August 22, 2008
Exploring Concepts of Liberty in Islam
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1097)
The Heritage Foundation has established a long-term project to explore the question of whether the ideas and practice of Islam are compatible with Western notions ...
August 1, 2008
The Difference One Church Can Make
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2167)
That a single congregation can make a great difference is demonstrated by the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida. Its members' faith touches all areas ...
June 25, 2008
How Will Freedom Succeed?
By The Reverend Robert A. Sirico
(Heritage Lecture #1090)
Human freedom is insufficient in itself to provide a good and prosperous life for people. It is not its own safeguard. Rather, it requires institutions ...
May 20, 2008
California Court's Judicial Activism Threatens the Institution of Marriage
By Jennifer A. Marshall, Daniel Patrick Moloney, Ph.D. and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1932)
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned California voters' 61 percent majority, expressed in 2000's Proposition 22, in favor of affirming marriage as ...
May 12, 2008
Just War and Endgame Objectives in Iraq
By Joseph Capizzi, Ph.D., and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1081)
The just war theory connects the use of military force to politics, reminding statesmen that war and politics serve the same goals—namely, justice, order, and ...
April 15, 2008
Private Faith, Big Government: Understanding the Impact of Marginalizing Religion
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2123)
In the 20th century, America witnessed a significant transition toward a privatized understanding of reli¬gion. Social and political pressures have prompted many to view religion ...
December 5, 2007
The Meaning of Religious Liberty
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1722)
America's Founders believed that religion and morality play an indispensible role in the civic and public life of a self-governing people.
October 24, 2007
Freedom of Religious Schools and Employers Threatened by ENDA
By Ryan Messmore and James Sherk
(WebMemo #1677)
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 could hamper job creation and does not adequately protect the rights of religious organizations.
October 18, 2007
Myths About American Religion
By Robert Wuthnow, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1049)
There are signs of serious erosion in such standard measures of religious vitality as church attendance and religious affiliation. Religious practice is especially influenced by ...
September 17, 2007
Government for the Good of the People: Ten Questions about Freedom, Virtue, and the Role of Government
By Ryan Messmore
(WebMemo #1620)
Today’s political debates are often muddied by misconceptions of the role of government and its responsibility to American citizens. What are the limits of good ...
August 20, 2007
Longing for Belonging and the Lure of the State
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2063)
The case for limited government can be strengthened by acknowledging the fundamental human longing for a sense of belonging and recognizing that local participatory communities ...
August 2, 2007
My Neighbor’s Keeper? Rethinking Responsibility and the Role of Government
By Ryan Messmore
(Backgrounder #2058)
It is only when local communities based on personal interaction fail to provide for people’s needs that government responsibility comes into play. Even in such ...
May 16, 2007
Is Religious Freedom for Everyone?
By Michael Novak
(Heritage Lecture #1022)
Religious justifications supporting freedom of religion are grounded in the Judeo-Christian principle that an individual’s duty to worship God must be exercised freely and without ...
April 11, 2007
'Tis the Season…Who's Giving?
By Arthur Brooks, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1010)
Charitable giving is about values, and the root, largely, is faith. More than nine in 10 religious people give money every year versus 66 percent ...
March 1, 2007
The Health Insurance Exchange: Enabling Freedom of Conscience in Health Care
By Connie Marshner
(WebMemo #1377)
State-level health insurance exchanges present a promising opportunity to offer greater freedom of choice and freedom of conscience.
February 27, 2007
A Moral Case Against Big Government: How Government Shapes the Character, Vision, and Virtue of Citizens
By Ryan Messmore
(First Principles #9)
The case for good, limited government is incomplete if it proceeds only in terms of the effects upon individual freedom or the fiscal implications of ...
January 19, 2007
Presidential Faith and Foreign Policy: Are Times Changing?
By Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #985)
President Bush has received criticism for openly expressing his personal faith and stressing the religious element in the “war on terror.” Bush is not alone ...
December 18, 2006
Why Religion Matters Even More: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1992)
A steadily growing body of evidence from the social sciences demonstrates that regular religious practice benefits individuals, families, and communities, and thus the nation as ...
November 6, 2006
Faith and the American Founding: Illustrating Religion's Influence
By Michael Novak
(First Principles #7)
How long are we going to keep this experiment, this America? We are "testing whether this nation can long endure," Lincoln said at Gettysburg. We're ...
May 15, 2006
Patients' Freedom of Conscience: The Case for Values-Driven Health Plans
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Jennifer A. Marshall, and Grace V. Smith
(Backgrounder #1933)
Because most Americans have little control over the terms or conditions of their health insurance contracts or the payment of premiums, policymakers should (1) allow ...
