Common Core: Homeschoolers Face New Questions on College Admissions
New information on Common Core “alignment” by the ACT, SAT, and even GED exams raises questions about the impact Common Core will have on private… Read More
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Marriage: Consequences of Redefinition
Three recent articles on the online journal Public Discourse examine different ways in which the institution of marriage would be affected if it is redefined… Read More
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Colorado Baker Faces Heat for Religious Expression
A same-sex couple in Denver has filed a discrimination complaint against baker Jack Phillips for refusing to provide his services to help celebrate their wedding…. Read More
U.S. Mortgage Market Reform: Corker–Warner Bill Misguided
Draft legislation by Senators Bob Corker (R–TN) and Mark Warner (D–VA) would wind down federally sponsored housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but… Read More
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5 Things You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Marriage Cases
Next week the Supreme Court will decide two cases dealing with the definition of marriage. One concerns the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which… Read More
Corker–Hoeven Immigration Amendment: Far from a Game Changer
It’s been called a both a “game changer” and a major “breakthrough” for the Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration bill (S. 744). In reality, however,… Read More
Small Business Caught in Big Government’s Net
This story has been removed based on new information that came to The Foundry’s attention.
The U.S.–Russia Cybersecurity Pact: Just Paper
The U.S. and Russia announced the completion of a joint cybersecurity agreement, two years in the making, intended to promote international peace and security and… Read More
Internet Sales Tax: Online Entrepreneur Would Downsize
For Thomas Carlson of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, the Internet was key to unleashing a long-held dream of owning a business, quitting his federal job, and… Read More
Climate Change: The Cost of “Bold Action”
This week, President Obama stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and declared that “the effort to slow climate change requires bold action.”… Read More
Pew Study Reveals 5–1 Bias for Same-Sex Marriage in Media Coverage
Media stories supporting redefinition of marriage outnumbered stories with the opposite viewpoint by almost five to one, according to a study released Monday by the… Read More
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CBO Report Shows Us Worse Off After Immigration Reform (VIDEO)
If 10 guests of The Heritage Foundation each bought a bag of popcorn during one visit, and 20 guests bought the same size bag at… Read More
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Amnesty: A Path to Permanent Residency Is as Bad as a Path to Citizenship
The gossip in Washington is that the House of Representatives, unlike the Senate, will not have a path to citizenship, or amnesty, in its immigration… Read More
Farm Bill Uprising: No More Business as Usual
Members of Congress are listening to you. Yesterday the U.S. House rejected a nearly trillion-dollar food stamp and farm bill — an important victory for… Read More
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Members of Congress Speak Up for Fatherhood and Marriage
This week, the celebration of Father’s Day provided Members of Congress an opportunity to speak up in support of fatherhood. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R–MO) led… Read More
VIDEO: Tea Party Goes to Washington
Tea party activists descended on Capitol Hill this week to raise awareness about issues ranging from immigration to the IRS scandal. Our team interviewed some… Read More
Obamacare: AMA’s Curious Support
In an interview with Bloomberg’s Bureau of National Affairs, Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, incoming president of the American Medical Association (AMA), said the AMA will… Read More
Renewable Fuels: Raze the Maize Mandate
Senators John Barrasso (R–WY), Mark Pryor (D–AR), and Pat Toomey (R–PA) introduced a bill today to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Efforts in the… Read More
China’s Financial Quandary: Get Used to It
The finance media are discovering that China has trapped itself with bad monetary policy, joining a long list of countries in this situation. The media… Read More
U.S. House Rejects Food Stamp and Farm Bill
The House’s bipartisan rejection of the near trillion dollar “farm” bill demonstrates that Congress is beginning to listen to Americans. Voters and taxpayers have said… Read More
Nuclear Weapons: The Case for a Robust Force
President Obama announced yesterday during a speech in Berlin that “peace with justice means pursuing the security of a world without nuclear weapons, no matter… Read More
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Homeland Security Abandons Amnesty Background Checks
Last week, government watchdog Judicial Watch issued a report that showed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) abandoning ordinary background checks due to a surge… Read More
Environmentalists Sue, Settle, and Apologize Later
Environmental groups are the biggest abusers of a legal tactic known as “sue and settle,” according to a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of… Read More
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Civil Rights and Marriage
Earlier this week, Pew released a report showing that media coverage of the debate over the redefinition of marriage was biased by a factor of… Read More
SecurityNews
Phone Records and the NSA: Legal and Keeping America Safe
A couple weeks ago, Edward Snowden exposed a NSA counterterrorism program that collects the phone records of millions of U.S. citizens. As Mr. Snowden continues… Read More
Morning Bell: Washington Is Cuckoo for Food Stamps
UPDATE: The U.S. House defeated the $940 billion food stamp and farm bill by a vote of 195 to 234. Today’s win should be considered… Read More
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Equality and the Redefinition of Marriage
At a reception last week for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, President Obama reiterated his support for the redefinition of marriage, claiming inspiration… Read More
Tea Party Protests IRS at U.S. Capitol
Thousands of tea party activists from across the country gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol today for a rally against the IRS’ targeting…. Read More
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Judicial Activism: Trading the Stable Rule of Law for the Fickle Rule of Men
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it would bar most forms of protest on the marble plaza in front of… Read More
DeMint on Fox News: Immigration Bill Is “Going to Cost Americans Trillions”
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” this afternoon to challenge the Congressional Budget Office’s report that immigration… Read More
