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Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute, with more than 453,000 individual, foundation and corporate donors. Heritage, founded in February 1973, mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

Most Recent Articles by Heritage Foundation:


A Biased Judge Tosses a Texas Voter ID Law, Again

Some judges are determined to strike down election integrity laws, no matter what. How else can you explain last week’s irrational decision handed down by federal District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos?
- Wednesday, August 30, 2017

This ‘Endangered Species’ Story Was Government-Sponsored Fake News

Rob Gordon is a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and has researched, testified, and written on endangered species, property rights, the federal estate, and other environmental issues. He previously served as staff director for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Rogue Federal Bureaucrats Threaten Trump’s Agenda

Recent scandals in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service demonstrated that it’s almost impossible to fire federal employees, many of whom reportedly intend to go rogue by not implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda. Conservatives are hopeful the time has come for civil service reform that would rein in this permanent class of government workers who have voiced outright hostility to the new administration. Some have even called it the “fourth branch of government” or “alt-government.” -- More...
- Monday, February 6, 2017

How Donald Trump Can Put an End to Sanctuary Cities

David Vitter is the senior senator from Louisiana. He is the chairman of the Senate Border Security Caucus, vice-chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and The National Interest, and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Monday, December 12, 2016


Should the Postal Service Handle Your Loans as Well as Your Mail? Elizabeth Warren Thinks So.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is inching closer to eliminating private payday lending with restrictive new rules and, some advocates hope, paving the way for the U.S. Postal Service to take over these banking services. The agency’s liberal supporters, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., long have wanted to replace the payday lending industry with a government-run alternative. Now, they are pushing to include language in the Democratic Party platform to add banking to the line of services provided by the U.S. Postal Service. -- MORE...
- Thursday, July 21, 2016

30% of Workers Need ‘the Government’s Permission to Work

With nearly one in three American workers needing to acquire an occupational license in order to work, two Republican senators are stepping in with an attempt to alleviate the overreach. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ben Sasse, R-Neb., introduced the the ALLOW Act earlier this month. This bill would specifically affect military members, District of Columbia workers, and tour guide services in “national military parks, national battlefields, national battlefield parks … and the National Mall and memorial parks.” --MORE...
- Thursday, July 21, 2016

Why Police Say Body Cameras Can Help Heal Divide With Public

The 75 police officers of the Parker Police Department favor wearing cameras on their body to capture encounters with citizens. “I don’t know if you could find one officer who would want to go back to not having body cameras,” said Cmdr. Chris Peters, who designed Parker’s body camera program, which is approaching its one-year anniversary in September. “Any officer who is doing the right thing on a daily basis would want to have a camera on them. What the camera provides is an unbiased third-party account, and helps reduce the amount of questions of what happened.” -- More...
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016

A Legal Victory for Gun Rights

On Thursday, a three-judge panel vacated a ruling by a Maryland district court that had upheld the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and large-capacity magazines (holding more than 10 rounds).
- Monday, February 8, 2016


GOP debate #1: Issues and answers, or jump on Trump?

With the first Republican presidential debate just a week away, Donald Trump's surge in popularity as a candidate has heightened the anticipation of what might happen. Most media people are wondering if Trump will be a pit bull or just a mild-mannered bulldog.
- Thursday, July 30, 2015







The Death of the Green Energy Movement

The Death of the Green Energy MovementThe green energy movement in America is dead. May it rest in peace. No, a majority of American energy over the next 20 years is not going to come from windmills and solar panels. One important lesson to be learned from the green energy fad’s rapid and expensive demise is that central planning doesn’t work.
- Monday, May 11, 2015


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