Is the Trade Deficit a Drag on the U.S. Economy?
Popular opinion demonizes the U.S. for importing more goods than it exports, or running a “trade deficit.” This view maintains that the trade deficit is… Read More
Articles by David Weinberger
Tax Cuts Stimulate Sweden
Since the beginning of the recession, academics, authoritative international institutions, and most government officials pushed for massive stimulus spending. Sweden bucked the trend, focusing instead… Read More
PODCAST: American Citizens for Economic Freedom
In a special Heritage podcast, Peter Vessenes, president of American Citizens for Economic Freedom, discusses how we can put the country on a better path… Read More
PODCAST: Dennis Prager Discusses American Values
In a special podcast, national radio host and author Dennis Prager discusses his new book, Still the Best Hope, Why the World Needs American Values… Read More
Salvatori Prize Goes to Advocate of Religious Liberty
Noted essayist and scholar Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson, a prominent advocate for religious freedom, today was awarded The Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Salvatori Prize for American… Read More
Union Says Right-to-Work Makes Us Slaves
Is it slavery for union workers to work alongside nonunion workers? The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) filed a lawsuit claiming that Indiana’s right-to-work… Read More
Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts Low-Income Workers
Should we raise the minimum wage? The editors at Bloomberg think so. They maintain that low-wage jobs are expanding and that a minimum wage hike… Read More
PODCAST: What Impact Do Sugar Quotas Have?
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, Heritage expert Bryan Riley discusses U.S. sugar quotas. Click here to listen. What effect do they have on Americans?… Read More
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What Does Equality of Opportunity Mean?
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently steamed about the lack of equal opportunity in America. In his view, “government falls down on the job… Read More
New Research Confirms that Spending Cuts Stimulate the Economy
New research suggests that legislators should cut spending and enact growth-inducing policies. The reasoning? According to the study, spending cuts can positively affect economic growth… Read More
