Do Budget Deficits Reflect American Character?
Ezra Klein, Mark Thoma, and Paul Krugman take issue with David Brooks for suggesting that the failure in recent years to keep budget deficits under… Read More
Articles by David Weinberger
What Would Our Founders Say About Elections Today?
With Super Tuesday coming up, Americans are reflecting on the Republican presidential campaign: Has the fighting among candidates been normal? Is the presidential campaign process… Read More
PODCAST: Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Heritage expert Jen Marshall discusses the controversy over Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate. Click here to listen. Is this issue about… Read More
PODCAST: John Taylor On Returning Economy to Prosperity
In this special Heritage podcast, listen to distinguished Stanford economist John Taylor discuss his new book, First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity. PODCAST:… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Obamacare and Contraception, Budget, More
Be sure to listen to the latest Heritage Libertad Radio program. For the program in English, click here. For the program in Spanish, click here…. Read More
PODCAST: Presidents’ Day or Washington’s Birthday?
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Heritage Vice President and first principles scholar Matt Spalding discusses the importance of Presidents’ Day. Click here to listen. Should… Read More
Well Done, John Von Kannon
In recognition of four decades of commitment to advancing the conservative movement – including 30 years and counting of service to this think tank, Heritage… Read More
Is the U.S. Economy in a “Liquidity Trap”?
Popular economics suggests that economic activity results from a circular flow of money in the economy: One person’s spending is a second person’s income, and… Read More
PODCAST: CPAC and the State of Conservatism
In this week’s Heritage in Focus podcast, leading historian and expert on the conservative movement, Lee Edwards, discusses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the state… Read More
PODCAST: How Obamacare Will Change the Face of Medicare
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Bob Moffit discusses how Obamacare ends Medicare as we know it. Click here to listen. How does the… Read More
Are the British Practicing “Austerity”?
Some prominent left-wing commentators have devoted weekly columns and blogs to the notion that Great Britain has misguidedly pursued harsh spending “austerity” and that doing… Read More
World War II: Economic Stimulant or Depressant?
Did World War II spending boost economic growth? Although some statistics appear to affirm this, wiser historical analysis demonstrates that artificial increases in output during… Read More
PODCAST: State of the Union
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Heritage director of communications, Rory Cooper, discusses the president’s State of the Union address. Click here to listen. What’s… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Rep. Frank Wolf, Economic Freedom, More
Be sure to listen to our Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here to listen in Spanish. Click here to listen in English. The Spanish segment… Read More
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Scribecast: Rep. Frank Wolf Discusses Political and Religious Rights
With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating terrorism, systematic violations of political and religious rights… Read More
PODCAST: How Economically Free is America?
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Heritage’s Kim Holmes, co-author of the annual Index of Economic Freedom, discusses this year’s index. Click here to listen…. Read More
PODCAST: Economic Resolutions for 2012
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, economist Bill Beach discusses 2011’s economic misteps and how to readjust economic principles to guide policy in 2012. Click… Read More
Wage and Price Stickiness and Economic Recovery
In a weak economy, the government should not erect barriers to hiring. But two government policies have hindered the already slow recovery: increases in the… Read More
PODCAST: The History of Christmas in America
Be sure to listen to Matt Spalding discuss the history and importance of Christmas in America. Tune in here! How did early Americans celebrate Christmas?… Read More
PODCAST: Kim Jong-Un and North Korea
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Bruce Klingner discusses all the latest surrounding North Korea and the death of Kim Jong Il. Click here… Read More
Keynesians Should Listen to Keynes
As we’ve argued countless times, government attempts to stimulate the economy create uncertainty that often paralyzes business decisions. Don’t take our word, though. In a… Read More
PODCAST: Terrorism in Latin America Threatens U.S.
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Ray Walser discusses the increasingly anti-U.S. policies in Latin America. PODCAST: Terrorism in Latin America Threatens U.S. In the… Read More
Fact-Checking President Obama on “Trickle-Down” Economics
In a recent speech in Kansas, President Obama launched a diatribe against “trickle-down” economic policies. Not only did President Obama mischaracterize conservative tax policy, but… Read More
Liberals, Conservatives and Human Nature
What explains such passionate philosophical disagreement between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party? The seemingly insurmountable divide between left and right is… Read More
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PODCAST: U.S. Postal Service to Cut $3 Billion
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, regulatory expert James Gattuso discussed the recent news that the U.S. Postal Service is cutting $3 billion in costs… Read More
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Heritage Libertad Radio: Presidential Debate, Spanish Elections, More
Be sure to listen to this week’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here for the first 30 minutes in Spanish. Click here for the second 30… Read More
PODCAST: Spain Votes Out Big Government
Be sure to listen to a special Heritage Libertad podcast on the recent Spanish elections. Click here to listen. With 23 percent unemployment overall, and… Read More
PODCAST: Heritage Co-Hosts Upcoming Presidential Debate
In a Heritage in Focus, Heritage Vice President of Communications Mike Gonzalez discusses the opportunity Heritage shares with American Enterprise Institute and CNN to co-host a… Read More
Income Inequality and the Founding Fathers
What did America’s founders say about economic inequality? Rather than unload statistics about the reality of inequality in America today, which we have done on… Read More
PODCAST: Occupy Wall Street and Founding Principles
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Julia Shaw discusses Occupy Wall Street. Click here to listen. Are there any similarities between Occupy Wall Street and… Read More
