December 17, 2002
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Building Hope for the Years Ahead
By The Honorable Colin L. Powell
(Heritage Lecture #772)
Secretary of State Colin Powell announces a new Administration initiative that places the US firmly on the side of change for the Middle East. He ...
December 9, 2002
The West Must Prevail
By Lady Margaret Thatcher
(Heritage Lecture #771)
The West Must Prevail
November 5, 2002
The Health Care Crisis: The President's Plan for High-Quality, Affordable Care
By The Honorable Mark McClellan
(Heritage Lecture #768)
Health care costs are rising and it is difficult to ensure that all Americans are a part of this health care system. Bush believes that ...
November 5, 2002
Reaffirming Intellectual Property in an Information Age
By James E. Rogan
(Heritage Lecture #769)
Intellectual property is the principal engine for the creation of wealth in our society. We must not allow the canons of our constitutionally based intellectual ...
November 4, 2002
The Progress and the Promise of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
By The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky
(Heritage Lecture #770)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development marked a vital step in redefining the concept of sustainable development. Before, responsibility rested with governments alone. The new ...
October 21, 2002
The Political-Military Dimension of U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #767)
China's propensity to use force, its proliferation of WMDs to rogue states, and its nuclear-tipped ICBMs all threaten American interests in Asia. China's threats against ...
October 11, 2002
Promise and Progress: Homeland Security One Year Post-9/11
By Peter Brookes
(Heritage Lecture #764)
The terrorist attacks last September placed homeland security at the top of the nation's priorities. Since then, the President, Congress, state and local authorities, and ...
October 4, 2002
The Future of Hong Kong
By The Honorable Mrs. Anson Chan, GBM, CBE, JP
(Heritage Lecture #766)
Lecture by the Honorable Mrs. Anson Chan, GBM, CBE, JP Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong
October 4, 2002
Strengthening the U.S.-Malaysia Friendship
By The Honorable Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi
(Heritage Lecture #763)
The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia highlights three areas that the U.S. and Malaysia need to focus on: fighting terrorism, moderating Islam, and improving governance. ...
October 4, 2002
Thailand's Political and Economic Progress
By His Excellency Mr. Sakthip Krairiksh
(Heritage Lecture #765)
The Ambassador of Thailand outlines the political, bureaucratic, and economic developments in his country.
September 27, 2002
Moving Beyond Conflict: Private Stewardship and Conservation Partnerships
By Lynn Scarlett
(Heritage Lecture #762)
Lynn Scarlett discusses the role of the Department of the Interior.
September 9, 2002
Missile Nonproliferation and Missile Defense
By Henry Sokolski
(Heritage Lecture #761)
hl761: Missile Nonproliferation and Missile Defense
September 3, 2002
The Future of the Subsidy State: What the Heritage Index of Dependency Shows
By Hon. Jim DeMint, David T. Beito, Peter N. Kirsanow, and William W. Beach
(Heritage Lecture #759)
The Index raises concerns about the ability of local governments to provide aid and other assistance. They raise as well a traditional republican concern about ...
August 22, 2002
Warming Up to the Truth: The Real Story About Climate Change
By Sallie Baliunas, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #758)
The human influence on global climate change is small and will be slow to develop. The conclusion comes from the lack of meaningful warming trends ...
August 15, 2002
Fear and Loathing on the Potomac: The Washington Times at Twenty
By Wesley Pruden
(Heritage Lecture #757)
The story of the Washington Times.
August 6, 2002
Building a Culture of Character
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., Don Eberly, Samuel Gregg, and Joseph Loconte
(Heritage Lecture #755)
The basis of a free republic is in its upright and moral people. We must promote virtue in people in order to preserve our nation ...
August 6, 2002
The Future of Transatlantic Relations
By Honorable Jon Kyl
(Heritage Lecture #756)
The transatlantic partnership is under serious strain with the United States and our European friends having more and more disagreements.
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 ...
