Illinois Primary Day: Economy Still Top Issue
It’s another day and another state in the continuing quest that is the Republican primary process as Illinois voters head to the polls. And though… Read More
Medical Malpractice Reform: States vs. the Federal Government
Medical malpractice reform is needed in many different states, but an effort currently underway on this issue in Congress is misguided. Legislatures in places like… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #29: Drowning in New Regulations
Some 120 regulations taking effect in the past year require enhanced accommodations for disabled individuals at 65 different types of public and private facilities—encompassing 7… Read More
Review: ‘The Liberty Intrigue’ A Conservative Political Thriller
It’s not uncommon to see fictional political heroes portrayed as populist figures who stand for the people and against the establishment, fighting corruption and bucking… Read More
Federal Watchdogs Raise IRS Security Concerns
Less than a month from tax day, a pair of reports from federal watchdogs raises serious concerns about the Internal Revenue Service’s handling of sensitive… Read More
A Constitutional Obligation of the Federal Government
Representative Howard “Buck” McKeon (R–CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke last week at the Reagan Library on national security and the declining… Read More
Obamacare Debate Comes to Heritage
In an opinion piece over the weekend, Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes posits that the government may be able to “lure” eight of… Read More
Obamacare’s Second Anniversary: No Gift for Seniors
This week will mark Obamacare’s second birthday, but there’s little reason to celebrate. Throughout the week, Obamacare advocates will be emphasizing the law’s supposed benefits… Read More
Obama Administration’s Optimistic Slant on Iran Nuclear Intelligence
Iran continues to make steady progress in stockpiling supplies of increasingly highly enriched uranium far above the quantities that it needs for its civilian nuclear… Read More
Cloakroom: Tale of Two Priorities Edition
House Cloakroom: March 19 – March 23 Analysis: This week marks the second anniversary of the passage of a government takeover of our health care,… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare Is A Cancer That Must Go
Fellow Americans: It has been two years this week since the passage of Obamacare, and the firestorm it ignited has not abated but only spread… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obama Tops Bush With More, Costlier Major Regulations
President Obama famously declared in this year’s State of the Union: “I’ve approved fewer regulations in the first three years of my presidency than my… Read More
Gimmicks Won’t Resolve HHS Mandate’s Religious Liberty Assault
Friday afternoon announcements from the Obama Administration are the norm when the news is going to be controversial. In a late afternoon info dump yesterday,… Read More
More to the Story on Nuclear Power and Cheap Natural Gas
Two major financial news publications, the Economist and The Wall Street Journal, published major articles in the past week arguing that the American nuclear renaissance… Read More
Obamacare Fails To Empower People
This year marks the 35th anniversary of a small but extremely influential book: To Empower People, by Peter Berger and Richard John Neuhaus. If you’ve ever heard the… Read More
How the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Affects Gas Prices
What happened to gasoline prices the last time Obama invoked a coordinated release of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Before Obama announces the SPR release, the… Read More
Trade Deficit Increases. . . or Does It?
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) just announced that the country’s current account deficit for 2011 was $473.4 billion. This number includes transactions like… Read More
Nationalizing Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that the idea that the Obama Administration is working to implement national standards and tests “is a conspiracy theory… Read More
CBO Shows Obama’s Budget Produces More Staggering Spending and Debt
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of the President’s budget reveals a reckless fiscal plan that shirks the spending cuts in the Budget Control Act… Read More
Wiki Worries
Oops! In order to prevent leaks over the trial of alleged Wiki-leaker Bradley Manning, e-mail filtering for government prosecutors inadvertently screened out messages from the… Read More
Iran’s Menace in Azerbaijan
Not even a month after Azerbaijani counterintelligence services arrested Iranian agents planning terrorist attacks against Israeli diplomats and prominent members of the Jewish community, a… Read More
Morning Bell: The Secret Plan to Defend Obamacare
This week, The Heritage Foundation’s Rob Bluey obtained a four-page strategy memo that outlines a White House-coordinated campaign to force an unwilling public to accept Obamacare. Once again, all… Read More
Online Chat on Regulations
The Heritage Foundation recently released a paper titled Red Tape Rising: Obama-Era Regulation at the Three-Year Mark. The paper talks about the regulations that the… Read More
School Choice Momentum Continues Across the Country
The positive momentum from the “Year of School Choice” in 2011 is being carried over into 2012, with several states primed to implement major reforms…. Read More
Senators Urge IRS to Leave Politics Out of Tea Party Inquiries
A dozen U.S. senators sent a stern warning to the Internal Revenue Service yesterday: Don’t let politics play a role in recent inquiries of Tea Party… Read More
Morning Bell: A Budget to Save the American Dream
America’s fiscal condition is dauntingly dismal. The national debt is well on its way to $17 trillion, 13 million Americans are out of work, and… Read More
Following a Big Week in North Carolina, Bus Tour Heads to Arkansas
Now heading for state number 12 after nearly two months on the road, The Heritage Foundation/Family Research Council tour Your Money, Your Values, Your Vote… Read More
Take Terrorists at Their Word
In the fight against terrorism, it is essential to know the enemy. In a recent presentation about his new book Battle for Our Minds, Michael… Read More
Side Effects: Doctors Fear Obamacare
The American public doesn’t support Obamacare, and a new survey shows that doctors have an even worse opinion. No one has a better grasp on… Read More
Why America Needs Social Conservatism
Should conservative leaders be talking about social issues? Do conservative positions on these issues still appeal to Americans? Jeffrey Bell, author of The Case for… Read More
