Abstract: Even before taking office, President Obama began laying out the tenets of a doctrine that would enable his Administration to remake America as one nation among many, with no singular claim to responsibility or exceptionalism. These tenets include a more humble engagement with…
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is mighty disappointed with President Obama. The chairman of the House Budget Committee, who has bested Obama in head-to-head policy showdowns, blames the president for failing to outline a solution to the debt crisis while dividing America with talk of class warfare. Read more…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. People in Washington keep twisting words to leave false impressions that make them look good. …
President Obama will soon make yet another “major jobs speech.” Small wonder—the Department of Labor announced last Friday that the economy created a net of zero new jobs in August following two months of near-zero growth. Two years after the President signed his first major jobs bill into law, the…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. It's been in vogue for office-holders and political groups to call for civility—for an end to name-calling and harsh rhetoric aimed at anyone whose ideas differ from your own. Yet those who call for civility…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. Today's big government creates big controversies and lots of name-calling because the stakes are so high—just like the spending. So maybe it's no big deal when one politician calls another one…
From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. A recent White House announcement shows that what government gives with…
Abstract: Following a record year of rulemaking, the Obama Administration is continuing to unleash more costly red tape. In the first six months of the 2011 fiscal year, 15 major regulations were issued, with annual costs exceeding $5.8…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. Are taxes necessary to fund the proper purposes of government. Yes, they…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. Folks in Washington often try…
Revised and updated September 16, 2009 Millions Will Lose Their Current Insurance. Period. End of Story: President Obama wants Americans to believe they can keep their insurance if they like, but research from the government, private research firms, and think tanks show this is not the case. The economic incentives plus a government-run health…
President Obama’s visit to El Salvador on March 22 concludes his first presidential trip to South and Central America. In El Salvador, he will meet with leftist President Mauricio Funes, visit the tomb of Archbishop Romero, and tour a Mayan ruin. The visit to El Salvador is designed to shore…
When Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon meets President Obama in Washington on March 3, the atmosphere will be tense. Even White House media management cannot camouflage gathering tensions in the U.S.–Mexican relationship. Mexico’s bloody battle with drug cartels and criminal violence dominates media headlines and fuels growing uncertainty…
Abstract: The summit meeting in May between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron comes at an important moment in the Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain. The two powers lead NATO, which has again proved that it is the only European and Atlantic institution…
Abstract: President Barack Obama has said that America would reach out to other countries as “an equal partner” rather than as the “exceptional” nation that many before him had embraced; that “any world order that elevates one nation…
A few days ago, the Associated Press quoted Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and White House Asia Adviser Jeffrey Bader telling ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that the Administration’s toughness regarding China’s claims in the South China Sea is…
Thank You, President Obama (Part II)On September 21 of last year, in an article titled “Thank You, President Obama,” I wrote: “I love President Barack Obama. No kidding. I love the guy. Barack Obama is the best community organizer of conservatives since…
Remember President Obama's huge victory, when he received 365 electoral votes and had historic approval ratings? Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post wrote then, "The president's initial job approval rating -- 68 percent -- is the second highest in Gallup polling…
During his state visit to the United Kingdom on May 24–26, President Barack Obama should speak clearly to Prime Minister David Cameron about the serious damage that the latest round of British defense cuts is doing to Britain’s armed forces. The Special Relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain rests…
Any Japanese hopes that hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit would highlight Tokyo’s regional leadership abilities or reverse Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s plummeting approval ratings have been dashed. Instead, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is buffeted by escalating domestic criticism for its timorous foreign policies, which encouraged…
President Obama’s latest budget request was completely rejected by Congress, failing to receive even a single vote. Yet...…
Reflecting on his two terms in office, President George W. Bush said in 2010, "You realize you're not it. You're a part...…
Later this week the U.S. Senate will consider a budget resolution introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that cuts the...…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has a long history of deception, promotion of Sharia law, anti-Semitism, and anti-Western...…
John Stossel’s skepticism of government and his storytelling approach about free-market economics have made him a rock...…
Americans looked to President Obama to set a bold and decisive course when he huddled yesterday with Brazil’s President...…
Senator Jon Kyl (R–AZ) asserts in a recently published opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal that the “U.S....…
Yesterday in a joint press conference with the Canadian prime minister and Mexican president, President Obama expressed...…
Last fall the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration reported a 40 percent decline in oil and natural gas...…
President Obama famously declared in this year's State of the Union: "I've approved fewer regulations in the first...…