With continuing unemployment problems driving more and more Americans to seek Social Security disability benefits, that program’s already weakened trust fund faces a bleak future…. Read More
This week’s Heritage Libertad Radio program – half in English, half in Spanish – covered the recent S & P downgrade, including a discussion with… Read More
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Congressional leaders led a national debate in July 2011 about the problems of federal overspending and overborrowing. Unfortunately, at the end of the debate, Congress… Read More
President Barack Obama made two fundamental mistakes today in his press conference which was intended to calm the markets. First, he did not lead off with… Read More
According to a new poll by the education research journal Education Next, 65 percent of the American public wants education spending to increase. That figure,… Read More
There is considerable misunderstanding about what the new debt ceiling law does to the area of defense. Many people are describing the required defense cuts… Read More
Tune in here at noon ET on Sunday to listen to Heritage Radio. Topics will include the new job numbers, the economy, and a discussion with… Read More
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is a man on a mission. The freshman senator came to Washington after defeating an incumbent Republican, angering some in the… Read More
Be sure to tune in to Heritage Libertad Radio this Sunday at Noon ET, here. The first 30 minutes is in Spanish, covering President Obama’s… Read More
Last night, the House of Representatives was set to vote on House Speaker John Boehner’s (R–OH) plan to raise the debt ceiling, as the projected… Read More
Through the fog of the debt limit negotiations, President Obama has attempted to shift the blame for America’s deficit crisis to politicians at large, claiming… Read More
Washington is boiling, and it’s not just the temperature. Dueling debt ceiling proposals, presidential veto threats, and heated rhetoric between and among parties have political… Read More
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. What really is poverty? – Ed… Read More
Americans tuning in last night to watch President Barack Obama’s primetime address from the East Room of the White House might have thought they stumbled… Read More
It’s hard to understand why President Obama took to the airwaves tonight at prime time. He still has no plan for dealing with government overspending… Read More
Conservatives have a clear objective: Debt limit legislation should drive down federal spending on the way to a balanced budget, while preserving the ability to… Read More
Want some perspective on the debt ceiling negotiations and calls for tax increases in exchange for spending cuts? You might want to consider a cautionary… Read More
Proponents of government spending are fond of citing 1937 as an example of when government implemented sharp austerity, and the economy derailed. This argument is dead wrong. On Thursday,… Read More
Now that the Senate has voted to do nothing to address the overspending crisis, conservatives must keep the liberals’ feet to the fire and not… Read More
A new report from Cornell economist Richard Burkhauser and his colleagues has once again called into question the claims of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)… Read More
Desperate for a “balanced” approach to resolving the debt ceiling impasse, President Obama glommed on to the Gang of Six’s plan before the ink was… Read More
This week, Representative Buck McKeon (R–CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a memorandum to Republicans on the committee. He appropriately criticized the… Read More
Fellow conservatives, We find ourselves in the midst of an important battle, the outcome of which will be determined by decisions to be made in… Read More
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Ten Oil Rigs Have Exited Gulf… Read More
Desperate to sell the American people on a yet-to-be-determined plan to raise the debt ceiling, increase taxes, and avoid necessary reforms to rein in government,… Read More
A group of U.S. Senators called the Gang of Six has cobbled together the third Senate-originated half-baked idea this week that would lead to hiking… Read More
Any Senator foolish enough to think the McConnell-Reid “Just Borrow More” Plan solves the debt ceiling problem should look again at what the Moody’s debt… Read More
With the nation staring down $14 trillion in debt, a Senate that has failed to pass a budget in 811 days, and a government that… Read More
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) visits Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing. He will be discussing his new book, “The Great American Awakening: Two Years That… Read More
Liberals from Capitol Hill to the cable networks keep insisting that the nation will go into default unless Congress raises the nation’s debt ceiling by… Read More
