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China’s Test Of An Orbital Hypersonic Missile Is A Big Deal <[link removed]> – While one test does not mean China is necessarily embracing a doctrine of nuclear pre-emption, the development of capabilities that might allow the mere contemplation of such an
approach should be of great concern. Furthermore, while some believe this orbital hypersonic missile capability doesn’t offer China military advantages, the dedication of time and resources toward it indicates that Beijing sees things differently. It’s time to stop giving China excuses and start
viewing the threat with clear eyes. As the Biden administration continues its ongoing nuclear posture review, it should reject proposals to reduce the role of nuclear weapons. Instead, it should focus on accounting for advanced threats to ensure the U.S. can maintain strong nuclear deterrence. Heritage expert: Patty-Jane Geller <[link removed]>
Research shows education savings accounts are being used precisely as intended <[link removed]> – Data from North Carolina’s two education savings accounts programs find that a larger share of families are using their child’s account to purchase more than one education product or service than those who
are only paying for one item, such as private school tuition. Sixty-four percent of account holders used an account to customize their child’s learning experience in North Carolina’s accounts’ first two years — approximately double the share of Arizona families that customized a student’s experience in the first two years of
account availability in that state. K-12 private school scholarships and vouchers have offered students around the country the opportunity to attend a school of their choice for more than 20 years, bringing hope to children assigned to failing schools. During this period, though, teacher unions and other interest groups have filed lawsuits to force children back into assigned schools, delaying and in some cases erasing these options. Heritage expert: Jonathan
Butcher <[link removed]>
Proposed Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Benefit Unions, Wealthy Individuals—Not
Environment <[link removed]> – States that have worked hard to attract good-paying jobs, protect worker freedoms, and increase economic output could also be penalized by such crony policies. Instead of striving for
robust and open competition to attract more electric vehicle investment and production in the U.S., the message to automakers seems to be that they need to pay to play in a rigged U.S. market intended to benefit union bosses and wealthy individuals at the expense of hardworking Americans. Current taxpayer subsidies for electric vehicles are already problematic and fail to benefit ordinary Americans. Doubling down on them makes even less sense. American freedom and ingenuity created the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. Politicians’ attempts to use taxpayers’ money to micromanage the decisions that businesses and families make threatens that freedom and ingenuity. Heritage experts: Katie Tubb <[link removed]> and Rachel
Greszler <[link removed]>
UN Health Special Rapporteur Supports Abortion at Expense of Women’s Health <[link removed]> – The U.N. human rights mechanisms routinely promote their own recommendations and cite each other’s opinions as authoritative, building up a body of soft law that contradicts the text of the treaty that member states negotiated and adopted. It’s simply a case of repeating something enough times to make people believe that it’s true. Too often, it works. The U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights boldly stated, “Human rights bodies have provided clear guidance on the need to decriminalize abortion.” In fact, the U.N.’s human rights apparatus has found or created a right to abortion within the rights
to health, privacy, and even in the right to be free from cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. That’s a far cry from respecting states’ sovereignty in regulating abortion. In the face of such aggressive and ultra vires action by the U.N. to promote abortion at all costs, representatives of more member states must raise their voices in defense of women’s health and the rights of unborn children. Heritage expert: Grace
Melton <[link removed]>
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