Big Labor Drags American Airlines into Bankruptcy
American Airlines announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, making it the final large U.S. full-fare airline to seek court protection… Read More
Critics Applaud Heritage-AEI-CNN Presidential Debate
Last week, millions of Americans tuned in to CNN to watch eight presidential contenders debate foreign policy and national security issues live from Washington D.C.’s… Read More
Fixing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act—The Right Way
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a well-meaning law that is hopelessly overbroad. It starts from an unobjectionable premise—there ought to be a… Read More
The Red Card Solution: A Different Approach to Immigration, Prosperity, and Security
Following last week’s GOP presidential debate, the phrase “red card” has been thrown around quite a bit. No, we’re not talking about soccer penalties or… Read More
News
Iran Orchestrates Attacks on British Embassy Compounds in Tehran
Iranian protesters illegally broke into two British Embassy compounds in Tehran today as police stood by idly, and the attack was broadcast live on Iranian… Read More
Government Dole for Grumpy Trolls? Time to End Energy Subsidies
The Grumpy Troll Restaurant and Brewpub is one of over 22,000 companies that received $16,000 cash grants from the federal government to install solar panels… Read More
Morning Bell: How the EPA May Cost You Thousands
Brace yourself. The cost of a new car in America is set to explode, skyrocketing by thousands of dollars, all thanks to a new regulation… Read More
The DOT’s Double Standard on Airline Website Accessibility
On September 26, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a rule requiring modification of airline Web sites and automated kiosks at airports “to ensure that… Read More
Tea Party Leader Calls Comparisons to Occupy Wall Street ‘Insulting’
Media coverage of Occupy Wall Street has dominated the news lately, supplanting stories about the Tea Party movement and the grassroots uprising that took Washington… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Keeps Turning His Back on Jobs
This week, President Obama is again set to make a pitch for his latest plan to stimulate the economy, but meanwhile he is turning his… Read More
Protecting America from the EMP Threat
During last Tuesday’s Heritage Foundation/AEI debate on national security, the GOP candidates were queried on what lesser-known dangers to American security most concerned them. One… Read More
House and Senate Cloakroom: November 28 – December 2
This week the House will take up several regulatory reform bills. The Regulatory Accountability Act would increase the requirements an executive agency has to meet in the rule making process as well as expand judicial review of legislation. The House will also take up the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act that would prevent micro-unions. When the Senate returns from the Thanksgiving holiday this week they are expected to vote on an extension of the payroll tax cut.
Slideshow from the Presidential Debate
The spirited CNN debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute provided a fantastic opportunity for Americans to hear from the presidential… Read More
Thanksgiving–and Giving
Churches will be aglow on Thanksgiving as families gather to express their gratitude for the blessings they’ve experienced. Their continuing presence in the pews would… Read More
EMPs: The Next Great Threat to America
This week at The Republican National Security Debate, hosted on CNN by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute, an electromagnetic pulse attack (EMP)… Read More
Thankful for a Different Kind of ‘Liberal’
This week is a time of giving thanks, and one of the most treasured gifts for which many Americans are thankful is freedom. In the… Read More
The Nation’s Report Card: Congress Fails Test on Helping Students Learn
Earlier this month, the National Center for Education Statistics released another round of results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as… Read More
The Right Way to Reform Immigration
In an op-ed for FOX News Heritage’s Jim Carafano lays out policy ideas that can lead to true immigration reform. The main argument was that… Read More
Morning Bell: The GOP Debate over Protecting America
They came, they saw, and they debated. Last night in Washington, D.C.’s, Constitution Hall, eight Republican contenders for the presidency engaged in a debate on foreign… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare Oral Argument: What the High Court’s Order Suggests
When the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear the Obamacare constitutional challenge, it didn’t surprise most Court watchers, but the amount of time it… Read More
Global Investors Prefer the United States, Not China
Conventional wisdom has it that China’s growing economy poses a serious threat to America’s status as a global economic superpower. The media and politicians repeat… Read More
Congress’s Unrealistic Demands on Air Cargo Security Continue
Congress is at it again. Earlier this month, Representatives Bennie Thompson (D–MS), Edward Markey (D–MA), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX), sent a letter to the… Read More
Super Failure: No Spending Cuts, and the Debt Keeps Rising
With the failure of the super committee to recommend at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, Congress’s latest attempt at budget control has collapsed. There… Read More
New York Students Riot Against Proposed $300 Tuition Hike
Students at the City University of New York rioted yesterday in protest of the school’s planned tuition hike. The proposed change: an extra $300 per… Read More
Morning Bell: Debate Night
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, eight Republican presidential candidates will take the stage at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., to tell America where they stand… Read More
An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Video: The Making of a Presidential Debate
The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute will host their first-ever presidential debate tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. Over the past few days,… Read More
DEBATE PREP: Back to the Strategic Future
It is only a small exaggeration to say that the United States hasn’t had a coherent national security strategy since the end of the Cold… Read More
SecurityNews
Foiled New York Terror Plot Teaches Lessons
Late last night, al-Qaeda sympathizer Jose Pimentel was arraigned for his plans “to build a bomb and use a bomb to assassinate U.S. servicemen and… Read More
New Leader, Same Narco-Terrorist FARC
When the infamous Alfonso Cano, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was killed recently during an assault by government forces, the longstanding… Read More
Giving the Russians More Information on the SM-3 Interceptor? Just Say No.
According to an article in The Washington Times, the Obama Administration is trying to make yet another concession to the Russians over the U.S. missile… Read More
