Morning Bell: American Families Cannot Afford the Cost of Amnesty
Our nation is going broke, and now is not the time to increase burdens on American families. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization… Read More
Time to Rethink Federal Highway Trust Fund Spending
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which funds most surface interstate transportation programs, from roads to bridges, faces insolvency in a few short years. In a… Read More
10 Myths About the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
As Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is being debated in the states, many myths are being perpetuated by its advocates. Here, Heritage provides the research to debunk… Read More
Green Energy Companies Fisker and SoloPower Struggle Despite Government-Backed Loans
One foot on a banana peel, the other in the grave. That’s where Fisker Automotive and SoloPower find themselves, struggling for survival despite generous government… Read More
SecurityNews
The U.S. Faces Dangers from Around the World
James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, recently told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “In my almost fifty years in intelligence, I do not recall a… Read More
Morning Bell: Don’t Fall Into the Boston Immigration Trap
As the country continues to reel over the attacks in Boston last week, some in Washington quickly looked for ways to use the attacks to… Read More
U.S. Missile Defense: A Force for Protection, Not Aggression
In a speech delivered Tuesday at the Russian embassy in London, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin claimed that the American missile defense shield no… Read More
Alabama Should Lead on Rejecting National Standards
Alabama has the opportunity to reclaim its education decision-making authority. It took the first steps toward doing so last week, when the Senate Education Committee… Read More
Morning Bell: Top 5 Problems with the “Comprehensive” Immigration Bill
The good news is Congress cares about trying to fix our flawed immigration system and broken borders. The bad news is they want to do… Read More
DeMint on Fox News: Gang of Eight Plan Won’t Fix Immigration System
On “Your World with Neil Cavuto” this afternoon, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint talked about the Gang of Eight immigration bill and the cost of… Read More
Internet Sales Tax Hits Consumers Online
Opposition is rising against the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to impose sales taxes on online sales. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of… Read More
Earth Day: People Are Our Most Precious Resource
Google is celebrating Earth Day with a doodle of sunny skies, mountain peaks, hills, and blue waters. Sure, it’s appropriate to celebrate this wonderful planet… Read More
SecurityNews
Benghazi: No, Let’s Not Move On
Secretary of State John Kerry said it not once but twice during his House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday: Let’s move on from investigating… Read More
Obamacare: Helping the Sick Means Getting the Policy Right
On February 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was suspending future enrollment in its Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) for… Read More
Morning Bell: Internet Sales Tax Is a State Money Grab
Why are states so eager to collect taxes on Internet sales? In short, because they could grab money from other states. Heritage legal expert David… Read More
DeMint: Taxpayers Would Pay for Amnesty
Now that the “Gang of Eight” has introduced a comprehensive immigration bill in the U.S. Senate, the cost to taxpayers of implementing amnesty for an… Read More
Cloakroom: April 22-26
House Cloakroom: Analysis: This week, the House will bring a bill to the floor to fix one of the many failing parts of Obamacare. Obamacare… Read More
Boy Scouts Propose Membership Resolution for Vote in May
On Friday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a resolution that would maintain its current membership policy with one change involving youth members. Approximately… Read More
Why Mexico’s Education Reforms Are Important
Since taking office as Mexico’s newest president, Enrique Pena Nieto has quickly made it a point to anger one of the most influential interest groups… Read More
DeMint on Immigration: “Incomprehensible, Comprehensive Bills” Not the Solution
[wpaudio url=”http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2013/mp3/DeMintHuckabee041813.mp3″ text=”Immigration Reform Should Equal Opportunity, Not Debt – DeMint on Huckabee”] Both the process and the content of the current immigration bill violate… Read More
Top-Down Cybersecurity Regulations: An Outdated Solution
Cybersecurity is a hot issue, and with the House of Representatives’s approval of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) this week it… Read More
LawNews
Keeping Judges Out of the Foreign Policy Arena
This week, the Supreme Court issued a historic decision that will help prevent U.S. courts (and activist judges) from interfering in foreign policy issues that… Read More
Immigration Bill Is a Trojan Horse for Spending
The contentious immigration bill (S. 744) put together by the Senate Gang of Eight is a spending Trojan Horse with several provisions that simply declare… Read More
Hagel Announces Deployment of U.S. Troops to Jordan in Response to Worsening Syria Crisis
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he has ordered the deployment of U.S. troops to work with Jordan’s military to “improve readiness and prepare… Read More
SecurityNews
General Amos: Marine Corps “Will Be Very, Very Strained” by Sequestration
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos admitted that the Marines will be “very, very strained… Read More
Common Core Standards: How States Are Roped In (VIDEO)
What happens when the federal government extends its overreach into America’s classrooms? Should all states be forced to teach kids the same thing? Heritage’s Lindsey… Read More
Morning Bell: Beware the Internet Sales Tax
The Internet sales tax is back, and it could be the next big vote in the Senate. The proposed law would enable states to force… Read More
WATCH: Google+ Hangout on Innovation in Higher Education
The Heritage Foundation today launches a new Google+ Hangout series on innovative policy ideas. Produced in conjunction with the Center for Policy Innovation, today’s conversation… Read More
It’s Tax Freedom Day: Finally We Get to Work for Ourselves!
April 18 marks the 108th day of 2013. It is also Tax Freedom Day, as calculated by the Tax Foundation. Tax Freedom Day is the… Read More
Contrary to Popular Belief, Drones Not All Bad
Last week, Politico published an article on America’s misconception of drones, and why those misconceptions can, and should, be remedied. As technology advances, the ways… Read More
