“Lie of the Year” – Democrats’ Claims about Medicare Reform
Politics is home to some pretty exaggerated accusations, and this year was no exception, particularly in the area of health care. Case in point: Democrats’… Read More
DOJ and FCC: Making the Wrong Call on Wireless Deal
It’s rather remarkable, really, how willing federal bureaucrats are to block business deals that they speculate will cause price hikes and yet give nary a… Read More
Obama Administration Agrees: Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot Good for Patients and Taxpayers
Florida’s Medicaid Reform Pilot is pro-patient and pro-taxpayer, and the Obama Administration agrees. In original research published by The Heritage Foundation and also submitted to… Read More
Freedom Has Lost A Passionate Champion
The cause of freedom lost a passionate advocate with the death of former Czech president, dissident and playwright Vaclav Havel. President Havel inspired freedom-loving peoples… Read More
Obamacare Set for Oral Argument
Today, the Supreme Court released the oral argument schedule for the consolidated Obamacare challenges. The Court will hear oral argument on March 26, 27 and… Read More
The NYT Online Learning Smear Campaign
Last week The New York Times published what can only be described as a “hit piece” against online learning and leading virtual education provider K12… Read More
VIDEO: As Obamacare Support Falls, Lawmaker Offers Patient-Focused Plan
Support for Obamacare sunk to 29 percent in the latest Associated Press poll. The widespread dissatisfaction with President Obama’s signature achievement is one reason Rep…. Read More
Scribecast: Sen. David Vitter on Drilling, Jobs and the Deficit
Few people have been more vocal about the challenges facing offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico than Sen. David Vitter. As a Republican from… Read More
‘You’re On Your Own Economics’ Is an Ironic Straw Man
In his recent speech in Kansas, President Obama accused Republicans of advocating “you’re on your own economics”—a philosophy that supposedly holds that “we are better… Read More
SEC Charges Reinforce Case for Eliminating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
The misguided federal policy to concentrate the U.S. mortgage finance industry in two huge government-sponsored entities was underscored again this morning when the Securities and… Read More
Abrupt End of the U.S. Military Mission Boosts Security Risks in Iraq
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta presided over a muted ceremony in Baghdad yesterday marking the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq. He proclaimed… Read More
Online Chat on Liberalism
Click here Join us on Friday right now for a special “Lunch with Heritage” chat where are joined by the Assistant Director for the Center… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Fewer Americans Are Marrying
A new study released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday shows that the percentage of married adults has fallen to a record low. According… Read More
Defrauding the Vote of American Citizens
Mayor John DeStefano of New Haven, Connecticut, wants the state legislature to allow the estimated 11,000 illegal aliens who live in New Haven to vote… Read More
Decrease in Young Uninsured: Does Obamacare Deserve Credit?
Yesterday, the Administration released data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey that shows, among other things, that the number of uninsured young adults declined… Read More
Constitution, Anyone? Obama Promises to Rule… Without Congress
Well, we can’t say he didn’t warn us. After the November 2010 elections when the President’s party lost control of the U.S. House, Barack Obama told… Read More
Remembering Brian Terry, One Year Since His Death
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Marine and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and the start of the political firestorm surrounding… Read More
Three Things to Know about Obama’s Mountain of Red Tape
President Barack Obama loves to talk about “teaching moments” (so much so that a member of his own party in Congress has criticized him for… Read More
Mickey Mouse, Adolf Hitler Allowed on Wisconsin Recall Petitions
Names such as Adolf Hitler and Mickey Mouse will be allowed on petitions to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), as long as they include… Read More
Violent Extremism Continues to Plague Homeland Security
A recent analysis of data accumulated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland… Read More
The Growing Evidence that College Preferences Harm Minority Students
Once upon a time, those who favored racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions at least admitted that their goal was to help certain minority… Read More
PODCAST: Terrorism in Latin America Threatens U.S.
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Ray Walser discusses the increasingly anti-U.S. policies in Latin America. PODCAST: Terrorism in Latin America Threatens U.S. In the… Read More
The Candy-Cane Cops
People who are supposed to be teaching our children civics want to deny them the protection of the Constitution. It’s known as the candy-cane case…. Read More
Navy Buys Biofuels for $15 Per Gallon From Stimulus-Linked Firm
A California company has been hired to provide 450,000 gallons of advanced biofuels to the U.S. Navy – the “single largest purchase of biofuel in… Read More
Another Free-Money Report
Because the concept of opportunity cost is fundamental to all of economics, it is covered in the first chapter of every principles-of-economics textbook. Opportunity cost… Read More
Fact-Checking President Obama on “Trickle-Down” Economics
In a recent speech in Kansas, President Obama launched a diatribe against “trickle-down” economic policies. Not only did President Obama mischaracterize conservative tax policy, but… Read More
Arizona’s Immigration Law Gets to the Supremes
In a decision that should cheer those who believe in the rule of law and want to see our federal immigration laws enforced (despite all… Read More
“Professor” Holder’s Criminal Law Lesson
When Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) asked Attorney General Eric Holder to explain the letters concerning Fast and Furious that were withdrawn by DOJ because they… Read More
Chart of the Week: Where Does the Federal Government Get Its Revenue?
President Obama and Republicans in Congress continue to wage war over an extension of the payroll tax cut. But missing from the debate is any… Read More
VIDEO: Why Obama’s Stimulus Failed
President Obama’s economic stimulus was supposed to revive America’s economy and put people back to work. But nearly three years after Democrats rammed the bill… Read More