July 12, 2002
The Millennium Challenge Account: An Opportunity to Advance Development
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #753)
The MCAs must not be weighed down with earmarks, prohibitions, and priorities that don't contribute to development efforts. Instead, the agency chosen to oversee the ...
July 10, 2002
Next Steps for the President's Faith-Based Initiative
By Jim Towey
(Heritage Lecture #752)
The President's initiative has attempted to focus the spotlight on ways that we can remain faithful to our addicts, to our homeless, to our hungry, ...
June 20, 2002
Narco-Terror: The International Connection Between Drugs and Terror
By The Honorable Asa Hutchinson
(Heritage Lecture #751)
We understand from our study of history that the maintenance of democracy requires in essence two things: sacrifice and participation. We also know from our ...
June 18, 2002
U.S.–Kyrgyz Strategic Cooperation
By His Excellency Baktybek Abdrisaev
(Heritage Lecture #760)
Kyrgyzstan will support any American policy toward uniting Afghanistan and turning it into a secure and prosperous place. She will provide any assistance within our ...
June 13, 2002
Overcoming the Stalemate on the Korean Peninsula
By Balbina Hwang
(Heritage Lecture #750)
Regarding our goal for North Korea: it is no longer enough for us to focus on just "getting them to the table." North Korea has ...
June 10, 2002
Japan's Emergency Legislation and the War on Terrorism
By The Honorable Fukushiro Nukaga
(Heritage Lecture #749)
The U.S. and Japan share the common values of freedom and democracy, and the common strategic interest of pursuing co-existence with other countries in the ...
June 10, 2002
The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: An Assault on Civil Liberties in the Name of Homeland Security
By Sue Blevins
(Heritage Lecture #748)
The model plan, if enacted throughout the states, would eliminate our freedom to choose our medical care and health treatment and potentially eliminate a broader ...
May 29, 2002
Continuing to Transform Welfare: The Next Bold--and Compassionate--Step
By The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson
(Heritage Lecture #747)
True welfare reform is about empowerment: about helping everyone gain a firm foothold on the solid ground of personal opportunity, professional advancement, and a healthy ...
May 28, 2002
First Principles of Development
By Andrew S. Natsios
(Heritage Lecture #745)
The elements of our country's success include a free and democratic system of governance, a heavy investment in public education, policies which created a rising ...
May 28, 2002
Securing America's Airports and Waterways: The Role of the U.S. Department of Transportation
By The Honorable Michael P. Jackson
(Heritage Lecture #746)
Securing America's Airports and Waterways: The Role of the U.S. Department of Transportation
May 8, 2002
The Conservative Case for NATO Reform
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #744)
John C. Hulsman, Ph.D. discusses NATO's role in the 21st century.
May 6, 2002
Beyond the Axis of Evil: Additional Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction
By The Honorable John R. Bolton
(Heritage Lecture #743)
Experience has shown that treaties and agreements are an insufficient check against state sponsors of terrorism. Noncompliance can undermine the efficacy and legitimacy of these ...
May 3, 2002
U.S.-Malaysia Defense Cooperation: A Solid Success Story
By The Honorable Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
(Heritage Lecture #742)
U.S. and Malaysian forces have cooperated on a wide range of missions with virtually no fanfare or public acknowledgement. And in spite of its success, ...
April 30, 2002
The State of the Judicial Confirmation Process
By The Honorable Mitch McConnell
(Heritage Lecture #740)
There exists an all-out effort to defeat Judge Charles Pickering. This effort, though, is just the most high-profile example of a plan which some on ...
April 26, 2002
NATO Enlargement in Southeast Europe: America's Interest
By His Excellency Simeon Saxe-Coburg
(Heritage Lecture #741)
A robust NATO enlargement in Prague, including Bulgaria and other qualified aspirants, will contribute to the victory in the war against terrorism. In other words, ...
