As Deadline Passes, NPS Waits to Enforce ‘Occupy’ Camping Ban

The noon deadline for Occupy DC protesters to clear out their camping gear came and went today. By mid-afternoon, National Park Service police had declined to move in and enforce ... Full Story »

Rep. Gohmert Stands in Support of Saving the American Dream

Earlier this week, Representative Louie Gohmert (R–TX) visited The Heritage Foundation to show his support for Saving the American Dream as well as our nationwide educational effort with the Family ... Full Story »

Chart of the Week: Top 1 Percent Paid 38 Percent of Taxes

President Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to outline his idea of fairness. To put it simply, that means redistributing wealth by raising taxes on the most ... Full Story »

Senator DeMint on National School Choice Week

Yesterday, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) spoke at The Heritage Foundation as part of National School Choice Week and to mark the release of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Report ... Full Story »

Kevin Chavous on His Tireless Efforts for School Choice

Few legislators have done more to advance school choice than Kevin Chavous. As a city councilmember in Washington D.C. from 1992 to 2004, and a chairman of the council’s Education ... Full Story »

Debt Limit Increases to Nearly $16.4 Trillion

At the close of business, the federal government’s debt limit will increase by another $1.2 trillion, the final installment in a series of hikes that started last summer. This last ... Full Story »

New Asteroid Detection System Needed Now

By Peter Paton There is an urgent need for mankind to come up with a sophisticated and elaborate asteroid and comet tracking system, which would allow sufficient time for successful ... Full Story »

Newt Pledges Moon Base By Second Term

Newt Gingrich took the opportunity of being on Florida’s space coast to revisit one of his favorite topics: space exploration. “By the end of my second term, we will have ... Full Story »

Florida primary pits tea party vs. cocktail party

TAMPA, Fla. — As the Republican race moves to a state defined by the extremes in recession-era America — where the underwater and unemployed live just a few miles from ... Full Story »

Biden Does Fake Indian Accent During Outsourcing Speech?

BIDEN: Even call centers, even call centers rushed over seas, hundreds of thousands. How many times you get the call, ‘I like to talk to you about your credit card’? ... Full Story »