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Russia’s not-so-secret weapon against NATO and the West:
Refugees <[link removed]> – Now, when a genuine humanitarian crisis like the war against Ukraine appears on Europe’s doorstep, yet more resources must be redirected to deal with it. Don’t think this will be the last. There will be more efforts to hammer the West with human waves. Establish secure borders, and enforce immigration laws that prudently address security, economic, and societal concerns and allow nations to welcome legitimate, legal immigrants as they see fit. Cease attacking responsible nations when they act in their own self-interest to keep their countries free, safe, and prosperous. The free world needs to start taking seriously the threat posed by manufactured mass migration. Heritage Experts: James Carafano <[link removed]>, Brent Sadler <[link removed]>, and Dakota Wood <[link removed]>
It’s time to consider our nuclear forces <[link removed]>– The U.S. cannot risk a deterrence posture that enables it to defeat only one nuclear adversary and not the other. When it comes to the most dangerous weapons in the world, the U.S. should want to deter all threats at all times. If the United States fails to adjust its nuclear force posture, risks go up. If Russia and China do not perceive the U.S. nuclear threat to be credible, they will become further emboldened in their aggressive pursuits in Europe and Asia. Worse, they may calculate that the benefits of using nuclear weapons would outweigh the costs. Heritage Expert: Patty-Jane Geller <[link removed]>
A Look at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Most Noteworthy Judicial Decisions <[link removed]> – On March 21, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing will begin. Senators will be scrutinizing her past judicial opinions on critical issues from labor law to illegal immigration to presidential claims of executive privilege. This brief overview of several of those key opinions provides some insight into her general approach to resolving legal issues. Heritage Experts: John
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What’s driving up gas prices—and why the White House won’t help <[link removed]> – The best way to decrease oil prices—and, given the current context, dilute Russia’s sway in energy markets—is to increase supply. Yet President Joe Biden is unwilling to make the policy changes that would allow this to happen. Biden remains adamant that the solution isn’t to use all the energy resources we have, but to force a transition to a narrow set of politically preferred technologies. So while asking American oil companies for short-term production increases to bail him out of political trouble, Biden has made it clear that he intends to put them out of business in the long term. High prices are a feature, not a bug, of this administration’s policies. Heritage Experts: Katie Tubb <[link removed]> and Joel Griffith <[link removed]>
These 11 Defensive Uses of Guns Didn’t Target ‘Deer in Kevlar Vests,’ Mr. President <[link removed]> – Incredibly, with one breath Biden praised the Ukrainian people for taking up arms to defend democracy, and with the next he mocked the millions of Americans who own lesser versions of those same arms,
asking whether they thought the “deer are wearing Kevlar vests.” What Biden fails to understand is that the Second Amendment is not premised on hunting, but on our ability to defend against assaults on our inalienable rights—regardless of whether the assaults are carried out by foreign invaders, a tyrannical government, or criminals. And the right to keep and bear arms is nothing to mock in a well-armed country. Heritage Expert: Amy Swearer <[link removed]>
Saga of Postal “Reform” Bill: Pricey Little Sideshow in 3 Acts <[link removed]> – Last week, amid Russia’s ruthless invasion <[link removed]> of Ukraine and the rapid passage of a massive 2,741-page, $1.5 trillion spending bill <[link removed]>, it’s not surprising that enactment of a postal reform bill (H.R. 3076 <[link removed]>) got little attention. Touted as a long-awaited “bipartisan” measure, the postal legislation, 15 years <[link removed]> in gestation, is anything but
noncontroversial. Fast-tracked through Congress, the bill shifts tens of billions of dollars in liabilities from what is supposed to be the “self-financing” U.S. Postal Service to federal taxpayers. How did such a thing happen? Heritage Expert: Robert Moffit <[link removed]>
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