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Parents Are Fed Up With Public Schools Secretly Transitioning Children
Heritage Foundation · 2023-03-28 · Commentary · 1,010 words
COMMENTARY BYSarah Parshall PerryFormer Senior Legal Fellow, Meese CenterSarah Parshall Perry was a Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Fou...
DeSantis Tackles Divisive “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Programs on College Campuses
Heritage Foundation · 2023-01-11 · Commentary · 1,095 words
COMMENTARY BYLindsey M. Burke, PhD@lindseymburkeDirector, Center for Education PolicyLindsey Burke researches and writes on federal and state education issues.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech ...
Indiana Parents’ Rights Over Their Child’s Education Are Threatened. Here’s What Parents Around the Country Need to Know.
Heritage Foundation · 2022-02-28 · Commentary · 924 words
COMMENTARY BYJonathan Butcher@JM_ButcherActing Director, Center for Education PolicyJonathan is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Educ...
Audits Restore Faith in Elections
Heritage Foundation · 2021-10-08 · Commentary · 1,383 words
COMMENTARY BYHans A. von Spakovsky@HvonSpakovskyElection Law Reform Initiative Manager, Senior Legal FellowHans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues—including civil rights, civil ju...
Americans Know More About the Kardashians Than They Do About Our Constitution
Heritage Foundation · 2021-09-16 · Commentary · 910 words
Once the Constitution was drafted, people took the time to study and debate it in town halls, public squares, and ratifying conventions in the 13 states.Bill Oxford / Getty ImagesKey Takeaways2017 pol...
Think Tanks Must Accept the Power of the Public
Heritage Foundation · 2019-11-12 · Commentary · 1,029 words
Many observers would have you believe that the United States is cracking into pieces, with the best predictor of political viewpoints being demographic factors.Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesKey Takeaways...
The Trump List of Possible Justices is Great but Two Names are Missing
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-13 · Commentary · 1,362 words
As director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, I was inundated last week with interview requests regarding President-elect Trump’s “list” of poten...
As 'Law and Order' President, Trump Can Improve Criminal Justice for Everyone
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-13 · Commentary · 810 words
The Trump administration promises “law and order.” But beyond enforcing our nation’s laws, the incoming administration has an opportunity to reform our criminal justice system in ways that elevate the...
A New Defense for Religious Liberty: Going on Offense Against Bad Laws
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 894 words
One way to preserve the American conscience is for individuals to pre-emptively put unjust laws on trial by way of pre-enforcement challenges.
The High Court Declines to Stay Ohio Early Voting and Same-Day Registration Case
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 1,048 words
States have the constitutional prerogative to regulate early voting and same-day registration.
Virginia Dems Blocking the Truth About 100s of Non-Citizens Engaged in Voter Fraud
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 1,695 words
Election integrity foes mistakenly tell us voter fraud is a myth.
Will the DC Circuit Court of Appeals Strike Down This Latest Attempt to Strip Citizens of Their 2nd Amendment?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 1,280 words
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court for the first time recognized that the “Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms.” It threw out D.C.’s virtual ban on the owner...
Here's Why Jeff Sessions Is the Perfect Pick for Attorney General
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 876 words
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Sen. Jeff Sessions to serve as the 84th Attorney General of the United States—and he couldn’t have made a better choice.
Fate of Federal Courts Rests with Next President
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-12 · Commentary · 840 words
The next president will have the opportunity to leave a massive imprint on the federal courts for a generation or more.
No More Obama Judges
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-08 · Commentary · 763 words
With the Senate back from its election hiatus for a brief lame-duck session, there is one thing that Republicans must absolutely not do: confirm any of the remaining judicial nominations of President ...
Taming the Bureaucratic Beast: The Herculean Task Ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump
Heritage Foundation · 2016-12-08 · Commentary · 1,220 words
President-elect Donald Trump certainly has his work cut out for him: Undoing all of the damage done by President Barack Obama over the past eight years.
