Morning Bell: The Highest Taxes in the World
There aren’t many American-owned companies more iconic than Anheuser-Busch, the famous producer of Budweiser beer based in St. Louis, Missouri. That was true up until… Read More
Chart of the Week: Estimated Loss of Health Coverage Under Obamacare
President Obama has reassured Americans that if they like their current health insurance, they can keep it. “If you’ve got health insurance through your employer,… Read More
On the Outpost of Sovereignty at Sea
A driving, wind-swept rain pummels the deck of the USCG Stratton. A typical day at sea for the Coast Guard’s newest National Security Cutter when… Read More
Scribecast: Rep. Rob Bishop Outlines an Alternative to No Child Left Behind
More than half of states have asked the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left Behind. Ten years after President George… Read More
PODCAST: Rep. Steve King on Obamacare, Budget
In a special Heritage podcast, Congressman Steve King (R – IA) discusses Obamacare’s challenge in the Supreme Court and the budget. Click here to listen…. Read More
No Fooling: U.S. Now Has Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World
This April Fool’s Day, the joke is on all of us. That’s because as of April 1, the U.S. now has the highest corporate tax… Read More
Justices Take Next Step in Deciding Obamacare’s Fate
The morning news cycle has been buzzing with anticipation as the Supreme Court meets for its first conference after the Obamcare oral arguments, and some… Read More
Health CareNews
Justice Kennedy Shows How Court Can Avoid Conflicts on Religious Freedom
Obamacare is a train wreck for religious freedom, and the federal courts are likely going to be forced into cleaning up the mess. However, at… Read More
Morning Bell: Did You See the Senate’s Gas Price Sideshow?
In case you missed it, there was quite a performance in the U.S. Senate yesterday. Liberals put on an election-year show, with the personal encouragement… Read More
What Connecticut Can Learn from the Sunshine State
In Connecticut, Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor believes drastic measures are needed to improve the state’s education system: Our state has the dubious distinction of… Read More
Burmese Elections an Encouraging Signal—No More, No Less
For months now, many encouraging signals have been coming from Burma’s military-backed regime. The list of reforms over the last year is well-known: release of… Read More
South Carolina One Step Closer to School Choice
The South Carolina House has passed a tuition tax credit program that would give children access to scholarships to attend a private school of their… Read More
VIDEOS: Obamacare at the Supreme Court
Heritage was at the Supreme Court for the past three days to observe the oral arguments over the constitutionality of Obamacare. Heritage’s Todd Gaziano and… Read More
Nothing Free about Free Tuition
Democrats in the Michigan state legislature recently announced the “Michigan 2020” plan, a proposal to provide “free” college tuition—up to $9,500 per year—to Michigan students… Read More
Senators Speak Out Against President’s Whispers
“On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this—this can be solved, but it’s important for him to give me space,” stated President Obama during… Read More
Cooper and LaTourette’s Budget Is a Major Tax Hike
Rule #1 of tax reform: Tax reform does not raise taxes. The budget resolution sponsored by Representatives Jim Cooper (D–TN) and Steve LaTourette (R–OH) breaks… Read More
Morning Bell: And Now the Supreme Court Must Decide
For the past three days, the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard a series of arguments on Obamacare — what promises to be… Read More
Overcriminalization in America: Fraud is Fraud is Fraud
As part of an ongoing series, Heritage’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies identifies a “Bill of the Week” which impacts overcriminalization in America. The… Read More
Seven of Obamacare’s Biggest Failures from the Last Two Years
It has been two years since Obamacare was signed into law, and although the major provisions don’t begin until 2014, some have already been implemented…. Read More
Day 3 at the Court – Severability and Coercive Medicaid Conditions
The Court’s morning session concentrated on whether, if the individual mandate is held unconstitutional (as looks increasingly likely after yesterday’s argument), it can be cleanly… Read More
SocietyNews
FamilyFact of the Week: Headlines Mask Cohabitation’s Continued Risks
Recent headlines, heralding the findings of a new government study, claim that “living together before marriage no longer predicts divorce” or that cohabitation before marriage… Read More
SecurityNews
Time to Take Down TSA
Want to cut government spending? Without compromising security? The Ryan budget is a good start, but we can do more. How about rethinking the Transportation… Read More
The Ryan Plan Prioritizes National Security
When Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) released the House Republican budget earlier this week, one thing was certain: It takes seriously the constitutional responsibility to provide… Read More
Audio and Transcript: Obamacare at the Supreme Court, Day Three
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the third day of oral arguments for and against Obamacare’s individual mandate. The day’s discussion mostly revolved around the… Read More
House Democrats’ Budget: A Vision of Limitless Government
House Democrats described the budget they released yesterday as a “clear contrast” to the one introduced by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI). It… Read More
Ryan’s Budget Protects Defense
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Edwin J. Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation, Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, and William Kristol, a… Read More
Washington Only Weapon More Deadly Than a Nuke
Nuclear weapons are not much of a worry: That’s the tenor of an AP story reporting on a U.S. government study that looked at the… Read More
Definition of a Mic Gaffe: Politician Telling the Truth
On August 11, 1984, President Ronald Reagan joked over a “hot” mic, “My fellows Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I have… Read More
Morning Bell: Another Vision to Solve the Budget Crisis
While Washington’s eyes are focused on the historic Obamacare hearings at the Supreme Court, work continues across the street in the House of Representatives where… Read More
Obamacare at the Court: Day 3, Severability and Spending
If the individual mandate is the blockbuster issue before the Court, Medicaid and severability may be sleeper hits that ultimately have tremendous impact. If the… Read More
