Help Poor People by Cutting Trade Barriers
In 2011, the U.S. government spent more than $22 billion in non-military foreign aid while collecting $6.8 billion in taxes on imports from the world’s… Read More
In 2011, the U.S. government spent more than $22 billion in non-military foreign aid while collecting $6.8 billion in taxes on imports from the world’s… Read More
How did Greece get into its fiscal situation? It’s best explained in a parable. Helen is an elegant, if somewhat faded, woman of a certain… Read More
The farm bill pending in the Senate has a bumper crop of food stamps. The bill, S.3240 (the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act), should… Read More
In now-infamous comments on Friday, President Barack Obama informed America that “the private sector is doing fine.” This, of course, was news to the 12.7… Read More
The Depression-era sugar program was supposed to end in 1940. Instead, the Senate may soon vote on whether to extend it to 2017. The sugar… Read More
Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton agreed with the strong message The Heritage Foundation has sent Congress and the President: Prevent Taxmageddon from taking place—and do… Read More
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The state of Wisconsin has once again lived up to its billing as a Midwestern incubator of Big Ideas. In yesterday’s case, when voters resoundingly… Read More
Last week, The Heritage Foundation released important new research on the real cost of public pensions. In response, many different public-sector advocates have offered the… Read More
The latest installment in a National Public Radio (NPR) series considers how entitlement programs impact Americans’ opportunities. This is a welcome discussion, because growing entitlement… Read More
For those hoping for good economic news out of Washington today, they’re in for a terrible disappointment. According to the latest jobs report from the… Read More