Kay Coles James is president of The Heritage Foundation. James formerly served as director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and as Virginia's secretary of health and human resources. She is also the founder and president of The Gloucester Institute.
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It has been 30 years since Ronald Reagan left the White House and nearly 15 since he died. As a second generation reaches adulthood since his time in Washington,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As a young girl growing up in Virginia, I experienced racism firsthand. I know what it looks like and how it feels. I’ve also spent… Read More
EducationCommentary
How your children are educated is probably one of the most important decisions that parents can make. That is why the choice should rest with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers Americans time to reflect and measure our progress toward building a civil society. An honest examination of history makes… Read More
LawCommentary
What parent hopes their child will grow up to be a career criminal? What child dreams of one day living behind the bars of one… Read More
EnergyCommentary
When it comes to the energy and climate policies of the United States and France, there’s a clear fork in the road. If the past… Read More
LawCommentary
Listening to the pundits and prognosticators, you’d think control of Congress has already been decided. But the fight for our nation’s future is far from… Read More
EducationCommentary
It was six months ago but feels like just yesterday. On Feb. 14, a deranged teen attacked students and staff members at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In 1961, I participated in what one newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, called “one of the most ambitious experiments in race-mixing the South had seen.” With… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Yesterday, I had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nikki Haley to The Heritage Foundation. And as she spoke before a packed audience, I realized we… Read More
