Congress Spent Your Money on Some Crazy Things Last Year. Will 2014 Be Any Different?
Can you guess which project was funded with your tax dollars? A) $98,000 outhouse on an Alaskan trail B) $1 million bus stop with heated… Read More
Rubio Begins Work on Some Good Anti-Poverty Ideas
On yesterday’s anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the failed War on Poverty, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced that he will pursue a number… Read More
China On Your Doorstep
If there’s a Chinese business person in your neighborhood talking about buying a local company or plot of land, you’re not alone. Excluding bond purchases,… Read More
Five Economic Reforms That Are Actually Relevant to Millennials
Good news, millennials: You don’t need to embrace socialist policies if you want to rejuvenate the economy – and your future. Rolling Stone published a… Read More
3 Things You Don’t Need Robert Gates’s Book to Know
Excerpts from a new tell-all book made quite a splash in Washington yesterday. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates apparently blasts President Obama on foreign policy… Read More
The Foundry Welcomes Katrina Trinko as Managing Editor
Katrina Trinko, who covered government and politics as a reporter for National Review, this week joined The Heritage Foundation as managing editor of The Foundry…. Read More
Rubio: States, Not Washington, Should Lead Anti-Poverty Programs
Florida senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) wants to see the states, not Washington, manage more of the programs directed at helping low-income Americans. “I am… Read More
Restaurant Owner With Down Syndrome Captures The American Dream
You might not expect a child with Down syndrome to grow up and become a small-business owner — but that’s exactly what Tim Harris did…. Read More
Murder of Beauty Queen Highlights Violence in Venezuela
Over the holiday, beauty queen Monica Spears and her husband were gunned down while visiting her home country of Venezuela. The couple was traveling with… Read More
What to Expect from the Trillion-Dollar Omnibus
Lawmakers in charge of funding the government with taxpayer dollars are getting closer every day to finishing their work on the trillion-dollar-plus fiscal year 2014… Read More
Obama’s Former Defense Secretary Unleashes Critique of President
President Obama’s former defense secretary takes aim at the commander in chief with a sharp critique of Obama’s leadership and commitment to the war in… Read More
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Homeland Security Employee Morale Continues to Decline
For the second straight year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found itself last among government agencies in terms of job satisfaction. The 2013… Read More
How to Fight Poverty — and Win
When President Johnson launched the War on Poverty on Jan. 8, 1964, he pledged “not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure… Read More
Dennis Rodman’s Friendship With North Korean Dictator Is Not Funny
It’s not everyday you find a partnership as odd as this. Some find it amusing that eccentric former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman has struck… Read More
Throw a Cigarette Butt on the Ground and You Could Face Three Years in Jail
Forget merely annoying others with bad manners: In Illinois, citizens who throw their finished cigarette on the ground are facing jail time – up to… Read More
Extending Unemployment Benefits Could Lead to Fewer Americans Finding Jobs Quickly
Want the unemployment rate to stay stagnant, rise, or not decrease as quickly as possible? Then support an extension of unemployment benefits. Sure, liberals are… Read More
10 Surprising Government Programs That Are Costing You $10.2 Billion
Here’s one program you probably didn’t realize your tax dollars were funding: a pet-shampoo company. A new spending bill takes center stage this week in… Read More
2014: Obamacare Puts Down Roots for the Long Haul
Yes, Obamacare has raised premiums, caused people to lose their health coverage, raised taxes, and more. But on January 1, Obamacare started digging in for… Read More
The President Thanks You For Sending Him To Hawaii For Christmas
It would be nice to spend the holidays in Hawaii, wouldn’t it? In case you haven’t heard, President Obama and the First Family did just… Read More
New Lawsuit Against Congressional Obamacare Exception Announced
Senator Ron Johnson (R–WI) announced a lawsuit today challenging the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) illegal special treatment of Members of Congress and their staffs…. Read More
Supreme Court Stops Same-Sex Marriages in Utah
The U.S. Supreme Court entered a stay today ensuring that Utah will not be forced to issue marriage licenses to people in same-sex relationships in… Read More
The National Debt in One Picture
Congress is beginning its new year with a budget deal that busts right through “caps” it was supposed to have on spending. At Heritage, we… Read More
This Week in Congress: January 6-10
House Analysis: This week, the House may consider legislation to amend the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, a bill designed to increase transparency in the operation of American… Read More
Why the Russia Terrorist Attack Should Worry Americans
This week’s terrorist bombings in Russia allegedly perpetrated by Islamist militants from the Caucasus region should be of deep concern to us — and not… Read More
Government Intrudes Into Virtually Every Aspect of Our Lives
No matter how we label ourselves — conservative, liberal, moderate or none of the above — we all must grapple with the ever-expanding size and… Read More
Is Common Core Leaving Students Unprepared in Math and Science?
A leading education reform scholar argues that Common Core national standards are leaving students unprepared for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Sandra Stotsky, who… Read More
Immigration Reform: What “Step-by-Step” Should Mean
Immigration reform may be on Congress’s agenda in 2014, and the latest hints have included some Members of Congress referring to a “step-by-step” approach. What… Read More
New Poll: Health Care Reform Is America’s Top Concern for 2014
Obamacare has not quelled the public’s desire for health care reform, according to a new poll released this week by the Associated Press-NORC Center for… Read More
Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
Who takes care of poor people when they get old—when they are on their deathbeds? For thousands of people, the answer is Little Sisters of… Read More
Supreme Court Stays Obamacare Mandate for Little Sisters of the Poor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor really knows how to ring in the New Year. Just hours before the countdown to 2014 in Times Square, she… Read More
