A survey of abortion clinics in the United States has concluded that a record number of 87 surgical abortion clinics closed in 2013. The survey, conducted by pro-life organization Operation Rescue, found that the total number of surgical abortion clinics
(AP) Boy Scouts open ranks to gay youth on Jan. 1By DAVID CRARY and NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated PressThe Boy Scouts of America will accept openly gay youths starting on New Year’s Day, a historic change that has prompted the BSA to
(AP) NJ tribe sues makers of film ‘Out of the Furnace’By SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.Members of the Ramapough Native American tribe have filed a $50 million lawsuit against the makers of a recent Hollywood movie they say depicts their people
In response to Obamacare Gets an Unannounced, Last Minute Extension for Christmas: The administration appears to be in full panic mode, making rash, 11th hour decisions without considering the consequences. Last week’s executive decision to to release the previously insured from
(AP) Can this marriage be saved? GOP, hard-right groupsBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican leaders and several hard-right groups are displaying the classic signs of a political divorce, including bitter name-calling and reprisals against one another. The recent eagerness of House Speaker
Lobbyists are reportedly “pumping their fists” over House Speaker John Boehner’s declaration of war against the Tea Party last week. According to The Hill, lobbyists were “pleasantly surprised by” Boehner’s “strident remarks” last week in which he said Tea Party
(AP) GOP struggle widens as Boehner rebukes hard rightBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Republican establishment’s much-anticipated pushback against the tea party wing is underway. House Speaker John Boehner made that clear Thursday, when he renewed his denunciation of groups that try
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced this week that he would hold his second inauguration party on Ellis Island. The island is a unique landmark, but it is also part of the state of New York–and makes for great national
President Obama’s warm greeting to Cuban dictator Raúl Castro at Tuesday’s memorial for Nelson Mandela rightfully sparked the ire of those with a passion for human rights. In greeting Castro, Obama discredits the work of dissidents Castro routinely arrests and
In response to Ezekiel Emanuel’s Lazy Standards for Success: The nonsense spewed by ObamaCare apologists is an interesting contrast with the crushing burden of the hyper-regulatory State. I’ll bet lots of private companies wish they could just B.S. their way
As controversy intensifies over new the Common Core educational standards, two Democrat-led states are showing signs of distancing themselves from the curriculum that the Obama administration has supported. North Country Public Radio reported last week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
Can you imagine Christianity without the dedicated faithful taking the gospel to nonbelievers? Missionaries would not travel the world preaching the redemptive message that God’s own son died on a cross to save humanity. What kind of institution would Christianity
Although often seen as a day to kick off the Christmas shopping season, Thanksgiving is perhaps the most deeply American holiday and its tradition is connected to the idea of “American exceptionalism.” Ronald Reagan’s presidential farewell speech included a line
The Heritage Foundation is having a bit of fun with the Left’s call to engage family and friends on politics during their Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, they suggest sending their cheeky “Let’s Be Thankful” ecards. Among them: Let’s Be Thankful… Michelle
The Republican establishment’s war against the Tea Party has gotten off to a rocky start, as Politico, the beltway scorekeeping publication, has declared that the Tea Party has gone “unscathed” after the first battles. The Republican establishment that just realized
One of the promises Democrats made over and over in 2009-2010 which hasn’t yet been violated is that Obamacare would lower the deficit slightly over 10 years. Conservatives have said all along that the history of big government social programs
Dr. James Hoffmeier challenged the evangelical community’s use of Scripture to push amnesty for illegal aliens in a lengthy panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation on Friday. Hoffmeier is on the staff of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and an expert
Ashton Kutcher scored headlines earlier this year by using an appearance at the Teen Choice Awards to promote hard work and blast superficial values. He did it again last week, speaking out against the looming entitlement culture that could drag
Less than a year into her first term, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is the favorite candidate of many left wing organizations to challenge former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Eight years ago another first
On Tuesday, former Marxist-turned-conservative icon David Horowitz spoke at the Heritage Foundation to mark the launch of what will be a ten-volume compendium of his writings on leftism, The Black Book of the American Left. In his wide-ranging speech, Horowitz
According to the New York Times, “virtually every vote cast by black New Yorkers” went to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who captured 96 percent of NYC’s black vote. That’s a larger percentage that David N. Dinkins, the city’s first black Mayor,
As the GOP continues its navel-gazing and soul-searching in response to the defeat of Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia’s Gubernatorial race on Tuesday, The Heritage Foundation remembers that in order to defeat one’s opponents, one must first understand them. And nobody understands
(AP) Woods hits golf balls from Europe to AsiaBy BERNIE McGUIREAssociated PressBELEK, TurkeyHis heritage bridges continents. Now his game has, too. Tiger Woods hit balls from Europe into Asia on Tuesday when half of the six-lane Bosphorus Bridge was closed
HHS claims it patched a piece of faulty software which led to personal information being delivered to a complete stranger via the Obamacare website. HHS told ABC13: We identified a piece of software code that needed to be fixed and
Today on The Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundry, Chris Jacobs makes the case for why ObamaCare hurts everyone, whether you get insurance from your employer, it’s subsidized, you buy it on your own or you’re a senior on Medicare. As
