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:
The Lie Obama Keeps Repeating About the Poor in America
June 15, 2015
The finding that six out of 10 poor households have no one working at all is disturbing
Religious objection is not a trump card, but employees’ religious objections should be accommodated when possible
NBC’s Misleading New Trade Poll
June 11, 2015
Free trade allows people to buy products at low prices, while protectionism allows some industries to receive protection from competition at the expense of American citizens and the overall U.S. economy.
This link between liberty, patriotism and education is all the more important in a nation like the United States
Obama Taunts Supreme Court on Obamacare Case
June 10, 2015
In the best interests of constitutional government, the justices should tune out these attempts to bully the Court
Unfortunately, the overtime regulations will have a major unintended side effect: They will force entry- and mid-level salaried employees to track their hours.
Ordinary Americans—both those in favor of gay marriage and those who oppose gay marriage—do not want the government violating the rights of conscience of their neighbors
Why Net Neutrality Is Not Helping the Internet
June 8, 2015
App writers, too, could be targeted for regulation under neutrality rules—at least if BlackBerry chief John Chen has his way
Today, Heritage will release state-specific data for the 34 states potentially affected by the King v. Burwell ruling.
Building a tax empire on a narcotic substance may be a dangerous proposition for the Centennial State
“American citizens are suffering from the president’s broken promises under the unaffordable Obamacare law,” says Austin Scott
Why Internet Freedom Is at Stake
June 4, 2015
China, Russia and a number of Muslim countries in particularly have been open in their desire to limit speech on the Internet.
TSA failed to stop undercover agents in 67 out of 70 recent probes, according to ABC News.
Now the Kleins, who are facing a $135,000 fine, believe their case should be withdrawn from the Bureau of Labor and Industries administrative court system completely.
Zero Motorcycles, a beneficiary of $3 million in Ex-Im financing, pushed competitor Brammo out of the market. Brammo was purchased by Polaris, which received $6.3 million in Ex-Im financing.
Who’s Hurt Most by Los Angeles’ $15 Minimum Wage
June 1, 2015
Other affected occupations include cashiers, waiters and waitresses, parking lot attendants, and those who pack and package goods by hand
“State agencies have a duty to represent the best interests of the general public, not the interests of one particular advocacy group,”
At first glance this appears highly hypocritical: Unions want to require companies to pay more but do not want their members to lose their jobs as a result.
“This lawsuit thus raises issues of exceptional importance, not only to plaintiff United States House of Representatives, but also to the entire nation,” said Jonathan Turley, lawyer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
“This final rule does not provide clarity,” Bakst said. “Instead, it creates more confusion
Changing that is the intent of lawmakers who propose to reform the process known in legal circles as civil asset forfeiture.
This case of the Peruvian woman is just another example of how easy it is for noncitizens to vote in our elections
On Sept. 12, Blumenthal wrote in a memo to Clinton that the attacks were by “demonstrators” who “were inspired by what many devout Libyans viewed as a sacrilegious Internet video on the prophet Mohammed originating in America.”
Here’s the Data to Prove School Choice Is Working
May 26, 2015
We are more than 99 percent confident that access to school choice through the Opportunity Scholarship Program was the reason students in the program graduated at these much higher rates.
The city has set up a website explaining the new ordinance, but for people like Catherine Healy, who says Airbnb supplements her income
“The Silencing: How the Left Is Killing Free Speech.”
“I’m going to do anything I can to protect religious liberty,”
McElhinney spent two hours interviewing the subject of the film in the visitor’s room at his prison.
Senate and the Patriot Act