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US Can’t Be Negligent or Irresponsible in Military Funding Decisions
This piece is part of a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and a strong national security for the United States. Both have long been Heritage Foundation principles and a great foundation for American national power. Some voices are calling for a reduction in defense spending in order to focus on the… -
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Matt Schlapp Responds to Cancel Culture’s Attempt to Silence Him
Cancel culture strikes again! Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and founder of the consulting firm Cove Strategies, has received a great deal of backlash after speaking out against some of the left-wing progressive beliefs of the Black Lives Matter Coalition. Schlapp joins the podcast to discuss the dangerous road cancel culture could… -
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I’m Reporting From Seattle’s CHOP. Here’s What It’s Really Been Like.
SEATTLE—Mason McDermott and his father caught a would-be arsonist and put out the fire he set at their auto repair shop, but they couldn’t get police to come out and arrest him. The McDermotts’ 49-year-old business is on the edge of central Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, six blocks controlled by demonstrators, and police were… -
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With Highly Questionable Legal Reasoning, Roberts Gives Liberals a Win on Abortion
In the much-anticipated case of June Medical Services v. Russo, a divided Supreme Court on Monday narrowly struck down a Louisiana law that would have required abortion providers to submit to the same types of supervision and requirements as other, similarly situated physicians. Once again, the court carved out special constitutional exemptions in the field… -
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Supreme Court Upholds Separation of Powers in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Case
The Supreme Court on June 29 held that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violates the constitutional separation of powers but held that its unconstitutional structure can be fixed without scrapping the entire agency. In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which, among other things, created the bureau to administer and enforce a… -
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Advocates in Major Pro-Life Loss
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that a pro-life law violates the rights of both women and abortion providers in Louisiana. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberal members of the court in the close 5-4 ruling. “The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas… -
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Justice Department Charges 4 With Trying to Dismantle Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House
Four people have been charged following an attempt to dismantle a prominent statue of former President Andrew Jackson near the White House, the Department of Justice said Saturday. All four of the men were purportedly caught on video allegedly either attempting to affix straps in order to bring down the monument or actively pulling the… -
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1 in 5 Ballots Rejected as Fraud Charged in New Jersey Mail-In Election
Following accusations of widespread fraud, voter intimidation, and ballot theft in the May 12 municipal elections in Paterson, New Jersey, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Thursday he is charging four men with voter fraud—including the vice president of the City Council and a candidate for that body. With races still undecided, control of the… -
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A Young American’s Take on Why Electoral College Remains Best Way to Elect President
The best method for electing the president of the United States, debated by the Founding Fathers, is a bone of contention generations later. Today, many call the Electoral College outdated. But Carly Terry, a new high school graduate from Nassau County, Florida, argued in an award-winning essay that the Founders settled on the Electoral College… -
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Despite COVID-19, US Can’t Afford to Cut Defense Spending
This is part of a series on the importance of U.S. national security and achieving peace through strength. Both long have been Heritage Foundation principles and a great foundation for America’s national power. Some voices call for a reduction in defense spending to focus on COVID-19, but the need to fully fund our military never… -
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How Leftists’ Critical Race Theory Poisons Our Discussion of Racism
I recently revived my Instagram account in an attempt to kill time during the COVID-19 lockdown. Until three weeks ago, my Instagram feed was filled with cooking photos, quarantine home projects, and the occasional funny meme. But shortly after George Floyd’s horrifying May 25 killing, my Instagram feed changed course and was filled with commentary… -
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Fauci, Birx Cite ‘Crowds’ and ‘Protests’ in Surge of COVID-19 Cases
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases primarily is occurring among younger Americans, members of the White House coronavirus task force said Friday. The five states that have been hit the hardest with a major uptick in positive tests for the new coronavirus are California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico. “One of the things we… -
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Mob Rule Imperils Western Civilization. Now’s the Time for Courage and Leadership.
The war on history has spread across our country and has even spilled over to other parts of the Western world. Now, on a daily basis, we see scenes of lawless mobs attacking and tearing down statues, and defacing monuments of every type—often as authorities stand idly by. But this violence has hardly been reserved… -
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Long Live the Designated Hitter
Major League Baseball is moving toward a 60-game 2020 season. For the first time in history, the designated hitter rule will be implemented in both the American and the National Leagues. This is fantastic news for anyone who loves baseball and America, and not simply because the nation will be treated to more home runs… -
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Labor Department Seeks to Protect Retirement Savings From Politics
The Labor Department has proposed a new rule governing the responsibilities of those who manage retirement plans, to prioritize investors over social goals. The department says in a press release that it receives questions periodically on how a 1974 law applies to nonfinancial objectives—such as environment, social, and public policy goals—for investment managers. The law… -
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In the Name of Tolerance, California Blacklists Idaho
In a bizarre show of authoritarianism—even for them—California state officials have decided to ban state-funded travel to Idaho because of its transgender law. In a press release, California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, said: “Where states legislate discrimination, California unambiguously speaks out. The state of Idaho has taken drastic steps to undermine the rights of the… -
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Supreme Court Ruling on Illegal Immigration a Victory for Trump
In a victory for border security that will help the federal government regain control over the immigration process, the Supreme Court has upheld commonsense rules used by the Trump administration to effectively deter illegal immigrants from making false asylum claims. The 7-2 ruling by the high court Thursday allows the Trump administration to continue doing what the… -
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500 Investigations Probe Arson, Destruction of Property in Riots, Attorney General Says
Attorney General William Barr said Thursday that the Department of Justice is conducting about 500 investigations into acts of arson and destruction associated with the protests and riots over the past several weeks. The DOJ is ramping up investigations into the activists who participated in destruction of private and public property over the last several weeks, Barr… -
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USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program
After delivering 1.6 million boxes of food to food banks across the country, the Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of deciding which cities and states have been hurt the most economically by the COVID-19 pandemic to ascertain where to send additional food for needy families. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to… -
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Time to Revitalize America’s Economic Freedom
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted during a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing that the “best way the Federal Reserve can help reduce racial inequality is to return the U.S. labor market to its pre-coronavirus strength.” Indeed, ensuring a thriving job market by advancing economic freedom is the key fundamental element of reducing poverty,…