Oct 18, 2021

Happy Monday! Our big news is that Heritage named a new president to take over when Kay C. James steps down later this year. Dr. Kevin Roberts is an educator, an academic, and a think tank leader who will lead Heritage into the future. Meantime, we show how the Biden administration is creating job shortages, and how the president’s tax plan will hit families making far less than $400,000. We will also be hosting an event this week honoring Justice Clarence Thomas’ 30 years on the Supreme Court. There are other events, podcasts, and more featured below.

Introducing Heritage’s Next President, Dr. Kevin Roberts
The Heritage Foundation announced that Dr. Kevin Roberts will become the seventh president in the 48-year history of America’s premier conservative institution, succeeding President Kay C. James later this year. “Kevin has an entrepreneurial spirit and a deep enthusiasm for conservative solutions, and he will bring with him a different perspective as a D.C. outsider,” said Barb Van Andel-Gaby, chairman of Heritage’s Board of Trustees. Learn more about Roberts and the experience he brings to Heritage. Watch this video of his remarks to Heritage staff. See what others are saying about his selection. And read about his top priorities for Heritage.

Vaccine Mandates Aren’t Biden’s Only Job-Killing Scheme
America has an employment problem and the Biden administration’s push for vaccine mandates is playing a significant role in it. But according to Heritage senior fellow Doug Badger, that’s not the only way the administration is killing jobs. He writes that blame for today’s job shortages also rests with “an untested array of monetary and fiscal interventions that were enormous in scope and whose unintended consequences are only now becoming evident.” Read the full commentary to find out what else is increasing unemployment.

Biden’s Taxes Hit Americans at the Top and Bottom
President Joe Biden claims that his massive “Build Back Better” plan will be paid for by “corporations and those at the very top.” In reality, it won’t just be the wealthy who bear the cost of this spending spree, according to Heritage senior policy analyst Preston Brashers. “The taxes in the plan would hit low and middle-income Americans with diminished savings, lost jobs, lower wages, higher prices, and more taxes,” Brashers writes in his latest commentary. Read the full commentary to find out how and why Biden’s tax plan could affect you.

DID YOU KNOW?

Our Heritage experts and staff appear in more than 1,000 television interviews annually. Watch some of their interviews.

Angela Sailor, vice president of Heritage’s Feulner Institute, testified before Congress on the significance and contributions of historically black colleges and universities. Learn more.

The Launch of Heritage’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength, Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Featuring remarks from Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala. Register for this event.

Law Symposium: Justice Thomas' 30-Year Legacy on the Court, Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Heritage and the C. Boyden Gray Center at Antonin Scalia Law School co-host a special day-long event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas’ confirmation to the Supreme Court. Learn more about this event.

Evening Lecture: Justice Thomas’ 30-Year Legacy on the Court, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Featuring remarks by Thomas and a keynote by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Learn more about this event.

2021 National Civics Expo, Friday, noon. Join Heritage’s first-ever Level Up Civics Expo and cast your vote for easy-to-use civics resources that feature inspiring struggles and triumphs of our shared history. Learn more about this event.

Japan's Growing Role in Indo-Pacific Security, Friday, 3 p.m. Featured speakers include retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Japan chair at the Hudson Institute and former assistant to President Trump for National Security Affairs, and Jeffrey Hornung, Ph.D., political scientist at the RAND Corp. Register for this event.

This week on “Heritage Explains,” Dean Cheng, a research fellow in Heritage’s Asian Studies Center, breaks down the situation between China and Taiwan and what the United States should do about it. Listen to the podcast.

Watch this video of Heritage staff welcoming Dr. Kevin Roberts.

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