Insurers Now “Scared to Death” of Obamacare
Bloomberg has a must-read story this morning highlighting yet more faults with Obamacare’s exchanges. Specifically, the faults in the exchanges’ computer software aren’t just hitting… Read More
Understanding Millennials: Unleashing the Talents of First Global Generation
Veteran pollster John Zogby visits The Heritage Foundation today to talk about his new book, “The First Globals: Understanding, Managing, and Unleashing Our Millennial Generation.”… Read More
Why Is Obama Needlessly Scaring Seniors?
Apparently things aren’t ugly enough in Washington, so President Obama has started scaring senior citizens. “In a government shutdown, Social Security checks still go out… Read More
Obamacare’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
It’s now been seven days since Obamacare’s exchanges officially launched. In reality, however, the “launch” has more closely resembled a blooper reel of rocket failures… Read More
Fishing as a Felony: Teen Faces Prison Time for Leaving Fishing Equipment in High School Parking Lot
The “zero tolerance” idiot parade marches on, leaving innocent people in its wake. This time, it’s a teenage fisherman, and he’s facing felony charges. We’ve… Read More
Conservative Groups Speak Out on IRS Targeting
How did America get to the point where the IRS is targeting conservative groups? Three premier conservative lawyers cited campaign finance laws and a cultural… Read More
Economy News
Obama Needlessly Scares Seniors: Social Security Checks and the Debt Limit
President Obama is needlessly scaring seniors by suggesting that their Social Security benefit checks may not arrive on time if the U.S. runs out of… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Takes Up Recess Appointments
This morning marks the official start of the Supreme Court’s 2013–2014 term. One of the cases the Court will decide is National Labor Relations Board… Read More
How Obamacare Hurts Americans: The Story of Ann Lorenz
Ann Lorenz struggles with Parkinson’s disease and relies on Medicare to receive care. However, due to Obamacare, Lorenz worries that she will be limited in… Read More
Family Doctor: I Want to Take Care of My Patients
As a family doctor, I have always believed in treating the whole person. Every person is a unique individual, and you can’t cookie-cutter medical care;… Read More
Cloakroom: October 7 – October 11
House Cloakroom: Analysis: The schedule this week remains unsettled. The House is likely to continue sending targeted funding bills to the Senate. Since President Obama… Read More
Why Is This Leukemia Patient Losing His Insurance?
An Arizona man with cancer is going to be dropped from his current insurance and will probably lose his doctor because of Obamacare. Michael Cerpok… Read More
SEAL Team Raid: Approaching Special Operations Over-Saturation
The Obama Administration has once again launched the most capable military forces we have against the forces of terror. Two raids occurred this weekend, one… Read More
How Obamacare Hurts Americans: The Story of Dr. Martha Boone
Government-run health care is hurting doctors as well as patients, according to Dr. Martha Boone. “The frustrating part of my day is I have two… Read More
Heritage’s Spring Internship Deadline Extended
The deadline for The Heritage Foundation’s Spring 2014 Internship Program has been extended to October 10. Get the word out to any young leaders you… Read More
Obama Keeps World War II Memorial Closed Despite Outcry from Veterans
The government shutdown means the closure of all national parks and memorials, right? Not necessarily, according to the House Natural Resources Committee. The Obama administration… Read More
Behind the Scenes with Margaret Thatcher
It has been almost 23 years since Lady Margaret Thatcher left 10 Downing Street and more than 10 years since she retired from politics completely…. Read More
World’s First “Trillionaire” Offers to Pay Down U.S. National Debt
KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News A restaurant manager from Tyler, Texas, briefly became the world’s first trillionaire earlier this week—until his $4 trillion… Read More
Economy News
Without Reform, Entitlement Spending Poses a Default Risk
The Obama Administration argues that failure to raise the debt limit would lead to a default on federal debts, causing unacceptable harm to the economy…. Read More
Another Obamacare Exception for Congress: Taxpayers Could Pay for Abortion Coverage
According to the Obama Administration’s latest eleventh-hour purported rulemaking, Members of Congress and their staff will be able to enroll in taxpayer-subsidized health plans that… Read More
Mr. President, You Can End the Government Shutdown
President Obama has made it clear he “will not negotiate” when it comes to ending the government shutdown. At last check, the nation’s capital wasn’t… Read More
Satellite TV: Empowering Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Female genital mutilation. Slavery. Honor killings. These are the fates of thousands of Arab and African women each year. The United Nations’ conservative estimate is… Read More
Help! The Government Took My Property
What if government officials took your property and told you that they could keep it—even if you had done nothing wrong? That’s exactly what happened… Read More
Who’s Responsible for the Shutdown?
All around the country, Americans are asking one question: Who’s responsible for the shutdown? And no, we’re not talking about the government slowdown—we’re talking about… Read More
“Bang, Bang,” You’re Suspended: Second-Grader Sent Home for Carrying Invisible Gun
Just when you thought gun-fearing “educators” couldn’t get any sillier. Last week, it was a couple of teenagers suspended for a year for playing with… Read More
Storming the Barricades in Washington
Americans are justifiably angry over the political game being played by the Obama administration to barricade the World War II Memorial in Washington. And they… Read More
Cyber Failures in Obamacare Exchanges: Dangerous to Your Wallet and Privacy
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the new Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, and the rollout did not go smoothly. Even more worrying is that these… Read More
Education News
Government Shutdown Highlights Need for Head Start Reform
Due to the government shutdown, roughly two dozen federally funded Head Start day care centers will temporarily close their doors this week. For those low-income… Read More
Report Reveals Obamacare’s Side Effects: Higher Costs, Fewer Jobs
What will Obamacare mean for American businesses? Higher costs, according to a report released yesterday from consultants at Mercer. Here are the preliminary results from Mercer’s… Read More
Take Our Poll: Has the Government Shutdown Affected You?
As the national media, the President, and Congress take part in a media frenzy over the temporary government shutdown, you’re reminding us that Washington, D.C., politicians… Read More
