Health CareCommentary
A National Mask Mandate Isn’t Necessary to Save Lives
“Every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” said former Vice President Joe Biden… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What You Need to Know About ‘Promising’ Convalescent Plasma and COVID-19
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in the treatment of… Read More
Health CareNews
Customs and Border Protection Implements New Measures at US-Mexico Border as Coronavirus Spikes
Individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border will be subject to secondary inspections after a survey of people crossing the border found 60% of trips were nonessential,… Read More
EducationNews
School Choice Could Put Pennsylvania ‘Back on Track’
Some Pennsylvania homes suddenly are getting a little crowded with young students who are drawing from the same internet connection. That’s one reason why Najimah… Read More
Health CareNews
Nurses Rally Against Unionization as Law Muzzles Hospital Management
Nurses opposed to unionization at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, made their voices heard over heavy rainfall at a demonstration in front of the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How the Left Ruins the Objectivity of Science
More than two years ago, I wrote a column titled “Whatever the Left Touches It Ruins.” I listed eight examples: —The universities. —The arts: music,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
2 Musts for Beating COVID-19: Know Who’s Sick, Provide Places to Recover
A recent special report published by The Heritage Foundation looks at the policy responses several countries have taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The report… Read More
Health CareNews
3 Ways the Trump Administration Saves on Medicare, Medicaid Costs
The Trump administration has made several free market reforms in health care that should contribute to the solvency of Medicare and Medicaid, the official in… Read More
Education Analysis
This Mom Created an Education Pod, and You Can Too
For many families, home has become both office and school during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents across America are facing the challenge this fall of managing… Read More
SocietyNews
2 Reports Buttress Trump Policies Banning Abortion Funding Abroad, Fetal Tissue Research at Home
The government issued two reports Tuesday evaluating the Trump administration’s pro-life policies that curb taxpayer funding for abortion-related matters here and abroad. The State Department… Read More
EducationCommentary
4 States Supporting Private Schools With COVID-19 Relief Lead Way on Education Choice
When COVID-19 brought the school year to an abrupt halt early this year, few anticipated that the global pandemic would be the impetus for private… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In a Flourishing Society, Should Safety Be a Means or an End?
COVID-19 has shown that many politicians and public figures believe in the ideology of safety over all else. They focus obsessively on keeping us safe,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In Responding to Coronavirus, We Should Seek to Thrive, Not Just Survive
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a dramatic rise in mental health problems. My own experience attests to this, as the prolonged COVID-19 lockdown led me… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why We Don’t Want to Import Weak Intellectual Property Systems
Much ink has been spilled describing the ill effects on innovation from proposed legislation that would import foreign price controls on patented medical treatments. Legislation… Read More
Health CareNews
3 Things to Know About Trump COVID-19 Adviser Under Attack by the Left
Despite an accomplished career at the Stanford University Medical Center, including writing a leading textbook in his field, Dr. Scott Atlas, the president’s new appointee… Read More
Health CareCommentary
COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Remain Concentrated: Heritage’s Tracker—and New Graphic Tool—Provide Context
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
With New Zealand’s New Lockdown, Auckland Trapped in COVID-19 Nightmare
A coronavirus outbreak of 29 cases as of Friday connected to one New Zealand family in South Auckland is all it took for Prime Minister… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
After Losing Both Her In-Laws to COVID-19, Janice Dean Is Calling for an Investigation of New York
Janice Dean is Fox News’ senior meteorologist. She lost both of her in-laws to COVID-19, and then was pulled from testifying at hearings on New… Read More
Health CareNews
Parents, Educators, Doctors Join Trump in New Push to Reopen Schools
Dr. Melanie McGraw Piasecki is both a pediatrician and a mother of three who wants to see kids back in school after the COVID-19 lockdown… Read More
EducationCommentary
We’re a Doctor and a Nurse. Here Are 10 Things You Should Know About Sending Your Kids to School.
Some schools are reopening this fall. COVID-19 is still going around, so parents have a lot of questions about what this means for their kids, their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Restoring Public Health and Preserving Economic Livelihoods Must Go Together
As policymakers continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, it is more important than ever to weigh the consequences of their public health decisions on… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Baseball Season, Our Distorted View of COVID-19, and What the Facts Tell Us
If you’re not convinced that Americans have been sold a distorted view of COVID-19 risk, consider Major League Baseball. Most of the league’s players are… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Without Proper Context, Leaked COVID-19 Data Is Worse Than Misleading
What’s the No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in America? Is it Los Angeles County, which led the nation with nearly 200,000 confirmed cases on Aug…. Read More
EducationCommentary
How Oklahoma Is Making the Best of a Bad Situation With COVID-19 Education Funding
A long-standing problem in education is the academic achievement gap. Children of lower-income families typically lag far behind their counterparts from families with greater incomes…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Much Do You Know About COVID-19? Take This Quiz
1. True or False: COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in the U.S. False. It’s not even close. As of July 25, the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What We Know Now About Hydroxychloroquine to Treat COVID-19
Early in health officials’ response to the pandemic, one drug offered hope of a safe, widely available, and cheap therapeutic that would break the death… Read More
Health CareCommentary
63% of US Counties Still Have 5 or Fewer COVID-19 Deaths
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What States Can Learn From Texas’ COVID-19 Response
Texas has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting the White House’s coronavirus task force coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, to call the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums Are Unnecessary, Unfair, and Economically Harmful
Government-mandated shutdowns and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused unemployment to soar from near-record lows in January to levels unseen in our lifetimes… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Senate GOP Coronavirus Bill Has Some Good Provisions but Needs Serious Work
Congress has already authorized more than $3.7 trillion of immediate coronavirus relief spending, going to individuals, businesses, and state governments. The response should continue to… Read More
