http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/commentary.xmlCommentary - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {1D5236A0-2350-4EA4-9693-B10E88C81B1C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/terrorists-in-loveThe title of Ken Ballen's recently released book, Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals, is misleading. I put off buying it for some time because of the title, which implied it would provide a sympathetic view of terrorism and constitute yet another rant against "failed" U.S. counterterrorism policies since 9/11. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{63B45AB3-6B3F-4782-B604-3D1563B16E73}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/american-strategy-values-coincide-in-asiaAmerica's strategic interests in Asia go hand in hand with democratic values. Not by accident, all of our formal security allies in Asia - Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand - are democracies. And events are trending further in this direction.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{D901114B-639B-4DA1-B0DE-F9AF83B0ABA7}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/why-do-feminists-ignore-gendercideYou’d notice if 160 million women were missing from the U.S. population. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{099B3E6D-10D8-4607-89F8-19C141570AF1}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/top-ten-but-fallingIf you were to rank the countries of the world in terms of economic freedom, where would the United States fall? First, or at least in the top three? The top five, surely.Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{3A994760-BB44-44E3-9C50-BADCD786FFB6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/the-coming-higher-ed-revolutionThe higher-education industry is on the verge of such a transformative re-alignment. Many Americans agree that a four-year degree is vastly overpriced — keeping many people out of the market — and are increasingly questioning the value of what many colleges teach.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:50:00 -0500{5719BF8E-DA8F-47CB-A3B8-1F4F83D61DDF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/politics-at-the-dinner-tableThe race is on. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{28188CC2-C53A-4F1D-B014-BE8D163AC1FE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/how-liberty-can-fuel-energy-productionFreedom, opportunity, prosperity and a civil society have made America exceptional. But without energy — secure and affordable energy — many of our great accomplishments would not have been possible.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{8B2ACAC0-7F7C-4B7F-93BA-56E2AB59211C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/libyan-islamists-gaining-strengthAbdul Hakim Belhaj, the former leader of the LIFG who traveled to Afghanistan and joined forces with the Taliban, has emerged as one of the most powerful leaders in post-Gadhafi Libya. Belhaj led one of the strongest militias in the uprising against Gadhafi and was appointed as the head of the Tripoli Military Council. Belhaj, who asserts that he never joined al-Qaida, was arrested in Malaysia in 2004, jailed in Libya, and released in 2010 when he ostensibly disavowed terrorism.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{8F3C3D08-4B2C-480A-9DD2-63F71D67F6F0}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/beyond-simplistic-sentiments-on-poverty-and-the-budgetWhen it came to poverty and the federal budget, 2011 was the Year of Simplistic Sentiments.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{32E5B465-5696-4018-AEE4-713F2009102F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/the-bigger-gift-in-givingChristmastime is a season of gratitude. Whether it’s because we reflect upon the birth of the Christ child or the blessings of the past year, the holiday often prompts a sense of appreciation and thankfulness as well as the tradition of gift-giving.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{A1C91C89-6A3D-4AA2-A38B-26B936923602}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/from-time-to-trains-government-is-no-innovatorOn virtually every policy issue and in most sectors of the economy, the left’s solutions call for bigger government. The clear implication of that worldview: We should trust government bureaucrats more than private individuals to innovate, create and provide prosperity and general well-being.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{C4C4A20E-7D1E-4DBE-914C-B662FE5F12C0}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/poor-or-not-marriage-makes-the-differencePoverty and inequality in America are hot topics these days, and not just among the Occupy Wall Street crowd. Yet amid all the chatter, hardly anyone talks about the greatest driver of poverty: the rapidly rising number of babies born to unmarried mothers.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{9DC7628C-3AB3-42D5-920A-7BB7293AC1DC}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/us-australia-india-a-possible-new-allianceThe US, Australia and India have ‘intersecting’, not ‘identical’ interests. There are things we disagree on. Geography alone dictates that we see the world from slightly different angles. But there is enough commonality in our world views and our challenges that we should consider those areas where our perspectives do overlap and work together where it is in our mutual interest.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:18:00 -0500{7781BB97-1515-4499-9684-9066CD48ADC6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/why-tim-tebow-keeps-smilingWhen Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to save her own life, the doctor referred to him as a "mass of fetal tissue."Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{23CAF696-4D4D-4024-8AEA-424E1B63F718}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/why-all-the-single-ladies-shouldnt-give-up-on-marriageTue, 22 Nov 2011 16:03:00 -0500{082DFE88-DDBF-48C0-817A-46B77981BE8F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/single-hope-worth-trying-to-get-married-after-30Kate Bolick has set the chattering class — not to mention the bar scene — abuzz with her cover story for The Atlantic, “All the Single Ladies.” Because she passed up marriage in her late 20s and has concluded that at 39 the possibility has passed her by completely, she declares the end of marriage as her generation’s contribution to history. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{B0447D4C-EBBB-4CFB-BA78-0531F6472F93}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/making-adoption-a-likely-optionAdoption advocates hope to recruit enough parents to take in the 107,000 children in America’s foster care system who are waiting for permanent families. And it’s not just because November is National Adoption Month. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{1A097FF9-22B8-452E-9E62-BAE136C2D55A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/finally-gop-candidates-debate-foreign-policyThe GOP presidential candidates are discussing foreign policy. Finally! Over the next half decade, the occupant of the Oval Office may well confront foreign challenges far more serious than those arising on the domestic front.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{339DBF61-4BAB-4FA0-9D70-B141EA676016}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/fiskers-political-connectionsConservatives generally object to “stimulus” spending on two grounds: It’s not an effective job creator, because it redirects money from companies that don’t need government backing to ones that do, and it breeds political favoritism. But amid the ruckus over federal financing for Fisker Automotive’s Finnish-produced line of sports cars — American taxpayers supporting Finland’s labor market — little attention has been paid to the political muscle backing Fisker and a host of other federally financed “green” firms. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{8EB49738-3645-4DB5-9DC8-C8A9525D5070}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/what-happened-to-data-driven-education-reform"The path to real reform begins with the truth," stated Education Secretary Arne Duncan in 2009 during an education forum with the Data Quality Campaign. Sec. Duncan, who argues that policymakers should use "data to drive reform," strongly believes that education policy should be "framed by evidence."Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500