Heritage’s Historic ‘Preserve the Constitution’ Series
The Constitution of the United States of America has endured over two centuries. It remains the object of reverence for nearly all Americans and an… Read More
Report: Justice Department Let IEDs ‘Walk’ Into Mexico
Officials from the U.S. federal government have admitted to arresting, then releasing mere hours later, a man who admitted to manufacturing hundreds of improvised explosive… Read More
Operation Fast and Furious: An Obama Foreign Policy Disconnect
During the past week, the U.S. and Colombia indicted and arrested more than 50 individuals charged with organizing maritime and aerial smuggling of cocaine from… Read More
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Defending Defense: The Threat of the “Super Committee”
The situation looks bleak. The military faces hundreds of billions of dollars in defense cuts while being involved in three military engagements. On the horizon… Read More
Obama to Call for Washington-Built Schools in Thursday ‘Jobs Speech’
President Obama will likely call for more education spending in his jobs speech scheduled for Thursday, and it’s anticipated that he will make a pitch… Read More
Setting the Record Straight on Federal Disaster Funding
Liberals have spent the past two weeks asking Congress to write a blank check for federal disaster funding. They’ve concentrated their attacks on House Majority… Read More
Scribecast: Meet the Montana Mother Who Hunted Terrorists After 9/11
Shannen Rossmiller doesn’t look like your typical Islamic terrorist. But somehow the blonde mother of three from Montana figured out a way to fit in,… Read More
No Blank Checks for FEMA
Heritage’s Jim Carafano appeared on CBS’s “Early Show” to discuss the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wanting a blank check. FEMA says it has too… Read More
Learn More About 9/11 and Its Aftermath
September 11, 2001: the single worst terrorist attack any country has suffered in modern times. Few Americans will ever forget where they were when they… Read More
Guest Blog: 9/11 Reinforcements Coming
As a little girl in Sunday school, I loved to hear stories about Bible times. When it was time to listen to our teacher tell… Read More
NLRB Heralds Labor Day with an Attack on Workers’ Rights
This week, just in time for Labor Day, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down several decisions that undermine workers’ rights to tell union… Read More
Congressmen Ask White House for Documents on Solyndra’s Federal Loan
One day after solar company Solyndra closed its doors, two U.S. congressman are asking the White House for all documents related to the federal government’s… Read More
Labor Day 2011: Slideshow of Unemployment in America
America has the weakest labor market since the Great Depression. Unemployment remains above 9 percent, primarily because job creation hasn’t recovered. In a new paper,… Read More
Wisconsin Study Reveals Obamacare “Winners and Losers”
Last week, the state of Wisconsin released a report summarizing the effects of Obamacare on the Badger State’s health care system. The study, which was… Read More
Operation Fast and Furious: The First Political Casualties
With the resignation this week of Dennis K. Burke, the Obama-appointed U.S. Attorney in Phoenix, we have the first high-level casualty in the burgeoning scandal… Read More
Valero Hits Back at ‘Misleading’ Report on Keystone Pipeline
The renewable energy advocacy group Oil Change International released a report on Wednesday claiming that oil from Canadian tar sands imported to the United States… Read More
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Politically Connected Solar Firm Goes Under Despite Federal Support
Major donors to President Obama have received favorable treatment throughout his administration. Today’s news that solar company Solyndra is going bankrupt demonstrates the consequences of… Read More
Did the Wright Brothers Need the Government to Make Man Fly?
Forget entrepreneurs, captains of industry, inventors, and scientists. According to Obama Energy Secretary Steven Chu, we have the U.S. government to thank for all the… Read More
Big Labor Makes Big Spending Demands on President Obama
The Big Labor full-court press is in full swing ahead of President Barack Obama’s speech next week in which he will roll-out a new jobs plan…. Read More
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10 Ways to Celebrate Constitution Day
September 17th is Constitution Day. 224 years ago, America’s Founders ratified a new Constitution that would form a more perfect union and secure the blessings… Read More
Rubio’s and Reagan’s America
Recently, Americans rated Ronald Reagan as the nation’s greatest president. Reagan merits such praise, because his ideas were successful: they ended the domestic economic… Read More
School Choice at Risk for Colorado Kids
In a momentous move in March of this year, a Colorado school board voted to implement its first private school choice program. The program allows… Read More
Blocking the Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11 is a docudrama that closely depicts the events leading up to 9/11. Produced in 2006, the miniseries aired to epic ratings… Read More
Feds to Trucking Company: You Cannot Fire Alcoholic Drivers
The federal government has sued a major trucking company for its firing of driver with an admitted alcohol abuse problem. Alcoholism is classified as a… Read More
Montana Mother and Judge Turned Cyber Spy
On Thursday, you’ll hear a story at Heritage that you won’t believe is real. In 2007, writer Jack Hitt did a profile for Wired magazine… Read More
In Obamacare, the President’s Disregard for Consent of the Governed
Congress and the President have low approval ratings because Congress and the President continue to ignore the will of the American people. One reason for… Read More
Top HHS Official Likens Obamacare to Civil Rights Act
A top advisor to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently compared opposition to the administration’s new health care law to opposition to the… Read More
Back to School: More School Choice than Ever
It’s back to school time. And this year, students across the nation have more educational opportunity than in any previous year. 2011 has been named… Read More
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Boko Haram Broadens Attacks, Strikes U.N. Headquarters
On Friday, a suicide bomber launched an attack against the U.N. headquarters in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja. The Islamist sect Boko Haram (translated: “education… Read More
Drone Strikes Protect America from al-Qaeda’s Terror
In another major blow to al-Qaeda, a U.S. drone strike last Monday in the North Waziristan tribal area of Pakistan killed the organization’s new number… Read More
