Post-Cold War Peace Is Over: Why Russia’s Ukraine Aggression Is Just the Beginning
The end of a post-Cold War peace and the biggest event since the fall of the Berlin Wall—that’s how panelists at The Heritage Foundation described… Read More
Overtime Pay: Why More Government Meddling Isn’t Good for Workers
Making more money is a good thing. But having a job you like is even better. Which is why President Obama’s announcement this week that… Read More
How Harry Reid Is Trying to End Debate in the Senate
The latest salvo in the Senate’s procedural war was fired yesterday when Senator Chuck Grassley (R—Iowa) introduced a resolution to limit abuse of the cloture… Read More
Delaying Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Due to ‘Hardship’ — Caused by Obamacare
It’s getting difficult to take any part of Obamacare seriously. The Obama administration has altered or delayed it so many times—who can be sure what… Read More
Breaking the Revolving Door
The chattering class loves to say Washington is broken. It’s not; this town is a well-oiled machine for special interests. Indeed, if you’re part of… Read More
Heritage Agrees With Schumer on Housing Finance Reform
The whole point of a free-enterprise system is to allow both private gains and losses so that markets don’t end up with shortages and surpluses. Subsidization leads to things like inflated home prices, and inflated markets eventually crash, wreaking havoc on the way down.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman: ‘Common Core Not the Answer’ on Education (VIDEO)
The national standards known as Common Core are moving education in America in the opposite direction from solutions, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R–Ind.) told The Foundry in… Read More
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Report: U.S. Is One of Seven Countries That Allows Late-Term Abortion
The United States is one of only a handful of developed countries in which late-term abortions after 20 weeks—five months—are allowed, according to a new… Read More
Jolly Victory Proves Democrats Backing Obamacare Vulnerable in Purple Areas
House conservatives are taking away a simple lesson from Republican David Jolly’s win in Florida yesterday: Voters still don’t like Obamacare. When I asked the… Read More
Senate Plan to Replace Fannie, Freddie Faces Skepticism from House Critic
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said he is skeptical of a forthcoming Senate proposal that would replace mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and… Read More
The White House Jumped the Shark Today
Cultural trends are often said to “jump the shark” when they go too far and become laughable or obsolete. The White House is in this… Read More
(Sex) Workers of the World, Unite!
Until recently, few Duke University students had probably heard of Miriam Weeks, a.k.a. “Belle Knox.” But some, at least, were familiar with her body of… Read More
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Lerner Likely Waived the Fifth and Can Be Held in Contempt
While Lois Lerner’s reassertion of the Fifth Amendment, as well as the confrontation between Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R–Calif.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D–Md.), soaked… Read More
HAMP: Focusing on Mortgage Relief Programs Misses the Big Picture
The Washington Post has an article detailing the ups and downs of the Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Heritage previously pointed out several… Read More
The Flawed SGR Replacement Bill: A Missed Opportunity
This Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on HR 4015, a bill that would replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)—the formula… Read More
Majority of Americans Support Sanctions on Russia
A solid majority of Republicans and Democrats agree that imposing sanctions on Russia is a good idea, according to a recent Washington Post poll. Among… Read More
Holding Aid for Ukraine Hostage
In one of this year’s more cynical foreign policy moves, the Obama Administration is holding aid for Ukraine hostage to its longstanding goal of reducing… Read More
Why These Senators Talked About Climate Change All Night
Ask most Americans these days what’s keeping them up at night, and you’re likely to hear that it’s the economy and the lack of jobs…. Read More
The Obama Administration’s About-Face on Medicare
The Obama administration seems determined not to rock the boat before the midterm congressional election this fall. It’s already delayed Obamacare mandates that could cause… Read More
Democrats Ignore How Climate Change Regulations Hurt Americans
Senate Democrats gave a series of speeches all last night to help prevent climate change, despite that there is no evidence yet that the planet… Read More
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No Politics, Man: Oak Ridge Boys Thrill Heritage Audience in Visit
That wasn’t “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson who pulled up to The Heritage Foundation yesterday. It was bearded baritone William Lee Golden—and he brought along… Read More
Time to Eliminate Fannie and Freddie, Not Replace Them
Bloomberg News is reporting that Senators Tim Johnson (D–SD) and Mike Crapo (R–ID) have completed a bill that will finally eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie… Read More
Obama Must Show Russia That the United States Supports Ukraine
President Obama should use his meeting tomorrow with Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to prove that he is on the right side of history. While… Read More
Climate Change: Greenpeace ‘Dropout’ Schools His Former Employer
Patrick Moore, ecologist and former prominent Greenpeace member who helped found the organization, had some strong words regarding anthropogenic climate change in a recent testimony… Read More
Congress and Obamacare: Another Escape Hatch for Members and Staff
If Members of Congress and staff don’t like being enrolled in Obamacare, they can retire. If they qualify as retirees, Members and staff can then… Read More
Post-CPAC, House Conservatives Discuss Capitol Hill Strategy
UPDATE: It’s a wrap for today’s Conversations with Conservatives. Check out the video. The Conservative Political Action Conference may be over, but on Capitol… Read More
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The U.S. Needs to Address Electoral Fraud in El Salvador
Despite polls suggesting that a former Marxist guerrilla group-turned-political party was cruising to an easy victory, Sunday’s elections in El Salvador turned into a nail-biter…. Read More
Heritage Live: Jim DeMint’s New Book, ‘Falling In Love With America Again’
Last week, Heritage President Jim DeMint released his new book, “Falling In Love With America Again.” The book is filled with dozens of personal stories… Read More
Sharyl Attkisson Leaves CBS News, Liberal Bias Cited
Sharyl Attkisson, an award-winning CBS News investigative reporter who doggedly pursued the Benghazi and Fast and Furious scandals, resigned from the network yesterday. Attkisson was… Read More
Tell Us Your Common Core Stories
Does your child’s homework look different lately? Maybe something like this has happened to you or someone you know: Heather Crossin, an Indianapolis mom of… Read More
