Sally McNamara, Senior Policy Analyst for European Affairs at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to strengthen American and global security by gaining additional European commitments for the mission in Af … Read more
With at least two ongoing wars, President-elect Barack Obama may well be entering the Oval Office facing the toughest national security landscape for any American president in some time. A tour of the foreign policy horizon shows that America's 44th president will have his hands full with a panoply of problems that would vex… Read more
The Arctic is quickly reemerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geopolitical and geo-economic importance of the Arctic region is rising rapidly, and its mineral wealth will likely transform the region into a booming economic frontier in the 21st century. The coasts… Read more
For the West, Russia's invasion of Georgia raises these 3 concerns: 1) The invasion was illegal and immoral. 2) Europe's response has been wholly inadequate. 3) The West should stress to Russia that actions have consequences. … Read more
It is widely reported in the world press that the United States and Poland have agreed on terms for deploying ballistic missile interceptors in the East European country. The interceptors would work in conjunction with radars that will be deployed in the Czech Republic (the result of another agreement announced earlier this year).… Read more
Over the past several decades, federal and state transportation policies have struggled to keep pace with a rising population and increasing numbers of motorists and trucks using the roads. As a result, congestion has worsened in most major metropolitan areas, imposing extra costs on all motorists and truckers and… Read more
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)… Read more
Should Taxpayers continue subsidizing millionaires? That's the question Congress is mulling over as it considers reauthorizing farm subsidies doled out by the Department of Agriculture. The agriculture budget totals $25 billion - more than we spend on the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Farm subsidies… Read more
George State Sen. Judson Hill speaks at a health care policy forum organized by the Atlanta Committee for Heritage. … Read more
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="Photo courtesy of the Athens Banner-Herald."][/caption] State...… Read more
Yesterday, The Heritage Foundation and the Georgia Family Council co-hosted an event in Atlanta illustrating the...… Read more
Promising solutions to child poverty and social breakdown are on the agenda in Atlanta tomorrow morning, when The...… Read more
Former President Bill Clinton recently compared voter identification laws to Jim Crow-era statutes that suppressed the...… Read more
Troy Davis, convicted cop killer, was executed last week by the State of Georgia for the 1989 slaying of Officer Mark...… Read more
Amidst the fuzziness of the Obama Administration “reset” policy with the Russian Federation, the movie Five Days of War...… Read more
On September 22, 2010, a few months before the Senate ratified the New START treaty, a bomb exploded outside the U.S....… Read more
Critics of state and local government action on immigration fail to keep in mind one simple but critical point: The...… Read more
Better than 97 percent proficient in reading, 94 percent proficient in math, and a perfect 100 percent in writing: These...… Read more
Just outside Atlanta sits the city of Sandy Springs, Ga., a community that, on its surface, looks a lot like many...… Read more