Labor Department Rolls Back Transparency for Unions
President Obama promised to run the most open and transparent Administration in history. However, his Department of Labor (DOL) just announced more regulations rolling back… Read More
Another Government-Picked Power Company Buried in the Green Graveyard
When the government-backed Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, policymakers supportive of the loan-guarantee program said variations of the following: “If this were a venture… Read More
Welcoming the 7 Billionth Baby
For population control advocates, it’s fitting that the projected birth of the world’s seven billionth child falls on Halloween. To them, it’s a scary development… Read More
White House Won’t Say If It Will Comply With Solyndra Subpoena
The White House will not say whether it will comply with a subpoena from a House committee related to its involvement in the Solyndra scandal…. Read More
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Chart of the Week: Taxing the Wealthy to Cover Future Deficits Won’t Work
Democrats on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction last week floated a proposal that includes massive tax increases on wealthy Americans. While their plan… Read More
New Poll Shows Obamacare Less Popular by the Day
There’s more bad news for Obamacare. A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 51 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of… Read More
Exclusive Interview: Rep. Paul Ryan Blames Obama for Dividing America
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is mighty disappointed with President Obama. The chairman of the House Budget Committee, who has bested Obama in head-to-head policy showdowns,… Read More
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Super Committee Proposal: Tax Hikes Should Be a Nonstarter
For months now the so-called super committee has been meeting in secret, tasked with delivering a budget-cutting (er… make that deficit-cutting) plan. Many have doubted… Read More
Online Chat on Obamacare and Medicare Reform
Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” chat with Health Policy Analyst Kate Nix. The Obama Administration recently said that… Read More
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Gutting the Military
In his straightforward and scathing piece for today’s New York Post, Heritage senior fellow Peter Brookes discussed the devastating impact a sequestration of the defense… Read More
Pushing Basket-Weaving College Loan Debt onto Working-Class Taxpayers
President Obama’s “blame conservatives” rhetoric was on full display yesterday as he described his plan to provide relief to students overburdened by loan debt that… Read More
Popular Vote or the Electoral College?
While New Hampshire maneuvers to maintain first-in-the-nation primary status, a new Gallup poll reveals many Americans don’t care who New Hampshirites want to be President…. Read More
Is the Declaration of Independence Illegal?
Silly Brits. After all these years, they still don’t understand natural rights. During a moot debate last week at Franklin Hall in Philadelphia, British lawyers… Read More
The Decline and Fall of Obama’s Foreign Policy Czars
Whatever became of President Barack Obama’s vaunted foreign policy czars, who were to transform America’s international relations through soft power diplomacy? The answer is nothing… Read More
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Illegal Immigration: Greater Efforts Still Needed to Combat Smuggling and Violence
The illegal immigration of Mexicans to the U.S. has “sputtered to a trickle” due to an increase in economic and educational opportunities in Mexico coupled… Read More
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Veterans’ Groups Win Right to Religious Freedom
Last week, a federal judge approved a settlement agreement that will help ensure that religious freedom is respected at the Houston National Cemetery and other… Read More
Reinventing the Family: Good Intentions Are Not Enough
As marriage rates plummet and the percentage of intact families sharply declines, experiments that challenge the fundamental nature of the family are adding to the… Read More
How Congress Should Deal with China
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on America’s economic relations with China. This is easier said than done—there’s a lot… Read More
Politics Trumps Security in Obama’s Bungled Troop Negotiations with Iraq
After denying last week that the negotiations to extend the U.S. troop presence in Iraq were failing, the Obama Administration pivoted on Friday as President… Read More
Cash for Clunkers Gimmick? Former Obama Adviser Wouldn’t Do It Again
It sounds like a former Obama Administration official is changing his tune on two of the President’s early stimulus efforts. Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of… Read More
Solyndra to Auction Assets, But Taxpayers Won’t See a Dime
As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, defunct solar company Solyndra will auction off thousands of items from its California production facility on Nov. 2 and… Read More
Steve Jobs to Obama in 2010: ‘You’re Headed for a One-Term Presidency’
Steve Jobs, the late Apple founder and digital pioneer, told President Obama in a 2010 meeting that his anti-business attitude and enthusiasm for federal regulations… Read More
Another Blow to Democracy in Venezuela
Making him the latest in a long list of Venezuelan politicians denied the ability to challenge Hugo Chavez, Leopoldo López, the former mayor of Chacao,… Read More
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Super Committee Gets Recommendations from Senate Finance Republicans
Next month, the “super committee” will release its plan to find savings in the federal budget over the next decade. A report from the Senate… Read More
Arab Autumn: Elections, Crackdowns, and Sectarian Tensions Part 1
The promises of the “Arab Spring” wilted in many Arab countries during the long, hot summer, and now these nations face uncertain prospects in the… Read More
VIDEO: Gibson Guitar CEO Blasts Obama for Federal Raid, Persecution
Gibson Guitar is an American icon. Musicians ranging from blues legend B.B. King to rock stars with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith have used its guitars…. Read More
Suppose Joseph Story Had Been Right, and Brutus Had Been Wrong?
The Supreme Court’s term has barely begun, and yet speculation already abounds regarding when the Court will hear and how it will decide politically controversial… Read More
Proposed Mortgage Refinance Plan Would Help Only a Few
They are at it again. Despite numerous unsuccessful tries to develop a government-facilitated plan to refinance problem mortgages, another one appears to be on the… Read More
A Small-Business Owner’s Message to “Occupy Wall Street”
Camping out for nearly a month, yelling, chanting, and painting signs is apparently some people’s idea of a good time. But given all this time… Read More
No Child Left Behind: 100 ESEA Amendments and a Plea for Transparency
At the Heritage Blogger’s Briefing today, Senator Rand Paul urged Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin to delay the mark-up of his… Read More