October 25, 2005
Values-Driven Healthcare: Freedom of Conscience for the Consumer
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Grace V. Smith, and Jennifer A. Marshall
(WebMemo #894)
Healthcare reform should create a market in which Americans can choose health coverage that is consistent with their ethical, moral, and religious convictions.
September 26, 2005
Why Religious Values Support American Values
By Joseph Loconte
(Heritage Lecture #899)
The United States is a nation of breathtaking ethnic and religious diversity, with thousands of different religious groups and traditions. And yet we have sustained ...
September 22, 2005
Congress Should Protect Faith-Based Organizations When Reauthorizing Head Start
By Grace Smith and Jonathan Butcher
(WebMemo #856)
The right of faith-based groups to take religious beliefs into account when hiring is fundamental to religious liberty.
September 13, 2005
Reforming the Human Rights Agenda of the United Nations
By Joseph Loconte
(Backgrounder #1877)
The United States must exert strong leadership on behalf of the core principles enumerated in the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
June 24, 2005
Federal Stem Cell Research: What Taxpayers Should Know
By Kelly Hollowell, J.D., Ph.D., Philip H. Coelho, The Honorable David Weldon, M.D., and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #888)
The derivation of stem cells from human embryos raises a wide range of difficult ethical and moral questions. These include the status of the embryo ...
June 6, 2005
Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands
By W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., and Jennifer A. Marshall
(Heritage Lecture #880)
Religious orthodoxy appears to be one answer to the process whereby men are more likely to be preoccupied with work and leisure at the expense ...
May 24, 2005
Federal Stem Cell Research: What Taxpayers Should Know
By Robert Moffit, Ph.D., Kelly Hollowell, Ph.D., Phil Coelho, and the Honorable Dave Weldon
(WebMemo #749)
A diverse group of experts addresses the scientific and ethical issues.
April 19, 2005
The United Nations and Human Rights: A Strategy for Meaningful Reform
By Joseph Loconte
(Testimony )
Testimony before The Committee on International Relations
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, United States House of Representatives
June 17, 2004
Religious Faith and Economic Growth: What Matters Most—Belief or Belonging?
By Robert Barro, Ph.D., and Joshua Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #841)
There is evidence of a pattern whereby more economic development and higher per capita income is associated with lower religiosity. Communist regimes have a strong ...
February 3, 2004
Religious Hiring Protection Under Assault
By Joseph Loconte and Jennifer Marshall
(WebMemo #413)
The right of private religious groups to freely determine their membership is a cornerstone of our constitutional order. Congress should once again uphold this important ...
December 22, 2003
Is Prayer Good for Your Health? A Critique of the Scientific Research
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.; Harold G. Koenig, M.D.; Christina Puchalski, M.D.; Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D., J.D.; and Richard Sloan, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #816)
Considerable scientific research analyzing the potential connection between religious practice and prayer and health, undertaken at some of our most prestigious universities around the country, ...
November 26, 2003
Giving Thanks to God
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #375)
When President Bush issues his Thanksgiving Proclamation—inevitably noting the many blessings, as well as the great responsibilities, of our liberty—he will be participating in a ...
July 10, 2002
Next Steps for the President's Faith-Based Initiative
By Jim Towey
(Heritage Lecture #752)
The President's initiative has attempted to focus the spotlight on ways that we can remain faithful to our addicts, to our homeless, to our hungry, ...
May 24, 2002
The Senate's Response to the President's Faith-Based Agenda: An Analysis of the CARE Act
By Joseph Loconte and William W. Beach
(Backgrounder #1555)
Amending the CARE Act in certain ways would advance the President's commitment to promote what he calls the "armies of compassion" to combat family and ...
July 9, 2001
H.R. 7, The Community Solutions Act
By Joseph Loconte and David C. John
(WebMemo #21)
The Community Solutions Act of 2001 (H.R.7) introduced by Representative J.C. Watts (R–OK) is a response to President Bush's effort to engage both faith-based and ...
September 26, 2000
Why America Needs Religion
By William E. Simon, Jr.
(Heritage Lecture #687)
Religious liberty is far more than just liberty for the religious. It is vital for all citizens.
August 6, 1999
The Necessity of Truth
By Rick Santorum
(Heritage Lecture #643)
At the same time that Americans confound secularist predictions about God's imminent demise, we are increasingly reluctant to make critical moral distinctions.
October 14, 1997
God and Man at the Supreme Court: Rethinking Religion in Public Life
By Kevin J. Hasson
(Heritage Lecture #599)
Much has been written about Justice Kennedy's sentence "[a]t the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence." Some suggest ...
