Sep 20, 2021
Greetings from Heritage headquarters in the nation’s capital. In this week’s Agenda, we look at just how much President Joe Biden’s spending spree will cost you. (Hint, a lot.) We point out why Biden’s attacks on the unvaccinated will backfire. And we celebrate a victory over Big Tech censorship after Amazon tried to ban ads for a Heritage expert’s book. Also, don’t forget to check out the Heritage events, podcasts, and more featured below.
Biden Makes a Veiled Bid for Your Paycheck <[link removed]>
Sixty-four cents out of every dollar in your,
and everyone else’s, paycheck. That’s what it would cost to fund President Joe Biden’s planned $6.4 trillion spending spree. But won’t only the super-rich have to pay? According to Heritage senior policy analyst Richard Stern, that’s just what the administration wants you to think. “This gigantic spending and tax spree may be only the beginning of what he and his congressional allies have planned,” Stern writes. Read the full commentary to find out how the Biden administration’s proposed tax-and-spend policies would affect you <[link removed]>.
Demonizing the Unvaccinated Is the Wrong Approach <[link removed]>
President Joe Biden appealed to unity on Sept. 9, right after spending 26 minutes demonizing unvaccinated Americans. Biden’s speech was intended to lay out his proposals to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, but the main takeaway was the administration’s flagrant disregard for freedom and personal choice. “The president’s newest COVID-19 plan, like his speech, misses the mark. He needs to throw out this playbook and start again,” writes Heritage senior fellow Doug Badger. Read the full commentary to learn what Biden’s vaccination plan entails <[link removed]>.
Amazon Reverses Censorship of Heritage Expert’s Book <[link removed]>
Heritage scored a
victory against Big Tech censorship last Thursday after Amazon attempted to ban ads for a book by Mike Gonzalez, who is the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow at Heritage. The book, “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution <[link removed]>,” exposes the group’s Marxist origins and aims. To justify its ad ban, Amazon initially said—and we are not making this up—that it doesn’t allow “content that revolves around controversial or highly debated social topics.” Heritage issued a forceful public response, after which Amazon lifted its ban. “While we appreciate Amazon reversing this egregious decision,” Heritage President Kay C. James said in a statement, “this incident is consistent with the trend of Big Tech companies to suppress conservative speech they disagree with.” Read the full news release to find out more. You can buy Mike’s book here <[link removed]>.
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HAPPENING AT HERITAGE
Heritage Homeland Security Team Blasts August Illegal Immigration Numbers. “President Biden’s failed border-security policies are simply unsustainable. The men and women of federal law enforcement cannot continue to deal with these crisis-level numbers. They are already overwhelmed and overburdened. The breakdown is coming,” said Chad Wolf, former acting homeland security secretary and Heritage visiting fellow. Read more <[link removed]>.
Heritage Launches ‘The Essential Constitution’ E-book and Website. We live in a time when activists encourage people to overhaul or outright ignore the Constitution and dramatically expand government power at the expense of individual freedom and a thriving civil society. “The Essential Constitution” is a needed reminder of the Constitution’s principles and why it remains the solid foundation of ordered liberty. Read “The Essential Constitution.” <[link removed]>
HERITAGE WEBINARS
Unequal Protection: The Push to Replace ‘Equality’ With ‘Equity’ Is Unconstitutional. Wednesday, noon. Featured speakers include Braden Boucek, director of litigation at the Southeastern Legal Foundation; Rick Esenberg, founder, president, and general counsel at Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty; Wen Fa, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation; and Mike Gonzalez, the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow at Heritage. Register for this event <[link removed]>.
Policy Pulse: The Truth About Current Food and Meat Prices. Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Featured speakers include Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head of the agricultural economics department at Purdue University, and Daren Bakst, a senior research fellow in regulatory policy studies at Heritage. Register for this event <[link removed]>.
HERITAGE PODCASTS
How woke is your workplace? This week on “Heritage Explains,” Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and former Heritage visiting fellow, explains what critical race theory is and how it’s dividing America. Listen to the podcast <[link removed]>.
HERITAGE IN THE NEWS
Blinken’s Defense of Afghanistan Mess ‘Disturbing, Irresponsible’
Heritage visiting fellow Robert Wilkie, former veterans affairs secretary in the Trump administration, joined Fox Business to discuss Secretary Antony Blinken's testimony before Congress on President Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Watch the interview <[link removed]>.
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