Dr. Lee Edwards, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought, discusses the second Presidential debate at Hofstra University on Bloomberg's 'Bottom Line'.…
Tax reform proposals like Heritage’s New Flat Tax, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp’s plan, and Governor Mitt Romney’s plan are susceptible to unfair attacks by the media, think tanks, and politicians. President Obama, for example, completely misstates the facts regarding Governor Mitt Romney’s tax reform proposal by citing an unfair think tank analysis.[1]…
Dominique Ludvigson, Research Fellow at the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the implications of Obama's HHS Mandate after its inception on August 1, 2012. Jackie Anderson hosts.…
Abstract: During the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, President Obama, in an exchange with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, stated: “On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him [incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin] to give me space.” “This is my last election,” he continued. “After my election I have…
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 the world and more reliance on others, as well as treaties and international…
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. Open microphones are popular. People like open mic nights at comedy clubs, or the chance to perform at karaoke. But open mic's are problems for politicians. Many office holders have been caught in a gaffe when they thought the public couldn't hear…
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 claims he backed the “biggest middle-class tax cut in history.” Certainly that claim leaves a favorable impression with most people. But a check with the…
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 unemployment rate continues to hover at 9.1 percent. Unfortunately,…
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 often refuse to practice it themselves, or to apply that standard to their political allies. …
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 plan as…
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 or group of people over another will inevitably fail”; and that “[o]ur problems must be dealt with through partnership” and…
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 billion and one-time implementation costs approaching $6.5 billion. No major rulemaking actions were taken to reduce regulatory…
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 up relations with a country highly representative of the challenges and dilemmas…
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 Ronald Reagan.”It’s time to amplify that point. In 2010 President Obama has done even more to unify Democrats,…
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…
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 about Mexico’s future…
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 in part on the desire of each nation to play a leading role in the…
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 capable of creating consensus and responding in a crisis. However,…
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 having the desired effect, “clearly [moving…
President Obama refused to call the London terror attack terrorism yesterday in his major speech on countering...…
“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the...…
Yesterday’s appalling attack on a London street in the middle of the day, which left a British solider dead, was a...…
Since late last year, workers in Bangladesh have been beset by tragedy after tragedy. First there was a factory fire...…
Over the past week, the Obama Administration has been hit with scandal after scandal. The Internal Revenue Service...…
On Wednesday the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning the Syrian government’s forces while...…
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) official score of President Obama’s budget shows in numbers a vision for...…
President Obama’s aggressive response to legitimate questions about Benghazi at his news conference with British Prime...…
Transparency is not one of the Obama Administration’s greatest strengths. Walter Pincus of The Washington Post...…
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. We’re quoting from our pocket Constitutions,...…