SocietyCommentary
Is America Heading In the Right Direction?
You’ve no doubt seen those polls in which Americans are asked if they think our country is heading in the right direction. Perhaps you’ve even… Read More
SocietyNews
Heritage Action Offers Bipartisan ‘Opportunity’ Agenda as Recess Reading
As lawmakers prepared to head home from Washington for the long August recess, one ambitious organization sent them packing with a blueprint for delivering conservative… Read More
EconomyNews
Milton Friedman’s 7 Most Notable Quotes
Harry Truman once complained he wanted to find a one-handed economist because he was tired of asking a direct question of those on his economic team,… Read More
SocietyNews
‘The Right Way’: Adoption Bill’s Sponsor Says Children Do Best With a Mom and Dad
Legislation being introduced today to protect faith-based adoption and foster care agencies from being forced to place children in the homes of same-sex couples should… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Absurdity of Naming a Post Office Goldwater
What would be a fitting memorial for the founding father of the modern conservative movement? A statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall? An airport?… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Conservatives: Societal Change Comes Best From Individuals, Not Government
Just before the 4th of July, the Pew Research Center released a fascinating study of Americans’ political beliefs, dividing them into seven categories from “steadfast… Read More
LawNews
Green Group Under Scrutiny for Trespassing, Harassment at Woman’s Farm
Robert Marmet knew he was supposed to inspect Martha Boneta’s farm, but he didn’t know exactly what for. He knew there were limits on what… Read More
SocietyNews
What ‘Holly Hobby Lobby’ Has Learned … and Her Next Move
She has endured thousands of vicious, personal attacks on Twitter and other social media, but Holly Fisher – now famously known as “Holly Hobby Lobby”… Read More
LawNews
Va. Farmer Says Green Group Urged County to Harass Her With Zoning Citations
A well-funded, politically influential environmental group based in Fauquier County, Va., stands accused of colluding with government officials and real estate moguls to force a… Read More
SocietyNews
Hipster Ryan Says ‘Yes’ to Beards, ‘No’ to Pot and Tattoos
Yesterday, I sat down with the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Paul Ryan, to ask the hard questions about the issues that matter… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The GOP’s Healthy Debate: It Makes Us All Better
If you want to see people who are afraid of an honest policy debate in America today, visit a college campus. This year alone, the… Read More
LawNews
Judges Set Clock Ticking for IRS to Explain, Recover Missing Emails
The IRS has less than 30 days to detail under oath and in writing the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of former official Lois Lerner’s emails… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Richard Scaife: The Man of Great Accomplishment
Much has been written about Richard M. Scaife since his death on July 4. It isn’t surprising. Dick was a man of high ideals and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Constitution Isn’t a Liberal or Conservative Document
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne is not happy that conservatives are claiming the mantle of the Constitution. “You cannot talk for very long to a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
University President Calls Law Requiring Study of Constitution ‘Archaic’
University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides is refusing to comply with a state law that requires all public universities to teach students about America’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Internet’s Independence Up for Grabs This July 4
Today, Americans observe Independence Day, in which we celebrate not just our separation from King George and Great Britain, but the affirmation of what Jefferson… Read More
SocietyNews
Richard M. Scaife, Newspaper Publisher and Heritage Foundation Trustee, Dies at 82
Richard M. Scaife, philanthropist to conservative causes and publisher of Tribune-Review Publishing, Co., died Friday at the age of 82. Scaife, an early supporter of The Heritage… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Virtuous Citizens Power the American Dream
Nowadays in polite society, we rarely hear anyone talk about strength of character, virtues or greatness. To discuss these matters would require making “value judgments,”… Read More
SocietyNews
‘We Have Not Forgotten’: Presidents on the Fourth of July
In a letter to his wife Abigail the day before the American colonies publicly justified their independence from Great Britain, John Adams predicted the occasion would be… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Don’t Listen to the Soccer Cranks. The World Cup Is Awesome.
There’s no doubt about it: Soccer is the world’s favorite sport. That is reaffirmed every four years when the world stops to watch the World… Read More
SocietyNews
What These Americans Think of the Hobby Lobby Ruling
Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that employers with religious objections cannot be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs and devices to their… Read More
LawNews
IRS Emails Show Lois Lerner Suggested Audit of GOP Senator
New emails obtained by Congress show IRS official Lois Lerner, acting on misdirected correspondence, suggested auditing a Republican senator who has been critical of the Obama administration… Read More
Pictures of Faith at Work: This Family Waits, Prays for Obamacare Ruling
The Supreme Court is expected to decide as early as today whether the government can force two family businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties,… Read More
SocietyNews
What Do Millennials Think of Chris Christie’s Spin on Pro-Life?
Are millennials onboard with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s new definition of what “pro-life” means? Speaking today at the Road to Majority conference in Washington,… Read More
SocietyNews
March for Marriage in Photos: ‘We’re Not Here to Be Anti-Anything’
On a hot, humid day in Washington, men, women and children from across the nation gathered near the Capitol to celebrate marriage as it has been historically… Read More
SocietyNews
Media All Out for Same-Sex Marriage? Let’s Ask These Guys
Organizers call the March for Marriage an “indispensable vehicle” for showing the world — and mainstream media — that support for the preservation of marriage… Read More
SocietyNews
Mike Lee, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz Chart ‘Road to Majority’
Three prominent Republican senators – all rumored presidential candidates in 2016 – today projected their visions for the future of the party during the first… Read More
SocietyNews
House Republicans Choose McCarthy as Majority Leader, Scalise as Whip
Kevin McCarthy of California defeated Idaho conservative Raúl Labrador in this afternoon’s Republican conference election for House majority leader. In the election to replace McCarthy… Read More
SocietyNews
Kerry Asks Sudan to ‘Respect’ Condemned Mom’s Religious Freedom
A day after Christian groups rallied outside the White House seeking presidential action on behalf of a mother condemned to hang in Sudan because of… Read More
SocietyNews
Labrador Wins Attention of GOP in Bid for House Majority Leader
Vote counts show California’s Kevin McCarthy has all but secured election today as majority leader of the House of Representatives, but Idaho’s Raúl Labrador looks… Read More
