Somalia: New President, Same Challenges
Yesterday, Somalia’s newly appointed parliament voted Hassan Sheikh Mohamud into office as the country’s new president. A political amateur and academic from central Somalia, Mohamud… Read More
Morning Bell: Union Money in Elections
This election year, millions of Americans will donate to the political candidates and initiatives of their choice at the local, state, and federal levels. But… Read More
French Socialist’s Victory Is A Symbol of the EU’s Decline
Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat at the hands of French Socialist leader Francois Hollande has sent shock waves throughout Europe, and will significantly challenge the fragile austerity… Read More
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Morning Bell: What’s the Senate Thinking?
April 29 marks the third year in which the U.S. Senate has not passed a budget — a staggering dereliction of duty, particularly given the… Read More
Judicial Mischief in Wisconsin Surrounds Effort to Recall Gov. Walker
The political battle over Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s (R) recall is heating up. Four Democrats have filed paperwork to appear on the ballot opposite Walker,… Read More
What Would Our Founders Say About Elections Today?
With Super Tuesday coming up, Americans are reflecting on the Republican presidential campaign: Has the fighting among candidates been normal? Is the presidential campaign process… Read More
Russian Elections Did Not Bring a Surprise–but Now What?
A recent Heritage event analyzed Russia’s presidential election and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency. The election was held in the aftermath of… Read More
Heritage vs. ACLU at Voter ID Debate
Voter fraud has a history of plaguing elections, inspiring a growing number of states to enact voter identification laws in recent years. The issue was… Read More
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NLRB’s ‘Snap Elections’ Rule Would Dramatically Increase Unionization
A new National Labor Relations Board regulation that expedites elections for union representation will likely lead to dramatically higher rates of unionization, a new study… Read More
Morning Bell: Voter ID Prevents Election Fraud
Last night’s nail-biter in Iowa marked the beginning of election year 2012. And with Americans heading to the polls — next in New Hampshire, then… Read More
Seventy Percent of Americans Agree It’s Time for Voter ID
Think that you ought to be required to show photo identification before being able to vote? If so, count yourself among the majority of Americans… Read More
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Morning Bell: Stop Obama’s Big Union Onslaught
What does it take to bring an airline to its knees? Uncompetitive union-negotiated labor contracts and a fundamental unwillingness to recognize that in a down… Read More
The National Popular Vote Scheme Isn’t So Popular
The Heritage Foundation and the State Government Leadership Foundation are hosting an exciting event on December 7 at Heritage on the Electoral College and the… Read More
Morocco’s Elections: Quiet, If Not Indifferent
Last Friday, Moroccans headed to the polls to vote in the latest parliamentary elections since the constitution was reformed in July. The Islamist Justice and… Read More
VIDEO: Chess Champ Garry Kasparov Hopes Arab Spring Spreads to Russia
Garry Kasparov mastered the game of chess to become a world-famous champion. These days he’s facing a much tougher opponent: the corrupt leadership of Russia…. Read More
Scribecast: John Fund Explains Why Voter ID Laws Benefit Minorities
Former President Bill Clinton recently compared voter identification laws to Jim Crow-era statutes that suppressed the black vote after the Civil War. “There has never… Read More
The Constitution and the Right to Vote: Protecting Against Voter Fraud
In August, three voters in Wake County, North Carolina, were charged with voting twice in the 2008 presidential election, apparently for President Barack Obama. In… Read More
Who Needs Elections Anyways? – The Left’s Distaste for Democracy
“We might be a healthier democracy if we were a slightly less democratic one.” Really? Writing for the New Republic, Peter Orszag, Obama’s former head… Read More
Scribecast: Gov. Scott Walker on Job Growth in Wisconsin
Last month’s employment report from the Department of Labor offered more dismal news about the U.S. economy. And while many areas of the country continue… Read More
Former NLRB Chief Warns Against Board’s ‘Radical’ Snap Elections Rule
A former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday blasted a proposed rule that would expedite elections for workplace unionization, insisting the proposed… Read More
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Obama’s NLRB Pushes “Snap Elections” for Union Gain
Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been aggressively reinterpreting the law to foist unions on workers—whether they want them or not. The Board famously… Read More
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Is Obama Circumventing Congress to Restrict Political Speech?
Is President Barack Obama trying to perform an end-run around Congress in order to implement restrictions on political speech? It’s a question that 27 senators… Read More
Nigerian Presidential Election: Religious Tensions Threaten Democratic Progress
Almost immediately after it was announced that President Goodluck Jonathan won Nigeria’s presidential election this past weekend, violence erupted in many northern states. This post-election… Read More
Lunch With Heritage Chat
The American people spoke loud and clear on Tuesday. They do not want to continue on the path that the Obama Administration was taking us… Read More
Democracy Fights Back in Venezuela
With due respects to Abraham Lincoln, one can say that Venezuela is a “house divided against itself.” The question for the Obama Administration is how… Read More
Debating (or Not) the DISCLOSE Act
The House Rules Committee met yesterday to set the rules for debate on the DISCLOSE Act. True to form, the committee kept the public out… Read More
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Podcast: Understanding the UK Election
The results of the UK elections and the new coalition government that has resulted have sparked much commentary and debate. But few Americans actually understand… Read More
Chile Elects A Conservative President
On January 17, voters in Chile’s presidential run-off selected conservative Sebastián Piñera to become their next chief executive. The win for Piñera ended the 20-year… Read More
What Are We Incentivizing Exactly?
It seems that every week the administration tries to find a new excuse cut and run in Afghanistan. This week the line is that without… Read More