March 25, 1997
God and Politics: Lessons from America's Past
By John G. West, Jr.
(Heritage Lecture #583)
Looking to history to determine the proper role for religion and politics.
May 1, 1996
Eve Without Adam: What Genesis Has to Tell America About Natural Law
By David F. Forte
(Heritage Lecture #570)
A lecture on natural law, public policy, and the confluence of faith and reason
April 30, 1996
The Dole-Canady Bill: An, Important First Step
By DeHart, Rhett
(Issue Bulletin #224)
January 25, 1996
Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1064)
The time is ripe for a deeper dialogue on the contribution of religion to the welfare of the nation.
October 10, 1995
How to Improve the Senate Job Training Reform Plan (S.143)
By Wilson, Mark
(Issue Bulletin #217)
September 6, 1995
The Impact of New Jersey's Family Cap on Out-of-Wedlock Births and Abortions
By Rector, Robert
(FYI #59)
May 17, 1995
Time for New Management at America's Troubled Public Housing Projects
By Utt, Ronald D.
(Backgrounder Update #247)
March 16, 1995
Improving America's Housing by Shutting Down HUD
By Utt, Ronald D.
(Backgrounder #1024)
March 7, 1995
Moral Reflections on Life Inside the Beltway
By Feulner, Edwin J.
(Heritage Lecture #517)
July 20, 1994
Housing Bills Tackle Non-Existent Crisis (H.R.3838, S.2049)
By Horowitz, Carl F.
(Issue Bulletin #199)
May 21, 1994
The State of Our Culture
By Decter, Midge
(Heritage Lecture #488)
April 8, 1994
Combatting Family Disintegration, Crime, and Dependence: Welfare Reform and Beyond
By Rector, Robert
(Backgrounder #983)
January 20, 1994
A Guide to the Families First Bills (H.R.3645 and S.1576)
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Issue Bulletin #187)
January 18, 1994
The Injustice of Equality
By Kirk, Russell
(Heritage Lecture #478)
The Injustice of Equality
December 25, 1993
Getting Used To Decadence: The Spirit of Democracy in Modern America
By Bennett, William J.
(Heritage Lecture #477)
December 23, 1993
The Facts About America's Poor
By Rector, Robert
(FYI #6)
November 10, 1993
The 'Fairness Doctrine': Pulling the Plug on Talk Radio A Heritage Foundation Panel Discussion
By Lyle, Paul and Cullum, Blanquita Walsh and Madigan, Bob and Williams, Armstrong and Wilson, Brian
(Heritage Lecture #471)
September 22, 1993
The Poverty Paradox: How America Spent $5 Trillion on the War on Poverty without Reducing the Poverty Rate
By Rector, Robert
(Executive Memorandum #364)
August 27, 1993
(Post) Modern Romance: Liberals and Multicultural ism
By Lindsay, Thomas K.
(Heritage Lecture #463)
August 5, 1993
Why American Families Are So Unhinged
By Decter, Midge
(Heritage Lecture #455)
July 6, 1993
A Guide to H.R. 2434: The Putting Jobs and the American Family First Act of 1993
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Issue Bulletin #179)
May 28, 1993
Why Expanding Welfare Will Not Help the Poor
By Rector, Robert
(Heritage Lecture #450)
April 16, 1993
The Destructive Dialectic: The Decline of American ? Journalism and What to Do About It
By Smith, Ted J. III
(Heritage Lecture #446)
March 29, 1993
Feminism and Free Markets: Friends or Foes?
By Walker, Deborah
(Heritage Lecture #443)
January 12, 1993
A Strategy for Sound Housing Policy
By Horowitz, Carl F.
(Clinton Memo #6)
January 11, 1993
Exploding Five Myths About the Military's Gay Ban
By Luddy, John
(Executive Memorandum #349)
November 30, 1992
On Natural Rights: Speaking Prose All Our Lives
By Arkes, Hadley
(Heritage Lecture #424)
On Natural Rights: Speaking Prose All Our Lives
November 6, 1992
What Do Women Want?
By O'Beirne, Kate (moderated by)
(Heritage Lecture #421)
September 15, 1992
Shaping Americans Values Debate
By A Heritage Foundation Symposium
(Heritage Lecture #428)
July 20, 1992
Slavery to 1992: A Historical Perspective of Black American Success Through the Free Market System
By Williams, Armstrong
(Heritage Lecture #395)
June 26, 1992
Liberalism and the Los Angeles Riots
By Prager, Dennis
(Heritage Lecture #391)
June 12, 1992
Equal Cultures or Equality for Women? Why Feminism and Multiculturalism Don't Mix
By Young, Cathy
(Heritage Lecture #387)
May 21, 1992
Creating Inner-City Jobs by Suspending the Davis-Bacon Act
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Executive Memorandum #333)
May 19, 1992
Don't Punish Taxpayers for Urban Woes
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Executive Memorandum #332)
May 5, 1992
The Urban Policy America Needs
By Butler, Stuart M.
