Taliban Prisoner Release A Premature, Dangerously Naive Move
The British newspaper The Guardian has reported that the U.S. has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantanamo Bay in return for… Read More
Indiana Pins Hopes on Right-to-Work Bill to Spur Job Growth
Indiana lawmakers are bracing for another high-profile fight over a right-to-work bill when the legislative session opens Wednesday. Last year Democrats fled the state in… Read More
Morning Bell: New Year’s Resolutions for Conservatives
Let’s be honest: We all know you’re not really gonna quit smoking, start exercising, and eat more vegetables as of today. As Emerson wryly remarked:… Read More
Morning Bell: Faith in America
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time,” Thomas Jefferson once wrote. “The hand of force may destroy, but cannot… Read More
Seattle Succumbs to Latest Eco-Fad, Bans Plastic Bags
The plastic bag police scored a victory in Seattle this week. The liberal enclave imposed a ban on plastic bags and a 5-cent tax on… Read More
China May Gain Base in Seychelles
Chinese officials have recently been discussing the possibility of establishing a naval facility in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Unlike the comments made… Read More
PODCAST: Kim Jong-Un and North Korea
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Bruce Klingner discusses all the latest surrounding North Korea and the death of Kim Jong Il. Click here… Read More
North Dakota’s Job Creation Formula
When it comes to creating jobs, North Dakota has found the right formula. The state has the largest percentage increase in employment over the past… Read More
Dealing with China-U.S. Tariff Law
A federal court this week barred the simultaneous application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties to imports from China, a practice begun by the Department of… Read More
Morning Bell: Defending Liberty and Security in Wartime
The official end of U.S. operations in Iraq last week calls to mind controversial issues from the past decade. One of the most important intellectual… Read More
Cuba, North Korea, and Vaclav Havel
On learning of the death of Kim Jong-il, Cuban authorities immediately declared three days of official mourning. Their action underscored longstanding ties of intimacy between… Read More
Morning Bell: Biden Says Taliban Is Not Our Enemy
On a Saturday in late October in Kabul, Afghanistan, a car carrying explosives rammed into an armored U.S. military bus, killing 13 Americans, including five… Read More
Vaclav Havel: The Passing of a Political Giant
The passing of the modern Czech Republic’s first President, Vaclav Havel, will be mourned the world over, for the legendary leader of the Velvet Revolution… Read More
Are Human Rights the Same as Natural Rights?
In recognition of the 63rd anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, President Obama proclaimed this week Human Rights Week. Americans know a… Read More
Chart of the Week: How to Simplify the Tax Code and Lower Taxes
House Republicans return to Washington today to vote on a two-month payroll tax extension. If news reports are correct, the bill is likely to fail,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Death of Kim Jong-il
North Korea’s official media announced that Kim Jong-il, the country’s long-time leader, died on Saturday of “physical and mental overwork.” Although Kim had several health… Read More
Hypocrisy Alerts on the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty
There are quite a few reasons to be concerned about the U.N.’s pending Arms Trade Treaty. It poses a number of risks to the Second… Read More
The German ‘Kebab Murders’
The latest issue of the Weekly Standard gives everyone the chance to play a game called “What if it happened in America?” What if in… Read More
So You Think You Know Your Rights?
It seems people think that they have a right to everything these days: a right to the Internet, to free health care, to a good… Read More
Hezbollah’s Deepening and Disturbing Roots in the Drug Trade
In a lengthy piece on December 13, the New York Times reported on the role Western Hemisphere drug trafficking plays in financing the Shiite, pro-Iranian… Read More
‘NAT GAS’ Energy Subsidies Would Enrich Pelosi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has pushed for a piece of legislation that would directly enrich her financially. Pelosi owns a major stake in… Read More
Freedom Is the Cure for U.S. Economic Woes
President Obama recently lectured Americans on economics during a campaign stop in Osawatomie, Kansas. The New York Times congratulated President Obama’s speech as a potent… Read More
The Unknown Summit: Key Players in Latin America Move Toward Economic Unity
Last week, in Merída, Mexico, the leaders of Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia met to affirm their shared commitment to economic integration, growth, and competitiveness…. Read More
“We Win; They Lose”: The Staggering Simplicity of Reagan’s Grand Strategy
Rhetoric and material strength go hand-in-hand to form the core of any coherent foreign policy. Drawing on his vast wealth of experience as a career… Read More
Liberals, Conservatives and Human Nature
What explains such passionate philosophical disagreement between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party? The seemingly insurmountable divide between left and right is… Read More
The Lone Icebreaker: U.S. Sovereignty in the Arctic
The United States Coast Guard is being left behind in the Arctic. While countries such as Russia are building up their icebreaker fleet and actively… Read More
Iran Conducting Anti-U.S. Operations from Latin America
Iran is conducting anti-U.S. operations from Latin America, including military training camps in Venezuela, and expanding its reach across the border from the U.S. in… Read More
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Sudan: More Conflict for Khartoum?
Since South Sudan gained independence last January, the world’s newest country has many challenges to face. The government in Juba must quickly and efficiently address… Read More
“Virtual” Tehran Embassy Not Worth State Department’s Time
President Obama got his hand slapped when he famously stretched it out to the Iranian regime in the early days of his presidency. Now the… Read More
Moving Forward with the U.S.-India–Australia Trilateral Dialogue
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center hosted a very timely discussion on the prospects for U.S.–Australia–India Trilateral Cooperation featuring Graham Fletcher, the deputy… Read More
