Top 10 Charts of 2011

Just how high is America’s tax burden? How bad is the entitlement crisis? Sure, the national debt is big, but just how big is it really? Numbers help tell the story, but as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. This year, people turned to Heritage to get the answers in the […]

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U.N. “Rights” Protections Trending Toward Abortion, Islamophobia Rules

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated a birthday this month, it is worth noting how this document—noble in its original intentions—is often reinterpreted by advocates of a host of issues, resulting in a laundry list of new rights claims and corresponding government responsibilities thrust upon the 193 U.N. member states. Two prime examples […]

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Defense department agrees to allow Muslim cadets to wear hijabs

by Jeff Kunerth The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that the Department of Defense will begin allowing Muslim and Sikh students who wear an Islamic head scarf (hijab) or a turban to participate in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC). “We welcome the fact that Muslim and Sikh students nationwide will now […]

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Christmas Day Bombings Call Government Resolve into Question

The White House responded to the coordinated church bombings in Nigeria on Christmas Day with a routine condemnation. “We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life on Christmas Day,” read the White House statement. British Foreign Secretary William Hague labeled the attacks cowardly as did UN Secretary-General  Ban Ki-moon. Boko Haram a.k.a. People Committed to the […]

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Marriage: Looking Back, Moving Forward

How does marriage fare as the nation heads into the new year? Unfortunately, the most recent government data indicate that U.S. marriage rates are at an all-time low. Today, a little more than half of all Americans are currently married, compared to more than 70 percent five decades ago. Additionally, the age at first marriage […]

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