On the Line on Election Day: Eight Key Issues Decided by Next US President - The Supreme Court
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-30 · Commentary · 422 words
There is no question that the future of the supreme court is on the ballot.
It Shouldn't Be Hard for Trump to Build That Wall
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-30 · Commentary · 864 words
To stem the tidal wave of illegal immigration engulfing America, the most important first step that Donald Trump can take is to order the Department of Homeland Security to enforce our existing immigr...
Is Trade with China a Factor in Rising Mortality among Middle-Age White Men?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-29 · Commentary · 563 words
In the aftermath of a presidential election that brought intense scrutiny to white, working-class voters in small towns, a new working paper in economics seeks to explain how at least two symptoms of ...
How to Repeal Obamacare: A Road Map for the GOP
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-29 · Commentary · 1,215 words
With President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and the GOP’s successful effort to keep control of Congress, conservatives now have a real chance to eliminate Obamacare. The question is how to do it.
Book Review: The War on Cops
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-29 · Commentary · 2,453 words
In The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe, Heather Mac Donald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, offers a scathing, data-driven account of the misguided and s...
Acting AAG’s Policy Speech Sends the Wrong Signals on Antitrust Enforcement (or “a Wild Ride Back to the Fifties and Sixties”)
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-29 · Commentary · 2,400 words
In a September 20 speech at the high profile Georgetown Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium, Acting Assistant Attorney General Renata Hesse sent the wrong signals to the business community and to f...
Patents as a Key to Commercialization: Guidance for Patent-Antitrust Analysis
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-29 · Commentary · 1,569 words
In a September 23 submission to the FTC and the DOJ, however, U.S. International Trade Commissioner F. Scott Kieff focused on a broader theme – that patent-antitrust assessments should keep in mind th...
Heritage Helps Lead Fight Against Criminalization of Scientific Dissent on Climate Change
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-23 · Commentary · 627 words
The Heritage Foundation is helping to lead the fight against the criminalization of scientific dissent on the unproven and questionable theory of man-induced, catastrophic climate change.
China's Huge 'One Belt, One Road' Initiative Is Sweeping Central Asia
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-21 · Commentary · 1,056 words
Having overbuilt in many domestic industries—such as coal, cement and even solar panels—the Chinese government is redirecting its capital abroad. The aim is to reduce excessive industrial capacity at ...
Has Hong Kong's Economy Peaked?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-21 · Commentary · 814 words
From 1981 to 2015, Hong Kong sustained an annual growth rate of almost 5 percent, despite numerous global recessions. It was a testament to the power of economic freedom.
Uber Forced out of China
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-21 · Commentary · 766 words
Earlier this week, ride-boking giant Uber sold its Chinese operations to China’s ride-booking service Didi Chuxing. Didi will acquire all of Uber’s China’s operations.
What Does Donald Trump's Victory Mean for Asia?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-21 · Commentary · 1,202 words
Trying to predict the incoming Trump Administration’s policy toward Asia is difficult if not impossible at this point. We are in uncharted territory since Trump made a number of campaign statements th...
Sorry, but the Accurate Legal Term is 'Illegal Alien'
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-18 · Commentary · 864 words
The College Fix is reporting that the politically correct Rutgers University student newspaper, the Daily Targum, has fired columnist Aviv Khavich for trying to use the term “illegal alien” in a colum...
The FTC, not the FCC, Should Regulate Internet Privacy
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-18 · Commentary · 795 words
This proposed ban is just one among many unfortunate features in the latest misguided effort by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the privacy of data transmitted over the Interne...
On Judicial Nominations, Senators Are Meant to Advise, Not Rubber-Stamp
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-17 · Commentary · 902 words
The Constitution assigns joint responsibility to the U.S. Senate. Article II, section 2 stipulates that the president “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoi...
No, Election Fraud Is Not as Unlikely as a Lightning Strike
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-17 · Commentary · 805 words
As the president informed the assembled Floridians, “You are much likelier to get struck by lightning than to have somebody next to you commit voter fraud.”
