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 Left’s Climate Inquisition’s New Target April 11, 2016
AGs United for Clean Power” who have formed a grand inquisition to go after those that they claim have lied about climate change
Former Top Obama Official Says Operation Choke Point Had ‘Collateral’ Consequences April 8, 2016
In addressing what he referred to as “consequences” of Operation Choke Point, Bresnick called for government officials to work “closely” with banks to solve problems he says the program created.
Mississippi Is on the Right Side of History April 8, 2016
The law simply says the government can’t force ministers or religious organizations or private business owners to participate in such activities if doing so violates their religious beliefs.
The Regulation That Drastically Infringes Landowners’ Rights April 7, 2016
The Clean Water Act drastically limits the rights of landowners to build or develop on land that constitutes “waters of the United States.”
Here’s Why Republicans Are Demanding Names in Fetal Tissue Probe April 7, 2016
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is chairman of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, which is examining the practices of abortion providers and the procurement organizations that sell the body parts of aborted babies
University of Michigan Students Call for Police to Censor Classmates’ Political Messages April 6, 2016
In America, anonymous and pseudonymous speech is deeply rooted in our constitutional tradition.
Abortion Funding Slows Senate Support for Human Trafficking Bill April 6, 2016
“The fight against trafficking is rooted in the principle of the dignity of every human life,”
16 Democrat AGs Begin Inquisition Against ‘Climate Change Disbelievers’ April 5, 2016
The inquisitors are threatening legal action and huge fines against anyone who declines to believe in an unproven scientific theory.
In Voicemail, Bank Says It No Longer Lends to Firearms Dealers April 4, 2016
Two gun sellers who were recently denied banking services due to their line of business say banks are discriminating against their industry
March Employment Report Shows Labor Market Growing April 1, 2016
The wounds from the Great Recession remain significant.
Police Department Bought Motorcycles, Cars With Nearly $1 Million Seized Under Controversial Program April 1, 2016
The Equitable Sharing Program was suspended late last year for budgetary reasons, but was restarted by the Justice Department earlier this month
Department of Justice Restarts Heavily Criticized Program March 31, 2016
It is time for Congress to take seriously the need to reform the nation’s forfeiture laws
Conservatives’ New Strategy to Curb the Executive Branch, Administrative Power March 31, 2016
Sen. Chuck Grassley is a sponsor of the "Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016," which would give more authority to courts, rather than administrative agencies, in interpreting statutes and regulations
Obama’s ‘All of the Above’ Energy Strategy Is All Talk March 31, 2016
f the Obama administration were serious about an “All-of-the-Above” strategy and job creation were a top priority, it would get behind Atlantic drilling and open access to all resource production
Taxpayers Are Footing Bill for Solar Project That Doesn’t Work March 30, 2016
Brightsource, which is privately held, is owned by a virtual who’s who of those who don’t need subsidies from taxpayers and ratepayers.
Why This Governor Opposes a Bipartisan Bill to Subsidize Solar Energy March 29, 2016
"Socialists love to subsidize": Gov. Paul LePage's energy staffers say Maine’s new solar power bill would harm ratepayers
After Huge Minimum Wage Hike, What California’s Economic Future Could Look Like March 29, 2016
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced a plan today to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
Minimum Wage Hike in DC Will Stifle Job Creation March 29, 2016
A recent poll of D.C. business owners found more than half of them plan to eliminate jobs if the minimum wage rises to $15. In fact they may already be happening
Calls for Fracking Bans Ignore Sound Science March 28, 2016
Fracking has safely provided a much needed boon to the American economy
Science Agency Eyes Climate Change Professor’s Use of Millions From Taxpayers March 25, 2016
“The longstanding cozy relationship between [government] grant-makers and grantees makes them blind to even the most obvious conflict of interest
VP Biden Defends Sen. Biden’s Stand on Supreme Court Vacancies March 24, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden translates his 1992 remarks in pushing back against Republicans' blockade of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee
Big Brother Bullies Little Sisters at the Supreme Court March 24, 2016
They were there to hear the U.S. government argue that the Little Sisters of the Poor must violate their faith and assist in providing contraceptive drugs and devices
A Legacy of Broken Promises: Obamacare Turns 6 March 23, 2016
If you were eagerly awaiting reduced health insurance costs, or a reprieve from middle class taxation, or secure access to future Medicare benefits, you can forget that.
Europe’s Breeding Ground for Terror March 23, 2016
The Molenbeek neighborhood represents the division and separation that exist in European society.
After Brussels Attacks, US Must Not Repeat Europe’s Mistakes March 23, 2016
If there are cells in Europe interested in attacking, one of their chief challenges will be traveling here
Lottery Revenue Will Save Washington Charter Schools From Liberal Court Ruling March 21, 2016
Pressure from teachers unions against charters in the state has added to the sectors’ hassle.
Liberals Told Senators ‘Do Your Job’ on Court Nominee. What the Constitution Says March 21, 2016
You would have to go all the way back to 1888 for the last time an election-year nominee was confirmed under divided government, as we have now.
Georgia Guts Religious Freedom Bill March 19, 2016
It is unfortunate that the Georgia legislature caved to pressure from big business and special interests to water down their weakened bill even further.
Republicans Are Addicted to Increasing Federal Spending March 18, 2016
Since 2013, the GOP has consistently proposed budgets that increase spending, and not by just a little.
Conservatives Raise Alarms Over Liberal Record of Obama’s Supreme Court Pick March 17, 2016
Part of the administration’s effort to “create an unassailable voting block for the court to run along with a liberal agenda.”