Chart of the Week: Obama Tops Bush With More, Costlier Major Regulations
President Obama famously declared in this year’s State of the Union: “I’ve approved fewer regulations in the first three years of my presidency than my… Read More
Articles by Alison Meyer
Federal Policies and Red Tape Limit Mineral Production
Not only have federal policies and inefficient permitting slowed oil and gas production, but government hurdles are also having a harmful effect on the mining… Read More
Senators Urge IRS to Leave Politics Out of Tea Party Inquiries
A dozen U.S. senators sent a stern warning to the Internal Revenue Service yesterday: Don’t let politics play a role in recent inquiries of Tea Party… Read More
Gulf Coast Businesses Suffer Strain of Offshore Drilling Slowdown
As gas prices continue to climb, approaching a nationwide average of nearly $4, lawmakers in Washington turned their attention to the drilling slowdown in the… Read More
House Oversight Hearing Shines Light on Food-Stamp Fraud
Food-stamp fraud and the government’s failed attempts to stop it were the focus of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday. Chairman Darrell… Read More
Book Review: “Obama’s Education Takeover”
In his newly published book Obama’s Education Takeover, The Pacific Research Institute’s Lance Izumi illustrates how Obama’s education policies – particularly his push to impose… Read More
Rep. Sandy Adams Takes on NLRB, Seeks to Safeguard Employees’ Privacy
U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) is taking aim at a possible rule from the National Labor Relations Board that she believes infringes on the constitutional… Read More
Heritage vs. ACLU at Voter ID Debate
Voter fraud has a history of plaguing elections, inspiring a growing number of states to enact voter identification laws in recent years. The issue was… Read More
Will the Senate Break Its Promise on Earmarks?
U.S. senators last year promised they wouldn’t pass any bill with earmarks during the 112th Congress. President Obama even said he would veto legislation that… Read More
Obama Creating ‘Constitutional Crisis,’ Rep. Tim Walberg Warns
President Obama’s recent assault on the U.S. Constitution — first with his illegal “recess” appointments and then Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate — demonstrates a lack of… Read More
