Bin Laden’s Final Days and al-Qaeda’s New Direction
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius offered an op-ed on March 19 about the final years of Osama bin Laden, and the piece portrays an isolated… Read More
Pope Benedict XVI Should Meet with Cuba’s Democratic Opposition
On March 24–26, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba. This is the first papal visit since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998. Many fear… Read More
Flat-Earth Thinking on Gas Prices?
President Obama blasted oil-drilling advocates last week, equating their solution for high gas prices to people who didn’t believe the Earth is round. President Obama… Read More
The Obamacare Second Anniversary: No Gift for Women
This week, Obamacare will have its second birthday, but there’s little reason to celebrate. Throughout the week, Obamacare advocates will be emphasizing the law’s supposed… Read More
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Institution of Marriage Defended Throughout the Nation
The institution of marriage has seen better days in America. The question now is how Americans will think about, shape, and participate in marriage going… Read More
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The Real War on Women: Abusing Basic Human Rights
Liberals have declared that there is a “war on women” in the United States but is that really true? A little bit of international perspective… Read More
Obamacare’s Second Anniversary: No Gift for Seniors
This week will mark Obamacare’s second birthday, but there’s little reason to celebrate. Throughout the week, Obamacare advocates will be emphasizing the law’s supposed benefits… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obama Tops Bush With More, Costlier Major Regulations
President Obama famously declared in this year’s State of the Union: “I’ve approved fewer regulations in the first three years of my presidency than my… Read More
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Scribecast: Voter ID Proponents Launch Counteroffensive Against DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas. It’s the latest battle in the fight… Read More
More to the Story on Nuclear Power and Cheap Natural Gas
Two major financial news publications, the Economist and The Wall Street Journal, published major articles in the past week arguing that the American nuclear renaissance… Read More
Releasing Oil from SPR Still Not a Good Idea
Reuters reported that President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron discussed jointly releasing oil from emergency reserves. Although the White House denied the report, releasing… Read More
The Millionaire Surtax: Back from the Dead?
The “millionaire surtax” is the Michael Meyers of bad tax policy. Like the villain in the Halloween movie franchise, it keeps rising from the dead…. Read More
New Crime, More Time: Are You A Foreign Outlaw?
As part of an ongoing series, Heritage’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies identifies a “Bill of the Week” which impacts overcriminalization in America. Not… Read More
Getting TSA out of Our Luggage
Members of Congress have said it before, and they are saying it again: It’s time for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to allow new members… Read More
Harry Reid Reverses Course on Judges; Political Stunt Backfires
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided his political stunt on judicial nominees wasn’t working. He abandoned the plan Wednesday, agreeing to a deal with… Read More
Side Effects: Doctors Fear Obamacare
The American public doesn’t support Obamacare, and a new survey shows that doctors have an even worse opinion. No one has a better grasp on… Read More
Louisiana Teachers Cancel Class to Lobby Against Jindal Reforms
The Weekly Standard is reporting that teachers in Louisiana plan to cancel class this week in order to protest Governor Bobby Jindal’s (R) education reform… Read More
International Climate Change Lawsuits?
If the U.S. reverses its 30-year policy and joins the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), it will certainly be exposed to… Read More
Obamacare: Higher Taxes, More Uninsured, Says CBO
On March 13, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its score of Obamacare, announcing that the program is $48 billion cheaper than in its previous… Read More
Obama’s Non-Solution for High Gas Prices
Gas prices and the approval of President Obama’s management of the issue are heading in opposite directions. As the price at the pump continues to… Read More
Fed Reports on Bailouts and Moral Hazard
Back in 2010, The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom first reported the shocking erosion of America’s long-cherished economic freedom. The interventionist policies put in… Read More
CBO Report: Spending Is Driving Debt to “Unsupportable” Level
The most significant numbers in today’s updated estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) are not the official “baseline” figures. More important are CBO’s “alternative”… Read More
Energy Secretary Chu Tries to Walk Back His Desire for Higher Gas Prices
In a stunning round of questioning this afternoon, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he no longer wishes for gas prices to rise to historic levels,… Read More
Strategy Memo Details Liberal PR Plan to Promote Obamacare
The White House and its liberal allies are planning a comprehensive public-relations campaign for the second anniversary of Obamacare and the Supreme Court oral arguments… Read More
Photo ID for DOJ, But Not for Texas
To no one’s surprise, the Obama Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have objected to the voter ID law passed by the Texas legislature. The DOJ… Read More
Alleged Killings by American Soldier Rattle Afghanistan
Details are still emerging on the killings of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier in Kandahar province. U.S. officials call it an isolated incident… Read More
Gulf Coast Businesses Suffer Strain of Offshore Drilling Slowdown
As gas prices continue to climb, approaching a nationwide average of nearly $4, lawmakers in Washington turned their attention to the drilling slowdown in the… Read More
A Day Without Twitter?
Reporters Without Borders notes that today is World Day Against Cyber-Censorship. For some time now, the organization has been highlighting cases of oppression and abuse… Read More
Scribecast: One Year After Earthquake, Japan’s Ambassador Talks Recovery
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a massive jolt to the country that caused widespread damage and had ramifications on… Read More
Senators Demand Release of Head Start Data
Four years after data collection was completed, Americans are still awaiting the results of a study conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services… Read More
