Brightsource DOE Funding Exposes Obama Cronyism
A congressional hearing on May 16 exposed further details on just the kind of political maneuvering that was going on between the Obama Administration and… Read More
Morning Bell: A Glimmer of Hope for the American Dream
Yesterday in the Senate, America bore witness to the glaringly obvious division in Washington, as stark as the contrast between high noon in the desert… Read More
Side Effects: Obamacare’s CO-OPs Put Taxpayer Dollars at Risk for No Good Reason
Yet another provision of Obamacare is expected to cost taxpayers more than they expected. The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently sent a letter to… Read More
Kyl: “Obama May Be ‘Flexible.’ But the U.S. Owes Russia Nothing.”
In his recent piece in The Wall Street Journal, Senator Jon Kyl (R–AZ) makes the case that the United States should not give Russian President… Read More
‘I Cannot Be Silent’: Chen Guangcheng Speaks on Abuse, Forced Abortion
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng called into a congressional hearing again yesterday, detailing reported abuse of his relatives and friends in the wake of his escape…. Read More
Immigration: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
The Obama Administration has claimed that the southern border is secure because apprehension rates for illegal border crossings are down. The Pew Hispanic Center, using… Read More
Latino Voters: Education More Important Than Immigration
You wouldn’t know it from watching cable television, but education is more important for Hispanic voters than the issue of immigration. A recent poll conducted… Read More
Franciscan University Stands Strong for Faith and Freedom
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, recently announced that it would no longer offer a student health insurance plan because it cannot do so under Obamacare… Read More
SocietyNews
Family Fact of the Week: Pro-Marriage Studies the Press Isn’t Reporting
Marriage, these days, is getting bad press. For example, a string of recent headlines claim that living together is healthier than marriage, citing a study… Read More
Morning Bell: President Me
Reflecting on his two terms in office, President George W. Bush said in 2010, “You realize you’re not it. You’re a part of something bigger… Read More
U.S. Free Trade Agreement with Colombia Enters into Force Today — Finally!
Following through on President Obama’s announcement last month in Cartagena that the U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will take effect on May 15, 2012, U.S. Secretary… Read More
Alabama Opposes National Education Standards
Alabama has joined a growing number of states opposing the Common Core national education standards. Last week, the state senate adopted a resolution to “encourage… Read More
Protect America, Not New START
Recently, Daryl Kimball and Tom Collina, both of the Arms Control Association, criticized the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) for taking hostage the implementations of… Read More
Clinton Visit to Bangladesh Overshadowed by Internal Turmoil
Leaving the drama surrounding Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng behind in China, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Bangladesh last week with plans to… Read More
Congress Moves to Protect International Broadcasting
Kudos to the House Appropriations Committee for protecting U.S. international broadcasting against the eviscerating cuts in language services and personnel contained in the President’s proposed fiscal… Read More
Is the Trade Deficit a Drag on the U.S. Economy?
Popular opinion demonizes the U.S. for importing more goods than it exports, or running a “trade deficit.” This view maintains that the trade deficit is… Read More
State Department to Grant Visa to Cuban Dictator Raul Castro’s Daughter
The U.S. State Department has decided to grant a visa to Mariela Castro Espin, daughter of Raul Castro, the country’s President and Premier, neice of… Read More
Morning Bell: Don’t Fear the Free Market
The lingering headline on the front pages this week is that JP Morgan Chase suffered a massive loss on a hedging strategy, costing them $2… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #32: Civil Rights for Bashful Bladders
There are several colloquialisms for “paruresis” (par-YOU-ree-sis), one of the newer additions to the growing list of ailments supposedly protected under the Americans with Disabilities… Read More
DOD and HASC Disagree over National Defense Authorization Act
Last week, Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R–CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), took issue with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s criticism… Read More
California’s High-Speed Spending Spree
The State of California keeps sinking into a deeper hole of debt, with reports showing that the state’s budget shortfall is projected to be $16 billion,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Lee Plan Offers a Clear Choice for Americans
Fellow Americans: It has been over three years (1,111 days to be precise) since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget. The last time Senate… Read More
U.S. Remains Vulnerable to an EMP
An article recently published by the Los Angeles Times discusses how solar storms pose a grave threat to Earth. Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist… Read More
Pakistan Needs U.S. Help to Fight Terrorism
Pakistan’s military has lost more than 3,000 security personnel in the fight against terrorism. Such sacrifices are often overshadowed in the U.S., where the media… Read More
LawNews
Maryland Court of Appeals to the Left of Liberal 9th Circuit
In a recent 5-2 decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland’s highest court) ruled that the state’s 2008 DNA Collection Act was unconstitutional because collecting… Read More
Heritage Interns Bring Conservative Principles to Life: Wade Miller on Obamacare
Each semester, we bring together more than 60 young leaders from across the country to participate in our internship program in DC. They are given… Read More
Tax Cuts Stimulate Sweden
Since the beginning of the recession, academics, authoritative international institutions, and most government officials pushed for massive stimulus spending. Sweden bucked the trend, focusing instead… Read More
Morning Bell: Stopping the Largest Tax Hike in History
The largest tax hike in history is due to strike the United States on January 1, 2013. Known as “Taxmageddon,” it would impose $494 billion… Read More
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Old Fallacies Return
With negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the U.S. and eight other countries set to resume this week in Dallas, opponents are dusting off… Read More
U.S. Missile Defense Program: Marching Forward
Yet again, critics of the U.S. missile defense program have been proven wrong. On Wednesday, the U.S. Navy conducted a successful test of its Aegis… Read More
