Ethanol Mandate Ignores the Free Market
In the midst of one of the most severe droughts on record, Washington’s ethanol mandate is making the corn shortage even worse. Markets have responded… Read More
States Exempt Labor Unions from Stalking, Trespassing Laws
At least four states provide exemptions to anti-stalking laws for labor union officials conducting organizing activities, according to a new report from the U.S. Chamber… Read More
Agriculture Department Paid $2 Million for a Single Intern
A report from the Agriculture Department’s Inspector General has revealed some stunning examples of financial waste in the Department’s nascent technology security efforts, which have… Read More
Cybersecurity: President Threatens to Override Congress
The signs are growing that President Obama may once again trot out his new favorite tool—the executive order—to override the will of the people as… Read More
Federal Court Upholds Marriage in Hawaii
Yesterday, the federal district court in Hawaii ruled that Hawaii’s definition of marriage as one man and one woman does not violate the U.S. Constitution…. Read More
The American People Want Obamacare Repealed
After the Supreme Court ruling that upheld most of his health care law, President Obama claimed that the decision was a “victory for people all… Read More
Postal Service Finances: Yes, It Can Get Worse
It is becoming hard to keep the billions of dollars in missed payments and recorded losses by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) straight. Today, tack… Read More
Italian Prime Minister Warns of EU Collapse
In an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti warned of the “psychological break-up” of Europe if the euro… Read More
Heritage Legal Memo: Welfare Reform’s Work Requirements Cannot Be Waived
The Obama Administration is denying that it has gutted the work requirements from the 1996 welfare reform law, despite all evidence that it has. Heritage… Read More
Polish President Blasts Obama on Missile Defense
This week, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski accused the Obama Administration of betrayal, saying, “Our mistake was that by accepting the American offer of a [missile… Read More
‘Biased Statistics’ Paint Rosy Picture of Border Security, Union Head Alleges
The Obama administration boasts that arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped on its watch. But figures cited by the administration are based on “biased… Read More
U.S. Welfare System Fails to Support Work
Last Monday in The Washington Post, Charles Lane drew attention to the need for getting work incentives right in federal policy. “The Americans with Disabilities… Read More
Immigration Enforcement: DHS Actions Further Erode the Rule of Law
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Newark, Delaware, is facing suspension for refusing to release an illegal immigrant because he was not a… Read More
DOJ Bullies Gibson into Submission: Will Congress Allow This to Happen Again?
The Heritage Foundation has been writing about the problems that Gibson Guitar has faced for a long while now. Sadly, Gibson has bowed out of… Read More
Abound Solar Collapse Could Leave Taxpayers on the Hook for Shortfall
Abound Solar’s June bankruptcy could leave the residents of Weld County, CO, on the hook if court proceedings do not deliver the projected business personal… Read More
Keeping the Military from Voting in Ohio
Numerous military veterans groups have expressed consternation over a recent lawsuit filed by Obama for America as well as the Democratic National Committee and the… Read More
India Blackouts Are a Reminder of the EMP Threat
The recent blackouts in India offer many lessons for the United States regarding the threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. The power failures plunged… Read More
Unions Retaliate Against Philly Construction Company
Beaten workers. Blocked deliveries. Late-night vandalism. The news surrounding the Goldtex construction project in Philadelphia reads like a script for The Sopranos. What is going… Read More
Latest Iranian Missile Test Seeks to Erode American Resolve
As the debate over the size and scope of our nation’s anti-ballistic missile defense system continues, one thing remains constant: Iran continues to engage in… Read More
Marriage on the Ballot in Four States This Fall
When citizens in Maryland, Maine, Washington, and Minnesota go to the polls in November, they will be confronted with ballot initiatives that speak to the… Read More
Indiana Superintendent: Obama Administration Nationalized Common Core Standards
At a Tea Party gathering last month, Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett expressed his concern with the growing federal overreach of Common Core education standards…. Read More
Trading Up to Create Better Jobs
According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, creating good jobs should be the number one priority for the next President. One of the best ways… Read More
The 10 Most Revealing Solyndra Emails
On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a bombshell report detailing its investigation into bankrupt solar company Solyndra. Along with the report, the… Read More
Women’s Gymnastics and the Fairness Olympics
Today, 24 young women will defy gravity on vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor, vying for the gold medal in the women’s all around artistic… Read More
Solyndra CEO Called the Federal Government the ‘Bank of Washington’
From today’s House Energy and Commerce Committee report on the Department of Energy’s Solyndra loan guarantee comes this startling revelation: Chris Gronet, the CEO of… Read More
Syria’s Growing Islamist Extremist Presence
President Obama reportedly has signed an intelligence finding that authorizes U.S. support for Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship. It remains unclear… Read More
Health CareNews
Liberty-Crushing HHS Mandate Takes Effect August 1
Tomorrow, the government’s liberty-crushing mandate that has elicited widespread outcry and led a federal judge to grant a preliminary injunction against the rule for a… Read More
Best Way to Address Sequestration: Overturn It
Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on implementing the mandated defense cuts known as sequestration. Instead of implementing the cuts, Congress… Read More
Yes, Federal Workers Are Overpaid
The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report last week on federal and private-sector compensation showed that four recent studies agree: Federal compensation is higher than the… Read More
Taxmageddon and Obamacare: What Would Milton Friedman Say?
“I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible,” economist Milton Friedman once said…. Read More
