Based: Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts made waves at the World Economic Forum last Thursday. Roberts accepted the surprising invitation to speak in Davos to bring the voice of the people to the lions’ den of global elites. And, as promised, he didn’t pull any punches. 

• “It’s laughable that you or anyone else would describe Davos as protecting liberal democracy,” Roberts told the panel moderator. “You’re part of the problem.” 
• He said that the next conservative administration will “be governed by one principle, and that is destroying the grasp that political elites and unelected technocrats have over the average person.” 

Getting noticed: Roberts’ tough words generated widespread attention. Videos of his remarks have millions of views, and one was shared by Argentine President Javier Milei. There was plenty of news coverage, too, with Fox Business, the New York Post, Yahoo Finance, among others, reporting on the event.  

• CNN reported that Roberts’ remarks “appeared to irk some in the audience.” 

WATCH the full panel discussion here.  

Regulations: If you’ve never heard of the “Chevron doctrine,” you should: It’s a driving force behind the $2 trillion administrative state.   

• A 1984 Supreme Court ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council gave regulators a free hand when federal laws are unclear.  
• Now the Supreme Court has the chance to overturn that terrible ruling and rein in regulatory abuse. 

Learn more about Chevron, and why it has to go, here. 

Shocker: In the latest National Defense Authorization Act, members of Congress, including prominent Republicans, cashed in on Wall Street’s interests abroad at the expense of national security.  

• “This outcome only benefits the special interests who want to keep making money in China,” write Senior Policy Advisor Bryan Burack and Senior Policy Analyst Wilson Beaver, but has "severe national security consequences for the American people.” 

Read more here. 

Sweet little lies: Don’t believe everything in the media, especially when it comes to Israel. 

• Jason Bedrick, a research fellow in Heritage's Center for Education Policy, sets the record straight about antisemitism and the history of Jewish persecution in the Middle East. 
• In a video short, Bedrick responds to claims made by Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman. 

Watch the video here. 

Choosing life: Thousands of pro-life advocates braved snow and bitter cold to participate in the second March for Life since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

• Mary Elise Cosgray and Noah Slayter were on hand to capture the event.
• Cosgray and Slayter are Young Leaders Program (YLP) interns working this spring at The Daily Signal.

Check out the 42 best signs here.

 

See below for more information on YLP.

What: Heritage’s Young Leaders Program equips the best and brightest young conservatives with essential knowledge of our nation’s founding principles and critical professional skills.  

Why: People are policy. The conservative movement must build next-generation leadership in order to turn conservative policy ideas into reality. 

Who: Heritage is hiring over 50 interns for positions across the enterprise this summer. 

When: Now! Rolling hiring is underway, and the application deadline is Jan. 28. Learn more here. 

The application deadline for The Heritage Foundation's Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prizes is February 1!  

• Academic Prizes recognize, and provide financial awards to, faculty at higher education institutions as they write and disseminate original research and develop projects and programs that explore topics related to Heritage’s priority issue areas and broader principles of freedom and opportunity. 

Learn more and apply here.  

• Will Colleges Reject Racial Discrimination?—Hans von Spakovsky 
• The Left Is Threatened by Those Who Tell the Truth—Mike Gonzalez
  
• Supreme Court Will Address ‘Abortion Distortions’ at the FDA—Thomas Jipping 
• Out-of-Control Government Spending Has Real Consequences—David Ditch 

• 5 Ugly Details the Biden Admin Won’t Tell You About the December Jobs Report—EJ Antoni

• B-21 Raider: The Stealth Bomber the Air Force Needs Right Now—John Venable
• 1,200 Pizza Hut Drivers Among First Victims of California’s $20 Minimum Wage Folly—Rachel Greszler
• Janet Yellen Really Wants You to Believe Bidenomics Has Been a Smashing Success—EJ Antoni 
• Cold War Lessons for Estimating the Chinese Defense Budget—Wilson Beaver 

Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts joined Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a possible government shutdown and what to expect in the 2024 presidential election. Watch the clip here.