Big Bird vs. Budget Cuts That Matter
America is headed toward a fiscal cliff, the U.S. military is being gutted by budget cuts, and the President has been focused on…Big Bird. After… Read More
Facing Today’s Sputniks
Fifty-five years ago, America got a huge shock. The Soviets beat us to space with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Instead… Read More
Defending Readiness: Keep Military Training Strong
Brigadier General John Adams (Ret.) recently argued that we don’t go into war with the army we have, “we really go to war with the… Read More
Obama 2007: Warn Contractors of Impending Layoffs; Obama 2012: Don’t Bother
“For too long, employers have failed to notify workers that they’re about to lose their jobs due to mass layoffs or plant closings even though… Read More
Defense Cuts Will Cost Us in the Long Run
As its January 2 deadline draws near, sequestration and the roughly $500 billion it will cut from defense have received increasing attention. While proponents of… Read More
The Dire Effects of Sequestration
It’s hard to imagine a worse time to cut defense spending. While new threats emerge around the world, sequestration, mandated by the Budget Control Act… Read More
Flawed Sequestration Report Reinforces Need to Reverse Damaging Defense Cuts
The Obama Administration’s recent report on how it would slash nearly $500 billion more from national defense over the next decade leaves lawmakers, the military,… Read More
Armed Services Committee to Question Administration on Sequestration Report
This Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on sequestration’s impact on defense and national security in light of the Sequestration… Read More
Don’t Play Politics with the Nation’s Security
The political grandstanding around sequestration is shameful. As Bob Woodward described in his book The Price of Politics, the present crisis was not the product… Read More
Chart of the Week: Sequestration Reduces Defense as Budget Priority
The Obama Administration released its sequestration report more than a week late, but other than a 9.4 percent reduction in discretionary national defense funding, there… Read More
New Administration Report Gives Few Details on Sequestration’s Military Cuts
The White House is attempting to use the U.S. military as a bargaining chip to force Congress to raise taxes—the looming “sequestration” budget cuts were… Read More
WATCH LIVE: House Conservatives Answer Your Questions
House conservatives will gather this morning to take your questions about taxes, the Farm Bill, an expected continuing resolution and a range of other issues… Read More
U.S. Should Augment Missile Defenses in Asia
The United States is planning to expand its ballistic missile defenses to Asia, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This is a welcome initiative… Read More
Sequestration: We’re About to Shoot the Hostage
U.S. political leaders are facing a crossroads. They can step up and solve the budget impasse, or they can do nothing and let mandated sequestration… Read More
The Price Every State Must Pay: The National Guard and Sequestration
During a visit to the Niagara Falls Air and Reserve Station, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised the soldiers and airmen of the Reserve and National… Read More
Heritage Events Highlight Homeland Security Issues
Come join The Heritage Foundation August 14 at 10 a.m. for a discussion on “Disaster Response and Defense Support to Civil Authorities” as part of… Read More
Public-Private Partnerships Offer Smart Alternative to Sweeping Defense Cuts
There is little disagreement that looming cuts in the defense budget set to take place in January are ill-advised, though there is intense debate over… Read More
Even If Transparent, Sequestration Still a Bad Policy
Yesterday, President Obama signed the Sequestration Transparency Act into law. It requires the Administration to detail how the mandated defense cuts of sequestration will be… Read More
VIDEO: The Bloggers Briefing With John Fund, Hans von Spakovsky
Voter ID laws have emerged as a major dispute in the months before the 2012 election, pitting the Obama administration against a growing number of… Read More
Best Way to Address Sequestration: Overturn It
Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on implementing the mandated defense cuts known as sequestration. Instead of implementing the cuts, Congress… Read More
Obama on Sequestration: Pink-Slipping Military Readiness
President Obama believes that the nation’s defense will remain strong despite a severe decrease in military resources and manpower. His optimistic view is wrong, however,… Read More
Congressional Members Show Leadership on National Security
Three Members of Congress came together in an event sponsored by the YG [Young Guns] Network to speak about the impending defense sequestration and the… Read More
The Easiest Substitute for Defense Cuts: Obamacare
In case no one connected the dots, a report this week from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) held the solution to a serious problem plaguing… Read More
Hidden Effects of the Sequestration Cuts to Defense
One of the interesting and disturbing aspects of the ongoing debate about how the sequestration cuts will gut the defense budget by nearly $500 billion… Read More
Who’s “Playing Politics with Our Military”?
Despite the disastrous defense cuts that are looming with sequestration, the two main players—President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV)—see the situation as… Read More
Mandated Cuts Will Create “National Security Nightmare”
Constituents at a Great Falls, Montana, town hall meeting understand what many in Congress do not seem to understand: Cuts mandated by budget sequestration will… Read More
Mandated Military Cuts: What Is the President’s Real Priority?
A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “The Coming Defense Crack-Up” lays out a compelling argument against the defense cuts that are going to hit… Read More
VIDEO: House Conservatives Answer Your Questions
House conservatives gather this morning to take your questions about taxes, sequestration and a range of other issues facing Congress in the coming weeks and… Read More
Congress Rightly Seeks Details on Defense-Devastating Sequestration
With the commander in chief refusing to address the crippling, automatic cuts to national defense scheduled to start on January 2, Congress is appropriately stepping… Read More
Reagan 32 Years Ago Today: Tax Cuts, Defense and Energy Policy (VIDEO)
Many campaign slogans and speeches read more like museum pieces than modern calls to action. But Ronald Reagan’s 1980 acceptance speech to the Republican National… Read More
