This Once-Prosperous American City Went Bankrupt. Who’s to Blame?
Detroit, once a booming metropolis with a strong economy and strong society, declared bankruptcy last July. After 50 years of electing Democratic mayors, the city… Read More
What Congress Did While You Were Talking About the State of the Union
Congress is very fond of two things: throwing a bunch of stuff into one bill and rushing bills through while Americans are focused on other… Read More
Cruz Blasts Obama’s Use of Executive Orders
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama stated that he would try to work with Congress, but would go around lawmakers… Read More
Q&A: What Is This “myRA” Retirement Account Obama Announced?
In his State of the Union address, President Obama announced a new type of retirement savings account he wanted the Treasury to create. He signed… Read More
Lawmaker On Her Down Syndrome Son: ‘We See All The Things He Can Do, Not Those He Can’t’
In her response to the State of the Union last night, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) took time to mention her 6-year-old son, Cole, who… Read More
2nd Vote: The Conservative Way to Shop
It’s now national news that Starbucks supports progressive policies and Chick-fil-a is the conservative chicken of choice. But what about the other places you shop?… Read More
Protesters in Ukraine Are Demanding Economic Freedom
The headlines coming out of Ukraine are tragic—and inspiring. Ukrainians are risking their lives and property for independence, a path to Europe, and freedom from… Read More
The False Promise of Federal Job Training
Last night, President Obama, in his State of the Union speech, called for “an across-the-board reform of America’s training programs to make sure they have… Read More
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The Four Things Mike Lee Blames for Creating ‘Real Inequality’
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) responded to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, and gave the American people his definition of “real inequality.”… Read More
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Q&A on the Crisis in Ukraine
The political crisis that consumed Ukraine for the past two months is showing signs of positive developments. President Viktor Yanukovich is beginning to meet some… Read More
Indiana Farmer-Turned-Congressman on Farm Bill: ‘More Business as Usual’
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 251-166 this morning to pass the nearly $1 trillion farm bill. Representative Marlin Stutzman, a fourth-generation farmer who represents… Read More
Africa: U.S. Leadership Needed to Promote Democracy
Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World 2014 found that sub-Saharan Africa declined in all seven categories of global political rights and civil liberties. Most… Read More
The Ticket to the American Dream: School Choice
“School choice wasn’t the difference between two schools; it was the difference between two different paths of life,” said Friendship Collegiate Academy senior Daniel Spruill… Read More
Chinese Military Plays Greater Role in South China Sea Disputes
China appears increasingly willing to escalate tensions along its periphery as it asserts its claims over various disputed islands and shoals. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo… Read More
U.S. Debt Poses a Greater Barrier to Economic Opportunity Than Income Inequality
President Obama has made income inequality the forefront issue on his 2014 agenda. However, more government is not the solution to increasing economic opportunity in… Read More
Economy News
How Obamanomics Promotes Inequality
The great Obama contradiction on the economy is this: he takes credit for the improved economy, but openly admits that in this recovery almost all… Read More
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Hope is Not an Asia Policy
State of the Union addresses are generally expressions of hope. And yes, it would be nice if Asia was all economic opportunity and competition. Indeed,… Read More
The President Won’t Be Needing You
President Obama says this is a “year of action”—and last night he made it very clear whose action he was talking about. After noting recently… Read More
Heritage Live: All Star Post-SOTU Panel Wednesday at 2pmET
Did you watch President Obama’s “State of the Union” address last night? We covered it for you at the Foundry — and now we are… Read More
Heritage Experts Analyze President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
We’ll be updating this page with live takes from The Heritage Foundation’s experts on the State of the Union speech throughout the night. – Katrina… Read More
Flurry of Briefs Filed in Obamacare Cases at Supreme Court
Catholic and evangelical leaders, legal scholars, medical groups, and advocates for women are among the individuals and organizations filing dozens of briefs at the Supreme… Read More
Church Leaders: ‘There Will Be No More Christians in Syria’ If War Continues
Religious leaders from Syria warned that without dialogue between Bashar al-Assad’s government forces and the rebels, Syria will eventually lose its indigenous Christian population. “If… Read More
What Will Obama Say? Play a Round of SOTU Bingo
When President Obama stands in front of both chambers of Congress and delivers the annual State of the Union, what he says rarely comes as… Read More
Want to Help the Poor? Repeal Ethanol Mandate, Don’t Raise Minimum Wage
Many Senators propose raising the minimum wage to reduce poverty. However, minimum-wage increases have no statistically significant effect on poverty rates. Few of the workers… Read More
DeMint on State of the Union: Obama ‘Has Acted Like Playground Bully’
Fellow Americans, I’m Jim DeMint with the Heritage Foundation. You will hear much this week about the state of our union, but we know one… Read More
Why The Farm Bill Is A Fiasco
We’ll be updating this blog throughout the afternoon and night as Heritage experts examine the farm bill, so please keep refreshing for updates. — Katrina… Read More
The Tired State of the Union Redux
Will this be the most anti-climactic State of the Union speech ever? Quite possibly, yes. At least in previous iterations, there was an element of… Read More
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Father of Benghazi Victim to Attend SOTU
President Obama may not speak of the tragedy in Benghazi at tonight’s State of the Union address, but the father of a former Navy SEAL… Read More
Spiritual Leaders of the Caucasus Extremists: The Enemies of the Olympics
Radical Islamists of the North Caucasus are not the only ones threatening Russia’s security on the eve of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. They… Read More
Minimum Wage Has Followed the Productivity And Prices of Minimum Wage Jobs
Proponents of increasing the minimum wage have argued that the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is drastically lower than it should be and… Read More
