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The fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is nearing a verdict. But it’s worth taking a step back and considering why this fight became so ugly, so brutal, and what it says about the Supreme Court’s role in our society. We discuss with Kim Holmes, executive vice president of The Heritage Foundation. Plus: We’ll…
Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in South Carolina erupted in cheers and high fives when the news broke that Amazon is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. Those cheers would have ceased, however, had the company then divided workers into two groups—those receiving pay increases and those receiving pink slips. That would…
More than two dozen women who personally know D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh from different times in his life gathered Thursday at the Capitol to share why they are standing by him amid allegations of sexual misconduct by Christine Blasey Ford and others. The women hand-delivered more than 100 letters that personally testify to his…
In America, we celebrate democracy and are justifiably proud that this nation was founded on the idea that the people should rule. That’s why it is so important that Americans be informed about their government. They are partakers in it. In fact, they control it. Under tyrannical systems, it matters little if the people are…
In recent years, perhaps no one has felt the pinch of budget cuts more than the U.S. military. Though Congress must remain responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, injudicious cuts to defense did unnecessary damage to our armed forces. Thanks to recent action from Congress, however, the military has cause for optimism. Congress took the first…
If the Environmental Protection Agency decides to regulate emissions of a specific pollutant, should those emission reductions yield benefits that exceed the costs of doing so? The commonsense answer to that question is: Of course. But that’s not how things work with many EPA air pollution regulations. Instead, the EPA has found a way to…
What do today’s college students think about the debate over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? Are they worried about what their classmates may say about them 20 years from now? And how is all this affecting their beer consumption? We took our cameras “On the Streets” of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to find out.
Should the media be rushing to cover allegations with little or no corroboration? The Daily Signal’s Ken McIntyre, a veteran journalist who covered Maryland as a crime reporter in the 80s, joins us to discuss. Plus: We look at the disturbing trend of selfie deaths. We also cover these stories: After spending two weeks debating…
“Oh, I think everyone in the county remembers these parties,” Julie Swetnick says with a smile during her nationally televised interview. Um, not me, Julie. I had my first job as a reporter in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the time Swetnick claims Brett Kavanaugh and other teenage boys routinely were drugging and gang-raping girls at…
Day by day, the #MeToo movement’s credibility is getting chipped away. The allegation being peddled by porn actress Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, is one obvious example. Accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of spiking girls’ drinks and running a gang-rape ring at parties in high school isn’t only not credible, it’s offensive and undermines…
I’ve been writing for years about the depth of the culture war taking place in America. I’ve done so with trepidation, with knowledge that without resolution, culture wars can turn into physical wars. It happened once in America. Can it happen again? The first major violent confrontation between citizens came about as result of the…
How did we get here? The Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination circus didn’t happen by accident. The emergence of incredible—and by “incredible,” I mean the literal Merriam-Webster definition of “too extraordinary and improbable to be believed”—accusers in the 11th hour was no mistake. It is my contention that this grand unearth-and-destroy spectacle was planned, coordinated, and…
The annual party conference of the British Conservative Party wrapped up Wednesday in the city of Birmingham. It’s been years—almost 20 years, in fact—since Conservative Party conferences were actually a genuine meeting of party members. Over those years, the conference has been more and more tightly controlled, with lobbyists and companies taking the place of…
This letter was sent Oct. 2 to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. Dear Senator, The issues of rape and sexual assault are not abstract concepts for me. In 1996 while pregnant with my first child, I was assaulted by a stranger on my morning run near my home in Northern Virginia. His intent was to rape…
Supreme Court appointments are perhaps the most important confirmations of our lifetime because they are lifetime appointments. They directly affect our lives and American jurisprudence for decades. It is the selection of who determines the law of the land. As a constitutional conservative, I want jurists who are eminently qualified but are also mindful of…
The Soviet Union did not free the world of tyranny in World War II. It merely helped defeat one evil while ruthlessly attempting to supplant it with another one. But you wouldn’t know that from reading an Associated Press article from early September. The Associated Press originally stated that the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany…
The stakes are high—very high. The confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been a battle royale. But why should one government official’s position be so existentially important? Yes, control of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance, but that raises the question as to why the court itself is so powerful. Could…
A proposal to repeal Obamacare entitlements and replace them with grants to states would reduce premiums for individual coverage by as much as 32 percent, according to an analysis by the Center for Health and Economy. The Health Care Choices Proposal also would modestly reduce the deficit, increase the number of people with private health…
Since Congress passed tax reform, American families have seen bigger paychecks and more opportunity. But there is still a lot of confusion about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Over the past few months, The Heritage Foundation team has been traveling the country to explain the benefits of tax reform. Below, we answer the most…
Great Britain has historically been one of the most free countries in the world. But in this hypersensitive age, free speech is coming under genuine threat—not just on college campuses, but across British society. Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali joins us to discuss. Plus: The media gets worked up over an apparent ice-throwing incident in Brett…