President Obama’s Half-Hearted Magnitsky List
The Departments of State and Treasury have released their public version of the “Magnitsky List”—18 Russian nationals who have committed gross human rights violations and… Read More
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18th Century Advice: Thomas Jefferson on Education Reform
The original “Man of the People,” Thomas Jefferson, was born on April 13 in 1743. Jefferson is best known for drafting the Declaration of Independence,… Read More
New START: State Department’s “Facts” Don’t Match Reality
“Three years in, New START has performed exactly as advertised,” writes John Kerry, Secretary of State, in his most recent article. In reality, the New… Read More
Key Political Appointments Remain Unfilled at the State Department
Despite John Kerry being confirmed as the Secretary of State for President Obama’s second term two months ago, numerous senior State Department positions remain unfilled… Read More
The Diversity of the Founding
In the latest paper in the Makers of American Political Thought series, Colleen Sheehan looks at the long career of James Madison. In it, we… Read More
Syria: Al-Qaeda Consolidates Its Influence
The leader of al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch, the Islamic State of Iraq, announced on Tuesday the formal merger of his organization and Jabhat al-Nusra (“Victory Front”),… Read More
China’s Egregious Human Rights Record
Human rights advocates stressed the importance of U.S. leadership in fighting violations of liberty in China in testimony before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee in… Read More
Morning Bell: Carrying on Margaret Thatcher’s Vision
Lady Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s former prime minister and patron of The Heritage Foundation, was a leader who transformed Britain from the sick man of Europe into… Read More
President Obama Should Uphold the Magnitsky Act’s Legislative Intent
Next week, the Obama Administration faces an important foreign policy decision in U.S. relations with Russia—how to champion human rights and the rule of law…. Read More
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Sequestration Prompts Attempt to Silence U.S. Radio Broadcasting
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) recently informed its workforce about sequestration cuts to Voice of America’s (VOA) shortwave and medium-wave broadcasting. Ironically, the Board… Read More
Despite “Pivot” to Asia, Kerry Forced to Return to Middle East
Although the Obama Administration has proclaimed its intention to “pivot” toward Asia, Secretary of State John Kerry has been forced to pivot back to the… Read More
Larry Arnn: Reclaim First Principles
Americans must choose whether they will continue to allow government to erode liberty, or reclaim the first principles that have made America great. Heritage’s longtime… Read More
EU Begins Woefully Inadequate Training Mission in Mali
European troops have begun training Malian forces to help ensure security and stability following a planned French withdrawal in July. From the start, the mission… Read More
What the Left Misunderstands about Poverty and Dependency
Jim DeMint kicked off his first day as President of the Heritage Foundation with a letter celebrating the American spirit and lamenting the damage done to… Read More
U.S. Calls for Investigation of Cuban Opposition Leader’s Death
Recent remarks by Spanish official Ángel Carromero in The Washington Post are shedding new light on the events that resulted in the death of Cuban… Read More
Reagan’s Inspiring Words on Defense: “Peace through Strength”
Thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan put forth a vision to reduce the danger of nuclear war by launching the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Representative… Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty: The Big Lie About July 2012
One of the unreported stories about the negotiation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations is the effort by many U.N. members,… Read More
The End of the Arms Trade Treaty Conference Is Not the End of the Treaty
Late on Thursday, the U.N. conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) fell apart when Iran, North Korea, and Syria opposed the treaty. This was… Read More
Venezuela Tries to Weaken Human Rights Watchdog
A group of populist Latin American states—led by Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela—hopes to reduce the role of an international human rights commission and watchdog. These… Read More
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Morning Bell: 3 Reasons the U.N.’s Arms Treaty Is Useless
It sounds nice to say there could be a treaty that would make all nations responsible when it comes to their arms exports. Of course,… Read More
Income Inequality and Life Expectancy
Recently The Washington Post published an article claiming that the “widening gap in life expectancy” among America’s seniors “reflects perhaps the starkest outcome of our… Read More
Hezbollah Terrorist Conviction in Cyprus: When will the EU Act?
A Cypriot court on Thursday sentenced a member of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, Hossam Taleb Yaacoub, to four years in jail for planning to attack… Read More
Disability: Enmeshed in the Safety Net
The finest trick of the devil, Baudelaire once wrote, is to persuade you that he does not exist. Modern liberalism, being far less devilish, has… Read More
Unsweetening Cronyism
The law of supply and demand cannot be revoked. But it is being amended slightly, and we’re all paying the price. In this case, for… Read More
Good News! Obama’s Sequester Cuts USDOC Programs!
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, earlier this month an official from the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) warned that many activities… Read More
Making Death Cost Less
Some people bury themselves in their work. At Saint Joseph Abbey in southern Louisiana, burying is the work. Monks at Saint Joseph make inexpensive caskets—and… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Week 2: The Treaty Is Getting Worse
Late on Friday, the president of the U.N. Conference negotiating the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) released his latest draft of the treaty. A final draft… Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty, Days Four and Five: As the Temperature Rises, the Doors Close
The row between China and the European Union at the U.N. conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) got Thursday off to a heated start…. Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Day Four: As a New Draft Arrives, China Speaks and the EU Begs
The fireworks at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference in New York started late on Wednesday. By Thursday afternoon, the atmosphere, which had in… Read More
Obama in Israel: What’s Behind All the Smiles?
President Obama Wednesday stated during an appearance with Israeli President Shimon Peres that “the state of Israel will have no greater friend than the United… Read More