(Executive Memorandum #330)
April 28, 1992
How to Strengthen America's Crumbling Families
By Rector, Robert
(Backgrounder #894)
April 23, 1992
The New American Revolution Tho
By Thompson, Governor Tommy
(Heritage Lecture #412)
March 26, 1992
Jack Kemp's 'Perestroika' : A Choice Plan for Public Housing Tenants
By Horowitz, Carl F.
(Backgrounder #888)
March 17, 1992
America's Ailing Families: Diagnosing the Problem, Finding a Cure
By Sullivan, Honerable Louis
(Heritage Lecture #370)
February 12, 1992
How to Evict Drug Dealers from Public Housing
By Horowitz, Carl F.
(Backgrounder #880)
December 1, 1991
A Heritage Foundation Conference — How Business Can Save Education: A State Agenda for Reform
By Chubb, John and Doyle, Denis and Hanushek, Eric and Walberg, Herbert
(Heritage Lecture #354)
November 1, 1991
Keeping the News Media Honest; How the News Media Covered the War
By Lichter, S. Robert
(Heritage Lecture #347)
October 15, 1991
The Housing Bill: Waiting for a Bush Veto
By Butler, Stuart M.; Horowitz, Carl F.
(Executive Memorandum #313)
October 7, 1991
The Danforth "Compromise": Another Quota Civil Rights Bill
By Laffer, William G. III
(Backgrounder Update #168)
September 21, 1991
The Role of the Black Media in Preserving Traditional Black Values Within Black America
By Walls, Lon G.
(Heritage Lecture #335)
September 14, 1991
Historical Role Models for Today's Black Males
By Harris, Jeffrey
(Heritage Lecture #334)
August 2, 1991
Hunger and Malnutrition Among American Children
By Rector, Robert
(Backgrounder #843)
July 28, 1991
Minority Participation in the Next American Century
By Cisneros, Henry
(Heritage Lecture #327)
July 7, 1991
Culture and Its Contents
By Lipman, Samuel
(Heritage Lecture #324)
June 28, 1991
From Paternalism to Empowerment: The New Peace Corps
By Coverdell, Paul
(Heritage Lecture #322)
April 30, 1991
Time for an Omnibus Civil Rights Bill
By Bolick, Clint
(Backgrounder #827)
March 1, 1991
Back to the Future: Educational Equity in the 1990s
By Williams, Michael G.
(Heritage Lecture #308)
December 1, 1990
An Entrepreneurial Strategy for Empowering the Black Community
By Wright, Elizabeth
(Heritage Lecture #294)
November 8, 1990
The National Endowment for the Arts: Congress Avoids Responsibility
By Knight, Robert H.
(Executive Memorandum #291)
November 1, 1990
Black History Month 1990 At The Heritage Foundation
By Loury, Glenn C. ; Woodson , Robert L.; Blackwell, J. Kenneth; et al.
(Heritage Lecture #290)
September 24, 1990
Fighting Drugs in Four Countries: Lessons for America?
By Eisenach, Jeffrey A.; Cowin, Andrew
(Backgrounder #790)
August 14, 1990
The New Civil Rights Movement: Economic Empowerment
By Rodriguez, George
(Heritage Lecture #280)
May 29, 1990
A National Identity Card: Inching Toward Big Brother
By Hodge, Scott A.
(Backgrounder #771)
March 29, 1990
The House and Child Care: Trampling on the Rules
By Liedl, Mark B.
(Backgrounder Update #131)
March 28, 1990
The Hawkins/Downey Child Care Bill: In Raising Children, Washington Knows Best
By Rector, Robert
(Issue Bulletin #157)
March 26, 1990
Two Visions of Child Care: Stenholm/Shaw vs. Hawkins/Downey
By Rector, Robert
(Issue Bulletin #156)
November 6, 1989
"A Pro-Family, Pro-Growth Legal Immigration Policy for America"
By Moore, Stephen
(Backgrounder #735)
October 18, 1989
Poverty and Plenty in America: Understanding Census Bureau Data
By O'Beirne, Kate Walsh; Rector, Robert
(Executive Memorandum #253)
October 2, 1989
H.3., The Hawkins-Downey Childcare Bill: Government Nannies for America's Children
By Rector, Robert
(Issue Bulletin #154)
September 14, 1989
From George Bush, A Convincing Declaration of War on Drugs
By Eisenach, Jeffrey A.
