Anti-Smoking Senators Invest in Tobacco Cessation Drug Manufacturers
At least a handful of powerful U.S. senators have taken a hard line on anti-tobacco policies while investing in companies that manufacture products designed to… Read More
Top 10 Heritage Research Papers of 2012
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on 2012 by offering highlights of the top 10 most-read research papers by Heritage scholars. 1)… Read More
FISA Amendments Could Expire If Senate Doesn’t Act
On Thursday, the Senate is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 5949, the Foreign Intelligence Amendments Act of 2012 (FAA). The bill would reauthorize amendments… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars
Ever since the Senate rejected President Obama’s cap-and-trade scheme in 2009, his administration has been hard at work to find other ways to implement a… Read More
Health CareNews
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: An Optional Medicaid Expansion
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the past 11 days, Heritage… Read More
Morning Bell: A Christmas Message from Jim DeMint
From all of us at The Heritage Foundation, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season. This is a season for reflection,… Read More
Fuzzy Numbers Drive Obama Hurricane Sandy Request
According to the Financial Times, the insurance industry estimates the total bill for insurers from Hurricane Sandy will be between $20 billion and $25 billion…. Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Deficit Reduction?
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next two days, Heritage… Read More
Morning Bell: ’Twas the Night Before Cliff-mas
Christmas arrives this year at a time when our nation is on the brink of the fiscal cliff. With time running out for President Obama… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: The Independent Payment Advisory Board
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next three days, Heritage… Read More
EnergyNews
A Nuclear Waste Carol
Yucca Mountain was dead—to begin with. There was no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of its burial was signed by the Senator, the Chairman,… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Increased Employer Penalties
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next four days, Heritage… Read More
SecurityNews
Don’t Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe
Throughout recent federal budget discussions, strategies to pull America out of recession, and the potential for massive cuts to national security, one cost cutting idea… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: More Medicare Cuts
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next five days, Heritage… Read More
Education News
HHS Dusts Off Head Start Evaluation, Finally Publishes Results
What’s the best way to make sure nobody sees the results of a scientifically rigorous evaluation? Release your findings on the Friday afternoon before Christmas…. Read More
Morning Bell: Conservatives Stand Their Ground
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” President Ronald Reagan’s sound advice rang true yesterday. Grassroots activists and conservative… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Loss of Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next six days, Heritage… Read More
Health CareNews
Court Rebukes Obama Administration’s “Trust Us” Revision of the HHS Mandate
The influential D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a short procedural order rebuking the Obama Administration in a lawsuit that was filed by Wheaton… Read More
Morning Bell: 3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B,” the latest unsatisfactory proposal put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to avoid… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: A 50/50 Split on Enrollment Estimates
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next seven days, Heritage… Read More
Obama Fiscal Cliff Plan Silent on Payroll Tax Cut
This time last year President Obama said of the pending expiration of the payroll tax cut, “It may be that there’s [sic] some folks in… Read More
On the Death of Judge Robert Bork
The world saw Judge Robert H. Bork, the public figure. He was in the public eye as a solicitor general, a circuit judge, and—most famously—as… Read More
School Choice Means Equal Opportunity
Education reform is critical for all Americans, but it has a particular importance and potent potential impact on America’s fastest growing demographic. Nearly 50 percent… Read More
Heritage Mourns Loss of Judge Bork
Former federal judge and Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork died this morning at the age of 85. Bork served as U.S. solicitor general and a… Read More
Bank Profits Soar as Washington Subsidies Flow
Too often, government policies designed to ameliorate a general problem merely benefit a special interest. A case in point, highlighted by Binyamin Applebaum on the… Read More
Medical Device Tax Is Latest Proof That Taxes Matter
The more time passes, the more we get to see in real life the consequences of Obamacare. We warned back when it passed that the… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Uninsured Americans
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 8 days, Heritage… Read More
Obama’s “Lucy Move the Football” Fiscal Cliff Plan Still Not Balanced
Volleys of negotiating counter-offers are coming in faster now that Christmas break and the looming fiscal cliff are just around the corner. While there is… Read More
Domino’s Founder Files Lawsuit Challenging HHS Mandate
Tom Monaghan, founder and former owner of Domino’s Pizza, is the latest business owner to file a lawsuit challenging Obamacare’s Health and Human Services (HHS)… Read More
Occupy L.A. Cost Taxpayers Millions, City Documents Show
The Los Angeles offshoot of the “Occupy” protest movement cost the city of more than $4 million, according to records produced by the City Administrative… Read More
