Federal Taxpayers Get Billed for $1 Million Bus Stop
Is a luxurious bus stop worth $1 million? Commuters boarding buses at the newly constructed stop in Arlington County, Virginia, don’t seem to think so,… Read More
DeMint: We Saw Obamacare’s Effects Coming (VIDEO)
Obamacare isn’t working too well so far—and Heritage President Jim DeMint says it’s no surprise. On “Your World with Neil Cavuto” this past week, DeMint… Read More
Top 5 Questions Everybody Is Asking on North Korea (VIDEO)
1. Does North Korea have nuclear weapons? North Korea conducted its third nuclear weapons test in February in defiance of international efforts to halt its… Read More
WATCH: Google+ Hangout on the North Korea Threat
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
Medicare: Sequestration Cuts Small Potatoes Compared to Obamacare Cuts
In the past 24 hours, cancer patients’ access to Medicare treatment has been the focus of an alarming headline. In this case, the budget sequestration—an… Read More
WSJ: Food Stamp Rolls Remain High Despite Economic Improvement
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last week that even with improvements in the economy, food stamp participation rates have reached all-time highs. Since 2008,… Read More
Another Subprime Idea from Obama
The Obama Administration is reportedly pushing banks to increase mortgage lending to people with relatively weak credit in hopes of boosting home sales. But the… Read More
Reid’s Gun Control Bill Makes a Missing Firearm a Ticket to Five Years in Prison
Under Senator Harry Reid’s (D-NV) gun control bill (S. 649), if somebody steals your firearm or you lose it, you can go to prison for… Read More
Pressing States to Participate in Medicaid Expansion Is a Bad Idea
Heritage’s Stuart Butler, director of the Center for Policy Innovation, wrote at the JAMA Forum yesterday on the Obama Administration’s push for states to participate in the… Read More
VIDEO: North Korea Is Capable of “Incredible Destruction”
North Korea’s threats should be countered with reassuring signals of resolve, said Heritage’s Bruce Klingner on PBS “NewsHour.” “We’re sending a signal to North Korea… Read More
Loose Language in Reid’s Gun Control Bill Allows the Beginnings of a National Gun Registry
As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) must know, Americans who own firearms have a special sensitivity to a “Big Brother” federal government that wants… Read More
News
U.N. General Assembly Adopts the Arms Trade Treaty
This morning, by a vote of 154 nations in favor (including the United States), 23 abstentions, and three against (Syria, North Korea, and Iran), the… Read More
North Korean Threat: Another U.S. Reversal
The U.S. recently decided to move one of its most powerful radars, the Sea-Based X-Band radar (SBX), closer to North Korea to monitor the country’s… Read More
The Danger of Defense Cuts: North Korea Just a Reminder
Amidst increased sequestration cuts and North Korean threats of hostility, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel expressed deep concern on Thursday over the increased danger… Read More
Energy News
New EPA Regulations Mean Higher Gas Prices
It’s no secret that the White House, regardless of Administration, releases unpopular news on Friday afternoons. On the popular television drama West Wing, the fictional… Read More
Senator Reid’s New Tax on Guns
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wants to tax your gun rights. His new legislation charges you a fee that is in essence a federal… Read More
Don’t Be Fooled – Trade Deficits Are Just Fine
There is a major misconception in the United States concerning the balance of trade and jobs. Many equate trade deficits and increases in imports as… Read More
Internet Hit by Largest Cyber Attack Yet
This week, the largest cyber attack to date hit the Internet. Spamhaus, an anti-spam company, placed Cyberbunker on their black-list of spam generating companies. Cyberbunker… Read More
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Middle East Not So Happy with Obama
Under President Obama’s leadership, U.S. influence among Middle East nations has waned, and in fact declined since President Bush left office. During last week’s visit… Read More
China Striving to Dominate the Nearby Seas
A Chinese naval task force, including its most modern amphibious ship, a guided-missile destroyer, and two frigates, was recently sighted operating off James Shoal, 50… Read More
News
Another Supreme Chance to Ban Discrimination
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to review an important case on race and sex discrimination (also known as affirmative action) that will give it… Read More
VIDEO: Heritage’s Ryan Anderson and The Blaze’s S.E. Cupp Debate Marriage
A day after facing off with Piers Morgan and Suze Orman on CNN, Heritage fellow Ryan Anderson joined a round-table discussion on “Real News from… Read More
Obama Ignores 85,933 Ideas to Save Money
President Obama asked federal workers to suggest ways for the federal government to save money, and American citizens responded – with 86,000 suggestions. But his… Read More
Cyprus Bank Raid: The Decaying Eurozone Is Rotting the European Union
Today, Cyprus’s banks opened for the first time in more than 10 days, after Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades—without seeking approval from his parliament—agreed to bailout… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty: Reactions to the Final Draft
At noon on Wednesday, Peter Woolcott, the president of the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), released the last draft of the treaty…. Read More
Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued yesterday. Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence… Read More
Cyprus: Last-Minute Bailout Doesn’t Address Eurozone’s Underlying Systemic Issues
A last-minute accord struck early Monday morning between Cypriot authorities and International Monetary Fund and European Union officials is being hailed in Brussels as a… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Week Two: The Ways It Might Fail
In New York, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference is entering its final phase, and the ways in which the negotiations might fail are becoming… Read More
State of Emergency Declared in Burma
Burma’s president, Thein Sein, has declared a state of emergency in the town of Meikhtila and the surrounding region due to ongoing violence between the… Read More
Tweet Out: Actor Tweeting Every Word of 906-Page Obamacare Law
Would you ever read a 906-page law? You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who would—but actor Jake McClain is, and he’s taking it to… Read More
