Rumsfeld on Economic Freedom

Concluding The Heritage Foundation’s fifth annual Protect America Month series, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shared his insights on why a free-market system that promotes economic freedom is critical ...

Indonesia Continues to Disappoint on Religious Freedom

Robertus Pudyanto/Aflo/Newscom The United States Commission on Individual Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again rated Indonesia as a Tier 2 country. The Tier 2 designation indicates that “violations engaged in or ...

Iran’s Bogus “Election” Process

Newscom Iranian authorities on Tuesday announced the approval of eight candidates who will be allowed to compete in the June 14 presidential election. The Guardian Council, which vetted the candidates, ...

RARE SIGHTING: Democrat Introduces Bill That Would INCREASE Border Security

Rep. John Barrow Introduces Keeping the Promise of IRCA Act Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:46 AM EDT Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) has introduced the Keeping the Promise of IRCA Act. ...

Cost of Illegal Immigration and Amnesty Could Be Higher

American taxpayers cannot afford the cost of amnesty. The cost of illegal immigration and amnesty could amount to $6.3 trillion, which would fall on American taxpayers over the long term, ...

Does Carney Really Expect Us to Believe Obama Knew Nothing of the Actions of the IRS?

By United Press International May 21, 2013 6:57 am President Obama’s staff deliberately kept him in the dark about an impending report on the Internal Revenue Service scandal, his press ...

Pro-Internet-Tax Groups Get the Facts Wrong

A letter from a small group of four pro-Internet-tax advocacy groups sent to Members of Congress yesterday claims that The Heritage Foundation is wrong on the policy and the facts ...

Energy Efficiency Bill Is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction

Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Newscom Senator Byron Dorgan (D–ND) told Greenwire (subscription required) that an energy efficiency bill that passed through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee would be a ...

President Obama, Bangladesh Has Faced Enough Tragedy, Don’t Take Away Jobs, Too

Sumon Yusuf/Polaris/Newscom Since late last year, workers in Bangladesh have been beset by tragedy after tragedy. First there was a factory fire that killed over 100 garment workers in November. ...

Information Missing from Studies on the “Benefits” of State Medicaid Expansion

Newscom Advocates of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion have produced a number of studies in various states that project significant economic benefits if states adopt the expansion. However, most of those ...