Handguns turned in are seen during a gun buyback event in Bridgeport, Connecticut

New Fashion for US Children: Bulletproof Clothes

Times are changing in the US, where children’s clothes “in-fashion” includes bulletproof vests and backpacks as mass murders become routine. A bulletproof clothing designer in Colombia has launched a new line of bulletproof clothes, the London Daily Mail reported. The lightweight clothes can protect children from bullets from a pistol or even a sub-machine gun […]

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Taxpayer-Backed Pharmaceutical Company Fined for Illegal Kickbacks

A California pharmaceutical company that has received federal subsidies under the Obama Administration agreed to pay $11.4 million last week to settle allegations that it bribed medical professionals to prescribe and sell its drugs. The allegation was detailed in a civil complaint filed in federal court in March 2009. The following year, the company was […]

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Hezbollah’s Mexican Presence Threatens USA

Hezbollah and Muslim missionaries are making in-roads in Mexico. They’ve teamed up with the drug cartels and arms traffickers based in Chiapas, becoming very real threat to US security. YNet writes: These cartel contacts smuggle illegal immigrants – including individuals affiliated with Iran, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups – into Mexico, placing them […]

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Tax Hikes to Start the New Year

While you were sleeping—or ringing in 2013—the Senate voted to raise taxes. After missing the midnight deadline, Congress and the President have technically sent the nation over the fiscal cliff, meaning higher tax rates are already in effect for all income tax brackets. But the Senate’s deal, brokered by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) […]

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Congressional Budget Office Shows Senate Bill Is $600 Billion Tax Hike

Credit: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just now released its score of the bill the Senate passed early this morning while everyone was celebrating the beginning of the New Year. Despite knowing for a long time that taxes would go up on all Americans today, the Senate waited until we technically went […]

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Top 10 Heritage Videos of 2012

Videos once again played an important role in 2012 as campaigns, policy organizations and individuals sought ways to break through the saturated media environment with short, clever and informational productions. The following are the 10 most-watched videos from 2012 on Heritage’s YouTube channel. Click here to subscribe. 1. The White House Disinformation Campaign on Libya […]

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Top 10 Heritage Charts of 2012

If you’ve read our work, you probably know we love charts. Our signature products — the Index of Economic Freedom and Federal Budget in Pictures — include some amazing informational graphics. We also showcase our charts weekly on The Foundry and in many of our research papers. Today we bring you 10 of the most […]

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The 10 Worst Regulations of 2012

It seems that no aspect of American life can escape government regulation. In the past year, regulators drafted rules that addressed everything from caloric intake to dishwasher efficiency. Most of these rules increase the cost of living, others hinder job creation, and many erode freedom. Not all regulations are unwarranted, of course, but increasingly, the […]

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Chinese Citizens Buy 1 Out Of Every 10 Homes Sold In California

Only in the USA could one view the purchase of property by foreigners a sign of recovery. Chinese citizens buing 10% of every home sold in California, and 1/3 luxury homes in California. As China’s economy rises, a group of China’s new rich with abundant cash funds appeared in Southern California, mostly businessmen, taking advantage […]

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