After years of delays and renegotiations, a free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea (KORUS) finally took effect four months ago. Some parts of the U.S. economy are already bearing sweet fruit. As of this year, cherry growers in Washington have shipped 368,000 boxes of fresh cherries to South Korea. Compared to […]
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Colorado federal District Court Judge and Carter appointee John L. Kane granted a preliminary injunction Friday on behalf of Hercules Industries in Newland v. Sebelius. The injunction secured by Newland’s attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom is the first to be ordered by a federal court judge in litigation surrounding the Health and Human Services […]
On July 30, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. But under a more than 30-year-old Senate procedure known as the Thurmond/Leahy Rule, during a presidential election year, the opposition party may block the confirmation of judicial nominees in […]
by Ranbir When it was released in 1982, Death Wish 2 was panned by many critics. Vincent Canby described it thus in his review for the movie in the New York Times, dated 20 February 1982: ”Death Wish II,” which opened yesterday at the Loews State 2 and other theaters, is even more foolish, more […]
While big-city mayors crow like roosters to demonstrate who’s toughest on “Chick-fil-A values,” shredding constitutional free speech guarantees as they strut for the media, Heritage’s Jennifer Marshall helpfully shines some light on the chicken franchise’s impressive work to strengthen families. Of course, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy wasn’t making a speech or otherwise looking to ruffle […]
by Ranbir Assam in north-east India is famous for its tea. Assam tea is a favoured brew among many drinkers of that now quintessential British as well as Indian hot beverage of choice. However recently this major tea-growing area of the world has been wracked by horrific violence. On 27 July 2012 NDTV reported […]
Be sure to check out the latest Heritage Libertad podcast. For the English version, click here. For the Spanish version, click here. In this month’s Heritage Libertad podcast, we are happy to welcome two of our colleagues to discuss the latest headlines including President Obama’s latest example of his imperial presidency by gutting the landmark […]
The impending convening of the 2012 Beidaihe conference in China is a meeting of global significance. China is now the world’s second-largest economy and has a military that has benefited from two decades of double-digit growth. The decisions made in Beidaihe will affect us for the next 10 years and beyond. It is important that […]
Congressman’s anti-Big Government Speech Gets Standing Ovation! Rep. Mike Kelly just gained a lot of new fans telling it how it is, and how big government is out of touch. How the big Governments mountains of regulations are stifling the progress of the American people. Every time the people have begged Obama’s Democrats to loosen […]
