Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., is president of The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America and the author of Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America.
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As we enter the final month of 2025, there’s no better time to start thinking about the year ahead and how we as conservatives can… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Nearly 250 years ago, an extraordinary generation of Americans swore their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to the cause of freedom. Determined to hand down… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump is not like his predecessors. Confronting a hostile regime in Tehran that has played American presidents for more than 35 years, the commander in… Read More
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There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in Washington, D.C., this week about the One Big, Beautiful Bill, as the Senate goes through the “Byrd Bath”… Read More
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If America wants to recover its former prosperity and strength, we should start by recovering our sense of what makes moms so important. Mother’s Day… Read More
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It is easy to overlook, but attentive visitors to George and Martha Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon will notice a small stone above their graves,… Read More
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President Donald Trump announced historic tariffs on April 2—“Liberation Day”—to ensure that America is no longer “looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered” by other nations. On Wednesday, the… Read More
InternationalLawCommentary
President Donald Trump is ending outdated trade policies that harm hard-working Americans. Naturally, globalist elites are spitting mad that the United States is finally putting… Read More
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Each day Republican leadership debates about how, and when, to proceed with the budget reconciliation process is another day the American people are forced to… Read More
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With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, Republicans in Congress have a golden opportunity to pass a slate of policies that would improve the lives of everyday Americans. As always, however,… Read More
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Since its creation in May 1980, the Left has demanded Republicans justify opposing federal intervention in U.S. education. However, with President-elect Donald Trump‘s Department of Government… Read More
SocietyCommentary
America wants Republicans to roll back the Left’s “transgender” agenda. Here’s how they can do it. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in… Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts’ new book, “Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America,” released Nov. 12…. Read More
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“We are not going back,” Vice President Kamala Harris has promised. But where are we heading? And who is being left behind? Concerned Americans asking… Read More
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This is a lightly edited version of remarks delivered July 25 in Washington by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts at the Social Conservative Policy Conference,… Read More
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As the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden approaches, it’s a good occasion to settle another debate; namely, the… Read More
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This Wednesday, America will celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the fourth time. Yet the holiday, born out of bipartisanship, is becoming more divisive… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan has been an… Read More
EducationCommentary
In a normal year, May 1 is known as National College Decision Day, the deadline for students to commit to enrolling at a college, guided in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For most of our lifetimes, classically liberal economics so dominated the Right that nobody wondered if conservatives were abandoning free markets. In recent years, though,… Read More
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The Republican establishment doesn’t know it yet, but last weekend was a watershed moment for their party. On April 20, House Republican leadership facilitated passage… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Four years have passed since the onset of COVID-19 and the global mishandling of the disease’s spread. Now, the same governments and international organizations that… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I recently attended the World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The theme was “rebuilding trust,” and today, I can truly say that I’ve never… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The following is a lightly edited transcript of remarks by Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, delivered at the 2024 National Pro-Life Summit,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Twenty years ago, when I was hiring teachers for the private K-12 school I founded, I knew better than to recruit certified teachers. From my… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, families bear the twin burdens of inflation and indoctrination. Parents continue to witness their children being taught divisive, radical ideologies that portray… Read More
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America faces a border crisis with devastating consequences for Americans’ safety and security, wars in Europe and the Middle East, a floundering economy and an… Read More
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In Washington today, talking tough on China has become all the rage. Policymakers have begun offering eloquent speeches almost daily about the growing threat from… Read More
SocietyCommentary
History remembers Independence Hall for the grave, soul-stirring words written there: “All men are created equal …” “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness …”… Read More
EducationCommentary
The stunning success of conservative education reform across the country in the past few years is the result a moral fact: Parents are children’s primary… Read More
