Obama Waives Congress Away
“Congress hasn’t been able to do it, so I will.” With this bold statement, President Obama announced last Friday that he would unilaterally replace the… Read More
Why the DOJ Gave Up Its Delaying Tactics in the Obamacare Litigation
Many predicted the Obama Administration would not stop its delaying tactics in the ObamaCare litigation, which most commentators thought were an attempt to prevent the… Read More
Troy Davis’s Claims of Innocence: “Smoke and Mirrors”
Troy Davis, convicted cop killer, was executed last week by the State of Georgia for the 1989 slaying of Officer Mark MacPhail. Anti-death penalty activists… Read More
Restoring Economic Growth with a Stable Dollar
The world is in economic crisis. Quite understandably, much attention has been given to cutting runaway government spending, a fundamental cause of the crisis. Much… Read More
Congress Should Scrap the Energy Loan and Loan Guarantee Programs
Senator Harry Reid (D–NV) and his Senate colleagues rejected the idea of cutting $1.5 billion unspent from a $7.5 billion advanced vehicle manufacturing technology loan… Read More
President Ali Abdullah Saleh Returns to Yemen—Can’t Take a Hint
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s return to Yemen on Friday after four months in Saudi Arabia has sparked renewed violence after protestors launched demonstrations against the… Read More
SecurityNews
Debt Ceiling Law Stacks the Deck against Defenders of Defense
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta asserted during a press conference on September 20 that the recently enacted debt ceiling law requires $450 billion in savings… Read More
Morning Bell: How Harry Reid Manufactured a Crisis Over Disaster Aid
Listening to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) or reading The New York Times yesterday gave the impression that disaster relief victims were suffering from… Read More
VIDEO: Gov. Mitch Daniels Shares His Strategy for Reforming Government
A new poll from the Manhattan Institute reveals 77 percent of Hoosiers rate Indiana’s government as “efficient.” That’s the highest percentage of any state surveyed… Read More
New Study Shows Obamacare’s Impact on Ohio Coverage and Premiums
Americans knew the negative impact Obamacare would have on the nation before the law even passed. Millions of Americans will be added to Medicaid, which… Read More
Restoring Personal Responsibility in Welfare
Fifteen years ago, Congress voted to “end welfare as we know it.” As a result, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was created… Read More
A $900 Million Mistake
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a $900,000,000 mistake on a measure to fund the federal government past this Friday. The government runs out… Read More
With Waivers, National Standards Anything but Voluntary
Supporters of the Common Core national standards push are becoming increasingly wary of Washington’s entanglement with what the Obama Administration has been trying to sell… Read More
Health CareNews
The Supreme Court’s Next Blockbuster Term
Although the Court’s last term was generally regarded as pretty boring, the upcoming term that begins on Oct. 3 has the potential to be the… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Circumvents Congress on Education Policy
For the past few decades, the federal government has continuously increased its power over local schools, through funding with strings attached, with depressing results. Since… Read More
House and Senate Cloakroom: September 26–September 30, 2011
House Cloakroom: September 26 – September 30 Analysis: The House was scheduled to be in recess this week. However, given the fight over the Continuing… Read More
Scribecast: Rep. Kevin Brady on Taxes, Free Trade and Why Texas Is Best
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) visited Heritage earlier this week for The Bloggers Briefing and stuck around to chat in our Robert H. Bruce Radio Studio…. Read More
Wyoming Concerned with National Standards’ Federal Strings
Wyoming is having second thoughts about adopting Common Core education standards. Concerned with the federal strings that are beginning to appear, some state legislators are… Read More
President Obama Mistakes Bi-Partisan Distaste for NCLB for a Mandate to Rewrite
President Obama just delivered a speech and announced that states will now be eligible to receive waivers to get out from under the onerous provisions… Read More
Buy American. Sell American.
In most parts of the country, American shoppers understand the importance of getting the best value for their dollars. This type of common sense does… Read More
Morning Bell: The Latest Obamacare Implosion
Inefficient programs that don’t solve problems and are passed against the will of the American people seem to be the Obama Administration’s forte. Now their… Read More
If You Like Your Health Care Plan, Can You Keep It?
At a recent Energy and Commerce hearing, health policy experts testified on the effects Obamacare will have on jobs and employer-sponsored coverage. The title of… Read More
Video: Obama Bundler George Kaiser Discusses Securing Stimulus Funds
This morning Scribe wrote about the tendency of large government interventions in the economy to nudge private economic actors into the political sphere, where they… Read More
Waiving Along Failure
President Barack Obama is slated to give a speech tomorrow lauding the benefits of granting waivers to states for the burdensome provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
Former Gang Members Find Work, Hope in Fresno Faith-Based Group
As featured in a recent issue of World Magazine, the faith-based organization Hope Now for Youth is successfully reaching out to young men embroiled in… Read More
Too Many Cooks in the Homeland Security Kitchen
Recently released information from the 9/11 Commission reveals that its original recommendation to condense and consolidate congressional oversight for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Rep. Farenthold, EPA and Price Controls
In case you missed it, make sure you listen to last week’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Listen in Spanish or English. The Spanish show kicks… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare: Forgotten But Not Gone?
Has Congress forgotten Obamacare? All the promises to repeal it mostly faded into the background months ago, even as the health law disrupts our economy…. Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Falling Short on Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is taking his people’s bid for statehood to the United Nations this week with a speech set for Friday, followed by… Read More
EPAA: Fact or Fiction in the Future?
The White House has recently announced more details about the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), a ballistic missile defense plan for the protection of allies… Read More