Heritage Foundation Captures Media’s Attention After Election
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-14 · Commentary · 481 words
Since President-elect Donald Trump’s historic win last week, The Heritage Foundation is receiving some serious media attention. It seems that just about every major news organization—print, radio, and...
The War on Election Integrity
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 787 words
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) recently reported more than 1,000 noncitizens enrolled to vote in just eight counties in Virginia.
The FTC’s PAE Study Recommendations: Case Not Proven
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 2,131 words
On October 6, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its much-anticipated report on patent assertion entity (PAE) activity.
Obama's Post-Presidency Agenda Revealed: Attack State Redistricting in the Name of 'Fairness'
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 1,188 words
President Barack Obama will be working with the NDRC after he leaves office, which the Washington Post rightly called “a rare, if not unprecedented, step in the modern era.”
Illinois Absolutely Tortured the Law to Restrict Your Second Amendment Rights
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 1,383 words
Until recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has been the only federal appellate court to apply the Second Amendment correctly when it comes to concealed-carry rights..
Down with the Tart Cherry Cartel
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 885 words
Today, independent growers wishing to market tart cherries as they see fit are stymied by a government-backed, industry-run cartel that controls the market.
Did Justin Timberlake Commit Voter Fraud in Tennessee?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-13 · Commentary · 785 words
Timberlake’s possible improper registration in Tennessee is symptomatic of a larger problem — a voter-registration system that is filled with inaccurate, duplicate, and ineligible registrations.
The American Antitrust Institute Fruitlessly Searches for the Key to American Competitive Conditions Under the Antitrust Lamppost
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-10 · Commentary · 1,516 words
On September 28, the American Antitrust Institute released a report (“AAI Report”) on the state of U.S. antitrust policy, provocatively entitled “A National Competition Policy: Unpacking the Problem o...
Honoring an American Hero This Veterans Day
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-10 · Commentary · 1,177 words
“I was not a hero, but I was there”   Those were the words on a postcard that caught my attention as I sifted through mail at The Heritage Foundation. In my position at Heritage, I have the distinct p...
FCC Disregard of the Rule of Law Requires Legislative Reform
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-10 · Commentary · 1,580 words
On October 6, the Heritage Foundation released a legal memorandum (authored by me) that recounts the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent sad history of ignoring the rule of law in its enf...
The People Have Spoken: Change Must Start Now
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-09 · Commentary · 683 words
Last night, the American people soundly rejected the failed liberal policies of Hillary Clinton and the broken legacy of President Barack Obama. Instead, they elected a candidate who vowed to restore ...
Endangering Whistleblowers to Protect Planned Parenthood
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-04 · Commentary · 860 words
New California law, pushed by abortion giant, criminalizes First Amendment-protected truth-telling.
Christie Shouldn't Sign Rideshare Regulations Bill
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-04 · Commentary · 814 words
The rideshare bill is a step down a familiar road of regulatory protectionism that will make it harder to repeat the successes of Uber and Lyft.
Taxi Owners' Roadblocks Un-Fare
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-04 · Commentary · 789 words
Time for cities to abandon medallion and embrace the market.
A Win for Separation of Powers? Court Rules Against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-04 · Commentary · 1,439 words
A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down as unconstitutional the leadership structure of the CFPB.
How Can States Protect Their Election Systems?
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-04 · Commentary · 1,125 words
If state election officials need security advice, they would be much better off going to private industry.
Social Security Needs to Return to Its Anti-Poverty Roots
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-03 · Commentary · 752 words
Social Security is unsustainable. It faces an $11.4 trillion deficit over the next 75 years. Yet Donald Trump wants to maintain current benefits, and Hillary Clinton wants to expand them.
Why Mortgage Principal Forgiveness Policy Is a Bad Idea
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-03 · Commentary · 796 words
There’s nothing like a “good crisis” to give the federal government an opening to spread its tentacles further into private markets. Just look at the vast growth of federal housing programs since the ...