Obama’s Upcoming Student Loan Announcement
On Wednesday, President Obama is expected to make an announcement regarding student loan debt. He is expected to propose relief for students struggling to make… Read More
House Cloakroom: October 24 – October 28
House Cloakroom: October 24 – October 28 Analysis: This week the House will take up two important changes to the tax code. The first would… Read More
Russia’s African Expansion Boosted by New BRICS Stock Market
Russia is bemoaning the passing of Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, an old friend and client of the Soviet Union and a reliable customer for Russian… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Iraq Failure
To hear President Barack Obama describe the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, you’d think it was a long-anticipated political victory, the fruition of a… Read More
Big Labor Steps Up Its Material Support for ‘Occupy’ Protests
Apparently seeking to capitalize on a political movement that shares its general political vision, Big Labor has stepped up its material support for the “Occupy” protesters…. Read More
Obama’s Middle East: Withdrawal from Iraq
The word is out that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. While every American shares the conviction… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Tony Perkins, Free Trade Agreement, CLASS Act, More
Make sure to catch our latest Heritage Libertad Radio Show, available in Spanish or English. We kick off the first 30 minutes of our hour-long… Read More
Morning Bell: Biden and Reid’s “Jobs Bill” Farce
If you listen to Vice President Joe Biden, the most effective way to prevent rape and murder is more federal stimulus spending. In the Vice… Read More
Online Chat on No Child Left Behind
One of the main focuses of the Senate this week has been the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known in this iteration as… Read More
U.S. Must Not Accept Russia’s Restrictions on Missile Defense
“The missile defense system we are establishing in Europe is not directed against Russia. We have said that publicly and privately, at many levels. We… Read More
“Breakthrough” in Georgia Signals Good News for Civil Society
Yesterday, The Heritage Foundation and the Georgia Family Council co-hosted an event in Atlanta illustrating the profoundly negative consequences of social breakdown in the state… Read More
The Video AARP Hasn’t Made: Medicare’s Need for Structural Reform
Medicare—on its current path—cannot be sustained. At a recent hearing held by the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Ranking Member Senator Bob Corker (R–TN) stressed… Read More
Forget the Facts. Reid Says Private-Sector Employment Is ‘Just Fine’
Apparently unemployment is not much of a problem in the private sector. At least Senator Harry Reid (D–NV) thinks so. Debating the Senate’s proposed… Read More
Heritage Remembers Carl H. Lindner, Jr.
Carl H. Lindner, Jr. died October 17 at the age of 92. With his passing The Heritage Foundation lost a longtime friend and supporter, the… Read More
Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Goes to Sea Trials
It was reported early in October that Russia’s first fourth-generation nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, successfully conducted its first sea trials. In naval terms,… Read More
Suppose Joseph Story Had Been Right, and Brutus Had Been Wrong?
The Supreme Court’s term has barely begun, and yet speculation already abounds regarding when the Court will hear and how it will decide politically controversial… Read More
Morning Bell: The Backdoor Attempt to Rewrite No Child Left Behind
Remember when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said of Obamacare that Congress will “have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Are We a Bunch of Softies?
Is America getting soft? President Obama seems to think so: The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country… Read More
No Child Left Behind: 100 ESEA Amendments and a Plea for Transparency
At the Heritage Blogger’s Briefing today, Senator Rand Paul urged Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin to delay the mark-up of his… Read More
Sen. Rand Paul on Occupy Wall Street, Repealing No Child Left Behind
The latest iteration of No Child Left Behind comes before a Senate committee tomorrow with bipartisan support. But if Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has anything… Read More
Protecting the Electoral College from the National Popular Vote Scheme
The “National Popular Vote” plan (NPV) is a scheme that would effectively abolish the Electoral College without going through the formal (and politically difficult) process… Read More
Urging a ‘Breakthrough’ in Georgia
Promising solutions to child poverty and social breakdown are on the agenda in Atlanta tomorrow morning, when The Heritage Foundation joins Georgia Family Council for… Read More
Tax Cuts and Supply-Side Effects
Lawmakers have recently paid lip service to cutting the corporate tax rate to help boost economic growth. Doing so would be good policy, but it’s… Read More
AFL-CIO Shells Out Ad Dollars to Support ‘Occupy’ Protests
The “Occupy Wall Street” crowd may be dramatically out of step with the American electorate, but Big Labor likes what it sees. The AFL-CIO union… Read More
Poll: ‘Occupy’ Movement’s ‘Radical’ Agenda Way Outside the Mainstream
Democratic pollster Doug Schoen has conducted what he calls “the first systematic random sample of Occupy Wall Street opinion.” The survey’s findings suggest that the… Read More
Morning Bell: Wall Street is the Wrong Place to Occupy
A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows that when it comes to assigning blame for the country’s economic woes, more Americans point the finger at Washington,… Read More
Heritage to Co-Host Debate with AEI, CNN
The Heritage Foundation will co-host a Republican presidential debate on foreign policy and national security with the American Enterprise Institute and CNN, officials of the… Read More
Another Obamacare Failure
On Friday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius admitted that the CLASS program can’t work. After months of insisting that it could meet… Read More
Chairman Buck McKeon: Further Defense Cuts Don’t Make Any Sense
While America tries to reduce its debt and get its financial house in order, it should not take a penny more out of defense, argues… Read More
Perilous Times for Israel and U.S. in Defense
Last week was a dubious one for the world’s most advanced militaries. In the U.S., Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified before the House Armed Service… Read More
