With bated breath: The next Supreme Court term will address issues that have nationwide implications for the economy, culture, and America’s future. These include tariffs, transgenderism, and redistricting contentious congressional districts,

• “Everyone from the president to the typical American will be paying attention to what happens in the highest court in the land,” writes Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky.

Read more about what is at stake here.

Success: Last year, Heritage launched the online “Choosing College with Confidence” guide to help prospective students to select an institution that provides a well-rounded education.

• The guide ranks nearly 1,000 colleges as green, yellow, or red.
• A recent College Pulse survey confirms that “green” school graduates are more likely to “feel a sense of purpose for their lives” and “have lasting friendships.”

Read the full story on The Daily Signal here.

Back to the beginning: Heritage just released the third edition of its “Guide to the Constitution,” which explains every clause of the Constitution as envisioned by the Framers and as applied in contemporary law.

• At the launch event, Heritage Vice President Derrick Morgan said he hopes the new edition will “rekindle in our fellow citizens and in each of us a deepening love of our constitution.”

Order your copy of the Guide here.

Outdated: Age-old labor laws need to be updated to protect workers in the modern-day workforce.

• “Most of America’s labor laws are 75-years-old and…[do] not reflect the realities of today’s expanded innovation and merit-driven workforce,” testified Senior Research Fellow Rachel Greszler before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Watch Greszler’s testimony here.

Family values: Participants at this year’s Center for Chrisitan Virtue Essential Summit heard from multiple Heritage experts on the critical importance of the family in civic life.

• “In many respects, a strong family dependent on God and one another is itself a declaration of independence and advances the cause of liberty by minimizing the need of government in daily lives,” said Research Fellow Delano Squires.

Read more here.

The United States is at the dawn of a new golden age. Making it a reality will require strong policies like securing our borders and supporting American families—and patriotic citizens to stand up for America. 

• Your voice matters. Share your ideas on how patriotic citizens can revitalize the American dream. 

Take our official Survey on America’s Future to help The Heritage Foundation promote the values that matter most. Please click here to start your survey. 

USAID betrayal: The shuttering of USAID only exposed the lengths to which the woke bureaucracy went to betray American and Christian values overseas.

• Senior Research Fellow Max Primorac posits a solution to the overreach of USAID: “We must mobilize our massive private-sector capital markets to generate wealth in developing countries as the most effective poverty reduction program.”

Read more here.

Unaccountable: The “fourth branch of government”—the unelected bureaucrats of the administrative state—have been making the news lately. But there’s a little-known fifth branch composed of regulatory organizations.

• “Regulation and taxation should be done by government, not opaque, unaccountable private organizations to which government has delegated such authority,” writes Heritage Senior Fellow David Burton.

Read the full piece here.

America’s Founding Fathers are endlessly fascinating figures, and we all have a duty to learn about them.

• That’s why we published American Founders: Leaders at the Creation of the Republic.
• In this free eBook, you’ll learn how the Founders created the greatest nation in the world, and delve deep into the lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others.

Click here to get your free copy today!

Children are more “connected,” and sicker than ever. As digital dependence rises, so do rates of obesity, anxiety, and other chronic diseases. Bestselling author of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” Jonathan Haidt, and a panel of health and technology experts discuss how to restore balance so that children can thrive in a digital age.

 

Oct. 29, 3:30 p.m. Register here.

• PBS Offers Yet Another Reason It Shouldn’t Get Taxpayer Money—Erin Poff

• How ABC News Manufactures a Medicaid Cut Crisis—Jay P. Greene, Ph.D.

• Washington Post Columnist’s Deceptive Op-Ed on Murder Rates—And Why it Matters—Charles “Cully” Stimpson and Patrick McDonald

• The 1619 Project’s Fingerprints Are All Over the Smithsonian’s African American Museum—Mike Gonzalez

• Supreme Court Skeptical of Colorado’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Law—Thomas Jipping

• Why We Hung That Banner—Derrick Morgan

• The Disturbing Connection Between U.N.’s Green Energy Push and Illegal Immigration—Diana Furchtgott-Roth

• Supercharging China’s AI Capabilities Would Be a Mistake—Jeff M. Smith and Bryan Burack

Charles “Cully” Stimson, deputy director of the Edwin Meese III Center, appeared on Fox News to discuss how President Trump wouldn’t have to deploy the National Guard to Portland if local officials allowed the police to enforce the law and aid federal officials in carrying out their lawful duties. Watch the clip on X.