FDA’s Proposed Trans Fat Ban: An Attack on Freedom
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking the first step to ban trans fat. It has made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils… Read More
Economy Still Growing Too Slowly
The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s (BEA) first estimate of economic growth for the third quarter of this year shows an economy that continues to grow… Read More
House Farm Bill Conferees Will Allegedly Agree to Controversial Property Provision
According to a recent Politico article (subscription required), Representative Collin Peterson (D–MN), ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, claimed that the House farm bill… Read More
The Road to a $12.50/Hour Minimum Wage in D.C. Is Paved with Good Intentions
If only the D.C. city council understood good intentions do not ensure good results. Council members are debating four different proposals to raise the city’s… Read More
Just One Dollar Less: Why Washington’s Budget Will Be $150 Billion More in 2014
What would happen if lawmakers took this year’s budget, subtracted $1, and made that the budget for next year? Let Freedom Ring made this video… Read More
Should Government Restrict the Candy Supply?
What happens if there are too many Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the marketplace? What if there’s an influx of imported jelly beans? This simply… Read More
Tax Revenue Rose Five Times Faster Than Spending Fell in 2013
The monthly Treasury statement of the actual budget figures for 2013 this week shows tax revenue rising five times faster than spending fell in 2013…. Read More
Americans Support Stronger Work Requirements for Food Stamps
Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that the food stamps program should include stronger work requirements, according to the October Food Demand Survey (FooDS) out of… Read More
Happy Halloween: Candy-Crushing Cronyism
This Halloween, millions of Americans will, as every year, be handing out candy. But this year, the real trick could be finding treats made in… Read More
Social Security COLA: How to Improve Accuracy and Stop Excess Spending
Time for some simple math: Which poll will more accurately determine the effect of a change on a whole group—one that surveys three of 10… Read More
3 Trillion Reasons Not to Raise Taxes Again
Do you know how much President Obama has raised taxes? Oh, by about $3 trillion. In a new paper, Heritage expert Curtis Dubay reminds us:… Read More
Obama Agriculture Cuts Nearly Three Times More Than House and Senate Bills
The “farm bill” affects all Americans, not just farmers. After all, everyone eats and wants affordable food to feed their families. Yet as is typical,… Read More
Michigan Union Threatens Teachers’ Credit Scores
Most people expect unions to protect workers, not attack their credit ratings. The Michigan Education Association (MEA) does not share these expectations. The union has… Read More
Farm Bills Would Cost More Than Obama Stimulus
The House and Senate are considering farm bill legislation this week whose costs should raise red flags for all Americans. In fact, the House and… Read More
The Story on November’s Food Stamps “Cuts”
The latest buzz about food stamps is that benefit amounts will be “cut” beginning November 1. But what is this “cut”? Basically, it’s the benefit… Read More
JOBS Act: Crowdfunding Moves Forward
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, passed in April 2012 with huge bipartisan majorities, was designed to substantially reduce the regulatory burden on entrepreneurs… Read More
Look Closer: Tax Increases, Not Spending Cuts, Are the Harmful Austerity
Proponents of government spending want to use the recent history of Europe as evidence that spending cuts are harmful, but their arguments lose traction when… Read More
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Separating Food Stamps from Farm Programs
As Heritage has frequently written, food stamps must be separated from agriculture policy to achieve real farm bill reform. These programs should be analyzed and… Read More
How Obamacare Hurts You If You’re Looking for a Job
America is hurting for jobs. And if you’re looking for one, here’s how Obamacare is hurting you. Obamacare is keeping businesses from hiring. We already… Read More
Proof That Obamacare Is Hurting the Economy
Today’s jobs report shows the labor market recovery remains weak—and businesses are telling the Federal Reserve one of the main reasons is Obamacare. Last week’s… Read More
Americans Want Solutions, Not Procrastination on Debt, Budget Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of Americans polled by Bloomberg answered that “it is right to require spending cuts when the debt ceiling is raised…because Congress lacks discipline… Read More
$17,000,000,000,000
President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy of government shutdown and default. But what… Read More
Updated JCT Methodology Will Improve Scoring of Tax Bills
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) finally updated the antiquated way it analyzes business taxes. The update is an important and long-overdue step that will… Read More
Water Resources Bill: Don’t Repeat the Olmsted Lock Mistake
In typical Washington fashion, lawmakers shoved an authorization for the Olmsted Lock and Dam Project—which, in this context looks a lot like an earmark—into the… Read More
Alcohol: Let’s Drink to Government Reform
In most states, alcohol is regulated but available to adults. Picking up a six pack of beer at the grocery store to share with friends… Read More
Obama’s Priorities vs. the Economy
Now that the government is whirring again, President Obama has identified three priorities for the country. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up… Read More
Farm Bill: A Response to President Obama
In his recent remarks, President Obama made a push to get a new farm bill enacted by the end of the year. Sound agriculture and… Read More
Senate Debt Ceiling Bill Includes 10 Pages of Nonsense
Last night Congress passed a bill (the Default Prevention Act of 2013) to suspend the debt limit until February 7, 2014. The bill was then… Read More
Senate Deal Fixes Nothing
The Senate announced a deal today to protect the status quo in Washington. As pundits debate the political winners or losers of this deal, one… Read More
Four Charts on How Economic Freedom Makes Your Life Better
Political gridlock, the government shutdown, and Obamacare are making Americans gloomy. But, largely thanks to economic freedom and the free-market system, things aren’t so bad… Read More
