Chicago Teachers Union Demands 30 Percent Pay Raise
It takes a lot of nerve to ask for a 30 percent pay raise. You’d better be sure you had a banner year. Yet in… Read More
Gov. Scott Walker Defends Reforms; ‘Our Most Powerful Tool Is the Truth’
Gov. Scott Walker delivered a passionate defense of Wisconsin’s reforms at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday night. The embattled Republican governor used his… Read More
Is Coal de Minimus? The Problem with the Alabama Ethics Commission
In the wake of a number of corruption scandals, the Alabama legislature endeavored to reform their system by enacting tough ethics laws. But does that… Read More
More Pay for Public-School Teachers Won’t Increase Quality
In yesterday’s “Room for Debate” feature, The New York Times asks whether public-school teacher compensation should be increased. The answer we give, based on our… Read More
Alternate Titles for “Day Without Goldman Sachs”
On December 12, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) attempted to shut down West Coast ports from Anchorage to San Diego. Protesters said that by shutting down… Read More
Without Fanfare of Ohio or Wisconsin, Idaho Enacts Sweeping Reforms
Voters head the polls in Ohio today to decide the fate of collective bargaining reforms for government workers. It’s a high-profile referendum on a controversial… Read More
Morning Bell: The Truth About Public School Teacher Pay
Last winter, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) traveled his state, holding a series of townhalls in which he touted a significant but politically unpopular… Read More
Morning Bell: Biden and Reid’s “Jobs Bill” Farce
If you listen to Vice President Joe Biden, the most effective way to prevent rape and murder is more federal stimulus spending. In the Vice… Read More
Scribecast: Gov. Scott Walker on Job Growth in Wisconsin
Last month’s employment report from the Department of Labor offered more dismal news about the U.S. economy. And while many areas of the country continue… Read More
Lunch With Heritage – Online Chat on Wisconsin
Join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” online chat. We will be taking questions about the turmoil that is unfolding in Wisconsin and… Read More
