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:

Teachers Sue Union for Censoring Charitable Donations October 6, 2014
Of the union’s 180,000 members, he said, 200 have religious objections to paying the fee and their charitable choices were approved.
Has Obama Enforced Immigration Laws? It’s All in How You Count the Numbers October 3, 2014
Homeland Security removed 438,421 illegal immigrants in 2013, an increase of more than 20,000 from 2012.
Goddard Made Bad Choice in Commencement Speaker. Now It Should Revoke Cop Killer’s Invite October 3, 2014
Inviting a cop killer is a question of judgment and a college’s basic sense of right and wrong.
Fined $13,000 by State, Farmers Are Fighting Back Against ‘Discrimination’ Ruling October 2, 2014
“We feel the judge did not consider our religious beliefs or the Constitution
If Obama Acts Alone on Immigration, House Judiciary Chairman Vows Court Challenge October 2, 2014
President Obama said he will announce executive action on immigration after the November midterm elections.
School Board Tells Homeschool Family Curriculum Must Be Guided by Common Core October 1, 2014
These changes increase the likelihood that private-school students and home-schooled students will have to follow the Common Core regime
5 Policies That Would Make Gas Cheaper October 1, 2014
Where your gas money goes
For Yezidis Displaced by ISIS, a Long Way Home September 30, 2014
Van den Toorn described a dire situation, where displaced Yezidis who made it off the mountain—or escaped Islamic State captivity—live in makeshift camps, half-finished buildings and under bridges
They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Br September 30, 2014
Oregon bakery owners face a $150,000 discrimination fine for not baking a wedding cake for lesbians.
China’s Communists See Red When Hong Kong Demands Democracy September 30, 2014
Taiwan, too, can abandon hopes that China will ever respect its separate system in exchange for unification
Mark Levin’s Simple Plan to Put a Conservative in the White House September 29, 2014
“The Republican establishment picks off conservatives,”
Why Michelle Obama Was Wrong to Trash America at the UN September 29, 2014
Successful women don’t have time to get sidetracked by gender-equality debates.
Once Here, 70 Percent of Illegal Families Don’t Report Back to Immigration Agents September 26, 2014
More than 66,000 migrants traveling as families, mostly mothers and children, have been apprehended for illegally crossing the border since October.
Multiple Controversies Plagued Eric Holder Prior to Resignation September 26, 2014
Eric Holder leaves a Justice Department facing numerous controversies and negative court rulings.
For Gun Shop Owners, It’s No Longer Hip to Be ‘Square’ September 25, 2014
How high-tech credit card vendors and customers get their Second Amendment rights infringed.
Can’t Stop Rush: Radio Host’s Show Turns Tables on ‘Grassroots’ Protesters September 25, 2014
A cynical form of intimidation and harassment and business destruction that targets speech a small group of extremists and bullies find disagreeable,
Could ISIS Influence the Future of Liberalism? This Scholar Thinks So. September 24, 2014
What they’re not good at is foreign policy, because they don’t believe in the legitimacy of American institutions, starting with the military.
Six Key Supreme Court Cases This Term September 24, 2014
Elonis v. United States; Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads; Heien v. North Carolina; and more...
Why You Can’t Keep Your Plan Under Obamacare, Explained in 3 Minutes September 23, 2014
Why You Can’t Keep Your Plan Under Obamacare, Explained in 3 Minutes
Memo to Leonardo DiCaprio: Climate Change ‘Reforms’ Would Hurt People September 23, 2014
Instead of being a “Messenger of Peace,” DiCaprio should aim to be a Messenger of the Market
No Apologies: Lois Lerner Breaks 16-Month Silence on IRS Scandal September 22, 2014
“…I did the best I could under the circumstances and am not sorry for anything I did,” former IRS official Lois Lerner tells Politico.
Q&A: Meet Khorasan, the Terrorist Group That Might Be Scarier Than ISIS September 22, 2014
The Khorasan threat is part of the al-Qaeda network’s war against America.
Former State Dept. Official: Details of Maxwell’s Benghazi Document Story ‘Ring TrueR September 19, 2014
“Document reviews at State following a significant event are not unheard of
ISIS, NFL Are Case Studies of What Happens When Leaders Don’t Lead September 19, 2014
The tougher question is what will it take to make the same happen with our current president
Six Takeaways From the Benghazi Panel’s First Hearing on Security Failures September 18, 2014
“If you’re not doing the No. 1 thing…what changes are you making?”
Government Insider Warned of HealthCare.gov Security Risks: ‘I Am Tired of the Cover-Ups’ September 18, 2014
HealthCare.gov security problems put “sensitive personal information” at risk, @usgao concluded.
Five Reasons Americans Should Be Nervous About Scottish Independence September 17, 2014
An independent Scotland will be an insignificant ally to the U.S.
Jindal: Obama Is ‘Incompetent,’ ‘Ideologically Extreme’ September 17, 2014
Exclusive interview with Louisiana Governor
Nine Facts About How the Poor in America Live September 16, 2014
Fifty years after the launch of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rector’s findings show that poverty in America is only getting worse
The War on Poverty Has Been a Colossal Flop September 16, 2014
One third of the U.S. population received aid from at least one welfare program at an average cost of $9,000 per recipient in 2013.