http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/reports.xmlReports - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {80BA96DC-3747-4AB0-B471-BB5DF8B542DF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/abraham-lincoln-was-not-the-father-of-big-governmentAbraham Lincoln is not, and nor was his Administration, any model for what today seems so objectionable in the modern welfare state.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:00 -0500{31395D9D-4149-4684-AE56-1AC3E31B2BDE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/president-obamas-budget-what-to-watch-forThe President’s budget will provide a good test of whether he is serious about facing up to the country’s looming fiscal crisis.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:00 -0500{B252256A-80C7-4E93-B948-4E4B13A6B493}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/us-egypt-relations-ngo-standoff-and-foreign-aidThe Obama Administration should warn Egypt’s leaders that they will pay a heavy price for their crackdown on the three NGOs.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:00 -0500{0EEB89E5-C686-4936-917B-5CE8293C2CC4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/ashbrook-award-goes-to-heritages-von-kannonThu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{A27A43F7-90B7-439E-ACCA-9F63BB31D2DF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/fy2012-government-spending-blows-through-cap-cbo-showsCongress should abandon spending gimmicks and loopholes and provide greater transparency regarding its actual spending.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:42:00 -0500{04E1EF8B-4512-4376-B729-45B32C6F7AF1}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/possible-move-of-okinawa-marines-to-guam-cuts-military-capability-in-asiaThe U.S. has needlessly compromised military capabilities in Asia in favor of budgetary and political considerations.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:41:00 -0500{A465F61A-44D8-45DE-B17D-B1AE85030B39}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/congress-fails-to-undo-president-obamas-damage-on-missile-defenseIn passing the FY 2012 defense authorization and appropriations bills, Congress missed an ideal opportunity to reverse the damage that the Obama Administration inflicted on U.S. missile defense programs in 2010Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:00 -0500{19650959-3413-457A-8275-043853A75E60}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/falkland-islands-united-states-should-back-great-britainWashington should recognize and support British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and stand by America’s closest ally.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:58:00 -0500{7E6528CF-B075-45DA-888D-70F6017C60A3}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/us-strategy-on-russias-tactical-nuclear-weaponsAddressing massive U.S.–Russian disparities in tactical nuclear weapons will be difficult unless the United States regains a position of strength. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0500{0B92847B-23EE-47B4-B537-7A29A315E638}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/fix-the-top-5-military-modernization-mistakesIt will be difficult if not impossible to address military modernization challenges at the current level of funding.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500{60D0E532-CCEF-4BE4-AF2C-986A5B69704A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/average-federal-aid-passes-average-disposable-incomeThe average American relying on federal government assistance receives more in benefits than the average American’s disposable personal income, according to The Heritage Foundation’s newly released 2012 Index of Dependence on Government.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:00 -0500{54E742AE-F9F9-4AC2-862F-72E4A5521BB7}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/2012-index-of-dependence-on-governmentThe 2012 Index of Dependence on Government highlights the gathering fiscal storm clouds. Unsustainable increases in dependent populations predate the recent recession—and continuing economic morass—and have continued to rise since the economy collapsed in 2008 and 2009. There is one silver lining to those clouds: A few policymakers and independent public policy groups have advanced plans for restoring fiscal balance in Washington. Among them is The Heritage Foundation. Heritage calls its fiscal plan Saving the American Dream. The Heritage plan reforms and funds those government programs that matter most to people who need the government’s help, and it frees the private sector to create the millions of jobs that will dramatically reduce the growth of dependence on government.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:33:00 -0500{87FF1525-1D13-4971-9CC3-0FE56E1C5059}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/the-top-five-flawed-arguments-against-premium-supportThe introduction of the bipartisan Wyden–Ryan premium support plan for Medicare ensures that reform of the government’s largest health entitlement program will continue to be a major topic of debate in 2012.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:51:00 -0500{5CE01493-CFF7-495A-AE3F-7418F2F272AC}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/six-key-elements-of-medicare-premium-support-proposalsPremium support proposals to reform the Medicare program would provide beneficiaries with a financial contribution to purchase Medicare coverageTue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:00 -0500{17D6F48B-3B00-4B84-9424-E7AB6AF9EAE3}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/premium-support-is-incremental-not-radical-medicare-reformMedicare reform is inevitable because its demands on the federal budget are unsustainable. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:00 -0500{8BDB1FD0-364C-4D46-91AE-E77EEF9D68FA}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/defense-budget-senate-initiative-to-block-blow-to-military-readinessFinding alternatives to cutting essential military capabilities without raising taxes or ballooning the federal deficit is prudent and necessary.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:33:00 -0500{B2AB52E1-F900-4693-B02F-FAF7A500CBBD}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/turn-back-transportation-to-the-statesWasteful, inequitable, and bristling with burdensome regulations, the Federal Highway Program is in dire need of reform.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{A06C11F1-5EA7-4739-B36C-42ADC9F4839A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/promoting-cybersecurity-through-the-precise-actThe PRECISE Act wisely creates a civilian lead for cybersecurity but restricts information sharing. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:00 -0500{A2E858C2-EC06-4205-B966-A51CD17329A2}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/us-policy-on-israels-potential-attack-on-iranThe U.S. should have a clear and unambiguous policy on how it will respond if Israel undertakes legitimate action for its self-defense.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:16:00 -0500{7DBDA505-4F9A-4833-87C8-F4F1F8E55159}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/xi-visit-an-opportunity-to-finally-establish-china-prioritiesThe Obama Administration should use Xi Jinping’s visit to clarify American military, economic, and diplomatic priorities toward China.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500