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.

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Exclusive: FDIC Changes Tactics in Response to Operation Choke Point January 29, 2015
The bill will affect other regulatory agencies in addition to the FDIC, and would also provide a legal basis for citizens to take action against banks or regulatory institutions.
Indiana’s Mike Pence Latest Republican Governor to Expand Medicaid January 28, 2015
“It is a proven model for Medicaid reform across the nation,”
Your 529 Plan Is Safe. Here’s Why the White House Changed Course January 28, 2015
“Taxing college savings accounts would have created disincentives for those who save for college in favor of the federal government directing college spending, lending and handouts
Sharyl Attkisson to Testify on ‘Free Press Issues’ at Attorney General Nomination Hearin January 27, 2015
The Senate Judiciary Committee is concerned about a number of free press issues, as are many journalists.
Ready, Aim, Fire: Choke Point Draws Heat From Gun Industry January 27, 2015
We continue to hear from dealers and others in our industry that suddenly, out of the blue, they have been cut off by financial services.
Union Membership Rate Falls to 100-Year Low January 26, 2015
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of union membership for public-sector workers last year was 35.7 percent, compared to just 6.6 percent for the private sector.
Is $5 a Gallon Gas on Its Way? This Expert Thinks So January 26, 2015
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that the average price of a gallon of gas in 2015 will be $2.33.
White House Chief of Staff: Hillary Would Be a ‘Very Good President’ January 23, 2015
On the same day Obama continued a tour of red states — Idaho and Kansas — to promote his new policies, McDonough endorsed Clinton to carry the mantle
Federal Agencies Stonewall House Committee’s Benghazi Investigation January 23, 2015
The committee’s goal is to strike a balance between information and witnesses withheld for legitimate reasons of national or individual security
Onward for Life: Why We March January 22, 2015
As today’s March concludes, we look forward to the day when the law respects the dignity and value of every human life
At Last Second, House GOP Leaders Ditch Effort to Pass Bill Limiting Abortion January 22, 2015
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., who led the effort to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, called late-term abortion “the greatest human rights atrocity in the United States today.”
Emboldened Liberals are ‘Still Full of Hope’ After Obama Charts Aggressive State of the January 21, 2015
“We wrote the book on how to organize people,” says Raul Alvillar of @TheDemocrats.
What Obama Got Right and Wrong in the State of the Union January 21, 2015
Americans have suffered through the slowest recovery of the post-war era.
The Daily Signal’s Live Coverage of the 2015 State of the Union January 20, 2015
David Azerrad, director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics at The Heritage Foundation’s Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity
If Obama Spoke Honestly, Here’s What He’d Say in State of the Union January 20, 2015
Here’s my (satirical) take on what Obama will really be telling the nation.
The State of the Union: What It Is and Why It Matters January 20, 2015
Each president’s State of the Union offers a distinct historical snapshot while continuing an enduring constitutional tradition.
Niece of Martin Luther King Jr: ‘Racism Has Not Been Erased’ January 19, 2015
We could use some repentance and forgiveness right now in our shattered society.
This Is the First Lawsuit Filed Alleging White Voters’ Voting Rights Are Being Diluted January 16, 2015
As the Equal Voting Rights Institute says in its press release, the “Voting Rights Act prevents that kind of disenfranchisement of an out-of-favor race, regardless of what race it is.”
What the Media Missed About Obama’s New Proposal: It’s a Wage Cut for Workers January 16, 2015
Currently 91 percent of businesses already provide some form of sick leave.
Smoking Gun? Tape Recordings Reveal the Real Reason Bank Closed Gun Seller’s Account January 15, 2015
The Obama administration contends that Operation Choke Point combats unlawful, mass-market consumer fraud
House Votes to Undo 4 Years of Obama’s Immigration Policies January 15, 2015
“It is essentially a vote for amnesty,” says @PressSec of the House plan.
Conservatives Echo Obama’s State of the Union Spoilers With Ideas of Their Own January 14, 2015
“Americans must be free to decide what they believe and what they value without government-sponsored intimidation,” says @JimDeMint
Firearms Sellers Say They’re Being Choked Off From Payment Processors January 13, 2015
“In most of the states, especially California and New York, you’re a lunatic if you start a gun business,” says Cody Wilson.
White House Faces Backlash for Absence at Anti-Terrorism Rally January 12, 2015
The leader of the free should have at least made an effort to attend. And if not, he could have sent the vice president or the secretary of state
House GOP Agrees to Expansive Plan Blocking Obama’s Immigration Actions January 12, 2015
“If the GOP is serious about winning the fight in the Senate, we’ll begin to see pressure mount on red state Senate Democrats,” says Dan Holler
Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free January 9, 2015
Just 20 percent of community college first-years complete their program within three years.
Is It True That Low Gas Prices Hurt the Economy? January 9, 2015
The drop in oil prices is causing production companies to scale back on investment — earning less profit.
The House Just Made It Harder for Politicians to Steal From Social Security Retirement Fund January 8, 2015
The new House rule would protect the retirement trust fund from being used as a piggy bank to shore up the disability trust fund
California Just Started Another Insane Government Project January 8, 2015
California’s struggling enough as is
‘An Attack on Free Speech’: 12 Dead in Terror Assault of French Satirical Newspaper January 7, 2015
President Francois Hollande said the attack was “without a doubt” an act of terrorism.