Islamists Storm U.S. Embassy Grounds in Cairo
A crowd of Salafi Islamists swarmed over the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo today, tore down the American flag and replaced it with… Read More
Coast Guard’s Latest Battle: Underwater Drug Trafficking
The U.S. Coast Guard is facing a growing threat in the Caribbean: undersea drug trafficking. The New York Times recently recounted an incident where the… Read More
President MIA on Daily Intelligence Briefings
According to an article in The Washington Post by opinion writer Marc Thiessen, President Obama isn’t attending his daily intelligence briefings all that often. In… Read More
U.S. Budget Deficit for Fiscal Year 2012 Already at $1 Trillion
The federal budget is reaching benchmarks of astronomical proportions. Hold your applause, though; the budget trends are increasingly headed in the wrong direction. Yesterday, the… Read More
Freeloaders on Safety Net Programs Double Dip to Get Thousands in Taxpayer Dollars
In July, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report showing that, as many Americans suspect, there are places where government safety net programs are… Read More
President Obama’s Dangerous Dream of a Nuclear-Free World
One of the attention-grabbing scenes in the movie 2016: Obama’s America shows the President’s nuclear summit in 2009. The idea behind the summit was that… Read More
Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Unthinkable and Intolerable
“Unthinkable and intolerable.” So President Franklin Delano Roosevelt considered strikes by government employees. Karen Lewis, the president of the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU), has a… Read More
The Chevy Volt’s Staggering Losses
As Mark Twain might have put it, the reports that General Motors is alive are somewhat exaggerated. “Nearly two years after the introduction of the… Read More
FACT CHECK: Secretary Arne Duncan on Education Cuts
During remarks to attendees in Charlotte last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan claimed that the budget passed by the House of Representatives would mean “fewer… Read More
Connect with Heritage at the Values Voter Summit
The Values Voter Summit will be taking place September 14–16 in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together conservatives from across the country to discuss… Read More
The Second Coming of Cap and Trade?
The Obama Administration, at this sensitive time, is playing down its expansive regulatory agenda, but some insiders are predicting a new onslaught of costly rules—including… Read More
U.S. Falls in World Economic Competitiveness Rankings
The United States’ competitive edge in the global economy is not what it used to be. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported that the U.S…. Read More
Auto Bailout Success? For Union Workers, Maybe
President Obama’s auto bailout is being touted as a great success of his Administration. Speaking in Detroit at a Labor Day rally, Vice President Joe… Read More
A Cybersecurity Executive Fiat Is a Very Bad Idea
There are reports circulating that the White House has drafted an executive order to implement cybersecurity regulations. Congress—the representatives of the people— could not come… Read More
Online Chat on the $16,000,000,000,000 Debt
What is the $16,000,000,000,000 question? Earlier this week, the national debt hit the historic $16 Trillion mark. What does this mean for our, and future,… Read More
“2016: Obama’s America” Looks for Obama, the Man
If the film 2016: Obama’s America preaches to the choir—as critical reviews of the movie contend—then the choir of Americans curious about Barack Obama is… Read More
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Women: America’s Largest Special Interest Group?
“Women are not an interest group,” said President Obama in a video aired on television Tuesday. “Women shouldn’t be treated that way.” Fair enough. But… Read More
FACT CHECK: Have 4.5 Million New Jobs Been Created Under Obama?
It’s no secret that employment is the top concern for Americans. It stands to reason, then, that politicians will be hyping their proposals for job… Read More
We All “Belong to” the Government?
The city of Charlotte’s convention motto this week is “We make it possible.” And who is this “we”? Here’s the host committee’s answer: “Government is… Read More
Clinton Defends Obama on Gutting of His Welfare Reform Law
Last night, former President Bill Clinton claimed that President Obama had not gutted welfare reform. Clinton proclaimed that Obama would actually strengthen welfare reform by… Read More
Border Security Alone Not Enough to Stem the Tide of Violence
The Texas Department of Agriculture has launched an online video campaign aimed to “shame” the federal government into enhancing U.S. border security. As part of… Read More
Food Stamps Part of What Makes America Exceptional, Says the Left
One in seven Americans is on food stamps. According to the left, this high rate of participation is part of what makes America exceptional. So… Read More
What Makes America Exceptional? Hint: It Is Not Social Security
In Alan Colmes’s view, social welfare programs have made America “exceptional.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Colmes’s preposterous article in The Wall Street… Read More
GM Shuts Down Chevy Volt Production
General Motors is halting production of the poorly selling Chevy Volt to accommodate a redesigned Chevy Impala. The impending four-week shutdown of the electric car… Read More
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Secretary Clinton’s Asia Tour: Keep the Pressure on South China Sea
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the midst of a 10-day tour of the Asia-Pacific. Certainly there are many things to be discussed over… Read More
U.S. Debt Hits $16 Trillion
Today, the U.S. debt clock hit $16 trillion. Compare that to the end of 2008, just days before President Obama officially took office, when the… Read More
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DHS Deportation Numbers Again Called into Question
Reports are circling again this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to overstate its deportation numbers. After boasting the highest number of… Read More
Condoleezza Rice’s Inspirational Remarks on School Choice
Listening to Condoleezza Rice’s speech at the Republican convention the other night, I have never felt so proud. Not because, like me, she is African… Read More
Russian “Telephone Justice” for Pussy Riot
Members of the Russian female punk band Pussy Riot, who have become international celebrities as victims of Russian “justice,” on August 17 received two-year jail… Read More
Chart of the Week: Medicare Spending Is Main Cause of Runaway Deficits
Medicare is getting quite a bit of attention lately. And rightly so. Out-of-control entitlement spending contributes directly to long-term federal deficits, which will accelerate over… Read More
