Principled Stand of the U.S. with the Baltics Still Resonates Today
Tomorrow, the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will meet at the White House with President Barack Obama. The joint meeting provides an opportunity for… Read More
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Visiting Yasukuni War Memorial Stirs Controversy in Asia–Pacific
August 15 marks the 68th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. It is also a day when some Japanese politicians pay respect to… Read More
American Betrayal: How Enemies Within Harm the U.S.
The topic of a recent Heritage event on American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, by noted author and columnist Diana West, was… Read More
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Honoring the Greatest Generation
Having enjoyed peace and stability since the end of World War II, it is often easy for Americans to forget a generation that sacrificed so… Read More
Heritage to Screen “Honor Flight,” Movie About World War II Heroes
Last summer the heartwarming movie “Honor Flight” premiered before record-breaking crowd of 28,442 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The film, which chronicles the lives and… Read More
60 Years After His Death, Stalin Haunts Russia
March 5 marks the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death. One of the most infamous leaders of the 20thcentury, Stalin remains a controversial figure among… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Nobel Prize Awarded for Politics, Not Substance
Many self-righteous and smug Eurocrats will be celebrating the European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded earlier today in Oslo, Norway. Wisely and sensibly,… Read More
Life Behind the Iron Curtain: The Ultimate Exercise in Big Government (VIDEO)
More than 20 years have passed since the Soviet empire collapsed. Telling its history to new generations here and in the countries of Eastern and… Read More
Defense Budget: Military “Experts” Seem to Have Short Memories
A recently released report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, “Strategic Choices: Navigating Austerity,” argues that allowing some hollowing out of our military… Read More
Happy 237th Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps!
From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the Marine Corps has answered the nation’s call each and every time they are needed…. Read More
Film Honoring World War II Veterans Aims for World-Record Premiere
More than 30,000 people are expected to attend tonight’s screening of “Honor Flight” at Milwaukee’s Miller Park, which would break the world record for a… Read More
Who Is John Powers?
He graduated from Annapolis. He flew the Douglas SBD “Dauntless” dive bomber, a plane that had a reputation for being slow and outmoded even before… Read More
D-Day: Let Us Pray
When we look back across history, it’s all too easy to assume that because something happened, it had to happen exactly the way it did…. Read More
WATCH LIVE: Rep. Mac Thornberry Speaks at The Bloggers Briefing
An outdated U.S. law adopted in the aftermath of World War II prevents Americans from listening to broadcasts on Voice of America and other taxpayer-supported… Read More
Obama Insults Poland Again
President Obama has a long track record of insulting the Poles. In 2010 he chose to play golf on the day of the funeral of the Polish… Read More
Congress Should Follow General Marshall’s Example
It was a major, who in 1923, gave a talk to a small group here in Washington, D.C., an Army major, who said that America… Read More
World War II: Economic Stimulant or Depressant?
Did World War II spending boost economic growth? Although some statistics appear to affirm this, wiser historical analysis demonstrates that artificial increases in output during… Read More
Morning Bell: Pearl Harbor, WWII, and a Lesson for Today
On this day 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress and requested a declaration of war against Japan following… Read More
Scribecast: Craig Shirley on America’s Transformation in December 1941
This month marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declaration of war on Japan, Germany and Italy. December 1941,… Read More
Podcast: Keynes vs. Hayek
Make sure to listen to a recent radio interview with Nicholas Wapshott, author of the new book, “Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics.”… Read More
Remembering D-Day
Today marks the 67th anniversary of Allied troops storming Normandy in what was known as D-Day. It was the knockout blow to Axis forces in… Read More
The Stalin Bust: Why Don’t They Get It?
The national convention of the American Legion joins a long list of Americans of all political views in condemning inclusion of a bust of the… Read More
A Shrinking Navy
The United States is a maritime nation. The military is the nation’s guarantor of freedom of the seas and protector of global sea lines of… Read More
Every Day is a Bonus: Honoring Our Veterans
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Missile Diplomacy Disaster
Of all the days President Obama could have chosen to announce that the United States will abandon its plans for a missile defense site in… Read More
Peace Won By The Strong
Marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek paid tribute to the European Union for… Read More
Faking History Revisited
MOSCOW – The Kremlin campaign against what they describe as falsifying history is in full force with the 70th anniversaries of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and… Read More
Remembering British Veterans
As the world marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, it seems a lifetime ago that Europe was plunged into… Read More
