Edwin J. Feulner’s 36 years of leadership as president of The Heritage Foundation transformed the think tank from a small policy shop into America’s powerhouse of conservative ideas. Read his research.
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Most Americans don’t expect the federal government to stay out of their lives altogether. What they expect is minimal involvement: Let Washington be the last… Read More
SecurityCommentary
You’ll find charts galore in the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength, but two at the start of the detailed report are particularly troubling. One… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Many Americans still believe in this nation’s enduring principles. It’s easy, alas, for our gratitude to become perfunctory—more something we say than something we feel…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Millions of people worldwide were horrified to learn that Paris had been attacked by terrorists. But some supporters of the student protests at the University… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It’s billed as “the world’s greatest deliberative body.” But at a time when public polls routinely place the popularity of federal lawmakers in single digits,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It seems fitting that the Heritage Foundation released its latest Index of U.S. Military Strength just before Halloween. It makes for some scary reading. It’s easy to assume… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Even those of us who have worked in Washington for many years and become accustomed to the inner workings of government can still be amazed… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Debate. It’s the hallmark of an open society. We may hold different points of view on a certain topic, but we can express those views… Read More
LawCommentary
Not many people make a habit of carrying large amounts of cash around. After all, thieves could steal it. How ironic, then, that a growing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Is the world becoming safer or more dangerous? Few people would select the first option. It doesn’t take Russia launching air strikes in Syria (to cite only… Read More
SocietyCommentary
To say that Pope Francis’ visit to the United States drew a lot of media attention would be an understatement. The coverage was ’round-the-clock. Yet as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s say you’ve been letting your child watch too much TV. You decide, quite sensibly, to cut down on his viewing time. Think he’ll realize… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Frustrated voters sometimes denounce their representatives as “good for nothing,” but are they being fair? Consider the budget gimmicks some politicians come up with. When… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A lot of things can date an old movie or TV show: clothes, furniture, cars. And another thing: cigarettes. They’re all over the place in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The modern conservative movement has lost one of its real heroes. John Von Kannon, “the Baron,” has passed to a better place after a long struggle… Read More
EducationCommentary
Another school year is underway, and more parents than ever are using school choice to ensure the best education for their children. Or should I… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Good news: The number of Americans using food stamps in 2014 declined slightly from the previous year. So why does the 2015 Index of Culture… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Do you think opposition to the Obama administration’s deal with Iran is strictly a partisan issue? Hardly. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York recently joined… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why do we follow the news? To be informed, of course. We naturally want to be aware of what’s happening at home and around the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Being conservative in a politically correct culture has never been easy. Whether you’re a politician trying to explain a controversial sound-bite or a voter attempting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There’s always that one moment in a horror film when everyone thinks the villain has been killed, then bam—up he jumps, to the surprise of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Reagan had a gift for proving his critics wrong. Almost none of the leading economists of the late 1970s thought that his supply-side, tax-cutting agenda, along… Read More
LawCommentary
To say that conservatives haven’t had much to cheer about at the Supreme Court lately is an understatement. Much has been said—and rightly so—denouncing the judicial acrobatics… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“We the People.” We’ve heard that phrase so often it’s easy to overlook its significance. But as we mark our nation’s birthday, we should take a moment… Read More
EducationCommentary
Americans take justifiable pride in their right to free speech. People may be muzzled by their government in places such as Cuba and North Korea,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It won’t be long before Americans all across the country are celebrating our great national birthday. And we won’t do so quietly. “It ought to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress does two things well: nothing and overreact. Well, I have some good news: Doing nothing when it comes to the Export-Import Bank is exactly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Utterly shameless. There really is no other way to describe what some unions are trying to pull when it comes to the minimum wage. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
It’s hard to say which is more galling: when politicians want to extend the life of a program that doesn’t work, or when they want… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Say you got a recall notice for your car. You’d naturally be alarmed, especially after reading that the problem involved Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard… Read More
