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The multi-front cyberspace information war in which we recently have found ourselves just got a little more complicated. A group which calls itself Cyber Caliphate, assumed to have ties to the terrorist group ISIS, may in fact be a creation of Russian hackers taking advantage of the havoc wrecked on social media and the Internet…
ABC News is mainstreaming the practice of polyamory—that is, group marriage—with a story titled, “Two Moms, One Dad, Two Babies Make One Big Happy Polyamorous Family.” The video (which you should watch at your own discretion, it includes discussions of three-way sex) profiles a self-described “triad” or “throuple”—a three-person couple. It discusses their desire for…
House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he wants to put “facts first” before using the appropriations process to end federal funding to Planned Parenthood. The most recent reports of harvesting and selling body parts from aborted unborn babies have renewed the call to end the more than half a billion dollars that the organization receives…
The murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by a seven-time felon and five-time deportee has sparked a nationwide debate about sanctuary cities and immigration policy. We recently learned that in one eight-month period in 2014, more than 8,100 deportable aliens were released by sanctuary jurisdictions. Of those, three thousand were felons and 62 percent…
This week, an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled against North Dakota’s fetal heartbeat law. Though the state has been ordered to not enforce the law, the appeals court strongly signaled that the Supreme Court should revisit its abortion precedents, including Roe v. Wade. Passed in 2013, North Dakota’s H.B. 1456 makes it a…
On the Senate floor this morning, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Republican leadership. “We’ve had a Republican majority in both houses of Congress now for about six months,” said Cruz in a speech. “What has that majority done? First thing we did – in December, we came back and passed a trillion dollar cromnibus plan,…
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint wrote this week about why Planned Parenthood needs to stop receiving taxpayer dollars: A video released last week by the Center for Medical Progress shocked the nation by showing an executive of Planned Parenthood sipping wine and casually talking about the going rate for the organs of aborted…
After 80 years of exclusive state control, Mexico is finally liberalizing its oil industry. On July 15, the Mexican government began auctioning several shallow water oil blocks on the Gulf coast to investors, both domestic and foreign. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has made economic structural reform one of his primary objectives and these first…
A recent report out of Oklahoma makes clear the startling consequences of a lack of transparency and oversight within law enforcement. Over a seven-year period, Oklahoma law enforcement authorities misused seized property, misspent seized funds and misplaced or lost evidence—including confiscated firearms. Last week, a review of Oklahoma audits from 2007 to 2014 brought to…
With more than $500 million in taxpayer funding annually, it’s time for the American people to know the truth about Planned Parenthood. >>> Read More: 6 Scandals Involving Planned Parenthood
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the (deeply flawed) Iran deal with Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew. In preparation for the hearing, The Heritage Foundation published 15 questions the administration needs to clarify. A majority of senators’ questions touched upon…
Former Sen. Jim DeMint, president of The Heritage Foundation, spoke to Fox News today about sanctuary cities. “Millions of Americans are angry about this,” DeMint said. “Americans don’t understand why we don’t protect our border, why cities like San Francisco ignore our federal laws and allow convicted felons who are illegal to stay and live…
I had the honor of representing The Heritage Foundation this week at a “Stop Iran Now” rally in New York City’s Times Square. Over 12,000 people filled seven city blocks. They say it was one of the largest demonstrations ever held in Times Square. There’s nothing like the fear of a nuclearized Iran and Middle…
Iran has a long history of supporting violence and terrorism within the Middle East, as well as around the world. The following list is a small sample of some of the most dangerous Iranians who will no longer be sanctioned through the implementation of the Iran deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). 1. Qasem Soleimani…
The Export-Import Bank is dead. Let’s keep it that way. This hoary relic of the Great Depression has been plagued with corruption and fraud. Its lending practices primarily benefit a handful of wealthy American mega-corporations and, far too often, unsavory interests abroad. Ex-Im’s charter expired on June 30, but special interests continue to press Congress…
Politico is reporting that the so-called “Equality Act” will be introduced today in Congress. The bill is the brainchild of the Human Rights Campaign—an influential, sophisticated and lavishly funded LGBT activist organization. The “Equality Act” is a misnomer. The bill does not protect equality before the law, but unnecessarily and unjustly violates freedom by creating…
The index before you is more than a book of statistics—more even than a diagnosis of America’s economy and culture. It is first and foremost a corrective to a misguided way of thinking about society that too often holds sway in American politics. >>> Read The Heritage Foundation’s 2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity, which…
On Thursday morning the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), chaired by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., will meet to hold its first hearing on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Appearing before the Committee will be three administration witnesses, including Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. There is a significant level of concern…
It’s not easy to live on $944 per month, especially if you are disabled. But $944—less than the federal poverty level—is what the average disabled worker’s benefit will fall to if Congress does nothing before the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund runs dry at the end of 2016. According to the Social Security Trustees 2015…
According to the folks at the New York Times, this whole Planned Parenthood story is not a story. And if anybody needs to be investigated, says the Times, it’s certainly not the country’s largest abortion provider, which we’ve now learned is possibly also in the business of selling aborted babies’ livers, hearts and other body…