Obama’s $10,000 Subsidies for Electric Cars Aren’t So Popular
President Barack Obama wants to see one million electric cars on the road by 2015, and he wants to spend more taxpayer dollars to make… Read More
Opposition to Anti-Conscience Mandate Continues
In Obamacare’s collision course with Americans’ freedom, one of the first casualties is religious liberty. Despite the Administration’s obfuscating press comments, the finalized preventive services… Read More
Reducing Nuclear Arsenal Would Shift U.S. Target Options
President Obama wants to reduce the nuclear arsenal to as little as 300 warheads. While this might seem like a lot, the targeting list is… Read More
A Case Study in How Localities Can Best Respond to Natural Disasters
Last week, a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Committee on Small Business held a hearing on the Disaster Loan Fairness Act (H.R. 3042). Sponsored… Read More
Washington Takes Over School Lunches and Curriculum
It used to be that children had to worry about the school bully stealing their lunch money. Now they also have to worry about the… Read More
Morning Bell: ‘Buying’ House Votes for Unpopular Legislation
An examination of “administrative earmarks” around the time of congressional votes on key pieces of President Obama’s agenda suggests the White House used its power… Read More
Health CareNews
Turner Lays Out the Case Against Obamacare
Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, was among a number of experts who recently convened at The Heritage Foundation on a panel entitled “Beyond… Read More
Scribecast: FrackNation Documentary Seeks the Truth on ‘Fracking’
The anti-fracking documentary “Gasland” has served as a rallying cry for environmentalists seeking to halt hydraulic fracturing, the process used by energy companies to extract… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Obamacare and Contraception, Budget, More
Be sure to listen to the latest Heritage Libertad Radio program. For the program in English, click here. For the program in Spanish, click here…. Read More
Failure to Protect: Central America’s Worsening Security Crisis
The horrific fire in a Honduran prison that claimed the lives of 358 prisoners highlights a worsening crisis of violence, insecurity, and institutional failure in… Read More
Women Testify on the Threats of the Anti-Conscience Mandate
Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee held a full committee hearing on the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate’s unprecedented violation of religious liberty, hearing testimony… Read More
When Is Congress the Most Dangerous?
When it comes to cybersecurity, maybe Americans ought to be happy with a do-nothing Congress. Remember the rush to pass the Stop Online Privacy Act… Read More
Choosing Decline: The Meaning of Obama’s Defense Guidance and Budget
The Defending Defense project—a joint initiative of AEI, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and the Heritage Foundation—brought together Senators Jon Kyl (R–AZ), Kelly Ayotte (R–NH), and… Read More
Virginia Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients and Personal Responsibility
On Tuesday, the Virginia senate approved a bill that would require an initial drug screening of welfare applicants, followed by drug testing if officials suspected… Read More
Health Care Expert Sally Pipes on Repealing, Replacing Obamacare
As a Canadian and firsthand witness of Canada’s government-run health care system, Sally Pipes is warning that Obamacare will exacerbate the existing problems of rising… Read More
Underwear Bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison
On Christmas Day 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab nearly succeeded in murdering almost 300 civilians aboard Northwest Flight 253. As the plane approached its final destination… Read More
Religious Leaders Testify for All Americans’ Liberty
Since the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate was proposed in August, the Obama Administration has come under intense scrutiny for the rule’s violation of religious liberty. In… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamanomics Has Failed
Three years ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law his trillion-dollar stimulus plan, a measure that he promised would save or create 3 million… Read More
Building a Better Medicare Program: The Burr–Coburn Proposal
Senators Richard Burr (R–NC) and Tom Coburn (R–OK) have just unveiled a bold Medicare reform proposal based on the free-market forces of choice and competition…. Read More
Obama Administration Refuses Again to Protect Religious Liberty
President Obama talked the talk but then blatantly refused to walk the walk on the freedom of religious institutions from the Obamacare statute’s mandate for… Read More
Online Chat on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Obama’s new budget proposal that was unveiled on Monday includes increases budget of the Department of Education to $70 Billion, but it curiously cuts funding… Read More
Side Effects: Federal Government Taxes Itself and the States
One especially peculiar side effect of Obamacare will cause the federal government to begin taxing itself and state governments. This begins in 2014 as the… Read More
Targeted Tax Credits: Neither Conservative nor Free Market
As Congress hammers out the details of the payroll tax extension package, Members on the left and the right are making last-minute attempts to include… Read More
Video: For the White House, Consumer Choice Only Goes So Far
This week, the White House announced its plan to boost taxpayer-funded subsidies for “green” energy vehicles like the Chevy Volt, offering buyers a $10,000 tax… Read More
Not a Good Time for U.S. Unilateral Reductions
Does the United States need fewer nuclear weapons? The White House thinks so. According to the recent reports, the Administration directed the Pentagon to develop… Read More
Obama Creating ‘Constitutional Crisis,’ Rep. Tim Walberg Warns
President Obama’s recent assault on the U.S. Constitution — first with his illegal “recess” appointments and then Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate — demonstrates a lack of… Read More
Is a Nuclear Renaissance Approaching?
When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted last week to approve permits to begin construction on two nuclear reactors, many hailed the decision as the… Read More
Senator: Sebelius Fundraising Could Compel Companies to Support Obama
The top Republican on the Senate’s health care committee warned on Wednesday that a recent administration decision to allow cabinet secretaries to raise money for… Read More
Cato’s Michael Tanner Visits Heritage to Talk Obamacare’s Bad Medicine
Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and author of Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Friends Win Big in Budget
You don’t need to log on to President Barack Obama’s Facebook page to find out who his friends are, and you don’t need to read… Read More
