DeMint on CNBC: We Need a Balanced Budget in 10 Years (VIDEO)
All this talk of “spending cuts” in sequestration is forgetting one important point: These aren’t true spending cuts. They are reductions in the rate at… Read More
WATCH: House Conservatives Answer Your Questions
Rob Bluey of The Heritage Foundation will host Conversations with Conservatives today at 11:30 AM in Rayburn 2203 (also streaming online). Conversations with Conservatives is a… Read More
VIDEO: Obama’s 13 Tax Hikes in 2013
President Obama is crisscrossing the country to scare Americans about sequestration. But what’s really frightening are the 13 Obama tax hikes that took effect in… Read More
Morning Bell: Voting Rights at the Supreme Court Today
To understand what’s going on in the Supreme Court today, we have to go back in time. The year was 1965. Hundreds of people gathered… Read More
DeMint: Obama Tax Hikes Will Do More Harm Than Sequester (VIDEO)
Heritage Foundation President-Elect Jim DeMint says Americans shouldn’t be fooled by President Obama’s scare tactics on sequestration. Federal cuts won’t harm the U.S. economy, DeMint… Read More
Rule of Law Essential for Business
In a globally competitive world, competition is key. Fundamental for competition is the rule of law, according to Myron Brilliant, Senior Vice President for International… Read More
Video: Coolidge Proves Limited Government a Winning Strategy
Can a politician advocate budget cuts and succeed? The answer is found in the politics of President Calvin Coolidge, a man whose persistence led to… Read More
Another Incriminating Hagel Speech
Yet another of former Senator Chuck Hagel’s (R–NE) speeches has now come back to bite him, and it could be the straw that topples his… Read More
Sequestration 101: Watch Heritage’s Google+ Hangout at Noon ET Today
What is sequestration? And why is Washington in a panic about it? Federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, are scheduled to hit in one week…. Read More
Family Fact of the Week: To Fight Poverty, Strengthen Marriage (VIDEO)
“Marriage is the unsung antipoverty program,” says Sheila Weber, Executive Director of National Marriage Week. In the video above, citing Heritage Foundation research, Weber explains… Read More
Morning Bell: Why a Car Commercial Can Make You Cry
Is there a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces in your life? If so, tears likely came to your eyes when you saw Jeep’s Super… Read More
Climate Protestors Rally Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Supporters of President Obama’s continued obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline and more government controls to prevent climate change attended a “Forward on Climate” rally… Read More
Obama’s State of the Union: A Broken Record
Did listening to the State of the Union this year sound familiar? That’s because President Obama repeated the same lines over his last four years… Read More
WATCH: Google+ Hangout with Heritage Experts on State of the Union
Join us for a discussion with Heritage Foundation experts about President Obama’s State of the Union address last night. Obama proposed at least 29 new… Read More
Rep. Tom Price: Obama Needs to “Press the Reset Button”
President Obama’s refusal to balance the budget will soon leave Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security bankrupt. That’s according to Representative Tom Price (R-GA), who spoke at… Read More
WATCH: Rep. Tom Price Talks Balanced Budget at Bloggers Briefing
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) joins us for today’s Bloggers Briefing. He’ll share his thoughts on the State of the Union, balancing the budget, and anything… Read More
Ask Obama: Our Question for the State of the Union “Fireside Hangout”
After the State of the Union, President Obama is going to do a “Fireside Hangout.” He will answer “a selection of your top-voted questions” in… Read More
Morning Bell: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
In North Dakota, people have jobs. That state led the nation in job creation last year, and its unemployment rate is only 3.2 percent (compared… Read More
VIDEO: Dr. Ben Carson Speaks Truth to Power at National Prayer Breakfast
Yesterday, world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson presented the keynote address at the 61st Annual National Prayer Breakfast. With President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden,… Read More
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Free-Market Opportunities Propel North Dakota to Top Job Creator
North Dakota led the nation in job creation in 2012, according to a new report released by Gallup. The state has an unemployment rate of… Read More
Morning Bell: Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
The next time a cashier asks “paper or plastic?” think of Abbie Schoenwetter. He spent more than six years in federal confinement for shipping lobster… Read More
WATCH: Google+ Hangout on America’s Opportunity for All
This week, The Heritage Foundation released a report titled “America’s Opportunity for All.” The report makes the argument for our principles and policies by speaking… Read More
VIDEO: Gov. Rick Snyder’s Customer-Service Approach to Government
Michigan has added 14,000 new small-business jobs to become the sixth fastest growing economy in the nation, and even automakers are starting to hire again…. Read More
VIDEO: Rand Paul on the Rise of Islamic Radicalism
How can American foreign policy meet the challenge of radical Islam? By adopting the principles America used to win the cold war, said Senator Rand… Read More
Ronald Reagan at 102
Barack Obama frequently reminds Americans that he took office during difficult economic times. But he’s certainly not the first president to have done so. What… Read More
What’s Up with That North Korea Video?
Is North Korea threatening to bomb the United States? That’s the question on people’s minds after that country released a strange video depicting a fiery… Read More
WATCH: Senator Rand Paul on Conservative Foreign Policy
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) visits Heritage this morning to deliver a much-anticipated speech about a constitutionally conservative foreign policy — one that respects the Founders’… Read More
DeMint on Fox News: “The President Is Not Willing to Cut Spending”
Lawmakers in Washington cut a deal on the dreaded fiscal cliff last month — hiking taxes without cutting much spending. Now, President Obama wants to… Read More
Rand Paul on Restoring the Founders’ Vision of Foreign Policy
Since his upset victory in 2010, Senator Rand Paul has made headlines with his independent views. Heritage’s Jackie Anderson recently sat down with the Kentucky… Read More
Responding to Rising Islamist Movements (VIDEO)
Senator Rand Paul (R–KY) will deliver remarks Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation laying out his ideas for “Restoring the Founders’ Vision of Foreign Policy.” A… Read More
