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:

Can Conservatives Be Environmentalists? August 2, 2012
Much of the policy that has come to guide American actions on the environment is not based on scientific integrity
Friedman’s Legacy of Fighting for School Choice for All July 31, 2012
America’s students don’t need teachers hand-picked for them by the teachers unions or by the federal government.
Business Owners Battle Obamacare for Religious Freedom July 30, 2012
“We have a President, I think, that doesn’t know much about building up a business, but he certainly has good ideas on how to tear one down,”
Justice Department Blocks Voter ID at Every Turn July 27, 2012
The evidence that producing photo ID is a burden simply isn’t there.
Senate Votes to Raise Taxes on Small Businesses July 26, 2012
Perhaps the biggest lie in the tax debate is that this vote affects only “the rich.” That’s simply not true.
Obamacare Falls Short of Promises to Uninsured July 25, 2012
CBO predicts Obamacare will still leave 30 million Americans uninsured, falling far short of what was promised.
The Green Graveyard of Taxpayer-Funded Failures July 24, 2012
President Obama said in 2010 that “the true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra.” He couldn’t be more wrong.
States Should Wait Before Accepting Obamacare July 23, 2012
Obamacare’s unconstitutional mandate on the states was an all-or-nothing proposition
Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations Strangling Economy July 20, 2012
More than half of the regulatory provisions in Dodd–Frank state that agencies “may” issue rules or shall issue rules as they “determine are necessary and appropriate.”
Let’s Be Honest About Outsourcing July 19, 2012
Index of Economic Freedom
The End of Welfare Reform As We Know It July 18, 2012
This Administration has had no problem acting in an imperial way, rewriting law on its own, whether its new dictates are legal or not.
Harmful U.N. Sea Treaty Stalls in Senate July 17, 2012
“LOST contains numerous provisions that hurt the U.S. economy at a time when we need more jobs—not fewer.”
Obama’s Imperial Presidency Guts Welfare Reform July 13, 2012
Over the past two decades, welfare spending has grown more rapidly than Social Security and Medicare, education, and defense
Obama Fails to See “Serious Impact” of Hugo Chavez July 12, 2012
No Congress, court system, independent body, or free media exist to question the dictator’s actions.
Top 5 Reasons to Repeal Obamacare July 11, 2012
To achieve a health care system where patients come first, Congress must not embrace the flawed and failed policies in Obamacare
Obama’s Tax Hike on Job Creators July 10, 2012
The list of prominent economists and influencers calling for Congress and President Obama to stop Taxmageddon now has been growing longer by the day,
Transportation Secretary Wants Us to Be Like Communist China July 9, 2012
Yes, that’s how Communists do it: A few people make decisions for the country and control the money, land, resources, and workers
Jobs, Unemployment Stuck July 6, 2012
America’s date with Taxmageddon on January 1, 2013. The largest tax increase in U.S. history
Governor Walker Breaks New Ground in Higher Ed July 5, 2012
Obtaining a degree through the University of Wisconsin system will now be more affordable and customizable
Does the Declaration of Independence Still Matter? July 4, 2012
On Independence Day Americans should remember and celebrate the Declaration’s timeless expression of our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents July 3, 2012
There are forces looking to undermine North Dakota’s oil boom
Join the Fight to Repeal Obamacare June 29, 2012
Yesterday’s opinion makes clear that President Obama enacted a massive new tax on the middle class, breaking one of his repeated promises
Obamacare After the Court June 28, 2012
No matter what happens this morning, conservatives especially should not be fooled into making short-term concessions that can undermine their long-term policy goals
How Unions Just Shot Workers in the Foot June 27, 2012
In effect, federal law caps the wages of 7.6 million middle-class workers.
Supreme Court Upholds Immigration Checks, but Administration Counters June 26, 2012
In striking down some of the Arizona law’s provisions, the Court said that federal immigration law preempted the state law
Protecting Religious Liberty from Obamacare June 25, 2012
Secretary Sebelius’s disregard for the Constitution’s religious freedom protections is so particularly egregious.
Imperial Presidency June 22, 2012
We can now see before us a persistent pattern of disregard for the powers of the legislative branch in favor of administrative decision-making without—and often in spite of—congressional action.
President Obama’s Fast and Furious Scandal Grows June 21, 2012
It is also time for the media to begin responsibly covering this scandal
Obama’s War on Domestic Energy Production June 20, 2012
North Dakota is proving that the U.S. can develop its resources efficiently and in an environmentally sensible manner
School Choice in D.C. Saved…For Now June 19, 2012
At $8,000, the vouchers are a bargain compared to the more than $18,000 spent per child by D.C. public schools.