Coalitions Can’t Solve Syria Crisis
As the Obama Administration readies to respond to with force against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for employing chemical weapons, it has been pretty… Read More
As the Obama Administration readies to respond to with force against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for employing chemical weapons, it has been pretty… Read More
There are press reports that the White House is considering missile strikes on the Assad regime in Syria to punish it for the use of… Read More
James Carafano, Heritage’s vice president for foreign and defense policy and the E. W. Richardson Fellow, sat down with us to answer some frequently asked… Read More
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Today, Janet Napolitano announced her resignation as the Secretary of Homeland Security. The new secretary will face some significant challenges. The Senate must take seriously… Read More
Freedom’s future can turn on the actions of one. One hundred and fifty years ago, the fate of America was decided at Gettysburg. For three… Read More
Heritage expert James Jay Carafano, vice president of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and the E. W. Richardson Fellow, gives his answers to questions about… Read More
It’s July 4 week, which means Members of Congress are at home in their districts. As you head to your nearest town hall meeting, take… Read More
“The Americans will always do the right thing,” Winston Churchill (who was half-American) once declared, “after they’ve exhausted all the alternatives.” The Senate proved today—in… Read More
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The Senate’s “Gang of Eight” is busy pushing for amnesty while promising that the border will be secured and U.S. immigration laws will be enforced…eventually…. Read More
Recent reports indicate that a government contract employee leaked the details of a classified National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program to the media. We asked… Read More
This Memorial Day, the Heritage family will join all Americans in remembering the service and sacrifices of those who gave all so the rest of… Read More
I sat down with James Phillips, Heritage’s Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, to get his take on the violence in Iraq. Why the… Read More
“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall… Read More
The White House might have wanted to mute its response to the terrorist attack in Benghazi for fear of inflaming Anti-American sentiment. Perhaps the President… Read More
Must Washington fix our broken southern border? You bet. Will the comprehensive immigration reform bill help? You bet it won’t. The number one flaw of… Read More
The good news is Congress cares about trying to fix our flawed immigration system and broken borders. The bad news is they want to do… Read More
As tempting as it might be for anyone in Washington to find some way to spin the tragic events of the Boston bombings to advance… Read More
America is at its best when it faces adversity with courage, confidence, and determination. That recipe of “what makes us who we are” holds for… Read More
Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave his first major speech since he was confirmed for the job in February. “The Department must understand the… Read More
The Senate’s failure last week to advance the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to Secretary of Defense was the right result, but for the… Read More
Immigration reform made a brief appearance in President Obama’s inauguration address, disappearing faster than the shadow of Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day. “Our journey is… Read More
Zero dark thirty seemed like time the movie finally ended. The long-awaited film that chronicles how the CIA tracked down the mastermind of 9/11 opened… Read More
Yesterday, President Obama pretty much told the world what to expect from the White House for national security and foreign policy for the second term:… Read More
Quick—rush to Vegas and lay down a bet on this weekend’s headlines. Here is a short list of what we all might be talking about… Read More
Today, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency resigned. There are few positions in government more vital than the head of the agency with primary… Read More
Seasoned counterterrorism reporter Catherine Herridge, part of a Fox News team that has been dogging the story of the September 11 attack on the U.S…. Read More
Will the United States military strike targets in Libya before the October 22 presidential debate, which, coincidentally, will focus on foreign policy and national security?… Read More
Washington is notorious for dropping news it doesn’t want scrutinized too closely on the last day of the work week. So last Friday was a… Read More
The breaking news keeps breaking when it comes to revelations surrounding the attacks and protests aimed at U.S. embassies going on throughout the Islamic world…. Read More
Understanding what Washington is up to is as simple as one-two-three: 1. Unacceptable Choices Under President Obama’s leadership, Americans have been presented two unacceptable choices…. Read More