Issue Brief posted October 11, 2012 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D., Curtis S. Dubay
Attacks on Tax Reform Miss the Mark
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]…
Audio Recorded on August 1, 2012
Heritage In Focus: Dominique Ludvigson Discusses the HHS Mandate
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.…
Lecture posted July 24, 2012 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., Rebeccah Heinrichs, Baker Spring, Jeff Kueter
Open Microphone: What’s Behind President Obama’s Missile Defense Comments?
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…
Audio Recorded on March 27, 2012
Obama's Not-So-Secret Whispering Campaign
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…
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Video Recorded on October 28, 2011
Rep. Paul Ryan Blames Obama for Dividing America
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.
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Audio Recorded on September 7, 2011
Tax Cut Claims
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…
WebMemo posted September 6, 2011 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D.
Three Paths for Obama’s Jobs Speech
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,…
Audio Recorded on September 6, 2011
Istook851 Selective Outrage
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.
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Audio Recorded on September 2, 2011
Haley and Obama
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 a coward. Or maybe it is when a woman levels that accusation against a man.
The governor of South Carolina, Nikki…
Audio Recorded on August 25, 2011
Regulatory Burdens
From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook.
A recent White House announcement shows that what government gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. The President bragged that he's getting rid of unnecessary regulations that cost us $2-billion a year.
Every bit helps, but simultaneously they're adding 75 new major…
Backgrounder posted July 25, 2011 by James L. Gattuso, Diane Katz
Red Tape Rising: A 2011 Mid-Year Report
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…
Audio Recorded on July 13, 2011
It's Our Money, Not Government's
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook.
Are taxes necessary to fund the proper purposes of government. Yes, they are. But should they be used to re-distribute wealth? No.
Unfortunately, wealth re-distribution seems to be the goal when we're told that some people have more than they need and should be taxed in order to give it…
Audio Recorded on June 8, 2011
Auto Money Mischief
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook.
Folks in Washington often try to deceive you, and here’s an example. The Washington Post says President Obama is making false claims about the billions spent to bailout automakers. In its fact checking column, the Post says Obama uses weasel words, chicanery, phony accounting and slight of hand, combined…