What Makes America Exceptional? Hint: It Is Not Social Security
In Alan Colmes’s view, social welfare programs have made America “exceptional.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Colmes’s preposterous article in The Wall Street… Read More
American Delusionalism?
Like an eager kid who desperately wants to be included in his cooler older brother’s activities, America looks to the European Union for cues on… Read More
VIDEO: Welfare Can And Must Be Reformed
Our newest video highlights a recent paper on welfare reform by Heritage’s Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley. In the video and this new report, we… Read More
Only VAT Can Fund Leftist Welfare State
Recently in the Wall Street Journal, David Ranson pointed out what tax economists have known for a long time: no matter what changes Congress makes… Read More
House Stimulus Plan Actually Costs $1.34 Trillion – Senate Bill Even More
From Heritage Senior Research Fellow Robert Rector’s latest analysis of Obama’s Trillion Dollar Debt Plan: The recently passed U.S. House of Representatives stimulus bill contains… Read More
The Founders and Redistribution of Wealth
We’ve heard a lot lately about “redistribution of wealth.” What would the American Founders think? Property rights provide the foundation of prosperity. As Americans, we’re… Read More
