Domino’s Founder Wins Against Obamacare Mandate
Thomas Monaghan, founder and former owner of Domino’s Pizza, will not be forced to comply with Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate while his lawsuit against the coercive… Read More
Where Are the Benghazi Survivors?
Benghazi is back in the news with the arrest of a suspect Thursday being held in Libya. This could spur Congress to renew efforts to… Read More
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Portman: Right on the Court, Wrong on Marriage
Senator Rob Portman (R–OH) announced this morning that he now supports the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex couples. He was clear, however, that the… Read More
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U.S. House to Hear from Wife of American Citizen Imprisoned in Iran
On Friday, the House of Representatives will hold a hearing on the persecution of religious minorities in Iran. It will feature Nagmeh Abedini, the wife… Read More
How the French Are Fighting for Marriage
On March 26, thousands of Americans will gather in Washington, D.C., for the national March for Marriage. They’ll have to work hard to match the… Read More
House vs. Senate Budget: What a Balanced Budget Looks Like (CHART)
This week, the budget committees of both chambers of Congress released their budgets ahead of President Obama’s budget—marking the first time in 92 years that… Read More
Pope Francis I and Latin America
Yesterday, in Rome, the world watched as white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the new pope was named. Many watched this most recent… Read More
Senate Democrats Want Unnecessary $1.5 Trillion Tax Increase
It has been nearly four years since the last time the Senate passed a budget. In that time, it hasn’t as much as proposed a… Read More
The No-Surprise Senate Budget: Higher Spending, Higher Taxes, No Real “Balance”
After going nearly four years without producing a budget resolution, Senate Democrats today released a plan confirming their mantra about “balanced” approaches has nothing to… Read More
Chart of the Week: The States That Have Expanded Medicaid
Expanding Medicaid will be costly for most states. The authors of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Obamacare) threatened to strip all… Read More
DeMint: Obama Has Been “Irresponsible As a Leader”
Yesterday on “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” Heritage President-elect Jim DeMint applauded the House’s efforts to put forth a budget that balances in 10 years… Read More
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Kids Need a Mom and Dad, Says Openly Gay Adoptive Parent
The media likes to present the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community as if they speak with one voice, as a monolithic group. But… Read More
The Jobless Recovery Continues with High Unemployment
At the height of the recession, one in 10 Americans who wanted to work could not find employment. Since then, the unemployment rate has gradually… Read More
Heritage Experts’ Reaction to Senate Continuing Resolution
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
Attorney General Edwin Meese on Marriage and the Courts
Forty-one states continue to affirm that marriage exists to bring a man and a woman together as husband and wife to be father and mother… Read More
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Making the Case for Marriage
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear cases involving California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in late March, a new report… Read More
Death of Chavez Could Resurrect Economic Freedom in Venezuela
Although Hugo Chavez just died last week in Caracas, economic freedom predeceased him in Venezuela by at least a decade. When Chavez took power in… Read More
Falkland Islands Vote to Remain British: Will Obama Listen?
Yesterday, the Falkland Islanders went to the polls and voted in a historic referendum to remain a part of the United Kingdom as a British… Read More
Keystone XL: Parallels to the Alaska Pipeline
As the U.S. commemorates the 40th anniversary of passage of the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Authorization Act of 1973, it is worth remembering the challenges the project… Read More
Bloomberg Soda Ban Fizzles
New York City Mayor Nanny Michael Bloomberg got a well-deserved legal spanking of his own today from a state court judge ruling against his imperial ban… Read More
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FY 2014 Budget Should Keep Defense Fully Funded
Heritage’s newly released Issue Brief “What the FY 2014 Budget Should Do” provides a blueprint for turning back Washington’s unsustainable spending and keeping national defense… Read More
China Hacks Skype to Censor Citizens
Chinese hackers have infiltrated the popular Internet messaging service Skype. The hackers have modified the operation of Skype so that the Skype programs on Chinese… Read More
Obama Budget to Be Submitted Even Later
The Obama Administration is on track to beat former President Bill Clinton for second-longest delay in submitting a presidential budget on time. First place for the… Read More
Obamacare Continues to Restrict Hiring
The Federal Reserve Beige Book, released on March 6, cited Obamacare as a factor in slowing hiring and employment growth. The Beige Book is a… Read More
North Korean Threat: Obama Administration Undermines Missile Defense
Yesterday, White House spokesman Jay Carney asserted that the U.S. is “fully capable of defending itself” against a North Korean ballistic missile attack. Carney didn’t… Read More
Who Killed Hugo Chávez? Why Not Ask Raul Castro and Michael Moore?
Today, Venezuela will hold the official state funeral for Hugo Chávez. Already, ceremonies in honor of El Comandante are well underway. On Wednesday, a caravan… Read More
VIDEO: What You Need to Know About the Falkland Islands and Obama
When the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, a small British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, go to the polls this weekend to determine their… Read More
WATCH: Heritage Hangout on Gun Control
Politico reports that the White House has successfully brought all the gun control activist groups into line behind its leadership. What does this mean for… Read More
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North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike on U.S.
So much for basketball diplomacy. Dennis Rodman’s meeting with his new BFF Kim Jong-un didn’t prevent the regime from threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to… Read More
Abu Ghaith Capture: Obtaining Valuable Intelligence Should Be the Priority
Various news sources in America and abroad are reporting that the United States has Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Salaiman Abu Ghaith, in custody. Abu Ghaith… Read More
