May 12, 2008
Just War and Endgame Objectives in Iraq
By Joseph Capizzi, Ph.D., and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1081)
The just war theory connects the use of military force to politics, reminding statesmen that war and politics serve the same goals—namely, justice, order, and ...
March 26, 2008
The Conservative Movement: A Light in Dark Times
By J. Kenneth Blackwell
(Heritage Lecture #1070)
There have been times when there has been a gap between America’s promise and our practice. Now, as then, we must act to achieve moral ...
March 14, 2008
Liberty's Best Hope: Why American Leadership Is Needed for the 21st Century
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., Henry R. Nau, Ph.D., and Dov Zakheim, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1069)
To counter the challenges to America's leadership at home and abroad, even by long-standing allies, we must be more persuasive, win the war on terrorism ...
February 19, 2008
The Trouble with Limited Government
By William Voegeli, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1060)
Despite their best efforts, conservatives have not reduced the size and scope of government so much as slowed its rate of growth over the past ...
February 7, 2008
The Abolition of Man? How Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science
By John G. West, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1058)
Scientific materialism challenges the traditional Western understanding of human nature and the universe and is central to arguments over moral relativism, personal responsibility, limited government, ...
December 17, 2007
What Separation of Powers Means for Constitutional Government
By Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
(First Principles #17)
It used to be expected, roughly speaking, that the Congress would pass laws, the President would execute them, and the Supreme Court would interpret them ...
December 17, 2007
The Power of Words: Reflections on 1,000 Heritage Lectures, 1980–2007
By Lee Edwards, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1001)
Believing that words are "the essential units on which a civilization rests," The Heritage Foundation has provided a forum for lectures by public officials, scholars, ...
December 14, 2007
Securing Liberty: The Purpose and Importance of the Bill of Rights
By Joseph Postell
(WebMemo #1747)
A bill of rights, the Founders saw, could serve the noble purpose of public education and edification.
December 5, 2007
The Meaning of Religious Liberty
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1722)
America's Founders believed that religion and morality play an indispensible role in the civic and public life of a self-governing people.
November 20, 2007
The Birth of the Administrative State: Where It Came From and What It Means for Limited Government
By Ronald J. Pestritto, Ph.D.
(First Principles #16)
The ideas that gave rise to what is today called "the administrative state" are fundamentally at odds with those that gave rise to our Constitution. ...
October 19, 2007
The Decline and Fall of the Right to Property: Government as Universal Landlord
By Edward J. Erler, Ph.D.
(First Principles #15)
The Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London indicates that the right to property must now be considered only a conditional right; ...
September 14, 2007
The Formation of the Constitution
By Matthew Spalding
(WebMemo #1617)
Matthew Spalding recounts "the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen."
August 20, 2007
Longing for Belonging and the Lure of the State
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2063)
The case for limited government can be strengthened by acknowledging the fundamental human longing for a sense of belonging and recognizing that local participatory communities ...
August 17, 2007
Prudence, Politics, and the Proclamation
By Allen C. Guelzo, Ph.D.
(First Principles #14)
Abraham Lincoln understood emancipation not as the satisfaction of a “spirit” overriding the law, nor as the moment of fusion between the Constitution and absolute ...
August 3, 2007
Born American: Reflections of an Immigrant Patriot
By Peter W. Schramm
(First Principles #13)
Each generation has to be educated in our principles of right, the natural rights that stem from those principles, and our constitutional soul, which gives ...
July 18, 2007
The Progressive Movement and the Transformation of American Politics
By Thomas G. West and William A. Schambra
(First Principles #12)
Although material circumstances and politicians' self-interest helped to make America what it is today, the most important cause was a change in the prevailing understanding ...
July 10, 2007
The Life and Legacy of Russell Kirk
By George H. Nash
(Heritage Lecture #1035)
Russell Kirk churned out a prodigious torrent of writings that elevated the tone and substance of conservative discourse. He was a bridge-builder to the classics ...
June 28, 2007
Independence Forever: Why America Celebrates the Fourth of July
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(First Principles #11)
The Fourth of July is a great opportunity to renew our dedication to the principles of liberty and equality enshrined in what Thomas Jefferson called ...
June 6, 2007
Manners and Morals in Democracy
By Kenneth Minogue
(Heritage Lecture #1026)
The "moral life" is the human propensity to want to do the right thing, and there are few Western moral variants that are not individualistic. ...