(Executive Memorandum #250)
June 6, 1989
Dispelling the Myth of Income Inequality
By O'Beirne, Kate Walsh; Rector, Robert
(Backgrounder #710)
February 10, 1989
Illiteracy in America: What To Do About It
By Allen, Jeanne
(Backgrounder #690)
January 12, 1989
America's Homeless: Victims of Rent Control
By Tucker, William
(Backgrounder #685)
October 6, 1988
The "ABC" Child Care Bill: An Attempt to Bureaucratize Motherhood
By Rector, Robert
(Issue Bulletin #145)
September 12, 1988
Strategy for a Drug-Free America: A Symposium
By Unknown
(Backgrounder #672)
June 9, 1988
Why America Is Losing the Drug War
By Eisenach, Jeffrey A.
(Backgrounder #656)
April 20, 1988
Providing for Those in Need: Long-Term Care Policy
By Ferrara, Peter J.
(Backgrounder #646)
April 8, 1988
Red Tape for the Dying: The Food & Drug Administration and AIDS
By Kazman, Sam
(Backgrounder #644)
April 5, 1988
The American Family and Day-Care
By Rector, Robert
(Issue Bulletin #138)
October 28, 1987
Neighborhood Based Service Delivery: An Option for Today
By Gaude, Stephen
(Heritage Lecture #132)
October 1, 1987
The Poor and Conservatives vs. The Poverty Industry
By Woodson, Robert L.
(Heritage Lecture #128)
August 7, 1987
Why Feminism No Longer Sells
By LaHaye, Beverly
(Heritage Lecture #120)
June 21, 1987
Pornography and the Law
By Vanden Haag, Ernest
(Heritage Lecture #111)
June 7, 1987
Evangelicals and Jews: An Ambivalent Relationship
By Haberman, Rabbi Joshua O.
(Heritage Lecture #109)
May 27, 1987
Vouchers: A Way to Provide Better Housing for America's Poor
By Beirne, Kenneth J.
(Backgrounder #582)
May 4, 1987
America's Homeless: A Manageable Problem and Solution
By Beirne, Kenneth J.
(Backgrounder Update #44)
April 13, 1987
The Chicken Little Theory of the Vanishing Middle Class
By Bartlett, Bruce
(Backgrounder #574)
September 17, 1986
The Youth Suicide Problem: Washington Could Make It Worse
By Smith, William
(Executive Memorandum #133)
June 17, 1986
Mobilizing Policies to Bolster the Family in the Fight Against Poverty
By Kondratas, S. Anna
(Backgrounder #517)
May 21, 1986
Holding Hands Against Hunger: How Americans Are Being Conned
By Kondratas, S. Anna
(Backgrounder #512)
August 21, 1985
Halting Illegal Immigration: Employer Sanctions Are Not the Answer
By Moore, Stephen
(Issue Bulletin #118)
February 1, 1984
Nine Myths About Immigration
By Simon, Julian L.
(Backgrounder #326)
September 4, 1983
Act Together: Spotlighting Federal Grants
By Asman, David
(Institutional Analysis #25)
August 15, 1982
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
By Asman, David
(Institutional Analysis #21)
December 7, 1981
The Vietnam Memorial
By Copulos, Milton R.
(Backgrounder #158)
May 4, 1981
The Marijuana Epidemic
By Butler, Stuart M.
(Backgrounder #140)
March 11, 1980
"The Abortion Right: ""A Constitutional Right of Unique Character"""
By Ascik, Thomas R.
(Backgrounder #112)
August 19, 1978
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
By Stanmeyer, William A.
(Institutional Analysis #8)
July 27, 1978
ERA Extension: Update on the Arguments
By Ascik, Thomas R.
(Issue Bulletin #31)
November 15, 1977
The ERA: Is Seven Years Enough?
By Ascik, Thomas R.
(Backgrounder #42)
August 2, 1977
Disclosure for Charitable Organizations (H.R.41)
By Morse, Barry G.
(Issue Bulletin #18)
June 7, 1977
Federal Regulation of Youth Camps (H.R.6761)
By Uzzell, Lawrence
(Issue Bulletin #11)
May 9, 1977
Consumer Protection Act (H.R.6805)
By Copulos, Milton R.
(Issue Bulletin #5)
The Rebirth of Urban America
By Beirne, Kenneth J.
(Backgrounder #613)
August 15, 2008