On Gloria Steinem’s Birthday, Comments That Will Shock Today’s Young Women
Liberal feminist icon Gloria Steinem turns 80 today. She once said that “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women… Read More
Meet the Real People Hurt by Obamacare’s Mandates And Disregard for Religious Liberty [PHOTOS]
What do air conditioning, wood, crafts supplies, and car lights have to do with each other? Not much. But the families behind these industries have joined… Read More
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Ted Cruz, Veteran of 9 Supreme Court Arguments, Says First Amendment on Trial Today
Ted Cruz has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in his lifetime, more than any other current member of Congress. Today, as a… Read More
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Freedom Is Everyone’s Business—Not the Government’s
The Supreme Court is currently embroiled in oral arguments over one of the most important religious liberty issues in recent years: Hearing challenges to Obamacare’s… Read More
INFOGRAPHIC: What Exactly This Hobby Lobby Case Is About
Today at the Supreme Court, some courageous Americans are standing up to Obamacare’s trampling of religious freedom. But outside the Court, the debate rages over… Read More
Pro-Life Activist: Abortion Industry Hurts, Not Empowers, Women
In a speech challenging the abortion industry and its portrayals in today’s mainstream culture, pro-life activist Lila Rose, president of Live Action, criticized the “system”… Read More
WATCH: Tough Questions on Religious Freedom, Abortion Drugs
Two cases before the Supreme Court are not about limiting a woman’s freedom to buy birth control, as they have been widely mischaracterized, but about… Read More
‘Special Consideration’ for ‘non-Christian’ Job Applicants?
A provision in a Michigan teachers’ union contract calling for “special consideration” to be given to “minority” job applicants including “those of the non-Christian faith”… Read More
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Gingrich: Americans in ‘Grave Danger’ of ‘Losing Our Religious Liberty’
As the date for the oral arguments in the Supreme Court case over the Health and Human Services mandate nears, Newt Gingrich is concerned that… Read More
Stanford Relents, Lifts ‘Free Speech Tax’ on Pro-Marriage Conference
Stanford University today appeared to soften its resistance to a pro-marriage event on campus, less than a day after drawing sharp criticism for siding with… Read More
The HHS Mandate and the Facts of Life
Two families will be before the Supreme Court next week challenging the Obamacare mandate that requires employers—under threat of crippling fines—to provide coverage of potentially… Read More
Heritage Scholar a Threat to Safety on Stanford Campus? Stanford’s Acting Unlawfully.
Ryan T. Anderson talks a lot about marriage. Heritage’s William E. Simon fellow has even been on CNN talking about marriage. But apparently safe enough… Read More
National Proposal Day: Making That Promise and Making It Last
The vernal equinox may have inspired Shakespeare to declare “the spring time, the only pretty ring time.” Fittingly, it was chosen as the date for… Read More
Taking a Stand Against Obamacare
Obamacare has caused seemingly endless problems, and one of the big—and very personal—ones will be on display at the Supreme Court next week. Often called… Read More
11 Female Superstars We’re Honoring for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and we want to honor those women who’ve made a difference! Margaret Thatcher tackled communism as prime minister of the United… Read More
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Volunteerism in America Hits a 10-Year Low
A report recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that volunteerism in America is at a 10-year low. This decline in civic engagement… Read More
Missionary in Ukraine: ‘Full-Scale Invasion Looks Imminent’
A Christian missionary from America who has lived in Ukraine for two decades says in an email to The Foundry that he is preparing to… Read More
Heritage Panel: Personal Opinion No Excuse to Abandon Marriage Laws
Virginia’s Democratic attorney general made history not only by declining to carry out his duty to defend state marriage law based on personal opinion but… Read More
WATCH: Children With Down Syndrome Tell Pregnant Mom About the Happy Life Her Son With Down Syndrome Will Have
Don’t be scared. Be excited. That’s the underlying message of a new video that responds to a pregnant women’s anxiety about expecting a child with… Read More
Meet the Two Families Fighting for Religious Freedom
In less than two weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in cases challenging an Obamacare mandate that is trampling on religious freedom. The Hahn… Read More
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Report: U.S. Is One of Seven Countries That Allows Late-Term Abortion
The United States is one of only a handful of developed countries in which late-term abortions after 20 weeks—five months—are allowed, according to a new… Read More
The White House Jumped the Shark Today
Cultural trends are often said to “jump the shark” when they go too far and become laughable or obsolete. The White House is in this… Read More
Women’s Empowerment Starts with Economic Freedom
Today is International Women’s Day, a celebration of women’s achievements and an opportunity to highlight the status of women around the world. International Women’s Day… Read More
Obama Should Not Be Afraid to Talk About Marriage
Search President Obama’s speech to minority youths last Thursday for the word “marriage,” and you will find just one reference, and in a throwaway line… Read More
Parents in Charge: Fight for School Choice Takes Stage at CPAC
As more and more cracks begin to show in the Common Core initiative, Americans are pushing back, insisting that parents—not bureaucrats in Washington—should “be in… Read More
One Change That Would Actually Help Reduce Child Poverty
The Children’s Defense Fund recently declared war on child poverty—despite the fact that we’re already 50 years and $20 trillion into a War on Poverty… Read More
Ukraine Crisis Holds Lessons for ‘Lawless’ IRS, Watchdog Says
American taxpayers ought to be inspired to stand up to the Internal Revenue Service by the people “dying in Ukraine,” the top dog at a… Read More
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Update from Missionary in Ukraine: Crisis Looks ‘Explosive,’ ‘Surreal’
The Rev. Gerard D. “George” de Vuyst, wife Sarah and their children. / Family Photo Russia’s military incursion into Crimea remains “explosive,” but the immediate… Read More
WATCH: Heritage @ South by Southwest (SXSW)
South by Southwest (SXSW) is the nation’s premier conference for innovation and technology — and this year, the Heritage Foundation will be there. The conference,… Read More
Only One of These Makes the Country Work
The contrast could not be more stark. While President Obama releases his ideal budget for the year today—lauding government as the source of success in… Read More
