Enforcing Election Integrity in Mississippi
The American Civil Rights Union’s (ACRU) Election Integrity Defense Project last Friday sued two Mississippi counties that have more registered voters than voting-eligible citizens. The… Read More
SecurityNews
U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Poised for Failure
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a United Nations peacekeeping force to Mali, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The U.N. has… Read More
New Red Tape Rising Report: Regulation in Obama’s First Term
Congress and the White House have been focused for much of this year on the federal budget—rightfully so, given perennial deficits and unsustainable levels of… Read More
The Story of an Iraq War Veteran, His SUV, and Military Readiness (VIDEO)
Ten years of war have put major wear and tear on U.S. military equipment — creating a scenario of a “hollow force” that threatens the… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Thankful for Religious Freedom on National Day of Prayer
Millions of people of faith in America will participate today in the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. Although the National Day of Prayer was… Read More
Morning Bell: 5 Ways the Immigration Bill Is Like Obamacare
Congress rammed Obamacare through without many Members even reading the bill. Now it’s applying that same frantic, complex, pie-in-the-sky legislating to immigration. The similarities are… Read More
SecurityNews
U.S. Should Stand Up to China on Cyber Attacks
The highest-ranking American military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Martin Dempsey, continued this Administration’s naïve attempts to cooperate with China when it comes… Read More
Temporary Debt Paydown Just a Drop in the Bucket
Reports that the federal government will put a little bit of money toward the massive federal debt for the first time in six years make… Read More
Girl Scouts “Tag Along” with Common Core
Thin Mints and Tagalongs might be a little hard to swallow now for those concerned with centralization of education—and now, civil society institutions. The Girl… Read More
LawNews
Boyer v. Louisiana: A Conflict in Constitutional Rights Postponed
How should courts respond when the legislature does not adequately fund operation of the criminal justice system and thereby denies a defendant his constitutional rights?… Read More
SecurityNews
Marines Ready to Respond in Northern Africa
Asked about the attack last fall on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, President Obama asserted, “our job with respect to Benghazi has been to find… Read More
Morning Bell: President Says Obamacare Is Going Great
Obamacare is “working fine,” President Obama said yesterday in his press conference. It’s made health insurance “stronger, better, more secure than it was before.” There… Read More
Afghanistan: “Zero Option” Has Zero Chance of Working
Senator John McCain (R–AZ) bombarded top U.S. commander in Afghanistan General Joseph Dunford at a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with tough questions when… Read More
Medicaid Expansion in Arkansas: A Fig Leaf, Not a Solution
As action to stop Obamacare languishes in Washington, the debate continues at the state level. Heritage is hosting a series of health care reports from… Read More
Boston Bombers Have Roots in the Ungovernable, Islamist North Caucasus
The North Caucasus has emerged as an ungovernable safe haven for terrorists, as the government of Russia is at the end of its wits as… Read More
Too Big to Fail: Brown–Vitter Swings and Misses
In an unusual left–right pairing, Senators Sherrod Brown (D–OH) and David Vitter (R–LA) last week introduced legislation to increase capital requirements on large banks. Calling… Read More
Morning Bell: Remember the Economy? It’s Still Bad
According to a poll earlier this year, voters have a higher opinion of cockroaches than Congressmen. President Obama’s personal popularity remains solid, but his job… Read More
SocietyNews
NYU Prof Is for Same-Sex Marriage but Really Against Marriage
In a recent debate at New York University Law School, Ryan T. Anderson, co-author of the book What Is Marriage? and Heritage’s William E. Simon… Read More
GUEST POST: Medicaid’s Looming Long-Term Care Crisis
As we work to rein in wasteful spending and improve retirement security, our nation cannot afford to overlook Medicaid’s long-term care financing crisis. We’re completely… Read More
Obama Vows Support for Planned Parenthood
President Obama became the first sitting President to address Planned Parenthood this week, speaking to roughly a thousand supporters at the organization’s national conference in… Read More
GDP Grew 2.5 Percent in the First Quarter
After dreadfully low growth in the last quarter of 2012—just 0.4 percent—gross domestic product (GDP) returned to a healthier rate of growth of 2.5 percent… Read More
North Caucasus: Islamist Threat Comes from a History of Violence
The Boston Marathon bombers have brought greater attention to Russia’s volatile North Caucasus, their ancestral home. As painful their heinous acts are, however, the bombers’… Read More
Defense: Mismatch Between Strategy and Ability
In a recent article in National Review, Heritage distinguished fellow and former Senator Jim Talent (R–MO) explains that the U.S. military is facing a troubling… Read More
Michigan Pulling Away from Common Core
Michigan legislators are working to put the brakes on Common Core and restore authority over what is taught in Michigan classrooms to state policymakers, local… Read More
New House Report on the White Washing of Benghazi
A just-released Interim Progress Report based on an investigation across five House committees on the Benghazi terrorist attack paints a disturbing picture of diplomatic security… Read More
Iron Dome: A Defense Bargain
The Pentagon has recently requested more than $220 million in fiscal year (FY) 2014 to support Israel’s air defense system, known as “Iron Dome.” The… Read More
Morning Bell: Why My Family Came to America
More than any other nation in history, the United States has made itself a new home for immigrants in search of a better life. It… Read More
EnergyNews
Senators’ Nuke Waste Plan Renovates When We Really Need to Raze and Rebuild
Senators Ron Wyden (D–OR), Dianne Feinstein (D–CA), Lamar Alexander (R–TN), and Lisa Murkowski (R–AK) finally released a discussion draft of their much anticipated nuclear waste… Read More
Reid Suggests Exploiting Budget Gimmicks for Sequestration
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) is proposing not one but two old budget gimmicks to spend $85 billion more in 2013 than allowed under… Read More
Obamacare: Insurer Wants 25 Percent Premium Increase—but Will Still Lose Money
Maryland’s largest individual market insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, has submitted an average proposed rate increase of 25 percent for next year, plainly citing Obamacare’s new… Read More
