All Workers–Including Union Workers–Should Be Able to Achieve Rewards
The Brooklyn Hospital Center wanted to reward its best nurses, so it honored high-performing nurses with a breakfast and gave them $100 gift cards. Unfortunately,… Read More
Democrat Senate Candidate Wants to Repeal (Part of) Obamacare
There are millions of Americans who want to see Obamacare repealed, and with good reason. But it’s a rare day indeed when a Democratic candidate… Read More
Obama Administration Courts the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has a long history of deception, promotion of Sharia law, anti-Semitism, and anti-Western values. Yet this does not seem to concern the… Read More
VIDEO: 10 Years Ago Today, Dems Say ANWR Won’t Yield Oil for 10 Years
On April 17 and 18, 2002, a number of Senators took to the floor of the upper chamber to decry efforts to open the Arctic… Read More
Arizona v. United States: Showdown in the Supreme Court
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an immigration case out of the State of Arizona. And for the… Read More
Top 10 Most Expensive Obamacare Taxes and Fees
Yesterday was tax day, serving as a special reminder of how big the federal government has become. As Heritage has warned before, Obamacare is on… Read More
In Pictures: What Costs More? Life or Taxes?
As the saying goes, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Given that fact, it’s worth taking a look at how much… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #30: FTC Sticks It to Appliance Makers
The Dodd–Frank financial strangulation statute transferred a portion of the duties once performed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the new Consumer Financial Protection… Read More
Why Bush Isn’t Responsible for Today’s Debt Crisis
We get it, the last thing President Obama wants is to be blamed for is the nation’s growing debt—or anything else, actually. But the statute… Read More
Meese Makes Case Against Overcriminalization at Seton Hall Law
Imagine the police knocking on your door because you mistakenly forgot to fill out an obscure form required by foreign law before opening up a… Read More
Tax Day 2012: Taxmageddon on the Horizon
In a bit of scheduling serendipity, Tax Freedom Day—the day when Americans finally earn enough income to pay off the bill for all federal, state,… Read More
Sweden Is Not Just About ABBA and IKEA Anymore
Sweden is known for, among other things, Swedish meatballs, the pop group ABBA, and IKEA. Well, here is another thing that Sweden should be recognized… Read More
Picture This: The Buffett Rule vs. Obama’s Budget
President Obama says his “Buffett Rule” — which imposes higher taxes on wealthy Americans and job creators — will help “stabilize our debt and deficits… Read More
What Does the Supreme Court Think About Washington’s Education Overreach?
During the course of Obamacare oral arguments in late March, an interesting exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli illuminated the… Read More
Sandbagged at the Summit of the Americas
On April 13–15, President Obama participated in what will likely be the last Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. It showed that contemporary gatherings… Read More
Chart of the Week: The Tax Burden on American Households
Americans who are scrambling to pay their taxes by Tuesday’s deadline are in store for more depressing news: The tax burden on American families has… Read More
Crisis in U.S.–Pakistan Ties Subsides, but Disconnect on Terrorism Persists
Pakistan’s parliament Thursday approved recommendations of a parliamentary committee to reset the terms of U.S.–Pakistan relations, paving the way for the reopening of NATO supply… Read More
Exclusive Video: Condoleezza Rice Implores U.S. to Leave ‘Military Option’ on the Table in Iran Talks
Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice implored U.S. negotiators to leave the option of a military strike on the table when they meet… Read More
Welfare Money Being Used to Post Bail?
Welfare cash may have been used to get a Massachusetts drug dealer “out of jail free.” The Boston Herald reports: Kimball Clark, 45, was locked… Read More
Why Unions Want Higher Taxes
No one likes tax increases, right? Not quite. Government unions do. In California, government unions recently postponed their contract negotiations until after a vote on… Read More
Catholic Bishops: ‘Constant Vigilance and Protection’ Required for Religious Liberty
This morning, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published a document titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty: A Statement on Religious Liberty.” To… Read More
Valuing Mothers’ Work
Yesterday, Hilary Rosen, a Democratic strategist and Democratic National Convention advisor, said that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life.” By Rosen’s standard,… Read More
Obama Is Claiming Reagan, Again
Yesterday President Obama tried to sell the “Buffett Rule” under a new moniker: What Ronald Reagan was calling for then is the same thing that… Read More
The U.N. vs. George Zimmerman: Is this What “International Justice” Would Look Like?
One would think that Harvard Law School-educated Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African jurist and current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights would have… Read More
Exclusive Interview: John Stossel Says Government Can’t Solve Our Problems
John Stossel’s skepticism of government and his storytelling approach about free-market economics have made him a rock star in conservative and libertarian circles. He spoke at… Read More
Online Chat on Taxmageddon and the Buffett Rule
Taxmegeddon is coming. No, it’s not April 15th, but in 2013, there will be massive tax increases that will raise taxes by $494 billion. Does… Read More
North Korean Missile Launch Demands Strong U.S. Response
North Korea will defy international pressure and launch its Unha-3 missile, perhaps as early as Wednesday night (Washington, D.C., time). Despite Pyongyang’s characterization of the… Read More
Got Principles? The Ryan Budget Does
Buried deep in the President’s hyperbolic assault on the House-passed budget last week—with all that “radical vision” and “social Darwinism” rhetoric—was one kernel of truth:… Read More
VIDEO: Santelli Speaks the Truth on Obama’s Buffett Rule
Back in February 2009, CNBC’s Rick Santelli launched a nationwide firestorm when he spoke out from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade about… Read More
Obama’s Ten Worst Energy Policies
In his time in office, President Obama has made some seriously bad proposals and decisions on energy policy, and Americans are paying the price, whether… Read More
