New Poll: Most Voters Say America is Overtaxed
More bad news for those who want to raise taxes in order to pay for another boatload of government spending: The vast majority of Americans… Read More
End Game in Iran
It is past the time that Washington will be able to find a means to resolve the confrontation with Iran that is “all gain, no… Read More
A Crossroads for American Energy Policy
Two of the amendments offered as attachments to the highway transportation bill are completely at odds with one another. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D–MI) amendment continues… Read More
Is Capitalism Good for You?
Most politicians and political commentators insist that this year’s election rests on economic concerns, not “social values” (contraception, abortion, gay marriage, and the like). But… Read More
Obamacare Knows Best?
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Scott Gottlieb, a physician and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, highlights how one group, the United… Read More
In the Green Room: Senator Lamar Alexander on the Wind Energy ‘Scam’
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the ranking Republican on the Appropriations subcommittee dealing with environmental issues. He is currently working to end subsidies for wind… Read More
Clean Energy Standard: Another Energy Tax in Disguise
When are we going to be honest about the impact of “clean energy” standards, renewable energy standards, cap and trade, and all the other policies… Read More
Apple, the iPad, and Real Entrepreneurship
Today, Apple announced the long awaited revamp of its blockbuster iPad tablet computing device, and experts are speculating on the impact the product will have… Read More
The 10 Terrible Provisions of Obamacare You May Not Have Heard Of
Obamacare includes such a variety and volume of negative policies that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Here is a list of 10… Read More
Obama Cuts FHA Fees, Taxpayer Bailout Looms
President Obama has announced that he ordered the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to cut in half the fee paid by homeowners whose mortgages the agency… Read More
CBO Debunks Myth That Tax Code Favors Oil Over Renewables
Environmental activists and liberal politicians are fond of bemoaning the supposedly disproportionate tax benefits that go to the fossil fuel industry compared to its renewable… Read More
McCain Calls for Air Strikes on Syria
Senator John McCain (R–AZ) yesterday called for a U.S. military intervention in Syria that would include air strikes on Syrian government forces to protect the… Read More
VIDEO: Indiana Priest Speaks out on War Against Religious Liberty
It’s a rare moment indeed when Catholic priests speak from the pulpit on political issues, but across the country, pastors and bishops are taking a… Read More
More Obama Bundlers Cash In With Massive Air Force Contract
Ronald Ratner is the president and chief executive of Cleveland-based real estate giant Forest City Residential Group. His cousin, Deborah Ratner Salzberg, is the president… Read More
Geithner Draws Wrong Dodd-Frank Lessons and Forgets Fannie Mae
There were plenty of lessons to learn after the financial crisis of 2008. Unfortunately, neither Congress nor the Obama Administration was willing to take the… Read More
Ten Questions Obama Should Be Asked at Tuesday’s Press Conference
President Obama will hold his first official press conference since October on Tuesday. Plenty has happened since then: the president has illegally appointed four officials… Read More
High Gas Prices Could End 32 Years of Milkman Service
You don’t see too many milkmen out delivering bottled milk to peoples’ homes, and because of high gas prices, you might even see fewer. Rockville… Read More
What Would Our Founders Say About Elections Today?
With Super Tuesday coming up, Americans are reflecting on the Republican presidential campaign: Has the fighting among candidates been normal? Is the presidential campaign process… Read More
FBI Worries About America Unwired
Evil activity online could be more dangerous than transnational terrorists, warns FBI Director Robert Mueller. Speaking before the RSA Cyber Security Conference last Thursday, he… Read More
Chinese Defense Spending Continues Rise as U.S. Budget Declines
As China prepares for the final plenum of the 17th Party Congress, it has announced that the new defense budget would amount to 670 billion… Read More
Iran Holds Elections as Washington Mulls Tougher Action Against Its Nuclear Program
Iran held sham elections for its faux parliament Friday, with several thousand heavily vetted candidates vying to win 290 seats. The results will reflect the… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obama Makes Defense the Lowest Budget Priority
President Obama’s budget proposes a sharp increase in entitlement spending and more outlays for domestic programs and interest on the national debt. Defense spending, meanwhile,… Read More
Setting Biden Straight on Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
Vice President Biden didn’t get the story quite straight. As the Obama Administration reels from the backlash for Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate that forces religious employers… Read More
President Responds to the Inaudible Cries for Higher Gasoline Prices
It appears the President studied economics with his textbook upside down. He proposes to raise taxes on oil companies in order to combat high gasoline… Read More
Lunch with Heritage Chat on Gas Prices
Gas prices are alarmingly high these days, and the administration is doing little about it. Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch… Read More
Video: Conscience Lost in Vast Verbal Oceania of Obamacare
Efforts to repel the Obama Administration’s attack on liberty of conscience suffered a setback today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, but in the… Read More
Point-By-Point: The Case Against Obamacare
Two years ago, Congress and President Obama rushed to pass the enormous 2,700-page health care law that most didn’t even have time to read. As… Read More
The Inspiring Life of Andrew Breitbart
I was in awe of Andrew Breitbart the first time I met him in the fall of 2005 at Restoration Weekend. Listening to his stories… Read More
Internet Can Fuel Both Sides of Conflicts
You send and receive them all the time: friend requests, tweets, wall posts, etc. For most of us, our regular routine of Facebook, Twitter, and… Read More
America’s Complicated Relationship with Pakistan
The rioting in Afghanistan resulting from the inadvertent incineration of several copies of the Quran at a U.S. military library has hammered the home the… Read More
