Till Debt Do We Part
The GOP’s capitulation on the debt ceiling bill this week calls to mind the famous line from Macbeth about misdeeds: “If it were done when… Read More
If Only a Snow Shovel Could Dig Us Out of This
Thanks to Congress, the U.S. now doesn’t have a debt limit for the next year. Let two Heritage experts put this into perspective. “President Obama,… Read More
Terrorists Accidentally Blow Themselves Up
It’s a story that seems more like satire then reality: An instructor at a training camp for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)… Read More
Change Never Happens: Watch Politicians Promise Every Year They Won’t Raise the Debt Ceiling (VIDEO)
In a move about as a surprising as snow in the winter, the Senate voted today to suspend the debt ceiling. Politicians on both sides… Read More
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Nuland’s Anti-EU Remark: Undiplomatic, but Understandable
Last week, Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and the top U.S. “diplomat” in our relations with the European Union… Read More
Toy Doll’s Fake Gun Confiscated at Airport
Security officials at Heathrow Airport work hard to keep travelers safe. Recently, a man who regularly travels with Toy Story‘s Sheriff Woody at his side… Read More
Debt Set to Reach $27 Trillion by 2024—What Happened to the Debt Limit?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed in its recent budget outlook that the U.S. national debt will reach a record high of $27 trillion by… Read More
Obama’s War on Work
The cleverest spin to come from the Left these days has been that not working—or working less—is a great thing for Americans. A recent Congressional… Read More
Workers at Volkswagen Plant Resist Unionization
Volkswagen Team Member Testimonials from Otto Worker on Vimeo. More than 1,550 workers at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee will begin voting today… Read More
How to Love on Liberty this Valentine’s Day
It’s only February, and 2014 has already proven itself to be rough for liberty lovers. But with Valentine’s Day days away and love in the… Read More
Bring Back the Debt Ceiling
Congress is in the process of abdicating its power to control the borrowing of the U.S. government, at a time when the national debt exceeds… Read More
Exclusive: In New Video, Ted Cruz Hits Obama, IRS for Lack of Accountability
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is hitting back at President Obama’s claim that there was “not even a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS. In a… Read More
Congress Is Giving Obama a Blank Check
Remember all those debt limit fights? Well, apparently Congress got tired of fighting. So now they’re working toward doing away with the debt limit altogether…. Read More
Why the Obamacare Mandate Delay Is a Big Deal
In the movie “The Naked Gun,” crack detective Frank Drebin comes across a firework factory that’s on fire and is collapsing in on itself. “Nothing… Read More
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Mike Morell: Man in the Middle of Benghazi Talking Points Scandal
Recent reporting has centered on CIA deputy director Mike Morell as a key player in critical and misleading changes made to the Obama Administration’s Benghazi… Read More
Iran Warships at U.S. Maritime Border: Threat or Theater?
Iran’s recent announcement that it is sending a “military fleet” to the United States’ maritime borders was accompanied by a threat from Iran’s senior naval… Read More
Pelosi’s “Grievous Error”: Why She’s Still Wrong and Citizens United Is Still Right
In a Washington Post op-ed last week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) claimed that the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)… Read More
7 Times Obama Did ‘Do Whatever I Want’ During His Presidency
It’s called a “Freudian slip,” and it’s one of the few pieces of Sigmund’s theory that has survived into the modern day. It happens when… Read More
Shirley Temple Black’s American Legacy
Shirley Temple Black died late Monday night at the age of 85, but her legacy lives on as the dimpled, curly-headed-cutie who saved the spirits… Read More
Double-Whammy: The No-Debt-Limit-Bill Increases Spending and the Debt
The no-debt-limit extension bill that was introduced after 9 p.m. on Monday night manages to increase not just the debt, but spending as well. This… Read More
Obama: “I Can Do Whatever I Want”
President Obama put it bluntly: “I can do whatever I want.” Yesterday, while visiting with French President François Hollande at Monticello, Obama made the off-hand comment…. Read More
Obamacare Is So Great, We Just Can’t Wait for You to… Oh.
President Obama “can’t wait” for Congress to act—but he can wait for Obamacare to kick in. Yesterday, the Obama Administration pushed back Obamacare’s employer mandate… Read More
For Conservatives to Secure Mandate, They Must Advance Ideas That Build a Stronger America
Heritage President Jim DeMint delivered the following remarks at the 2014 Conservative Policy Summit, sponsored by Heritage Action. Sometimes it seems too easy to caricature… Read More
Conservative Policy Summit Brings Together 9 Reformers to Talk Big Ideas
The 2014 Conservative Policy Summit, hosted by Heritage Action for America, brought together nine conservative reformers from the House and Senate to discuss some of… Read More
Latest Obamacare Mandate Delay Has a Catch
Another day, another administratively enacted Obamacare delay. But today’s employer mandate delay, as outlined in the final rules, has interesting terms and conditions to qualify…. Read More
Labrador: Americans Shouldn’t Lose Tax Benefits Over Religious Views on Marriage
Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID) today said a growing “climate of intolerance and intimidation” convinced him to introduce a bill to protect Americans from losing a… Read More
Tim Scott, Juan Williams Agree on School Choice at Policy Summit
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Fox News contributor Juan Williams today enjoyed a rare moment of agreement — over the importance of parental choice in… Read More
10 Russian Historical Events The Sochi Games Totally Ignored
Russian history in the 20th century is bookended by the disastrous rise and eventual collapse of Soviet communism. And no one did a better chronicling… Read More
Salazar Joins Other Democrats in Supporting Keystone
Add Ken Salazar to the list of environmentally concerned and Administration-connected Democrats who support building the Keystone XL pipeline. The former Secretary of the Interior… Read More
Rep. Graves: Reform ‘Bankrupt,’ ‘Messy’ Federal Highway Program
Transportation funding reform would empower states to more efficiently complete transportation projects with “fewer Washington strings attached,” Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) said today at The… Read More
