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On Wednesday, Daniel Murphy continued his march through the postseason and made headlines by setting a record for hitting a home run in six consecutive… Read More
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When Donald Trump announced he was running for president Tuesday, the event featured Neil Young’s 1989 hit song “Rockin’ in the Free World.” It was… Read More
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Daniel Murphy, second basemen for the New York Mets, decided that skipping the first two games of the regular season to witness the birth of… Read More
Three out of four Americans say Russian President Vladimir Putin is a strong leader, but less than half regard President Obama as one, according to… Read More
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That wasn’t “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson who pulled up to The Heritage Foundation yesterday. It was bearded baritone William Lee Golden—and he brought along… Read More
As more and more cracks begin to show in the Common Core initiative, Americans are pushing back, insisting that parents—not bureaucrats in Washington—should “be in… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) gave a speech on the floor of the Senate yesterday about “plenty of horror stories being told” about Obamacare… Read More
As opponents of the Obama Administration’s national education standards rallied Wednesday at the Missouri State Capitol, state Representative Mike Lair acted on what some might call sinister motives:… Read More
Last night on “Special Report with Bret Baier”, columnist Charles Krauthammer questioned the “settled science” of global warming — an issue that is currently driving… Read More
Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) wants lawmakers to write executive orders for President Obama to sign. At a press conference on January 29, Jackson Lee… Read More
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama stated that he would try to work with Congress, but would go around lawmakers… Read More
We’ll be updating this page with live takes from The Heritage Foundation’s experts on the State of the Union speech throughout the night. – Katrina… Read More
One of the more hotly debated subjects in America right now is the subject of Common Core National Education standards. Videos of parents complaining to… Read More
Karen Lamoreaux, a mother and former National Honor Society member, made waves last month when she appeared before the Arkansas State Board of Education to… Read More
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year…. Read More
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) officially joined the disappearing photo sharing app Snapchat today. The app allows users to send photos or videos to one or… Read More
A month after being dismissed by the Republican Study Committee, longtime congressional staffer Paul Teller has been hired as deputy chief of staff by Senator… Read More
A leading education reform scholar argues that Common Core national standards are leaving students unprepared for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Sandra Stotsky, who… Read More
This year, The Foundry produced videos on a wide variety of topics and issues. We also had a lot of fun with them. Here are… Read More
Thanks to you, we grew our Facebook audience by leaps and bounds in 2013. We were able to use images to not only add humor… Read More
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The Heritage Foundation is dedicated to policy research of the utmost intellectual integrity. This year featured debates on a wide range of policy issues, and… Read More
2013 was a great year for The Foundry. Here are the top five posts that inspired you the most. 13 Tax Increases in 2013 New… Read More
Taxpayers spent $634,320,919 for a contractor to build the glitch-prone HealthCare.gov website only to watch it become a colossal failure (much like the rest of Obamacare)…. Read More
That was the question asked by a parent while he was being escorted out of a public forum held by the Maryland State Department of… Read More
Fans of “Grunge” rock know the names of bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden and people like Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell all too well. Chances… Read More
1. What Did Apple Do Wrong? 2. Obama Administration Refuses to Label London Attack as Terrorism 3. Governor Pence Pauses Indiana Common Core Standards 4. Voter Fraud… Read More
1. The Ugly Facts About the Internet Sales Tax 2. Obamacare Is About Power 3. The IRS Wants to Know If You’re a “Patriot” 4. Looming Student… Read More
1. Benghazi: Searching for Truth, Exposing Failure, and Saluting Heroism 2. Ghosts of Benghazi 3. Red Tape Rising: Regulation in Obama’s First Term 4. The Real Secret Behind the… Read More
Vitriolic threat is a North Korean mainstay, as too are the DPRK’s cyclic “provocations” that too regularly have resulted in the suffering of South Koreans,… Read More
The massive spending bill, or continuing resolution, released by the Senate this week continues spending on programs which are inappropriate or wasteful and fails to… Read More
