Thankless Regulations an Affront to Pilgrims
After 66 days of turbulent sailing across the Atlantic, the Pilgrims were understandably eager to touch land at Plymouth Rock. But before allowing themselves to… Read More
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Giving Thanks for Religious Liberty: Faith in Action Helps Those in Need
Americans will gather around Thanksgiving tables this week to reflect on the past year and give thanks for the blessings of family, friends, and fundamental… Read More
Scouting for Food: The Irreplaceable Troops of Our Civil Society
The Government-as-Caretaker State got a regrettable boost this week. But that hasn’t put a stop to the demonstrations of why civil society is so important… Read More
Morning Bell: President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving yesterday and continue to enjoy spending time with friends and family today. While we at The Heritage Foundation enjoy… Read More
Morning Bell: A Day of ‘Public Thanksgiving and Prayer’
Most of us have heard or read at least part of Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation at some point. But even those who have heard it… Read More
The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
This Thursday, millions of families will celebrate Thanksgiving with roasted turkey, buttery mashed potatoes, and (with only a slight amount of guilt) another piece of… Read More
Thanksgiving–and Giving
Churches will be aglow on Thanksgiving as families gather to express their gratitude for the blessings they’ve experienced. Their continuing presence in the pews would… Read More
Thankful for a Different Kind of ‘Liberal’
This week is a time of giving thanks, and one of the most treasured gifts for which many Americans are thankful is freedom. In the… Read More
Family Fact Infographic: Be Thankful for Family Meals
This Thanksgiving, American families will gather around plump turkeys and homemade stuffing to share good food and good conversation with loved ones and family members…. Read More
What Limited Government Looks Like: Adopting a Foster Child
Many of us will give thanks for family this week. Sadly, more than one hundred thousand children awaiting adoption from the foster care system don’t… Read More
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Freedom to Thank God, In America and Abroad
Americans really are blessed. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and most of us are free to approach it as we please: Gathering once again as family and… Read More
Morning Bell: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Holiday yesterday and continue to enjoy spending time with friends and family today. The Heritage Foundation will be posting… Read More
Giving Thanks for Freedom
Between football and pumpkin pie, take a few minutes today to learn about the history of Thanksgiving in America. In this week’s Heritage in Focus… Read More
Talking Turkey About Food Safety
More than any other day of the year, families by the millions will give thanks today for America’s abundant and affordable food supply. The impressive… Read More
Morning Bell: Giving Thanks for the Free Market
As truly an American holiday as Thanksgiving is, it was not actually made a formal federal holiday until 1941. And it wasn’t even routinely celebrated… Read More
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Morning Bell: Stop Treating Everyone As An Equal Threat
The Associated Press reported yesterday that “cabinet secretaries, top congressional leaders and an exclusive group of senior U.S. officials are exempt from toughened new airport… Read More
Morning Bell: Giving Thanks for the Free Market
As millions of Americans spend today fervently practicing commerce, we bring you these thoughts faith, property and prosperity which first ran last year on Thanksgiving…. Read More
Morning Bell: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Thanksgiving was not formally made a federal holiday until 1941. However, it has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November annually since President Abraham… Read More
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God and Liberty: Reasons for Thanksgiving
Of the many influences that shaped the American concept of liberty, the first and most formative was faith. More than anything else, religion formed the… Read More
Being Grateful Is Good for Us
Here’s an encouraging note as Thanksgiving gatherings give way to Christmas shopping during the current economic meltdown: When older adults feel grateful for what they… Read More
Morning Bell: Giving Thanks for the Free Market
There is much talk these days of how conservatives need “new ideas” in these troubled economic times. And as we look at our nation’s troubled… Read More
Thankful for Our Piece of Pie
He or she is at it again. An electronic circular, originating elsewhere at Heritage and signed only “A Conservative,” marks Thanksgiving by recalling the Pilgrims’ fleeting flirtation… Read More
