America is days away from historic tax increases that will affect all Americans. According to the Heritage Foundation, on January 1, 2013, taxes will go up by $494 billion as a result of expiring tax policies and new taxes coming online
Knee-jerk ideology has poisoned the creative wells of two of Hollywood’s more talented stars. “Promised Land,” an anti-fracking propaganda film dressed up as Oscar-season fare, re-teams “Good Will Hunting” star Matt Damon with director Gus Van Sant. Neither can salvage
President Obama and First Lady Michelle released a statement on Wednesday, extending “warm thoughts and best wishes” to Kwanzaa celebrants. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today marks the beginning of
“Let it happen!” should be the federal approach if states want to arm teachers as a defense against Newtown-type attacks. National teachers’ unions are opposing the idea, but if states want this safety measure, the feds should stay out of
Conservatives and taxpayer watchdog groups have examined the Senate’s $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill and have discovered it funds things completely unrelated to Hurricane relief. The bill appropriates money to fund Amtrak, Head Start centers, fix museum roofs and
Nascent anti-Semitism is alive and well in Hungary, where 500,000 Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. The Jobbik party, which is the third largest party in the Hungarian parliament, has openly used anti-Semitic slurs in its campaigns, and the leader
The media, pundits, and leaders from both political parties continue to warn of the impending fiscal cliff. Amidst all this chatter, four myths are being promoted as established fact. All are incorrect. Public policy based on such mythology threatens this
This afternoon, Breitbart News sat down with Sen. Jim DeMint, in advance of his exit from the Senate to take the reigns at the Heritage Foundation. Our conversation primarily focused on the future of the conservative movement and the immediate
(AP) Leading conservative says Obama will win tax fightWASHINGTONA leading conservative who’s resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Barack Obama will win the battle over raising taxes. South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint calls it “a political trophy” within
Matt Damon’s new movie has some friends in very high places. Apple teamed up with Damon to promote the actor’s new movie “Promised Land,” a film attacking both oil and gas companies as well as the process of fracking. The
A majority of registered voters disapproves of how House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has handled the fiscal cliff negotiations, according to a new national poll. The Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 54% of those surveyed disapproved of Boehner’s performance while
Phelim McAleer asked Matt Damon a question recently that no other professional journalist will likely ask the actor during the star’s current publicity tour. Damon’s new film, “Promised Land,” is by all early accounts an assault on the practice of
With Michigan teachers unions outraged over the state’s new right-to-work law that allows teachers to work without joining the union, the state’s current teachers are preparing to close down schools in protest. To recap: unions are bankrupting Michigan schools and
My debut novel, “Mindshot,” opens with a scene that could come from any standard sci-fi film; a massive spaceship hovering over a military base, soldiers scrambling to take action. But as it turns out, this wasn’t an alien invasion, and
In an eyebrow raising article, liberal New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof offered a startling concession: “This is painful for a liberal to admit, but conservatives have a point when they suggest that America’s safety net can sometimes entangle people
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, prospective 2016 candidate, is already moving to the right in an attempt to garner more support from the conservative base. Speaking with Time magazine, he was asked, “Is there a center? And if so, can
CurrentTV: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., chair of the Democratic National Committee, joins “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer to react to news that tea party leader Sen. Jim DeMint , R-S.C., is planning to leave Congress to helm The Heritage Foundation.
After announcing he would leave the Senate next month to become president of the Heritage Foundation, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) reiterated that he did not agree with House Speaker John Boehner’s proposal to avert the fiscal cliff, which included $800
Rush Limbaugh asked Senator Jim Demint and the outgoing President of the Heritage foundation, “It’s safe to say that Boehner’s not forcing you out, right?” Both men laughed and said assured Rush that was not the case. DeMint added, ‘In
South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint’s announcement that he will resign from the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation put the spotlight on and directly impacted some of South Carolina’s most prominent politicians and rising conservative stars, and they immediately
As Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) leaves the Senate to take the leadership post at Heritage Foundation, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) showed her class today, bashing DeMint. Speaking of the Senate ratification of a UN treaty on treatment of
Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post is supposed to be that outlet’s in-house conservative. But like David Brooks of the New York Times, she’s actually a liberal Republican posing as a conservative. After spending the better part of two years
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, often the conservative conscience of the Senate, will resign his seat next month and assume leadership of the Heritage Foundation. He will replace long-time Heritage President Ed Fuelner. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will name
Analysis of government versus private sector pay and work hours suggests bureaucrats get more money for less work. Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute and Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation have recently taken a look at two issues
“We’ve lost the battle in Washington” for now, says Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), echoing the sentiments of conservatives watching the fiscal cliff negotiations in the U.S. capital. As a guest on “Istook Live!,” DeMint agreed with talk show host Ernest
