DOJ Could Find ‘Discriminatory’ ID Requirements in Medicaid
As outlined in a Foundry post last week, the Justice Department’s objection to South Carolina’s new voter ID law is not based on the facts… Read More
Morning Bell: Voter ID Prevents Election Fraud
Last night’s nail-biter in Iowa marked the beginning of election year 2012. And with Americans heading to the polls — next in New Hampshire, then… Read More
Oil Prices Up, but Keystone Still in Limbo
Americans started the week with a rude awakening — crude oil prices are up $3.80, or 3.8 percent, to $102.63 per barrel in New York… Read More
A Public School Leader’s Lesson in Creating a Culture of Excellence
We’re all used to hearing about the public school that is underperforming. But there are, without question, pockets of excellence throughout the country. Prince Georges… Read More
More Pay for Public-School Teachers Won’t Increase Quality
In yesterday’s “Room for Debate” feature, The New York Times asks whether public-school teacher compensation should be increased. The answer we give, based on our… Read More
Morning Bell: What Will America Decide in 2012?
Voters in Iowa will caucus today to select their choice for the 2012 presidential nominees. As the rest of the nation watches, Iowa’s choice could… Read More
VIDEO: How Fans of ‘Firefly’ Stopped Censorship on One College Campus
College campuses would seem to be ripe environments for intellectual diversity to flourish. But rather than celebrate free speech, academic institutions across America routinely censor… Read More
2011 in Review: Who’s Been Naughty, Who’s Been Nice?
Americans are blessed to have inherited a constitutional republic. If we are to keep it, we must vigilantly preserve the Constitution upon which it stands…. Read More
Police Union Blames Occupy D.C. for City’s Rising Crime Rate
The violent crime rate in Washington, D.C., is up 13 percent since the Occupy D.C. protest began this fall as police officers have been pulled… Read More
Morning Bell: War Games, An Energy Crisis, and the Iranian Threat
The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, providing passage for some 15.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, amounting… Read More
Top 10 Most Read Foundry Posts of 2011
This year saw the death of Osama bin Laden, the Arab Spring and the fall of regimes in Libya and Egypt, a conservative revolution in… Read More
Top 10 Heritage Papers of 2011
At The Heritage Foundation, our experts work tirelessly to produce relevant research on the big policy questions facing Congress. This year was no different, and… Read More
Top 10 Charts of 2011
Just how high is America’s tax burden? How bad is the entitlement crisis? Sure, the national debt is big, but just how big is it… Read More
Voters in Iowa, New Hampshire Say Federal Budget Deficit Is No. 1 Issue
New polling data reveals that voters in Iowa and New Hampshire overwhelmingly believe the federal budget deficit is the most important economic issue facing the… Read More
The 10 Most Popular Heritage Videos of 2011
For the rest of the week, we will be highlighting the top 10 videos, blog posts, papers, and charts of 2011. Listed below are the… Read More
Morning Bell: A Bad Year for Obama’s Green Dream
For President Barack Obama, 2011 began with a bang — a bold pronouncement that his green dream for America would bring forth a jobs explosion… Read More
News
U.N. “Rights” Protections Trending Toward Abortion, Islamophobia Rules
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated a birthday this month, it is worth noting how this document—noble in its original intentions—is often reinterpreted… Read More
Morning Bell: The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That’s… Read More
VIDEO: Sen. Toomey on the Tea Party vs. Washington Establishment
The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas sat down with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to talk about the rise of the Tea Party and its confrontation with… Read More
How Would Americans Help Economy? Less Government.
Throughout his presidency — and especially over the last year — Barack Obama has turned toward a bigger federal government as the answer for fixing… Read More
Morning Bell: Top 10 Education Stories of 2011
There was no lack of education news in 2011. From an explosion in school choice options to the Obama Administration’s executive overreach, the top stories… Read More
‘Twas the Day After Christmas
‘Twas the day after Christmas, And all ‘cross the land All the people were saying, “Wasn’t Christmas just grand?” The children were joyful, The parents… Read More
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Roasts the EU … at the EU
Innovation and market disruption can be powerful forces for economic growth. But government involvement in the market tends to be a force against disruption, and… Read More
Scribecast: What Really Motivates the ‘Occupy’ Protesters?
“Occupy” protesters wear their movement’s leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims “democracy” as its chief political end…. Read More
A Christmas Tale — 1919
It’s easy to complain in the midst of a stressful holiday season. But my family has a unique remedy: We remember one special Christmas in… Read More
Morning Bell: Our Christmas Wish – The Gift of Gratitude
Gratitude, it’s been observed, is a hallmark conservative virtue. We prize the heritage passed down to us through the generations. We look beyond ourselves to… Read More
ADF Seeks Supreme Court Review for Christian Student Groups
Last week the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) requested review by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, a case involving two Christian… Read More
Why Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Endures
It’s one of the most famous and widely shared pieces of music in history. Handel intended his oratorio “Messiah” for Lent, and it was first… Read More
VIDEO: Season of Giving at Occupy DC? Not Quite.
Amid all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the Occupy Wall Street movement continues in Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza encampment. Since it’s the… Read More
Most Charitable Nations Are Among the Most Economically Free
Four of the world’s five most charitable nations also rank among the ten most economically free, a comparison of a pair of studies finds. The… Read More
