The Bullies’ America
They were once high principles in the pursuit of e pluribus unum. Now equality, diversity, and tolerance are used to destroy, compel and silence. This… Read More
How Environmentalists Are Killing Jobs
President Obama was on the road this week touting the need for infrastructure jobs, and he’s got the story half right. America does have a… Read More
Second Circuit Rules Against Religious Freedom of NYC Churches
In the latest episode of a nearly 20-year legal battle for religious freedom in New York City, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld… Read More
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Iran’s New U.N. Ambassador Exploited American Hostages
While posing as a friendly and pragmatic reformer, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stuck a finger in the eye of Washington by appointing a diplomat… Read More
Q&A on Ukraine: After Losing Crimea to Russia, What Next?
Russia essentially took over part of Ukraine and still reportedly has troops along the country’s border. We asked Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Luke Coffey, what… Read More
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It’s Not Enough to Win Elections
‘We have to win elections.” Party strategists in Washington throw around the phrase as though it were some brilliant political insight. It’s not. Most Americans… Read More
Can We Get Some Americans Out of Jail?
An unlikely alliance is forming between conservatives and liberals rightly asking whether it makes sense that America has the highest incarceration rate in the world…. Read More
Is Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage at All Like Opposition to Interracial Marriage? No.
Is opposition to same-sex marriage at all like opposition to interracial marriage? One refrain in debates over marriage policy is that laws designating marriage as… Read More
Harvard to Host Correa, but No Free Press in Ecuador Can Cover It
The Washington Free Beacon reported last week that President of Ecuador Rafael Correa will address the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard’s Institute of… Read More
Terrorist Arrests in India Mark Victory Ahead of Elections
Several members of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist group have been arrested in the lead up to elections in India. Suspected IM leader Tehsin Akthar—the… Read More
Carter: ‘Inappropriate’ for U.S. to Block Member of Terrorist Group from Entering Country
Former President Jimmy Carter yesterday said he is supportive of letting a known member of a terrorist group, Hamid Aboutalebi, into the United States as Iran’s newest… Read More
Even Captain America Wants Tax Breaks
Today’s the day: #CaptainAmerica #WinterSoldier explodes into theaters worldwide! Got your tickets yet? pic.twitter.com/wYPUK21c1r — Captain America (@CaptainAmerica) April 4, 2014 “Captain America: The Winter… Read More
Why Doesn’t the AP Support Freedom of Speech in Cuba?
According to an AP story released yesterday, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is under fire for not being sensitive enough to the Cuban… Read More
Obamacare Costs Force Kansas Hospital to Lay Off Employees
A Kansas hospital is laying off 15 employees in anticipation of multi-million-dollar losses due to Obamacare. Newman Regional Health hospital in Emporia, Kansas, is bracing… Read More
The Chamber in Silicon Valley: Looking for the Next Bill Gates?
The Chamber of Commerce announced this week it is opening a second office in Silicon Valley. The Chamber is no doubt in the hunt to… Read More
March Jobs Report: No Change in Unemployment Rate
The March employment report showed modest job gains of 192,000 with the unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 percent. Unemployment remains highest among teenagers (20.9 percent)… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare State Exchange Directors Defend Programs on Capitol Hill
Six heads of state exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, defended their often poor-performing online insurance marketplaces yesterday on Capitol Hill. Appearing… Read More
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This CEO Made a Political Donation, Then Lost His Job Because Liberals Didn’t Like It
The chief executive of Mozilla resigned yesterday amid protests over his $1,000 donation in support of California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union… Read More
Save Kessab: Kardashian, Others Tweet Plight of Christian Armenians in Syria
The “Save Kessab” campaign on Twitter and other social media has drawn international attention to the news that rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda crossed the Turkish… Read More
Liberals Are Using Campaign Disclosures to Intimidate and Harass
The resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich over a personal $1,000 donation he made in 2008 in support of California’s Proposition 8 shows the dark… Read More
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Eich Is Out. So Is Tolerance.
Mozilla Corp. co-founder Brendan Eich has resigned as CEO after a week of public pressure stemming from a campaign contribution he made six years ago…. Read More
Finding a Place in the Left-Leaning Hispanic Media
This week, the Media Research Center, in partnership with American Principles Project, released a report on bias in Hispanic media. And the results were shocking…. Read More
Congress Spends $400K on a Camel Statue
Congress has spent $400,000 on a sculpture for the new American Embassy in Pakistan called “Camel Contemplating Needle.” The modern art piece depicts a camel… Read More
Washington Post Gets the Numbers Wrong on Judicial Nominees
The Washington Post claims that the confirmation of President Obama’s judicial nominees might “get relatively close to Bush’s eight-year total”—if the Senate continues confirming them… Read More
Arms Trade Treaty: Congress Warns White House on Backdoor Implementation
On the first anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Senator Jerry Moran (R–KS) and Representative Mike Kelly (R–PA) sent… Read More
WATCH: Palin Gifts ‘Putin’ Vodka, Warns ‘You’re No Match for a Mama Grizzly’
Sarah Palin brought “Vladimir Putin” a bottle of vodka after counseling him on Ukraine in a skit Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon…. Read More
Q&A on Supreme Court’s New Campaign Finance Decision
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to limit the total amount of money someone can give to political candidates. The limit remains… Read More
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Faults CAIR for Quashing Film on ‘Honor Violence’
For two nights running, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly criticized efforts by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to impede screenings –on university campuses and… Read More
The First Amendment Triumphs at the Supreme Court
In a terrific decision this morning that will no doubt cause The New York Times to go into the same type of hysterics it exhibited… Read More
Bobby Jindal’s Blueprint for Health Care Reform
This morning, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal released a 23-page health reform plan that would repeal the current health law known as Obamacare and replace it… Read More
