Podcast: 33rd Thwarted Terror Plot
A couple weeks ago a bomb destined for the United States was stopped just minutes before detonation. This marks the 33rd foiled terror plot against… Read More
A couple weeks ago a bomb destined for the United States was stopped just minutes before detonation. This marks the 33rd foiled terror plot against… Read More
Although Congress lifted the ban on deepwater drilling in October and drillers are eager to return to work, the government still has not issued any… Read More
House Cloakroom: November 14-20, 2010 Analysis: The House returns back to Washington for a lame-duck session after a historical midterm election. The actual legislative calendar… Read More
President Barack Obama returned from Asia yesterday, and the headlines greeting him home are not kind. “Obama’s economic view is rejected on world stage,” reads… Read More
Even the most ardent Obama supporter should be embarrassed by the collapse of bilateral trade talks with South Korea. President Obama had correctly hailed the… Read More
Texas Governor Rick Perry was at The Heritage Foundation on Monday to speak on his new book FED UP! Its message is bringing limited, constitutional… Read More
According to a recent study, roughly 100,000 illegal immigrants could have fled Arizona since passage of SB 1070. The Mexican government reported that almost 25,000… Read More
As a result of last week’s election, 2011 could be a watershed year for education reform and school choice. Many conservative candidates in the states… Read More
As part of our “Lunch With Heritage” series, we will be feature Director of Health Policy studies Nina Owcharenko. Nina will answer your questions on… Read More
The Internet went apoplectic speculating on the “mystery missile” spotted Monday off the coast of California. The military concluded Wednesday that the long “contrail,” the… Read More
Facing a $25 billion deficit for their next two-year budget cycle, Texas lawmakers are considering closing the gap by dropping out of Medicaid. “This system… Read More
Yesterday the USA Today reported that not only has the number of federal workers making more than $150,000 a year doubled since President Barack Obama… Read More
There has been much of speculation that gridlock will characterize the 112th Congress, but not according to Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), ranking member of the… Read More
For the most part the progressive movement is unhappy with the proposal from President Barack Obama’s fiscal commission report. But one area that they will… Read More
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation will honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember those who sacrifice in defense of freedom for our country. Heritage… Read More
The draft proposal issued Wednesday by the co-chairmen of President Obama’s Deficit Reduction panel has both strengths and weaknesses.. Heritage Foundation analysts are still poring… Read More
They are called Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, Gyrenes, Jarheads, and more. The 235-year legacy forged in tradition and sacrifice inspires every warrior who has earned the… Read More
In a statement that is as unseemly as the example of judicial activism that gave rise to their removal from office, three former Iowa Supreme… Read More
Because of Obamacare, states are considering dropping out of Medicaid, the federal-state health program for the poor, rather than deal with the additional fiscal strain… Read More
The Kaiser Family Foundation polled 1,502 adults ages 18 and older, including 1,017 adults who say they voted, in the days after last Tuesday’s election…. Read More
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Forty years ago, The Heritage Foundation was just an idea – a vision in the minds of a handful of individuals hoping to fill the… Read More
Last week we reported on numbers showing that despite supposedly lifting his offshore oil drilling moratorium, the Obama administration is maintaining a de facto drilling… Read More
“I believe that the primary Constitutional function of the federal government is national defense, bar none,” reads the very first sentence of Sen.-elect Rand Paul’s… Read More
On October 24, 2010, at the Warren Air Force base in Wyoming, the United States Air Force lost communication with a sizeable portion of America’s… Read More
When the next Congress arrives in Washington, Members will need to get to work to reduce runaway government spending. One area that has been identified… Read More
One of the most pressing pieces of legislation that the lame duck Congress must deal with is the impending expiration of the 2001 and 2003… Read More
Upside surprise: Employers add 151,000 jobs in October , the USA Today reported about the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. And it is true: the… Read More
The American people know that cap and trade energy policies will lead to higher energy costs and fewer jobs. That is why even Democratic candidates… Read More
The political math was simple and should have been fool-proof: Proponents of a high-earner income tax in the state of Washington needed only a majority… Read More
The results of Tuesday’s election sent a clear message about the direction voters want the federal government to take. The recently released 2010 Phi Delta… Read More
