Sri Lanka: Making Progress on Reconciliation
Ever since Sri Lanka ended a two-and-a-half-decade civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) in 2009, the government has faced questions about… Read More
A Cuban’s Dissident’s Death and Obama’s Libertad Speech
Cuban citizen Wilman Villar Mendoza, age 31, belonged to small dissident group, the Cuban Patriotic Union. He reportedly joined it in the summer of 2011… Read More
Insider Reagan Tip: Always Bet on Americans
Unemployment is up, inflation has risen, housing prices have stalled, and bankruptcies are at a record high. The price of oil is through the roof,… Read More
GOP Candidates Unanimously Denounce Anti-Internet Piracy Bills
During a presidential debate on Thursday night, all four Republican candidates denounced pending legislation aimed at combating online piracy. Their responses came in the midst… Read More
In Castro’s Cuba: Academic Honors for Tyranny, Failing Grades for Freedom
Friends of improved relations with Cuba argue that citizen contact, people-to-people interaction, and lifting current impediments to travel and trade will pave the way for… Read More
Timeline: Keystone’s Three Years in Limbo
President Obama announced he was rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline project Wednesday, blaming Republicans in Congress for forcing him to make a decision. The pipeline… Read More
Global Economics: When China Is Not Just China
The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) relationship with Iran receives a good deal of attention. As the U.S. considers how to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons… Read More
Time to Admit Poland into the Visa Waiver Program
Senator Mark Kirk (R–IL) and Congressman Mike Quigley (R–IL) returned from a four-day trip to Poland this week. The bipartisan pair made the journey to… Read More
House Committee to Consider Bill to Advance Keystone Pipeline
In the wake of President Obama’s decision to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a… Read More
The Good News of Taiwan’s Election
With the election of Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan has once again demonstrated the maturity of its political processes. The successful conduct of Taiwan’s democratic elections reminds… Read More
Solyndra Update: Friday Document Dump Raises More Questions
The White House’s Friday evening Solyndra document dump revealed a pair of interesting facts that should not be lost in the news cycle’s three-day-weekend lull…. Read More
European Sanctions on Iran Necessary for International Security
As Iran’s nuclear weapons program pushes forward, the European Union is dragging its feet on implementing sanctions that would help cripple the Iranian regime’s progress…. Read More
VIDEO: Gov. Scott Walker Reflects on Wisconsin Government Union Reforms
One year ago Republican Gov. Scott Walker took office in Wisconsin with an ambitious budget plan to set his state on a new course. Democrats… Read More
Chart of the Week: How Countries Compare on Economic Freedom
Heritage and the Wall Street Journal released the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom on Thursday, ranking 179 countries on 10 benchmarks that gauge their economic… Read More
Martin Luther King’s Conservative Principles
Martin Luther King Day has arrived once again, and like clockwork, liberals are invoking King’s name to support their causes. In an e-mail to activists,… Read More
Scribecast: Patrick Ruffini Explains SOPA’s Unintended Consequences
Few issues before Congress have united online activists like the current debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. House and its Senate… Read More
Did the Founders Support Free-Market Capitalism?
Free-market capitalism is losing supporters these days. Wall Street occupiers blame banks, financial firms, and Wall Street for the bad economy. President Obama derides free… Read More
Can a Conservative-Minded Leader Save Guatemala?
On Saturday, President-elect Otto Pérez Molina will be inaugurated in Guatemala, following his November runoff election win against Manuel Baldizón Méndez. Pérez, a member of… Read More
“Ladies in White” and Obama’s Failed Policy of Cuban Appeasement
They call themselves “las Damas de Blanco” (“the Ladies in White”). They are a prominent group of courageous Cuban women, many of them wives of… Read More
Sweeping Restrictions in the Next Round of Nuclear Talks?
The Obama Administration is preparing for a next round of negotiations on nuclear weapons with the Russian Federation. This is likely going to a difficult… Read More
Republican Presidential Candidates Embrace Medicare Premium Support
Earlier this week in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidates touted the benefits of a Medicare premium support system — the approach to entitlement reform embraced… Read More
Grassley Not Buying DOJ’s Non-Recess Appointment Apologia
Calling the president’s illegal non-recess appointments “an escalation in a pattern of contempt for the elected representatives of the American people,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA),… Read More
Illegally Appointed NLRB Official Helped Block Reform at Corrupt Union
One of the officials President Obama illegally appointed to the National Labor Relations Board advanced policies in his position at a major labor union that… Read More
The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Latin America’s Underperformers
Today, the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom launches. For 17 years, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal have reported on the status of… Read More
Obama Administration Airbrushes Britain out of Europe
Philip H Gordon, US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, has just delivered a speech in Berlin outlining “the state of transatlantic relations”. His remarks,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Real ‘Iron Lady’
This week brings the nationwide release of The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Streep referred to the challenge of portraying… Read More
Who Lost Nicaragua? Daniel Ortega Begins an Unconstitutional Third Term
Daniel Ortega—sporting pink campaign colors rather than the combative red and black of the Sandinista Front (FSLN) and dressed in a business suit, or guaybera,… Read More
What Is the Separation of Powers?
This week, President Obama made several recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But here’s the catch: The… Read More
Former Obama ‘Car Czar’: President Should Approve Keystone Pipeline
“We need the energy, we need the jobs, and it can be done in a safe way.” That was former Obama administration official Steve Rattner’s… Read More
Obama DOJ Undercuts President’s ‘Recess’ Appointment Stunt
The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama would recess-appoint Richard Cordray as chairman of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and three new members… Read More
