Lawmakers Want to Extend Pay Freeze for Congress, Federal Workers
Members of Congress will vote Wednesday to freeze their salaries through 2013 and impose the same pay limitation on non-military federal workers. The vote in… Read More
Morning Bell: Federal Workers Overpaid, and CBO Agrees
Here’s some news that federal bureaucrats in Washington — and indeed around the country — don’t want to hear: According to a Congressional Budget Office… Read More
Latest Intelligence Assessment: Iran Poised to Target U.S. Homeland
Appearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on January 31, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James R. Clapper warned that the “2011 plot to… Read More
Strengthening the U.S.–Philippines Security Alliance: More Visits, More Exercises
According to press reports, the Philippines and the United States are exploring ways to expand U.S. military presence in the region, including increasing Navy port… Read More
Businesses Blame Drilling Slowdown for Loss of Jobs, Revenue
More than 15 months after the Obama administration lifted its ban on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, oil and gas supply and service… Read More
Obamacare: CLASS Act Repeal Vote Approaching in the House
The House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as tomorrow on H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. This… Read More
Are the British Practicing “Austerity”?
Some prominent left-wing commentators have devoted weekly columns and blogs to the notion that Great Britain has misguidedly pursued harsh spending “austerity” and that doing… Read More
Russia Backs Assad to the Bitter End
In a rare admission of reality, a senior Russia Middle East hand, Duma Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Mikhail Margelov, acknowledged that Russia has “exhausted its… Read More
Economic Inequality and Justice
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama placed economic inequality center stage. He framed this issue in terms of fairness or justice to… Read More
CBO Sets the Record Straight on Federal Pay
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report yesterday showing that federal employees receive substantially more compensation than similarly skilled workers in the private sector…. Read More
Live at Noon: Senator Jim DeMint at Heritage
Join us live at Noon Eastern as U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) speaks at The Heritage Foundation Bloggers’ Briefing. Senator DeMint will discuss his book,… Read More
U.S. Special Forces Will Be Weakened by Defense Budget Cuts
Since the May 2, 2011, Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, President Obama has lauded the mission’s success and championed U.S. Special Forces… Read More
Defending Defense: FY 2013 Budget Based on Wishful Thinking, Not Reality
The Department of Defense’s recently released budget is based on a hope that the international environment has structurally changed and that the United States will… Read More
Morning Bell: A Higher Education Revolution
Speaking on Friday at the University of Michigan, President Obama declared, “I want this to be a big, bold, generous country where everybody gets a… Read More
Education Secretary Duncan Wants to Overpay Teachers Even More
Education Secretary Arne Duncan called for dramatically raising teacher pay last Friday on MSNBC, declaring that the current average salary (about $55,000) should be doubled… Read More
As Deadline Passes, NPS Waits to Enforce ‘Occupy’ Camping Ban
The noon deadline for Occupy DC protesters to clear out their camping gear came and went today. By mid-afternoon, National Park Service police had declined… Read More
House and Senate Cloakroom: January 30 – February 3
House Cloakroom: January 30 – February 3 Analysis: This week will be a busy week on the House floor. They will begin today by voting… Read More
Louisiana’s Plan to Empower Parents Through School Choice
According to Dr. Michael Walker Jones of the Louisiana Association of Educators, low-income parents “don’t have a clue” when it comes to making decisions about… Read More
King, Thompson Call for End to Congressional Oversight Chaos
One thing every parent knows is that no matter how many toys kids have, they will always end up fighting over one they all want…. Read More
Morning Bell: Right to Work Heads to Indiana
In 22 states in the Union, workers have the freedom under “Right-to-Work” laws to decide whether or not to pay union dues, and now Indiana… Read More
Chart of the Week: Top 1 Percent Paid 38 Percent of Federal Income Taxes
President Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to outline his idea of fairness. To put it simply, that means redistributing wealth by… Read More
Scribecast: Kevin Chavous on His Tireless Efforts for School Choice
Few legislators have done more to advance school choice than Kevin Chavous. As a city councilmember in Washington D.C. from 1992 to 2004, and a… Read More
Senator DeMint on National School Choice Week
Yesterday, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) spoke at The Heritage Foundation as part of National School Choice Week and to mark the release of the American… Read More
On Keystone, Congress Steps Up
Whether he likes it or not, President Obama’s logic-defying but unsurprising decision to deny TransCanada the permit to construct a 1,700-mile long pipeline to deliver… Read More
Virginia Federal Disaster Aid Shows Need for FEMA Reform
On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia was felt throughout the mid-Atlantic. Minor by the standards of the West Coast, the earthquake,… Read More
Obama Administration Cannot Continue to “Hollow Out the Force”
In discussing the Department of Defense’s upcoming budget request, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated “our approach was to use this as an opportunity to maintain… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #26: Taxpayers Finance Rat Condos
Millions of American homeowners face foreclosure, but at least one sort of housing crisis has been remedied: No longer will research rats suffer the indignities… Read More
Morning Bell: A Slashed and Burned Military
The future is not bright for the U.S. military. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave America a glimpse of the half-trillion dollars in defense spending… Read More
Online Chat about Obama’s Economic Policies
President Obama unveiled a long list of economic policies during the State of the Union address that he wanted Congress to focus on this year…. Read More
Ten Disturbing Facts: What Today’s Defense Cuts Mean for America
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today laid out details of a plan to cut a half a trillion dollars from defense spending. That’s in addition to… Read More
