Turkey and Iran: Bad Timing for Trade Increase
Last Thursday, Iran and Turkey signed an agreement aimed at increasing trade between the two countries and doubling bilateral business by 2015. The agreement was… Read More
Preventing Terrorism Requires Collaborative Relationship Between Federal and Local Resources
Earlier this month, Sami Osmakac, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in the former Yugoslavia, was arrested near Tampa, Florida, after federal officials uncovered his plan… Read More
NLRB Appointee Will Continue to Receive Payments from Union
Financial disclosure documents filed by two of President Obama’s illegal appointments to the National Labor Relations Board show that one will continue to receive payments… Read More
Missile Defense in Danger Equals the Country More Vulnerable
America’s ability to protect its homeland from a devastating ballistic missile attack could be severely damaged if the sequestration process under the Budget Control Act… Read More
Morning Bell: Celebrating School Choice Week
What singular cause could bring together the likes of Democratic campaign strategist James Carville, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal (LA), actor Sacha Baron Cohen, and 2,000… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Rep. Frank Wolf, Economic Freedom, More
Be sure to listen to our Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here to listen in Spanish. Click here to listen in English. The Spanish segment… Read More
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Chart of the Week: Slow Job Growth Means a Slow Economic Recovery
President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night. According to a preview video released this weekend, the speech will… Read More
For Obama’s Navy Policy, “Talk Is Cheap”
As President Obama has hastily drawn down forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to meet arbitrary timelines, he has taken the opportunity to ramp up rhetoric… Read More
VIDEO: James Roberts on Heritage’s Index of Economic Freedom
The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom was released last week by The Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Wall Street Journal. This year’s Index highlighted… Read More
Ambassador McFaul Runs into Putin’s TV Buzz Saw
Russian state television has launched an all-out assault on the new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul—undeservedly so, although not unexpected. Russia’s Channel One, run by All-Russia… Read More
Does the DOS Environmental Impact Statement Dismantle Obama’s Reason for Rejecting Keystone?
In President Obama’s statement denying TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, he said, “The rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment… Read More
Bangladesh Coup Attempt Shows Extremist Groups Remain Active
The Bangladeshi army revealed today that it had foiled a coup attempt linked to Islamist extremists last month. Army officials said they uncovered a plot… Read More
The Right Way to Fight Piracy and the Wrong Way to Defend Network Freedom
For the past two weeks, Washington has been in the depths of a discussion about the best way to stop the online theft of intellectual… Read More
Iran Claims Obama Administration Wants Talks
Iranian legislator Ali Motahari claimed on Wednesday that President Obama called for direct talks in a secret letter sent last week to Iran’s supreme leader,… Read More
Obamacare Is Losing CLASS Fast
It may be only a few days since Congress began its new session, but it has already done some decent work. This week, the House… Read More
Japan’s Inability to Make Decisions
Draconian defense budget cuts of at least $450 billion—and possibly as much as $1.2 trillion under sequestration—are casting doubt on the U.S. commitment to peace… Read More
Supremes Shut Down Judicial Activism Over Voting Maps
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the state of Texas, while… Read More
Narrow Interest Blocks Big Pipeline
The Obama Administration, encouraged by environmental groups, has blocked yet another affordable energy project—the Keystone XL Pipeline. Add this to the unconscionable slowdown of leasing… Read More
Heritage, FRC Launch National Tour with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley
“We want people to know the power of their voice. We want people to understand: Don’t complain about it. Do something about it.” –… Read More
Strait of Hormuz: U.S. Should Be Ready for the Next Oil Crisis
Tensions are rising in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has recently yet again threatened to close the strategic strait down over the threats from the… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Magic Kingdom of Joblessness
Yesterday in Walt Disney World, the land “where dreams come true,” President Barack Obama appeared before Cinderella’s Castle to announce his latest plan to boost… Read More
Have You Been Negatively Affected by Regulatory Overreach? Tell Us About It
Stories are powerful. They help us relate to other individuals and communicate complex issues. They are an essential ingredient to making policy change in Washington…. Read More
Online Chat on the Keystone XL Pipeline
On Wednesday, president Obama rejected the TransCanada’s permit application to construct a 1,700-mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas refineries. Click here to Join us right… Read More
Obama’s Dangerous Reversal of Reagan’s Defense Legacy
President Barack Obama began the new year on a controversial footing by signing the highly disputed National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA 2012) into… Read More
What Saturday Night Live, Welfare, and Harry Potter Have in Common
If there’s one thing Saturday Night Live is good at in an election year, it’s lampooning politicians—whether it’s been Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford, Darrell… Read More
Morning Bell: On the Road for America’s Future
UPDATE: Many people have been asking about the schedule of the bus tour. The most current schedule can be found at http://www.valuesbus.com/ The United States… Read More
Obama’s Trade Agency Consolidation Proposal: Hope and Caution
Clearly, the impact of President Obama’s proposal to consolidate parts of six trade agencies is tiny in comparison to the government’s $3.5 trillion in spending… Read More
Governors Call for Teacher Tenure Reform, School Choice
As the new year unfolds, governors are beginning to outline their education plans for 2012. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) called for changes to teacher… Read More
Under Obama, Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands Is Down 40%
UPDATE: The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced on Jan. 27 that data used for its study of oil and gas production on federal lands was… Read More
Obama’s “Forced” Keystone Decision Rejects Jobs, Energy, and Logic
President Obama’s politically intoned decision to reject TransCanada’s permit application to construct a 1,700-mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas refineries sent a clear message… Read More