May 25, 2007
The Meaning of Sovereignty: What Our Founding Fathers Could Tell Us About Current Events
By Jeremy Rabkin, Ph.D.
(First Principles #10)
Sovereignty is not merely a question of national rights, and a sovereign state, especially one with alliances and commitments in much of the world, cannot ...
May 10, 2007
Regurgitating the Apple: How Modern Liberals "Think"
By Evan Sayet
(Heritage Lecture #1020)
The Modern Liberal position is arrived at through indiscriminateness, which invariably leads the Modern Liberal to side with evil over good, wrong over right, and ...
February 27, 2007
A Moral Case Against Big Government: How Government Shapes the Character, Vision, and Virtue of Citizens
By Ryan Messmore
(First Principles #9)
The case for good, limited government is incomplete if it proceeds only in terms of the effects upon individual freedom or the fiscal implications of ...
February 23, 2006
What's Great About America
By Dinesh D'Souza
(First Principles #1)
America, once an experiment unique in the world, is now the last best hope for the world. By making sacrifices for America, we bind ourselves ...
November 28, 2005
Myth and Memory in the American Identity
Part of The Lehrman Lectures on Restoring America's National Identity
By Wilfred M. McClay, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #911)
Essential traits like civility, restraint, and loyalty are not sustainable for long without deeply rooted social and cultural institutions devoted to the formation of character, ...
November 21, 2005
The Never-Ending War: The Battle Over America's Self-Meaning
Part of The Lehrman Lectures on Restoring America's National Identity
By Midge Decter
(Heritage Lecture #910)
America's cultural war has lasted about a century and a half. The 1960s and 1970s clash of ideas and attitudes was but a particularly gaudy ...
November 8, 2005
The Crisis of American National Identity
Part of The Lehrman Lectures on Restoring America's National Identity
By Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #906)
The American creed is the keystone of American national identity, but it requires a culture to sustain it. The republican task is to recognize the ...
July 21, 2005
On Becoming American: Reasserting Citizenship in the Immigration Debate
By William E. Simon, Jr.
(Heritage Lecture #890)
There are two vital priorities for immigration policy. One is a clear, firm commitment to stating and enforcing our policies. The other is to create ...
July 19, 2005
Constitution, Character, and National Identity
Part of The Lehrman Lectures on Restoring America's National Identity
By Larry P. Arnn
(Heritage Lecture #891)
The United States is a polity built in the name of the rights of man, as those rights are established in the great "course and ...
November 10, 2004
The Ashcroft Legacy: Liberty and Security
By Paul Rosenzweig
(WebMemo #607)
John Ashcroft's successful tenure furthered our security and our freedoms.
May 11, 2004
Churchill: Forging an Alliance for Freedom
By Allen Packwood
(Heritage Lecture #835)
Winston Churchill's pro-American sentiment was honed during World War I; came to fruition during his wartime correspondence with President Franklin D. Roosevelt; and was furthered ...
June 2, 2003
The Bush Presidency at Midterm: An Assessment
By Michael Barone, Fred Barnes, Carl Cannon, James Pfiffner
(Heritage Lecture #789)
The Heritage Foundation, before and after the 2000 presidential election, held a series of panels that were intended to help a new President make the ...
December 9, 2002
Remarks by the Vice President Presenting Lady Margaret Thatcher with the Clare Boothe Luce Award
By Vice President Dick Cheney
(WebMemo #181)
Political and economic freedom prevailed because of Margaret Thatcher's political leadership in Britain. And like that of her unfailing friend and ally, Ronald Reagan, in ...
November 4, 2002
What To Do In 2003: Domestic & Foreign Policy
By Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #168)
2003 should provide Congress with many opportunities for strengthening the U.S. economy, improving the nation's public infrastructure, and enhancing the health and safety of Americans. ...
August 5, 2002
Ludwig von Mises as Policy Analyst: Monetary Reform, Fiscal Policy, and Foreign Exchange Controls
By Richard M. Ebeling
(Heritage Lecture #754)
Ludwig von Mises was one of the outstanding economists of the 20th century. His most famous contribution to economic theory during his lifetime was his ...
June 25, 1997
A User's Guide To Economic Sanctions
By Robert P. O'Quinn
(Backgrounder #1126)
The annual debate over renewal of normal trading status for the People's Republic of China (PRC) has raised an enormous debate in this country over ...