April 19, 2002
Who's Hu? Assessing China's Heir Apparent, Hu Jintao
By John J. Tkacik, Jr., Joseph Fewsmith, and Maryanne Kivlehan
(Heritage Lecture #739)
The list of what ...
March 27, 2002
A Progress Report on the Philippines: The Balikatan Exercises, the Abu Sayyaf, and Al-Qaeda
By Ambassador Albert del Rosario
(Heritage Lecture #738)
Balikatan, which means "shoulder-to-shoulder" is a joint military exercise between Philippine and U.S. forces. It was launched last February with the goal of enhancing the ...
March 15, 2002
Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulag
By Armando Valladares
(Heritage Lecture #737)
Against All Hope: A Memoir Of Life in Castro's Gulag
March 11, 2002
What Next in Afghanistan?
By James Phillips, Elie Krakowski, Ph.D., Thomas Kleine, and Kenneth Katzman, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #736)
Although the war in Afghanistan is far from over, I think it is fair to say that the U.S. did win a substantial military victory ...
March 7, 2002
The War Against Terrorism, The EU's Response, and the Future of NATO
By Bernard Jenkin, M.P.
(Heritage Lecture #735)
There is far more that binds Europe and the U.S. together than divides us. Surely it is better to build on that than to ignore ...
March 6, 2002
The U.S., China, and the Future of East Asia
By The Honorable Henry J. Hyde
(Heritage Lecture #bclee8)
Prior to September 11th, there were many troubling signs that the regime in Beijing was moving toward policies that are not only inimical to stability ...
February 27, 2002
The Battle of Britain: Blair, Labour, and the Future of Conservatism
By David Willetts, M.P.
(Heritage Lecture #734)
Times now demand that we break free from the temporary forms that shaped conservatism in the later twentieth century, so that we are better able ...
February 26, 2002
America's Priority at the U.N.: Taking on Terror
By Ambassador John D. Negroponte
(Heritage Lecture #733)
If we don't defeat global terrorism, we cannot prevail in promoting free trade, economic growth, human rights, and democracy worldwide.
February 26, 2002
Perspectives on the European Pension Crises: Some Lessons for America
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Peter Peterson, Estelle James, Wilfried Prewo, David Harris, Michal Rutkowski
(Heritage Lecture #729)
Some agenda for pension reform is critical for all countries. But it is remarkable to consider how much has already changed in Central and Eastern ...
February 13, 2002
Campaign Finance Reform: Broad, Vague, and Unenforceable
By David M. Mason
(Heritage Lecture #732)
Vague standards put the Federal Election Commission in the position of either attempting to police everything said about any Member of Congress or of drawing ...
February 7, 2002
Civil Rights and Wrongs: A New Agenda for a New Era
By Peter N. Kirsanow
(Heritage Lecture #731)
Three ways in which King's message is profoundly conservative and relevant today.
February 6, 2002
The United States and the United Nations: What to Expect in the Future
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #730)
The Bush Administration has been very forthright in its foreign policy and can be expected to stand by its statements. This is a sharp deviation ...
February 1, 2002
Korea at the Crossroads: The Challenges Ahead
By Lee Hoi-chang
(Heritage Lecture #728)
Close relations with the United States is the cornerstone of Korea's security and prosperity. Our two countries are committed to the fundamental values of peace, ...
January 17, 2002
Trade: A New Paradigm for U.S. Policy Toward Latin America
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #727)
The FTAA represents the fulfillment of the great vision of the elder President Bush for relations throughout the Americas. It would be fitting for the ...
January 17, 2002
Comercio: Un nuevo paradigma para la polÃtica de U.S. para América Latina
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #727)
Comercio: Un nuevo paradigma para la polÃtica de U.S. para América Latina
January 14, 2002
A New Era in Cross-Strait Relations? Taiwan and China in the WTO
By Ing-wen Tsai, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #726)
China is a source of military threat, and a force that tries to undermine our political status. But, at the same time, China is our ...
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