Abstract: Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan was guided by the principles of the American founding, especially the idea of ordered liberty. In the opening of his first inaugural address in 1981, President Reagan echoed the preamble of the Constitution, calling on the country’s citizens… Read more
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution,Committee on the Judiciary,United States House of Representatives December 14, 2011 My name is Andrew Grossman. I am a Visiting Legal Fellow in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are… Read more
The GOP presidential candidates are discussing foreign policy. Finally! Over the next half decade, the occupant of the Oval Office may well confront foreign challenges far more serious than those arising on the domestic front. It’s important for Americans to know whether these candidates understand the challenges… Read more
Abstract: The American commitment to equality of opportunity, economic liberty, and upward mobility is not tried in days of prosperity. It is tested when times are tough—when fear and envy are used to divide Americans and further the… Read more
In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, Julia Shaw discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement and how it differs from the Tea Party. David Weinberger hosts. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen to… Read more
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. … Read more
Abstract: Although it is readily apparent that conservatism is united in its principled hostility to modern Progressive Liberalism, it is often more difficult to pin down just what the movement stands for. Johnathan O’Neill suggests that a focus… Read more
There is a lot of confusion about America’s proper role in the world at the moment. The terms “isolationism” and “noninterventionism” are often used without clear meaning. These two concepts do have specific definitions that should be properly understood, but we must also be aware of how these terms are… Read more
Israel Ortega discusses liberal organization Media Matters. … Read more
In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, Vice President of Government Studies Mike Franc discusses the Republican presidential primary debate. Hannah Sternberg hosts. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen to more Heritage in… Read more
The word "justice" is on everyone's lips nowadays, and may signify almost anything. We hear the cry "Peace and Justice!" from folk who would destroy existing societies with fire and sword. Other folk fancy that perfect justice might readily be obtained by certain financial rearrangements -- as if anything in this world ever could be… Read more
While this is my first visit to Mainland China, I have visited Hong Kong and Taiwan many times over the last 30 years, drawn to this nation and its people by their important place in world politics and human history. Much of what I know about China I… Read more
This lecture was held at The Heritage Foundation on March 13, 1998. Welcome to our panel discussion on the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Kerner Commission Report. The Heritage Foundation has a number of goals. One is to roll back the liberal welfare state. A prerequisite to understanding what happened to create the… Read more
Abstract: In the mid-1950s, the danger of an ever-expanding state was clear, but conservatives could not agree on an appropriate response, including whether the greater danger lay at home or abroad. The three main branches of conservatism—traditional conservatives appalled by secular mass society, libertarians repelled by the Leviathan state, and… Read more
The best political leaders embody the classical virtues of courage, prudence, justice, and wisdom. President Ronald Reagan had all these qualities and in abundance. Courage When he was shot on March 30, 1981, President… Read more
Washington, Feb. 26, 2010--Conservative ideas often find fertile ground in North Carolina. Thousands of committed adherents to America's founding principles are proud to call the state home, among them Chapel Hill entrepreneurs Howard and Lynda Schultz. It was just a matter of… Read more
This report is currently available only in PDF format. … Read more
In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, leading historian and expert on the conservative movement, Lee Edwards,...… Read more
The “Occupy DC” protest group is planning to disrupt the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference using a...… Read more
February 6 is Ronald Reagan’s birthday. While the right has long looked to Reagan as the standard-bearer of conservative...… Read more
From "Born to Run" to "Born in the USA," "Darkness on the Edge of Town" to "Human Touch," Bruce Springsteen has...… Read more
Martin Luther King Day has arrived once again, and like clockwork, liberals are invoking King’s name to support their...… Read more
Voters in Iowa will caucus today to select their choice for the 2012 presidential nominees. As the rest of the nation...… Read more
Let's be honest: We all know you're not really gonna quit smoking, start exercising, and eat more vegetables as of...… Read more
You camped out by Best Buy for Black Friday, perused the neighborhood shops on Small Business Saturday, crashed the...… Read more
All this time, we thought conservatives were the ones pining for the past. Turns out we didn't look back far enough in...… Read more
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Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought, B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics