An apple a day: The Heritage Foundation hosted its first Restoring American Wellness (RAW) summit with leading authorities who showed how the collusion of pharmaceutical companies, non-profits, agricultural companies, and government have made Americans chronically sick.

• “It wasn’t until the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 that the public saw the full extent of this unholy alliance,” said Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts. “And I’m here to tell you not just on behalf of Heritage but on behalf of all of our friends, that taking our country back means we’re going to break the back of that collusion here in this city.
• Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control Dr. Robert Redfield, Heritage Vice President of Domestic Policy Roger Severino, health author Calley Means, Sen. Ron Johnson, R.-Wisc., and others spoke on the failures of America’s public health institutions and the chronic disease epidemic.

Watch the entire summit here.

Build the wall: The Biden administration sold Americans a false bill of goods on the open border, which led to more crime, fewer jobs, and higher prices.

• “The people elected Trump to fix Biden’s mistake. How? The recipe is clear, and with Tom Homan as border czar, the cook is in the kitchen,” writes Senior Research Fellow Simon Hankinson.

Read how the Trump administration can fix the crisis here.

Warp speed: President-elect Trump has a limited amount of time to fulfill the mandate given to him by the American people.

• Heritage has a plan that can help to ensure that his cabinet is filled, and the swamp is drained.
• Vice President of the Institute for Constitutional Government John Malcolm and Visiting Fellow Daniel Huff lay out the roadmap.

Read the report here.

Even though President Trump won the 2024 election, no meaningful change can happen if the administrative state sabotages conservative reforms. The Heritage Foundation has a plan to dismantle the administrative state. And your support today can make it possible. Your gift today will:  

• Replace Washington’s leftist bureaucrats with loyal patriots.  
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Hitting the shelves: Encounter Books released Davis Institute Vice President Victoria Coates’ highly anticipated book “The Battle for the Jewish State,” in which she tells the truth about Israel, its enemies, and what it means for the United States.

• “Victoria lays bare the truth that so many have ignored or denied for too long: the war on Israel is not a distant conflict but a direct attack on America’s interests,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R.-Tex.

Purchase a copy here.

 

Public spirit: A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that only 38% of Americans view patriotism as very important, a far cry from the 70% who thought so in 1998. How has this happened, and what can we do to fix it?

• As Brenda Hafera, assistant director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, reminds Americans of Alexis de Tocqueville’s “prescription for patriotic renewal is for men and women to participate in government and society.”

Read more here.

Heritage family: T. Elliot Gaiser—Ohio’s lead government attorney for appeals cases—was once an intern wandering the halls of Heritage. At this year’s President’s Club D.C. Summit, he received the Distinguished Intern Alumni Award.

• “Starting out as a Heritage intern means launching a career from the shoulders of giants,” said Gaiser. “Now I write Supreme Court briefs, but I still think of the Heritage style guide.”

Read more here.

Applications for the Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prizes open Dec. 16. The program offers awards of $15,000 to current faculty members engaged in scholarship that explores topics related to The Heritage Foundation’s priority issue areas, as well as broader questions about freedom and opportunity.

• Prize winners will also participate in a summer 2025 colloquium with Heritage scholars and other thought leaders.

Deadline to apply is March 3. To learn more and apply, click here.

Women We Admire, one of the fastest-growing professional women’s networks, named Mary Vought, vice president of strategic communications, as one of its “Top 50 Women Leaders in Communications for 2024."

• The honor is awarded to women who  are “pioneering new strategies, driving innovation, and ensuring their organizations stay ahead of the curve.”

Read the article here, and check out the post on X about the recognition here.

 

The Kevin Roberts Show, featuring Richard Corcoran

 

For decades, leftist ideology has poisoned America’s schools. But in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis showed what real leadership looks like by transforming the New College of Florida, and he putting former state education commissioner Richard Corcoran at the helm to lead that charge.

 

Listen to the podcast here.

• Medicare Physician Payment Reform Now or Never?—Caleb Keng and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
• The U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Is Crumbling. There’s a Way to Pay for It—Robert Peters
• Why Is Congress Funding the Failing Department of Education?—Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D., and Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.
• Report: Debunking Fears of a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ as School Districts Face ESSER Deadline—Madison Marino Doan and Benjamin Scafidi
• Report: Gender Ideology as State Education Policy—Daniel Buck and Jay Richards, Ph.D.
• The Higher Purpose of Children in American Society—Matthew Mehan
• Why Are Americans Still Feeling the Economic Squeeze?—Richard Stern and Nicole Huyer
• Imago DEI: Human Nature, Technology, and the Progress Dilemma—Mary Harrington
• India’s Spending on Defense to Deter China—Wilson Beaver and Elizabeth Lapporte

 Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, appeared on Fox News to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. He notes that more than 1.5 million deportation orders have already been issued by judges that haven’t been enforced. Watch the clip here.