Read More
Obamacare Quiz for Employers
If you work somewhere, Obamacare is most likely affecting your employer—and you. In a new paper, Heritage’s Alyene Senger explains how “Obamacare will impose new… Read More
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Celebrates 10 Years and Its Students’ Accomplishments
Now entering its 10th year, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), which provides vouchers to students from low-income families to attend a private school of… Read More
How to Win the Internet: Sharing Stories — and Maybe a Few Cats
Cat pictures go viral because that is the language of the Internet, according to the four creative content producers who were panelists at this week’s… Read More
Hasan Verdict: The Threat of Homegrown Terrorism Continues
Today, a jury of 13 military officers found Major Nidal Malik Hasan guilty for his shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas nearly four years… Read More
Hard Time for Chalk Crime
It may or may not be true that, as some seem to believe, not a single cop in the history of the Las Vegas Metropolitan… Read More
Ghosts of Obama’s Failed Iraq Policy Continue to Haunt
While the world’s attention has been focused on violent clashes in Egypt and reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, Iraq has been sliding back… Read More
Morning Bell: 4 Problems with Federal College Scorecards
Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan to make “college more affordable, tackle rising costs, and improve value for students and their families.” But a big… Read More
LawNews
Same-Sex Marriage Trumps Religious Liberty in New Mexico
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a Christian photographer’s ability to decline to take pictures… Read More
Eric Holder’s Mounting War Against Texas
In its mounting war against commonsense election integrity efforts, Eric Holder’s Justice Department announced today that it will be filing a new lawsuit against Texas,… Read More
Fighting New Terror Threats Requires Defining Them
The way the U.S. President talks about terrorism matters. As chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Representative Michael McCaul (R–TX), recently put it, “Great… Read More
SecurityNews
U.S. Fleet Shrinks as China and India Build New Aircraft Carriers
India launched its new aircraft carrier last week, the 37,500-ton INS Vikrant. In response, a state-run Chinese newspaper called for more carriers in the People’s… Read More
Bradley Manning: A Disappointing Sentence
Well, that was disappointing. Military Judge Denise Lind, an Army colonel, sentenced 25-year-old Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison, which was more… Read More
Defund Obamacare Tour Takes Dallas by Storm (PHOTOS)
Last night in Dallas, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 about the movement to Defund Obamacare. He was… Read More
10,000 Pages Needed to Answer Common Core Questions
North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest continues to stand up for educational freedom in his state by questioning the stakes connected to the implementation of… Read More
DeMint Kicks Off Defund Obamacare Tour in Fayetteville
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint kicked off a nine-city Defund Obamacare town hall tour in Fayetteville, Arkansas, last night with a full house. The event,… Read More
Cybersecurity: Snazzy New Chief, Same Old Regulations
On Monday morning, President Obama appointed Phyllis Schneck, a vice president at the cybersecurity firm McAfee, as the next Deputy Under Secretary of Cybersecurity at… Read More
Is California Protecting Women?
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) had an inconsistent week. On Monday, August 12, he signed a bill allowing boys to use girls’ restrooms in all… Read More
More Single Moms Have Never Married
Forty-four percent of single mothers have never been married. This is 11 times the percent of never-married single mothers in 1960. The Pew Research Center… Read More
Obamacare Is Coming: Forever 21 Slashes Workers’ Hours
The clothing chain Forever 21 is the latest company cutting full-time workers’ hours. A leaked memo shared last week on social media with the hashtag… Read More
Student Loan “Deal” Ensures That College Costs Will Continue to Rise
Last Friday, the President signed into law the student loan “compromise,” promising it would help rein in college costs. The bill pegs interest rates on… Read More
