Lora Ries is director of the Center for Technology Policy and a senior research fellow for homeland security at The Heritage Foundation.
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The historic number of U.S. deaths from drug overdoses in 2020 is yet another shocking consequence that stems from the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence, deception,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Heritage Foundation’s homeland security team responded Friday to President Joe Biden’s falsehood-filled interview with NBC News, which was released that day. The president made numerous false… Read More
LawCommentary
Unfortunately, history is repeating itself. Last summer, many of us watched in horror as rioting and looting took place in cities across the country. We… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The lack of economic freedom in the countries of the Northern Triangle—Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador—has long been a consistent push factor of illegal immigration… Read More
SocietyCommentary
No one believes the Biden White House’s feeble attempt to blame the Trump administration for the current border crisis. As the Biden administration unsuccessfully tries… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
This week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas once again made several false or misleading statements about the border crisis in a range of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released a factually challenged and misleading statement Tuesday about the crisis on the border. As specialists in immigration policy at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Parler’s social media service restarted on Sunday after being offline for over a month due to Amazon, Google, and Apple removing Parler from their platforms… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In his first few days in office, President Joe Biden has issued a flurry of executive orders and memorandums. And according to one federal judge,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As law enforcement pursues those responsible for the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, authorities are arresting and charging individuals from extremist groups such… Read More
