Unions Join “Occupy Wall Street” for Their Own Benefit
Stand aside, citizen-protestors. The Occupy Wall Street movement is about to get professional help. New York City labor unions have decided to join the demonstrations…. Read More
PovertyCure: A New Initiative Against Global Poverty
The Acton Institute is leading a new initiative called PovertyCure to help the poor in developing countries. Their approach is to rethink poverty by putting… Read More
In Pictures: Debt by President? Obama Leads the Pack
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D–CA) staff released a chart in May that attempted to illustrate how much past Presidents increased the national debt,… Read More
Morning Bell: Is the Postal Service Doomed?
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat is supposed to stop the United States Postal Service (USPS) from delivering mail, but can it be saved from… Read More
Morning Bell: Ready for A Debit Card Tax?
Use a debit card? Now it’s really going to cost you. Bank of America announced last week that it will begin charging customers $5 per… Read More
Here Comes the Durbin Tax
As if further evidence actually is needed, Bank of America on Thursday demonstrated yet again how government price controls inevitably harm consumers—and low-income consumers the… Read More
On “Costless” Benefits for Public Workers
In our work on public sector compensation, Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute and I have routinely counted enhanced job security as a benefit… Read More
Look Before You Regulate: Measuring the Costs of Financial Rules
You would think that any regulation that could affect a major part of the economy and cost industry and/or consumers millions of dollars to comply… Read More
Heritage Radio: Hugo Chavez, Member Questions, More…
In last week’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show, our team covered a range of topics. Listen in Spanish or English. The English segment kicked off with… Read More
Restoring Economic Growth with a Stable Dollar
The world is in economic crisis. Quite understandably, much attention has been given to cutting runaway government spending, a fundamental cause of the crisis. Much… Read More
Buy American. Sell American.
In most parts of the country, American shoppers understand the importance of getting the best value for their dollars. This type of common sense does… Read More
How America’s Youth Can Fight Unemployment and U.S. Debt
According to a new poll issued by Generation Opportunity and The Polling Company, Inc./WomanTrend, America’s young adults are looking at a bleak future as the… Read More
Does Supply Create Demand?
Which comes first: supply or demand? This question has serious policy implications, especially as President Barack Obama proposes $447 billion in additional stimulus spending in… Read More
Morning Bell: $1.5 Trillion in New Taxes
Two years ago, as the United States was coming out of the last recession, President Obama was asked how raising taxes on anyone would help… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s War on Job Creators
Today, President Barack Obama is expected to announce his latest plan for reducing the deficit, and central to it are $1.5 trillion in new taxes,… Read More
Morning Bell: Solyndra Scandal Ends Green Jobs Myth
President Barack Obama’s solution for America’s unemployment woes has been a stubborn campaign to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on economic “stimulus”–much of it… Read More
Top Nanny Race Tightens
As Friday draws near, two contenders are neck-and-neck for the title of Nanny of the Week. A dark horse may yet emerge, what with so… Read More
Morning Bell: The Tale of Two Jobs Plans
It’s been one week since President Barack Obama announced his latest “stimulus” plan, and despite a cross-country road show aimed at selling his proposals to… Read More
Did Someone Say Infrastructure Investment? Look at DOJ and AT&T
What’s wrong with this picture? Last night, President Obama told Congress that the nation desperately needs to spend more on infrastructure in order to create… Read More
Trade Deficit Decrease May Reflect Weak Economy
Today the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the trade deficit for July fell by $6.8 billion. Exports increased by $6.2 billion and imports… Read More
Morning Bell: Five Ways to Create New Jobs in America
Two years ago, President Barack Obama was bold in his optimism for job growth in America, promising that his stimulus spending plans would create 3… Read More
Morning Bell: Four Ways Obama Has Blocked Job Growth
Wonder who’s to blame for today’s stagnant economy? Look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to see where the buck ought to stop. Though President… Read More
Video: A Tough Year for Big Labor
It’s been a rough year for unions in America. Yesterday on PBS NewsHour, Heritage’s James Sherk explained why unions–both in the public and private sectors–are… Read More
Morning Bell: Big Government Rising?
How does a trillion dollars in more federal government spending sound to you? For most Americans, the idea of growing government at a time when… Read More
Morning Bell: A Jobless Labor Day
For 14 million unemployed Americans and their families, this Labor Day will not be a happy one. Instead of enjoying a day off of work,… Read More
FHFA Sues Banks to Recover Housing Bond Losses: Less Than Meets the Eye?
News reports say that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will sue about 12 major banks in order to recover some of the losses that… Read More
Morning Bell: Zero New Jobs in America
President Obama enters this Labor Day weekend with a serious problem on his hands. For all intents and purposes, the economy appears to be stuck… Read More
Obama’s Maleficent Seven
President Obama is accustomed to having his way—like trying to dictate the date and time when Congress would assemble for him to address a special… Read More
Celebrating the U.S.–Australia Alliance’s 60th Birthday
Sixty years ago today, in San Francisco, the foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand met with Dean Acheson, President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State,… Read More
Morning Bell: Food Regulators Out of Control
First Lady Michelle Obama’s obsession with “childhood obesity” has bothered many since it began two years ago, especially those who think that White House nagging… Read More
