Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

December 12, 1996
The Future of the Russian Military: Managing Geopolitical Change and Institutional Decline
By Dr. Ariel Cohen, Sherman Garnett, Ph.D., Professor Stephen Blank, Jacob W. Kipp, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #578)
HL578:  The Future of the Russian Military: Managing Geopolitical Change and Institutional Decline

November 7, 1996
The Second Anniversary of the U.S.-North Korean Nuclear Accord: Cause for Celebration?
By James J. Przystup, Richard V. Allen, Charles Kartman, Larry A. Niksch, Daryl Plunk
(Heritage Lecture #587)
To conclude, as we consider the Agreed Framework's two-year mark, we are faced with strained U.S.-ROK relations, extremely high tensions between the North and South, ...

October 31, 1996
Silent Cal Speaks:  Why Calvin Coolidge is the Model for Conservative Leadership Today
By Cal Thomas
(Heritage Lecture #576)
Calvin Coolidge had a certain style and attitude toward public service. He seemed immune to the pretensions of politics.

October 15, 1996
Cutting Crime and Restoring Order: What America Can Learn from New York's Finest
By William J. Bratton
(Heritage Lecture #573)
"If New York Can Cut Crime by 36%, Why Can't D.C.?"

October 8, 1996
A Strange New Regime: The Naked Public Square and the Passing of the American Constitutional Order
By Richard John Neuhaus
(Heritage Lecture #572)
A Strange New Regime: The Naked Public Square and the Passing of the American Constitutional Order

October 2, 1996
Putting the Self Into Self-Interest: An Economist Looks at Values
By Jennifer Roback Morse
(Heritage Lecture #575)
Economics, with its wide array of explanatory successes, is justifiably regarded as the queen of the social sciences.

June 20, 1996
China: Friend or Enemy?
By Barbara Franklin
(Heritage Lecture #566)
The U.S.-China relationship is one of the most important--perhaps the most important--of all the bilateral strategic relationships in the world today and that we have ...

May 23, 1996
Off With the Limits: What I Learned About Money and Politics When I Ran for President
By Lamar Alexander
(Heritage Lecture #568)
HL568:  Off With the Limits:  What I Learned About Money and Politics When I Ran for President

May 21, 1996
A Personal Report from the Education Summit: What Does It Mean for Education Reform?
By Denis P. Doyle
(Heritage Lecture #564)
HL564:  A Personal Report from the Education Summit: What Does It Mean for Education Reform?

May 15, 1996
Is the Land of the Free Still the Home of the Brave?
By James W. Muller
(Heritage Lecture #571)
Courage is the virtue that defends our liberty; it is also the first virtue of a man who is truly free.

May 14, 1996
Taxes, Deficits, and Economic Growth
By Daniel J. Mitchell
(Heritage Lecture #565)
HL565: Taxes, Deficits, and Economic Growth

May 7, 1996
Speaking for Hong Kong
By the Rt. Hon. Christopher Patten
(Heritage Lecture #563)
Hong Kong's case for the renweal of China's most-favored-nation trading status.

May 1, 1996
Eve Without Adam: What Genesis Has to Tell America About Natural Law
By David F. Forte
(Heritage Lecture #570)
A lecture on natural law, public policy, and the confluence of faith and reason

April 30, 1996
With Liberty and Justice For All
By Ward Connerly
(Heritage Lecture #560)
The pledge is a definition of American democracy and a constant reaffirmation of our dedication to the fundamental principles of that democracy.

April 25, 1996
Liberating People for Self-Government
By Stephen Goldsmith
(Heritage Lecture #567)
Let me begin by stating the obvious: We do not have enough wealth in this country, or in the state of Indiana or the city ...

April 8, 1996
The Flat Tax: Revitalizing the American Dream
By Walter Williams, J. Kenneth Blackwell, John Fund, Steve Forbes
(Heritage Lecture #569)
HL569:  The Flat Tax: Revitalizing the American Dream

April 8, 1996
Beyond Rhetoric: A Renewed U.S. Commitment to Hemispheric Free Trade
By Cresencio Arcos
(Heritage Lecture #558)
HL588:  Beyond Rhetoric: A Renewed U.S. Commitment to Hemispheric Free Trade

March 26, 1996
Entering the Pacific Century
By Senator Jesse Helms
(Heritage Lecture #562)
The Second Annual B.C. Lee Lecture - There are many great self-declared institutions in Washington. Some profess to have decided impacts on America's foreign policy. ...

February 27, 1996
A Republican Agenda to Reverse the Clinton Crunch
By Dick Armey
(Heritage Lecture #556)
Can you believe that, in his State of the Union speech, President Clinton actually said "our economy is the healthiest it has been in three ...

February 6, 1996
What Are America's Vital Interests?
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #557)
I believe America's vitality and leadership abroad will return, but I think it will take a change of administration to accomplish this. It is a ...

January 31, 1996
Making Regulatory Reform a Reality
By Angela Antonelli, Hon. David McIntosh, Fred Smith, and Dr. John Graham
(Heritage Lecture #559)
HL559:  Making Regulatory Reform a Reality

January 30, 1996
The Rule of Law in Hong Kong in the Run-Up to 1997 and Beyond
By Daniel R. Fung, Q.C., J.P.
(Heritage Lecture #561)
1997 will present itself as a unique opportunity for engineering positive and constructive change in China for the benefit not just of China and Hong ...

January 29, 1996
Ending Judicial Dictatorship
By Patrick J. Buchanan
(Heritage Lecture #553)
Judges impose a tyranny of the minority

January 5, 1996
Less from Washington, More from Us: A Citizenship Agenda for a Rising, Shining America
By Lamar Alexander
(Heritage Lecture #554)
HL554:  Less from Washington, More from Us: A Citizenship Agenda for a Rising, Shining America