American heritage: Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration, The Heritage Foundation just launched a national ad campaign to celebrate our American heritage and meet the challenges of the next 250 years head on.  

• As part of this project, Heritage is focusing on four cornerstones: the American Family, the Dignity of Work & the Future of Free Enterprise, National Security, and the American Heritage & Citizenship. 

Watch the ad here and read more about our campaign here.  

Tune in: The first episode of “The Next Frontier,” with Kevin Roberts drops this afternoon. In this new series, Roberts dives deep into the history, challenges, and conversations shaping America.  

• In the first episode, Roberts explores the importance of beauty and the role of art in preserving history with acclaimed sculptor of the World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., Sabin Howard.

Watch the full episode here starting at 3:00 p.m. EST. 

Revolution: Obamacare has failed to make healthcare affordable—and now President Trump is determined to return power to the people.

• "If individuals and families had direct financial control, health insurers would be forced to compete head-to-head for consumer enrollment," write Senior Research Fellow Bob Moffit and Vivian Ernst, a member of the Young Leaders Program.

Read the full story here.

Meet your guide: Heritage is bringing the Constitution into this century with a brand-new version of our Digital Guide to the Constitution.

• Users can navigate clause by clause and read Heritage expert analysis on each section.

Check out the new guide here.

Join Heritage’s Online Public Policy Fellowship This Spring!

 

Join the Heritage Academy — an eight-week, online fellowship focused on America’s founding principles and the most pressing policy issues of our time.

 

Why join the Heritage Academy?

• Gain access to compelling policy lectures.
• Have conversations with leaders and experts in the conservative movement.
• Connect with conservatives from across America. 

Apply to this part-time program by February 1!

United we stand: In his latest book—which was recently featured in the New York Post—Heritage’s Jonathan Butcher found that Americans aren't as divided as we think on the issues that matter. 

• “For these issues around sex and race and the other topics on which the survey found agreement, citizens should speak up before elected boards and… can confidently say there are others with them,” writes Butcher. 

Read more here.  

West Bank: In a testimony before the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Senior Research Fellow Eugene Kontorovich made the case for why Judea and Samaria fall within Israel's borders and do not belong in the boundaries of any other state.

• "Under widely agreed international rules, Israel has sovereign rights to the territory. The legal principles are not controversial," Eugene stated.

Watch his testimony here.

End of story: Soon, the Supreme Court will hear arguments to return to the original meaning of the 14th amendment.

• "It just kind of came out of thin air, the idea that if you’re born in the U.S., you’re a U.S. citizen no matter what,” says Heritage Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky.

Also: Good news—SCOTUS could restore control of the executive branch to the president. Read more 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!

This week Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro sit down for a high-impact discussion of Shapiro’s new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics).

 

This timely conversation will unpack the cultural, political, and moral struggles defining our age and chart the course for ensuring the triumph of the Lions.

 

Dec. 17, 4 p.m. Register here.

• Helping Vulnerable Vets Transition to a Post-Service Life—Chris Wingate
• Mamdani’s ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Plan Doesn’t Cut Red Tape—Nicole Huyer
• The Trump Case Is Finally Dead, but Fani Willis Left Fulton County Taxpayers on the Hook for Millions of Dollars—Hans von Spakovsky and Nathan Desautels
• Finding Common Ground on Heritage Foundation Education Declaration—Jason Bedrick and James Schuls
• Porn Is Poisoning Our Culture—Scott Yenor
• Net-Zero Children: Climate Anxiety Needlessly Fuels a Fertility Crisis—Diana Furchtgott-Roth
• You Don’t Beat China by Letting Big Tech Run Wild—Autumn Dorsey
• China Is Quietly Breaking America’s Pacific Defense Chain—Brent Sadler
• Investment and Infiltration: Turkish Leverage in the U.S. Defense Industrial Base—Jim Fein

Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at Heritage, appeared on Newsmax to discuss how Americans are fed up with the fraud-ridden immigration system. All illegal immigration is unacceptable, she argues. Watch the clip here.