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:

‘Honoring a Commitment:’ Soldier’s Remains Found After 70 Years May 20, 2015
Pfc. Lawrence Gordon
Congress Is Trying to Push Through an Expensive Program Shown to Hurt American Workers May 20, 2015
Trade Promotion Authority in its current form doesn’t deserve passage
Fall of Ramadi Raises Questions About Obama’s Strategy to Defeat ISIS in Iraq May 19, 2015
A military victory for Iran’s surrogate militias in Ramadi would amount to a political defeat for the United States and for Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi
Small Business Left With ‘Bitter Taste’ After Deal With Export-Import Bank Goes Sour May 19, 2015
“It’s hard enough dealing with international businesses,” Moorhatch said. “We thought that because it was a government service the government would help.”
This Program Epitomizes Waste and Favoritism. Lawmakers Now Have a Chance to Repeal It May 18, 2015
Repealing the USDA catfish inspection program should be a no-brainer
Assisted Suicide: How One Woman Chose to Die, Then Survived May 18, 2015
Without treatment, Hall was given six months to a year to live, and therefore qualified for physician-assisted suicide through Oregon’s Death With Dignity law.
New Report Strikes Serious Blow Against Obama Administration’s Defense in Executive Amnesty La May 15, 2015
Even when the Department of Homeland Security knows about serious criminal violations by illegal immigrants in this country, it is still refusing to deport large numbers of them.
Israeli Ambassador on Iran Deal: ‘We Cannot Roll the Dice’ on Survival of Jewish State May 15, 2015
“Israel is a very strong country with a very strong economy, and a very resilient public,” Dermer said. “We didn’t come back from 2,000 years of exile to see a bunch of fanatical ayatollahs cut the thread of Jewish history. That’s not gonna happen.”
Ignore Politicians Saying Amtrak Crash Is Proof More Funding Is Needed. We First Need to Know More May 14, 2015
This is the first major accident on Amtrak’s Northeast corridor—which carried 11.6 million people last year—since 1987.
Defense Funding Bill Shouldn’t Allow Illegal Immigrants to Enlist in the Military May 14, 2015
Congress serves as a body to check and balance the powers of the executive branch in accordance with the Constitution, not to aid the White House in violating the Constitution.
Small Business Owner Says Bank Denied Service Because She Sells Guns May 13, 2015
In March, SunTrust Bank closed the accounts of a Brooksville, Fla., pawn shop that also sells guns.
Senate Version ‘Not Strong Enough,’ So House Conservatives Seek Changes to Iran Bill May 13, 2015
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., is leading an effort by House conservatives to amend a bill mandating congressional review of an Iran nuclear deal.
Obama Administration Admits It Violated Judge’s Order to Halt Implementation of Immigration Pl May 12, 2015
The latest actions by the government may make it even harder for Justice Department lawyers to convince the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Judge Hanen’s injunction.
The IRS Seized $107,000 From This North Carolina Man’s Bank Account May 12, 2015
Now, He’s Fighting to Get It Back
The Death of the Green Energy Movement May 11, 2015
Oil production from 2007-2014 grew by more than 70 percent and natural gas production by nearly 30 percent.
The Valley of Missed Opportunity: One Town’s Fight for Economic Revival May 11, 2015
“I think our governor has forgotten about Broome County,”
UK Election Results: A Conservative Surge and a Defeat for Socialism May 8, 2015
The return of a Conservative-led government means that Britain’s nuclear deterrent is now safe, at least for the foreseeable future.
Senate Votes to Give Congress Review Over Iran Nuclear Deal May 8, 2015
Others who wanted the bill to have stronger oversight argued that the Iran deal should be handled as a treaty, requiring two-thirds of the Senate to approve it.
Rick Perry Changes His Mind on Ex-Im Bank, Calls for Its End May 7, 2015
The Export-Import Bank is a little-known government agency that provides taxpayer-backed loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries and companies for the purchase of U.S. products.
Will Freddie Gray’s Death Inspire ‘New Life’ to Baltimore? May 6, 2015
An East Baltimore resident visiting his nieces and nephews on N. Bentalou Street, described a life devoid of any chance at renewal.
For Two Groups on Opposite Sides of the Aisle, Records Requests to Export-Import Bank Return Differe May 6, 2015
“It’s quite stunning. The discrepancy in treatment is really problematic. It shouldn’t exist. It should be a process, and there should be no difference in time,”
Wisconsin Home Invasions: When the Government Upends Democracy May 4, 2015
If these actions spread, the experiment we know as the United States of America will not survive
How Obama’s Recovery Compares to Reagan’s Recovery May 4, 2015
The Obama policies (as well as those in the final months of the George W. Bush administration) were, almost without exception, costly and counterproductive
No, Obama Isn’t Facing Activist Conservative Judges May 1, 2015
Under the guise of “prosecutorial discretion,” the administration will decline to enforce the law against an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants
Key Facts About Congress’s Budget, Which Will Repeal Obamacare Through Reconciliation May 1, 2015
Unless Congress enacts laws that implement its savings instructions, the budget won’t actually balance in 2024.
How Big Money Impacts Environmental Policy April 30, 2015
Both climate change advocates and opponents are mobilizing people and resources to extract policy outcomes from government.
Caving to Conservative Pressure,GOP Leadership Agrees to Hold Vote to Protect Religious Freedom in D April 30, 2015
Republicans in Congress are using a rare measure called a “resolution of disapproval,”
Obama Administration Says Non-Profit Status ‘Going to Be an Issue’ for Religious Schools April 29, 2015
Scalia asked about the religious liberty concerns if the Supreme Court creates a constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Should GoFundMe and Christian Bakers Be Treated the Same? We Ask April 29, 2015
The Daily Signal posed that question to people in the nation’s capitol.
The Key Supreme Court Briefs Supporting State Man-Woman Marriage Laws April 28, 2015
Some of the many reasons the Court should leave the definition of marriage where, under the Constitution, it properly belongs—in the hands of the People.