April 4 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers’ inaction will mean deep cuts in Social Security benefits, Heritage Foundation entitlements expert Rachel Greszler warns. Americans would be protected from religious discrimination by their government under legislation before the House, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, that toxic train derailment in Ohio dramatizes why America needs more pipelines. Plus: Heritage takes the EPA to court over disaster on the tracks; in six charts, what more runaway government spending will mean; states put asset managers on notice about woke investing; and Democrats marginalize women in favor of transgenderism. On this date in 1948,  President Harry Truman signs legislation authorizing financial aid, known as the Marshall Plan, to help European nations rebuild after World War II.
 
 
 
NEWS
20 Lawmakers Stood Up to the Washington Establishment. This is Their Story.
By Samantha Aschieris

Our just-released documentary features exclusive interviews with lawmakers and an insider look at the fight for the House speakership early this year.
NEWS
‘You Don’t Deserve to Be President,’ Nikki Haley Tells Biden From Tour of Southern Border
By Virginia Allen

“What I saw today was a dereliction of duty,” says the presidential candidate, adding that “there’s really no border.”
COMMENTARY
Does Research Point to Spiritual Crisis as Possible Cause of Teen Mental Health Crisis?
By Emma Waters, Ally Grieshop

Countless studies confirm the positive effect of religiosity on mental health.
COMMENTARY
From Stanford to Israel, Mobocracy Triumphs Over Deliberation
By Josh Hammer

Western societies have given up on reasoned deliberation and capitulated to mobocracy.
ANALYSIS
Finland's Joining NATO Is ‘Embarrassment’ to Russia, National Security Expert Says
By Virginia Allen

Moscow’s leaders are “thoroughly outraged” about Finland joining NATO “and claiming it causes some kind of intolerable threat to Russian security,” says Victoria Coates, a senior fellow at The Heritage...
COMMENTARY
The First—and So Far Only—Presidential Campaign Run From Behind Bars
By Fred Lucas

Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs’ supporters actually passed around campaign buttons with a picture of Debs that read “Prisoner 9653,” creating a martyr image.
COMMENTARY
Why Are Some 'Insurrections' More Equal Than Others?
By Jarrett Stepman

Legacy media “fact-checkers” assure everyone that when left-wing activists take over a capitol building, it’s totally different than if Trump’s supporters do it.
ANALYSIS
Fact-Checking 4 Biden Claims About Economy and Manufacturing
By Fred Lucas

The president talked about jobs, the supply chain, the deficit, and taxes.
NEWS
ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Move to Defund Law the Biden DOJ Weaponized Against Pro-Life Protesters
By Mary Margaret Olohan

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is leading pro-life lawmakers in calling for defunding the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, The Daily Signal learns.
 
     
 
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