Hurricane Season Underway; Be Prepared
With the start of hurricane season on June 1, Americans living along the eastern seaboard and the Gulf Coast should make sure they are prepared… Read More
VIDEO: Senator Vitter’s 6 Reasons to Oppose Comprehensive Immigration Legislation
Senator David Vitter (R–LA) has “real and fundamental concerns with the so-called ‘Gang of Eight’ bill”—and he took to the Senate floor last week to… Read More
The Internet Sales Tax Will Kill My Small Business
Hi, I’m Catesby Jones. I own a small business in Virginia called Peace Frogs. My three dozen employees and I make T-shirts and other cool… Read More
Gibson Guitars: Forgotten Scandal?
Almost two years after Gibson Guitars was raided for violating an obscure law, Representative Marsha Blackburn (R–TN) is demanding a full explanation: The recent scandals… Read More
Pro-Marriage Victory in Illinois
On Friday, the Illinois legislature ended its session, failing to pass a much-anticipated same-sex marriage bill. The New York Times reports that the bill’s failure… Read More
Breadwinner Mothers: The Rest of the Story
A new Pew Research survey reveals that “[a] record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either… Read More
SocietyNews
Food Stamps Don’t Stimulate Economic Growth
The number of Americans on food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is at historic highs, but some on the left—like Paul Krugman—think… Read More
GDP Report: Government Shrinks, Private Economy Grows
Last Thursday’s revisions to the first-quarter growth estimates showed little change: Gross domestic product (GDP) had grown at a 2.4 percent rate, not 2.5 percent… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Negative Impact on Seniors
The Medicare program that provides health insurance to seniors faces a dire financial future. And Obamacare is making it worse. Medicare’s Part A trust fund… Read More
Cloakroom: Appropriations Season
Analysis: This week, the House will begin taking up the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government. Up first will be the bills that… Read More
Secretary Kerry Fumbles at the African Union
Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria, was called a terrorist organization by Secretary of State John Kerry last week. At the 50th anniversary Summit… Read More
Medicare Trustees Report Gives Seniors, Taxpayers a Bleak Future
The 2013 Medicare trustees report reconfirms a basic fact: Seniors and taxpayers face a bleak future. The trustees project that Medicare’s share of the economy… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Government Is Coming for Your Health Insurance Records
Thanks to Obamacare, all Americans will now have to submit their health insurance information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Sadly, this new requirement comes… Read More
Arrest Made in Attack on French Soldier Suggests Homegrown Radicalization
Shortly before 6 p.m. last Saturday, French soldier Cedric Cordier was patrolling the underground arcade of bustling shops beneath the famed La Grande Arche de… Read More
The National Guard, Supporting Local Efforts in Tornado Relief
In response to the tornado that struck the Moore, Oklahoma, area last week, the National Guard mobilized 250 personnel to assist state and local response… Read More
Heritage Briefing: Internet Sales Tax
With talk heating up for Congress to create an Internet sales tax, Heritage pulled in leading telecommunication and tax experts yesterday for a Capitol Hill… Read More
Morning Bell: Q&A on Scandals and Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder is head of the Department of Justice—in charge of enforcing the nation’s laws. So what happens when the head law enforcer… Read More
Hezbollah Escalates Fighting in Syria as Sectarian Tensions Grow in Lebanon
The Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah is becoming more aggressively involved in Syria’s civil war, which threatens to reopen the old wounds of Lebanon’s… Read More
GUEST POST: Tread Lightly When Regulating Private Schools
What we cherish dearly in the private school community (be it religious or independent) is freedom—the freedom to provide an education different from that provided… Read More
The World Bank Must Defend “Doing Business” Report
Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, faces perhaps the most critical decision in his presidency so far. He must defend the Bank’s annual… Read More
The Keystone Pipeline That Was Already Approved
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Northern Route Approval Act, introduced by Representative Lee Terry (R–NE), which would authorize the construction of Keystone… Read More
Cybersecurity: Homeland Security Follies
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just found out that it had a cybersecurity vulnerability for the past four years that could have led to… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The IRS Will Know Your Health Insurance Info
“Among the questions [Administration] officials expect people to have about [Obamacare] are…How can they fill out their tax forms correctly?” –The Washington Post, article on… Read More
Obamacare: Krugman’s California Dreamin’
Since California released its health care exchange premium rates late last week, liberals such as Paul Krugman have argued that Obamacare’s predicted “rate shock” will… Read More
Morning Bell: Who Really Gets Farm Bill Money (in 5 Pictures)
Whenever Congress throws too much into one bill, special interests profit. The massive farm bill—which is already 80 percent food stamps—is no exception. So what… Read More
DeMint on Fox News: “Obamacare Puts the IRS on Steroids”
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” tonight to warn about the new powers granted to… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Complexity
The many federal bureaucrats working on Obamacare implementation within the IRS stand at the center of an intricate web of government and regulation that will… Read More
SecurityNews
Chinese Hackers Compromise U.S. Weapons Systems
The Washington Post is reporting that the designs for many of the U.S.’s “most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers.” While… Read More
China Hacks U.S. Defense Department
The Defense Science Board (DSB) just released a report indicating that Chinese hackers have compromised the designs of perhaps two dozen of America’s top defense… Read More
A Conservative Agenda for Trade: Eliminate the Threat of Tariffs
When it comes to trade, the ultimate objective for conservatives should be to eliminate tariffs—not just reduce some or all, but take them completely off… Read More
