Department of Education Gets Defensive on National Standards
In a press release issued late Thursday afternoon, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the following in response to skepticism on the part of South Carolina… Read More
A New, Green Stimulus Throughout the President’s Budget
A closer look at President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal shows how the White House intends to initiate a “green stimulus” through not just… Read More
Medicare Needs the Life Support of Premium Support
Medicare reform is coming soon; it has to if the program is going to survive. As budget expert J. D. Foster writes, “Medicare reform is… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Majority of Births to Women Under 30 Are to Single Moms
Unwed childbearing has been on the rise for more than five decades, and today more than 40 percent of U.S. children are born to single… Read More
Side Effects: If You Like Your HSA, Get Ready to Lose It
Everyone remembers President Obama’s repeated promise, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period.” Unfortunately, Obamacare… Read More
Will the Senate Break Its Promise on Earmarks?
U.S. senators last year promised they wouldn’t pass any bill with earmarks during the 112th Congress. President Obama even said he would veto legislation that… Read More
Morning Bell: A Troubling Trend in the Courts
Should judges act based upon reasoned legal arguments, or based upon their personal feelings and media coverage? A controversial recent “statement” made by Justices Ginsburg… Read More
Online Chat on Dependence on Government
Heritage recently released the 2012 Index of Dependency on Government and it found that dependence on government is at an all-time high .Click here to join… Read More
Light Bulb Giants Hope U.N. Will Guarantee Their Market Share
A pair of major light bulb manufacturers is teaming up with the United Nations in an attempt to pressure countries into participating in “a global… Read More
“Hollow Forces” Discussion Distracts from Consequences of Defense Cuts
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) recently issued a report that attempts to explain the usage of the term “hollow forces.” The report argues that given… Read More
Debt Ceiling, the Sequel: Coming to a Theater Near You
Remember last year’s titanic struggle over increasing the debt ceiling? A mighty contest that threatened to leave the nation in default, lasted for much of… Read More
Market Reform in China: Should We Believe It?
The first step in solving a problem is admitting it. For years, the Chinese government and their defenders overseas insisted first that China was still… Read More
Mississippi Charter Law Closes a Door for Online Schools
Mississippi legislators are considering a proposal to strengthen the state’s charter school law. This is great news for a state with the weakest charter school… Read More
Moscow Warns Israel Against Attacking Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Russia, which has contributed substantially to Iran’s nuclear ambitions by selling it billions of dollars of nuclear technology and obstructing international efforts to halt Iran’s… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Crony Capitalist Trap Door
The Obama White House says it hates tax “loopholes,” and the American people abhor them with good reason. They’re the ultimate in unfairness, allowing those… Read More
What Happens When People Hear Both Sides of the Debate?
On the morning of Tuesday, February 21, 2012, a debate took place at the World Bank, and the outcome was stunning. Heritage’s David Kreutzer and… Read More
Britain to Obama: More Proof that Taxing the Rich Is a Fool’s Errand
President Obama is insistent that taxes must go up to close the deficit. He says it’s just common sense that taxes must go up, because… Read More
Al-Qaeda: Splintered, Scattered, but Still Dangerous
A recent report from the RAND Corporation on al-Qaeda’s future says that the terrorist organization remains extremely dangerous and will demand America’s continued attention for… Read More
Obama Corporate Tax Reform a Sugar-Coated, Harmful Tax Hike
With his corporate tax reform “framework,” President Obama today added another element to his ultimately harmful economic agenda. Previously announced anti-growth policies include massive budget… Read More
Nightmare Cinema: A World Under Obama’s Arms Control
In a recent speech to the Conference on Global Zero, Rose Gottemoeller, the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, told the cheering masses, “New… Read More
Red Tape and the Onerous Effects of Overregulation
We keep hearing that the economy is in a “jobless recovery.” What’s holding American companies back? Why aren’t they hiring more people? High taxes draw… Read More
Iran Shows How to Rope-a-Dope
Talks between Iran and the U.N. “watchdog” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) just failed big time. You would never know that talking to Ali Asghar… Read More
Morning Bell: Religious Liberty Under Attack
Today is Ash Wednesday — the first day of Lent — the beginning of 40 days of prayer and fasting observed by Christians across the… Read More
Despotism, Thy Name Is Obamacare
Two years ago, everything about Obamacare was in the future. Recall the revealing comment at the time by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) that Congress had… Read More
Buffalo Teachers Receive Free Plastic Surgery
Add this story to the file of union policies that are good for adults and not in the best interest of children. In Buffalo, N.Y.,… Read More
Defense Budget: Proper Metrics Required
In a recent Wall Street Journal column, George Will criticizes the GOP for failing to provide a national security policy that Americans would agree upon…. Read More
Two More Religious Liberty Lawsuits Filed Against Obamacare Mandate
The Obamacare anti-conscience mandate has suffered two more blows this week. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) announced it has filed legal complaints on behalf of… Read More
More Pressure on the Higher Ed Bubble
Despite the fact that the “cost of basic knowledge is cheaper than ever before,” the cost of attending college continues to skyrocket. In large part,… Read More
VIDEO: The Perfect Storm of Regulations on American Energy
Coal energy powers the small Colorado town of Craig — quite literally. The community relies on the energy produced at the Craig Station plant to… Read More
The Way to Stop Discrimination Is to Stop Discriminating
In what is most likely a positive development, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, a lawsuit filed by Abigail… Read More
