Canada: U.S. Delaying Pipelines Means We’ll Go Elsewhere
Canada exports almost all of its energy to the United States, but because of resistance from the Obama Administration to approving the construction of the… Read More
Solar Flares Remind of Greater Dangers
Last Thursday, the earth experienced a powerful solar flare, one of the most powerful types of storms that the sun can create. According to NASA,… Read More
The Individual Mandate: A Step Closer, but the Fight Against Obamacare Must Continue
As expected, the Supreme Court has decided to take up the court cases challenging Obamacare’s individual mandate and the question of whether the whole law… Read More
Morning Bell: The Fall of the USSR and the Debate over Russia
Twenty years ago, the world watched the Soviet Union fall. The regime that was “planted by bayonets,” as President Ronald Reagan once described it, did… Read More
It’s Not that Easy to “Bow Out” of Obamacare
Last week’s Des Moines Register’s editorial page takes a sardonic view of the majority of Americans (51 percent as of last week) who are opposed… Read More
New York Business Owners to Counter-Protest ‘Occupy Wall Street’
Scribe reported last week on the extensive damage to small businesses wrought by the “Occupy” protests being staged around the country. In lower Manhattan, business… Read More
Supreme Court Takes Up Obamacare
The Supreme Court today granted review in related cases that raise the question whether Congress had the power to adopt the Patient Protection and Affordable… Read More
First-time Homebuyers Tax Credit Shows Government Can’t Fix Housing
Government programs cannot stop the decline in housing prices. The latest evidence of this comes from a study of first-time homebuyers who took advantage of… Read More
Spending Bills Setting Up Reckless Defense Cuts
Cracks in the Budget Control Act’s (BCA) spending caps are growing more visible as negotiators near completion of the first three appropriations bills for fiscal… Read More
Morning Bell: How President Obama Killed Thousands of Jobs
If Americans needed any further proof that the Obama Administration is one of the most political on record, or that, for all the recent demagoguing,… Read More
Making Policy Research Accessible to Us All
With our freedoms under assault on so many fronts—at the Supreme Court, in Congress, in the Executive Branch, and at the state level—how can Americans stay… Read More
Morning Bell: Honoring Veterans Day
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation are proud to honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember the men and women in uniform who serve this… Read More
Obama Delays Keystone Pipeline: Delays Jobs and Energy, Too
The Obama Administration announced it would delay the construction of the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline that would bring in more than 700,000 barrels of… Read More
Happy Birthday to the Few, the Proud!
Today marks the 236th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. oldest military service: The U.S. Marine Corps. Older than the United States itself, the… Read More
A Conservative Guide for Good Governance
Legislators at all levels face a challenge in making sure that their legislation and policies represent good governance which utilizes reason, common sense and first… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Christmas Tree Tax
Christmas is more than a month away, but the Obama Administration just couldn’t wait to hang a shiny new ornament on every fresh Christmas tree… Read More
‘Occupy Wall Street’ a Blight on Main Street
“Occupy Wall Street” protesters claim to be fighting for the disenfranchised members of Main Street America. But their protests are exacting a significant toll on businesses in… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Yet Another Part of Obamacare Increases Premiums and Kills Jobs
Even without Obamacare, the United States faces rising health care costs and an economy struggling to recover from the recent downturn. Despite its supporters’ promises,… Read More
Istanbul Conference: Lacking Substance
Vague platitudes, rather than meaningful solutions, dominated last week’s international conference on Afghanistan held in Turkey’s capital, Istanbul. Conference participants, including Pakistan, Iran, India, China,… Read More
Obama Administration to Reconsider Christmas Tree Tax
In the face of a national outcry, the Obama administration has decided to delay its Christmas Tree Tax—first reported here on the Foundry—though they haven’t… Read More
Offshore Drilling Plan Lacks Something: More Drilling
Yesterday, the Department of Interior released its new five-year offshore drilling plan. Unfortunately, the program is far less expansive when it comes to opening areas… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate Over Iran
On November 22, Republican candidates will gather together in Washington, D.C., for a presidential debate presented by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute on CNN. The… Read More
Scribecast: Harmon Kaslow Previews ‘Atlas Shrugged Part 2’
It was no coincidence that “Atlas Shrugged Part 1” made its box-office debut on tax day, April 15, earlier this year. So it was only… Read More
Obama Couldn’t Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax
President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new… Read More
Farewell to Silvio Berlusconi
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation Tuesday after Italy’s ruling coalition lost its majority in the lower house. Although parliament voted to pass… Read More
Constitution Hall to Host GOP Debate
Republican candidates will gather for a debate on foreign policy and national defense on Nov. 22 at DAR Constitution Hall. The debate, presented by The… Read More
The FCC’s Universal Service Folly
Are mobile phones and Internet access necessities that require taxpayers to foot the bill for the supposed “have-nots”? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) evidently thinks… Read More
Is China More Prosperous Than the U.S.?
The Legatum Institute has just released its 2011 Prosperity Index. The index has a number of strengths, topped by the versatility of its supporting Web… Read More
Without Fanfare of Ohio or Wisconsin, Idaho Enacts Sweeping Reforms
Voters head the polls in Ohio today to decide the fate of collective bargaining reforms for government workers. It’s a high-profile referendum on a controversial… Read More
Dixon Gives Up the Ghost – And It’s Admissible
In a case decided yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously reversed a judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth… Read More
