Plain common sense: Just like President Theodore Roosevelt’s proverbial “man in the arena,” The Heritage Foundation has had its share of slings and arrows—and that means that our policy prescriptions are hitting the mark. 

• “We have stayed true to our mission despite the critics; we have turned out to be right on some big questions in recent years, and the country is better for it,” writes Heritage Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan. 

Read Morgan’s article about Heritage’s track record of success here. 

Show me the money: Heritage launched the Free Enterprise Initiative and welcomed new policy experts who will advance economic freedom and push companies to prioritize merit over divisive agendas.  

• “As ideological agendas continue to oppose traditional American values and put shareholders at risk, more bold leadership and serious policy engagement are needed,” said Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts. 

Read more here. 

Radical mobs are flooding the streets of Minnesota—and the left is exploiting the chaos to dismantle ICE. Should federal agents be allowed to defend themselves while enforcing the law, or should radicals win? Take the official Heritage ICE survey and make your voice heard.

 

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Turn around: After decades of unfettered growth, the immigration trends in the U.S. are finally reversing. For the first time since the ’70s, the U.S. had negative net migration in 2025.  

• “This negative trend needs to continue. America still has millions of deportable aliens here. Resources are still going to them instead of American taxpayers,” writes Lora Ries, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center. 

Read more here. 

High seas: Restoring America’s naval strength has to include reviving the Merchant Marine, says Brent Sadler, a senior fellow at Heritage. 

• “The United States must have a commercial fleet capable of supporting national security,” writes Sadler and Young Leaders Program member Hollins Randolf, who served in the Merchant Marine. 

Read about the Merchant Marine here. 

Assimilation: The massive fraud in Minnesota exposed the mass migration of people into the U.S. who don’t share the nation’s values.

• “Lawmakers must re-establish the precedent enforced in years past where immigrants cannot burden the taxpayer and social safety net programs are reserved exclusively for American citizens,” writes Nicole Huyer, senior research associate in Heritage’s Roe Institute.

Read more here.

Calling all academics: Each year, Heritage awards its Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prizes to full-time or adjunct faculty at U.S. colleges, universities, or seminaries. 

• Prize winners receive financial awards of $15,000 and participate in a Summer Colloquium and Workshop in Washington, D.C.  
• The awards support research, writing, programming, or course development related to one of Heritage’s Four Cornerstones, as well as to broader questions of economic freedom, dignity of the person, human flourishing, constitutional governance, and traditional American values.  

Learn more and apply here. 

Join The Heritage Foundation for a special discussion with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., marking one year since his confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Also hear from a panel of leaders engaged in restoring American wellness through policy, legal action, and coalition building. 

 

Feb. 9, 11 a.m. Register here. 

• How the Left Turned Minneapolis into a Test Case for Nullifying Immigration Law—Simon Hankinson
• Women After Feminism, Part I—Scott Yenor
• The RSA and the Fiscal Risks Facing Alabama—Allen Mendenhall, Ph.D.
• Less Than 1 Percent Inflation? Yes—EJ Antoni, Ph.D.
• How to Get Our Improving Economy Working for All Americans—Peter St. Onge and EJ Antoni, Ph.D.
• Report: Empowering the Person and Reforming Health Care Financing—Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
• Washington Must Protect Americans from Dangerous Biological Experiments—Robert Redfield and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
• The Sensor Web That Could Shape the Indo-Pacific—Kriti Upadhyaya
• India’s Pitch to the Pacific Islands—Kriti Upadhyaya and Allen Zhang
• A Who's WHO of Groups to Quit—Eugene Kontorovich

Panama’s Supreme Court recently dealt a major blow to China’s efforts to control the Panama Canal, said Victoria Coates, vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, on Fox Business. China isn’t happy, she says, but there’s nothing it can do about it. Watch a clip of her appearance on Fox Business here.