Welfare: Obama Wanted to Gut Work Requirements in 2009
President Obama had been seeking ways to circumvent the 1996 welfare work requirements since coming to office, according to a 2009 memo released Tuesday by… Read More
Heritage’s Ryan Anderson Addresses Regent University Graduation
Hold a sense of personal responsibility over a sense of entitlement, Heritage scholar Ryan T. Anderson urged graduates on May 4 during the commencement address… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Thankful for Religious Freedom on National Day of Prayer
Millions of people of faith in America will participate today in the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. Although the National Day of Prayer was… Read More
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NYU Prof Is for Same-Sex Marriage but Really Against Marriage
In a recent debate at New York University Law School, Ryan T. Anderson, co-author of the book What Is Marriage? and Heritage’s William E. Simon… Read More
Obama Vows Support for Planned Parenthood
President Obama became the first sitting President to address Planned Parenthood this week, speaking to roughly a thousand supporters at the organization’s national conference in… Read More
Boy Scouts Propose Membership Resolution for Vote in May
On Friday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a resolution that would maintain its current membership policy with one change involving youth members. Approximately… Read More
Penalizing Religious Belief: No Bed of Roses
A Washington state florist is facing a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general because she desires to conduct her business in accord with the principles… Read More
Work Is the Best Way out of Poverty, Most Americans Agree
Most Americans believe “work is the best solution for poverty,” according to a recent Rasmussen Report. A full 80 percent of Americans agree with this… Read More
Yet Again, Obama Calls for Reducing Charitable Contribution Deduction
Like past budget proposals, President Obama’s new budget plan calls—again—for lowering the charitable contribution deduction. The current tax code allows individuals to deduct their giving… Read More
Delayed Marriage: Knot So Great
New research on the rising trend of delayed marriage in the U.S. reveals some disturbing details for the next generation. Today, an astonishing 48 percent… Read More
Dumping Welfare Work Requirements Is Not Innovation
According to a statement by the Obama Administration in March, a House bill that reinforces the welfare work requirements of the 1996 reform act equates… Read More
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Another U.N. Meeting Equates “Women’s Rights” with Abortion, Sexual Rights
Once again, this year’s U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)—ostensibly themed on the prevention of violence against women and girls—actually focused on expanding… Read More
Marching for Marriage—and Children (SLIDESHOW)
[uds-billboard name=”March for Marriage”] Photos by Benjamin Myers Photography “Kids deserve a mom and a dad.” That was the overarching message as thousands gathered this… Read More
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Morning Bell: The Marriage Debate Through a Child’s Eyes
Earlier this month, 11-year-old Grace Evans appeared before a panel of Minnesota lawmakers considering a redefinition of marriage in that state. She testified to the… Read More
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Academy of Pediatrics Endorses Same-Sex Marriage, but Science Not So Sure
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement yesterday indicating its support for same-sex marriage. Based on “extensive research,” this statement from a… Read More
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Marriage Has a Role in Raising Children, Reducing Poverty
The marriage debate is about more than romance between adults. Society’s interest in the upbringing of children and marriage’s unique ability to serve that interest… Read More
Wisconsin Welfare Reform Promotes Self-Sufficiency
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) says welfare dependence is no measure of success when it comes to helping the poor. “Sadly, there are some in… Read More
Eliminate the Ineffective SNAP Employment and Training Program
Senator Pat Roberts’s (R–KS) amendment to the Senate’s budget plan (S.Con.Res. 8) to eliminate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) Employment and Training… Read More
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Redefining Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty
Religious liberty doesn’t stop at the church doors. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the nonpartisan public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression… Read More
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International Jurists: Marriage Is Between a Man and Woman
The United States Constitution should be interpreted without appeal to foreign law or international norms. In his dissenting opinion in Atkins v. Virginia, Justice Antonin… Read More
House Makes Case for Improving Foster Care and Adoption
Today, many foster children languish in a system that can often become a “trap door” rather than a means to a stable home. The House… Read More
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Ideology, Not Science, Behind Redefining Marriage
Severe flaws and limitations exist in the scientific research into the relatively new phenomenon of same-sex parenting, argue preeminent political scientists Leon R. Kass and… Read More
NYC Teen Pregnancy Ads Should Focus on Why Marriage Matters
New York City has a new ad campaign to prevent teen pregnancy, which has stirred up quite the controversy. Featuring faces of distraught babies, the… Read More
House Votes to Restore Welfare Work Requirements
On March 13, the House voted to restore the work requirements that the Obama Administration attempted to gut from the 1996 welfare reform law. The… Read More
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Morning Bell: Make Your Voice Heard for Marriage
Marriage is the fundamental building block of all human civilization. All Americans, especially conservatives, should respect this crucial institution of civil society. This is why… Read More
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Social Science Confirms: Kids Need Married Moms and Dads
A group of social science professors present the scholarly research on a child’s need for a married mother and a father in a brief submitted… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: The Feminine Mystique and Feminists’ Mistake
Among the landmarks in the 2013 Women’s History Month is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique—a work that was… Read More
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Broad, Diverse Defense of Marriage at Supreme Court
Scholars have filed more than 50 amicus briefs with the Supreme Court urging it to uphold California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage… Read More
Morning Bell: Welfare Reform Is Back
Last summer, the Obama Administration gutted the successful 1996 welfare reform law by offering to waive its work requirements. Now the debate is back, as… Read More
House Takes Steps to Make Welfare Work Again
Members of Congress are taking action to confront last summer’s move by the Obama Administration to gut the 1996 welfare reform law of its work… Read More
