The ECB’s Buying Trouble
Suppose you suddenly needed a new car, so you rush right out to the showroom, and your eyes fall upon this shiny new luxury sedan… Read More
Field of Dreams Meets Visa Waiver Reform
“If you build it, they will come”—at least that’s what author Edward Alden argues in a recent Foreign Affairs article calling for the long-overdue expansion… Read More
Can You Find Nancy Pelosi in this Picture?
Back in July 2006, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) appeared at a gas station in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to the high price… Read More
More Government Welfare Doesn’t Equal Poverty Relief
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps) helps “alleviate”… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: The Growing Cultural Gap – Why It Matters
Last week, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute spoke to an audience at The Heritage Foundation about his latest book, Coming Apart. Murray warned… Read More
Exclusive Interview: John Stossel Says Government Can’t Solve Our Problems
John Stossel’s skepticism of government and his storytelling approach about free-market economics have made him a rock star in conservative and libertarian circles. He spoke at… Read More
President Obama’s Budget Priority: Eliminate the D.C. Voucher Program
“Budgets are about choices,” stated President Obama in recent remarks to governors about his massive fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget request. Nothing more clearly demonstrates… Read More
City Council Election Decided by Five Voters After Fraud Investigation
Can safeguards against voter fraud sway an election? In Vernon, California, it looks like they just did. In response to allegations by the area’s Chamber… Read More
Morning Bell: The Internet Taxes that Could Be Coming
If you’ve ever bought anything on the Internet, over the phone, or from a catalog, you might have noticed that when you buy from some… Read More
Test or No Test: Questions Remain
On April 10, The Heritage Foundation hosted an event titled “Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Questions and Challenges.” This event is a critical contribution to the… Read More
Criminal Law Will Go On
Everywhere you turn, there’s no escaping the 100 year commemoration of the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic. The film is back in the theaters—in 3D… Read More
Teen Births – Not the Real Issue in Unwed Childbearing
U.S. teen births are at historic lows. Following what has been a generally steady trend over the last two decades, the teen birthrate once again… Read More
Obama’s Ten Worst Energy Policies
In his time in office, President Obama has made some seriously bad proposals and decisions on energy policy, and Americans are paying the price, whether… Read More
Slum Dwellers in India Save for Private Schooling
Since 2009, public education has been both free and required for all children between the ages of six and 14. Yet many families in Mumbai… Read More
Morning Bell: Buffett Rule 101
President Obama traveled to Florida yesterday to distract the nation from its real problems by laying out his case for the Buffett Rule, a plan… Read More
New Study Shows Obamacare’s Huge Additions to Federal Deficit
A study released today by Charles Blahous, one of two public trustees of Medicare and Social Security, once again shows that Obamacare increases federal deficits… Read More
Acupuncturists Lobby HHS to Be Included in ‘Essential Health Benefits’
A trade group representing acupuncturists and practitioners of “oriental medicine” is attempting to convince the Department of Health and Human Services to classify acupuncture as… Read More
Ed Feulner Wins Bradley Prize
Edwin J. Feulner, who has led The Heritage Foundation to its current international prominence among think tanks, is among four winners of the 2012 Bradley… Read More
The Buffett Rule is a Calculated Distraction from Obama’s Failed Leadership
What do you do when you’re losing a debate? Change the subject. That’s really all you need to know to understand President Obama’s resuscitation of… Read More
Morning Bell: Is America Prepared for a Saudi Oil Crisis?
Think fueling up your car at $4 a gallon is rough? How would you feel about paying more than $6.50? Add on top of that… Read More
District NCLB Waivers: An Unsettling Pact with Washington
Last year, the Obama Administration began making pacts with states that agreed to implement the White House’s preferred education policies, circumventing Congress to grant waivers… Read More
VIDEO: Voter ID ‘Sting’ Targets Eric Holder
A new undercover video by conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe shows a man being offered Attorney General Eric Holder’s District of Columbia ballot. The poll worker… Read More
Look Out! Obama Puts IRS to Work on Implementing Obamacare
While the Supreme Court deliberates whether the Affordable Care Act should stand, the Obama Administration is busy at work ensuring that the President’s health care… Read More
Morning Bell: Hispanics and the 2012 Election
After last week’s Republican primary elections in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., the 2012 presidential primary season is reaching an inflection point, and eyes are… Read More
Empower Workers, Not Unions with Political Agendas
Claire Waites, an Alabama school teacher who joined the local teachers union to obtain liability insurance, was pressured by her union to donate to the… Read More
Deferring to Congress on ObamaCare
In a Washington Post opinion piece, Charles Krauthammer makes the case that it is ObamaCare that is on trial—not the Supreme Court. The focus should… Read More
Obama Jumps the Shark, Takes One Leap Too Far
This week, President Barack Obama lashed out at the Supreme Court, slamming it as an “unelected group of people” who will have turned to “judicial activism… Read More
Save the Date: American Dream Money Bomb Next Wednesday, April 11
America is at a tipping point: Explosive growth in government and wasteful spending have led to record high national debt and an addiction to spending money we don’t… Read More
Arizona’s Governor Drops the Ball on School Choice
“Every child deserves to have an education tailored to meet their needs, and parents deserve the right to make that choice,” stated Arizona Governor Jan… Read More
White House Hosts Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood as Rocket Hits Israel
A delegation of officials from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood met with White House officials Wednesday, according to a White House spokesman who stated that “we have… Read More
