‘A White House Free of Scandal’? Not So Much
Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Alter really missed the mark last week with a commentary singing the praises of “The Obama Miracle, a White House Free of… Read More
Education Union Lobbyists Game the System in Illinois
No such thing as a free lunch? Not if you’re a union lobbyist in Illinois. As the Chicago Tribune reported: Two lobbyists with no prior… Read More
Morning Bell: Uncle Sam Is No Venture Capitalist
It’s yet another inauspicious announcement the Obama Administration didn’t want you to hear. Late on Friday, the White House announced that it ordered an independent… Read More
A View from the Border
How goes the battle for the border? Heritage Foundation Latin American specialist Ray Walser and I spent some time on the border at Laredo, Texas, with… Read More
House and Senate Cloakroom: October 31 – November 4
House Cloakroom: October 31 – November 4 Analysis: This week the House will take up two bills to reduce regulations on capital. Additionally, the House… Read More
Myths of Austerity Failures
Evidence shows that “austerity” during a sharp downturn in 1920 coincided with quick economic recovery and robust growth throughout the rest of the decade. Nevertheless,… Read More
New Poll Shows Obamacare Less Popular by the Day
There’s more bad news for Obamacare. A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 51 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of… Read More
A Leaner, but Not Meaner, Military
The echo chamber of Washington is hard at work. The consensus is growing that the U.S. military will need to aim for a slimmer but… Read More
Online Chat on Obamacare and Medicare Reform
Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” chat with Health Policy Analyst Kate Nix. The Obama Administration recently said that… Read More
What Is America? Hamilton and Reagan Got It
What is America? What is this country fundamentally about? By and large, pundits and politicians on the right and the left don’t seem to get… Read More
Pushing Basket-Weaving College Loan Debt onto Working-Class Taxpayers
President Obama’s “blame conservatives” rhetoric was on full display yesterday as he described his plan to provide relief to students overburdened by loan debt that… Read More
What Kirchner’s Win in Argentina Means for the U.S.
It came as no surprise when Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner swept the election on Sunday, earning herself a second term. After all, polls… Read More
Gibson Guitar Targeted as the Lacey Act Falls Flat in Nashville
In recent months, the U.S. government has dispatched heavily armed federal law enforcement officers to raid Gibson Guitar factories—American guitar factories!—in Tennessee for violations of… Read More
Does ‘Austerity’ Work?
Remember the Great Depression of the 1920s? If not, that’s because it didn’t happen. The recession of the early ‘20s quickly ended after spending and… Read More
Morning Bell: What is the American Idea?
What is the American idea? That all depends on whom you ask. According to President Barack Obama, it’s the notion that the federal government is… Read More
PODCAST: The Futures of Libya and Iraq
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, foreign policy expert James Carafano fills us in on the latest news throughout the Middle East. Click here to… Read More
VIDEO: Rep. Paul Ryan on Saving the American Idea
In a speech today at The Heritage Foundation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke about Saving the American Idea. The full text transcript… Read More
Don’t Do Business With Poor People? New York Times Readers Disagree
A recent New York Times online report suggested that Americans should quit buying products made by poor people—because when people in the United States buy… Read More
The Conservative’s Guide to the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests
Protesters set up camp in New York City more than a month ago and have spread to other cities around the country, prompting many Americans… Read More
News
Congressman: Lobbyists Know More About Super Committee Than He Does
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) came to Washington in January ready to have a vigorous public debate over America’s debt crisis. He’s less optimistic about the… Read More
Over 2,400 Tea Partiers Arrested
The liberal perspective on the “Occupy” movement is really something spectacular. Before the movement had really even announced a position or set of “demands,” progressives… Read More
Individuals and Communities: No Man Is an Island
Is individualism adequate to sustain liberty and rein in government? This issue surfaced during the Republican primary debate last week in Las Vegas. “This country… Read More
U.S. Way Ahead in Clean Energy Race
If clean-energy means “low-carbon” (a definition to which I object), then the U.S. is way, way ahead of China in the clean-energy race. If it… Read More
Israel’s Significant Contribution to Missile Defense
In a recent paper published by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Uzi Rubin, former head of Israel’s Missile Defense Organization, discusses the significant contribution… Read More
Obama Administration Uses Stimulus Money to Support Ads Attacking Soda
As part of President Obama’s economic stimulus, the federal government has doled out $230 million for communities to combat obesity rather than create jobs or… Read More
Health CareNews
Immediate Medicare Reforms Could Slash Nation’s Debt
When it comes to the super-committee’s duty to reform Medicare, you’ll likely to hear the same tired and unsuccessful methods for lowering Medicare’s soaring costs:… Read More
Senate Committee on Track to Make No Child Left Behind Even Worse
If you think No Child Left Behind (NCLB) isn’t working, what Senators Tom Harkin (D–IA) and Mike Enzi (R–WY) have in mind for the nation’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Finance Republican’s Tax Recommendations a Good Start
The Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee recently submitted their recommendations for tax reform to the deficit reduction super committee. Their recommendations lay out… Read More
Latest Obama Mortgage Refinance Plan Another Dud
Undeterred by the underperformance of several previous efforts at mortgage refinancing, the Obama Administration has announced yet another plan designed to refinance the “underwater” mortgages… Read More
Morning Bell: We Can’t Wait Either, Mr. President
Take a stroll through your neighborhood Occupy Wall Street protest–whether it’s in New York or Chicago, Detroit or San Francisco–and you’re likely to see a… Read More
