China Says U.S. Missile Defense “Destabilizing”
The Obama Administration is granting legitimacy to Chinese and Russian claims that strengthening U.S. missile defenses are aggressive and instigate conflict. More recently, it has… Read More
Dependent Premiums Slated for Future Increases
As Michelle Andrews reported for Kaiser Health News, “Thanks in part to the 2010 health law’s provisions that allow adult children to stay on their parents’… Read More
Senator Rand Paul Gets It Right on Overcriminalization
Apparently, Members of Congress have not been reading our Overcriminalization blogs. How do we know this? Because the International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (IFSEA)… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
On Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the National Press Club. Here are five questions we’d like him to answer: You… Read More
Is the State Department Squelching Documents on Libya Attack?
Is the State Department trying to cover up for its own negligence that cost four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya, their lives on… Read More
Morning Bell: The Administration’s Messy Story on Libya Attack
Washington is notorious for dropping news it doesn’t want scrutinized too closely on the last day of the work week. So last Friday was a… Read More
VIDEO: The Future Is Brighter With School Choice
This weekend’s release of “Won’t Back Down” has helped shine the spotlight on school choice. Heritage would like to keep it there, which is why… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obamacare’s Barrage of Tax Hikes Coming in 2013
The first presidential debate takes place in Denver on Wednesday with a focus on domestic issues, including President Obama’s unpopular health-care law. Obamacare imposes numerous… Read More
Q&A: “Won’t Back Down” Producer Brings School Choice to Big Screen
The movie “Won’t Back Down” opened yesterday in more than 2,500 theaters across America. The film brings to the big screen the highly charged issue… Read More
SecurityNews
Distinctly Different Approaches at the U.N.: Obama and Netanyahu on Iran
A nuclear-armed Iran was a key topic of discussion at the U.N. General Assembly this week, including speeches by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and… Read More
Another Day, Another Default: Postal Service to Miss $5.6 Billion Payment to Treasury
In August, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) failed to pay $5.5 billion due to the Treasury Department to fund health benefits for its retirees. This… Read More
Medicare Roundup 9/28: Setting the Record Straight
In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on a defined contribution financing. In fact, this approach… Read More
Carbon Tax: Won’t Reduce Deficit or Temperature
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report that should be a cause for concern to all who believe in limited government. In it, CRS… Read More
Bigger Government, More Cronyism, Less Economic Freedom
Recent news about the Obama Administration’s divestitures from AIG and GM—in some cases at a loss of billions of dollars—stands as a reminder of the… Read More
Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Crusader
Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th President, famously declared that the country ought to “speak softly and carry a big stick.” Good advice, especially in light of… Read More
Washington Post Misses on Romney Tax Plan and Step-Up Basis
The debate about former Governor Mitt Romney’s (R-MA) tax plan has reached a fevered pitch. In fact, The Washington Post published two articles (here and… Read More
Heritage’s Opposition to National Education Standards Advances Public Debate
Federal intervention into education has been a growing problem over the past four-and-a-half decades and is being supersized by the Obama Administration’s current efforts to… Read More
FY 2013 Appropriations Tracker Update: Continuing Resolution Spends Even More
Members of Congress left plenty of unfinished business as they hustled out of town last weekend, but they did manage to boost spending through another… Read More
INTERVIEW: Heritage’s Robert Alt on Overcriminalization
Robert Alt is director of the Rule of Law Programs and senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. He… Read More
Morning Bell: Hollywood Steps Up in “Won’t Back Down”
A new movie opens in theaters today that couldn’t be more timely. The school year is hitting its stride, and the teachers union in Chicago… Read More
Online Chat on Education Reform
Hollywood is tackling real-life problems with the new movie Won’t Back Down opening nationwide on Friday. The film is about parents who have had enough… Read More
“Won’t Back Down” Message: Empower Parents
Stories like the Chicago Teachers Union strike or SAT scores hitting a 40-year low have brought the urgency of educational underperformance to the fore this… Read More
Dropping the Ball on Unions
The NFL’s replacement referees have missed a number of calls in recent weeks. But they’d be correct if they decided to flag Washington Post writer… Read More
Michigan’s Mandate for Pricier Energy
If an energy technology has so much promise, why would you need a constitutional amendment to require its production? Energy consumers in Michigan should be… Read More
LawNews
Are Religious Institutions and Individuals Being Treated Like Second-Class Citizens?
Religious freedom is one of the core principles on which the American system of government is based. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides… Read More
Sebelius to Continue Campaigning for Obama Despite Hatch Act Violation
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will campaign for President Obama this week, days after federal officials ruled that she illegally did so in… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama and Congress Are Choosing to Cause a Recession
President Obama recently said, “The most important lesson I’ve learned is you can’t change Washington from the inside.” That’s demoralizing to hear when a recession… Read More
Congress Still Using Commemorative Coins to Get Around Earmark Ban
House and Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would prevent Congress from using commemorative coins to fund pet projects as a creative workaround to the… Read More
How to Boost U.S. Exports: Legalize Them
The Obama Administration appears to be picking winners and losers again. The President has said he wants to “double our exports over the next five… Read More
SecurityNews
Morning Bell: 5 Ways Obama Disappointed at the United Nations
President Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday – and what a disappointing speech it was. He actually scrapped his… Read More
