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Test for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Actions Speak Louder Than Words <[link removed]> - The Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm
President Joe Biden’s nomination of D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson <[link removed]> to the U.S. Supreme Court. At 51 years old, Jackson likely will serve for the next two or three decades. Actions, of course, speak louder than words, so the proof will be in the way Jackson votes and writes opinions in future cases. What are some things to watch for in the years ahead? Heritage Expert: Thomas
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Don’t Be Fooled by Biden’s ‘Only Taxing the Rich’ Claims <[link removed]> - As structured, the tax would target those with more limited cash income whose
wealth is concentrated in the stock of a rapidly growing business. Perversely, Biden’s tax could force <[link removed]> such
individuals to pull funds out of high-growth businesses to pay the tax. Consumers thrive when businesses engage in open and healthy competition and when financial markets allow investments to flow to the businesses with the best ideas. The taxes in Biden’s budget lead to precisely the opposite. Finally, it’s important to remember that once the federal government has established a new tax, it can easily broaden the tax to apply directly to the middle class. Heritage Expert: Preston Brashers <[link removed]>
Why Biden's Moves to Protect Gender Identity Threaten Women's Sports and Faith-Based Institutions <[link removed]> - The ripple effects of the proposed change to Title IX will be profound. It's not only going to eliminate athletic opportunities for young girls and women. It's going to eliminate their sense of safety, security and privacy. If gender identity is protected, the law will allow any boy or man who identifies as female to compete against girls and women in sports and enter their locker rooms and bathrooms as well. Heritage Expert: Sarah Parshall Perry <[link removed]>
Time to End the COVID Emergency <[link removed]> - Immunity, whether natural or acquired through vaccines, is much more widespread, and breakthrough treatments are available. While the disease may never be completely eradicated, it’s time to return to a public health policy that prizes individual liberty over government authority. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden remains unwilling to relinquish the emergency powers he has wielded since taking office. The Biden administration should begin by making it clear that the realities of March 2022 are nothing like the nightmare of March 2020. We can—and must—learn to live with COVID-19. And our president must learn to live with letting go of emergency powers that are no longer necessary or appropriate. Heritage Expert: Doug Badger <[link removed]>
Biden’s Defense Budget Is Detached From Reality <[link removed]> - The Administration’s defense budget request fails to account for the world in which our warfighters must operate. It would reduce their capacity to fight and leave them inadequately prepared for current threats. It ignores the debilitating effects of inflation. And it is not accompanied by a fully formed strategy. Now Congress will have to prepare a responsible defense budget that delivers the capabilities needed to protect Americans and their vital interests both now and in the future. Heritage Expert: Frederico Bartels <[link removed]>
What’s driving the free-speech crisis on college campuses <[link removed]> - Campus “shout-downs” have made headlines for over a decade. But what are the driving forces behind them and the riots that increasingly plague colleges across the country? Rioting students and their faculty supporters are not just expressing disagreement. They are vying for power in the name of critical race theory. Pay careful attention to their actions and the words they use. State lawmakers should consider policies that protect anyone who wants to listen and be heard in public areas of public college campuses. Public universities should be prepared to issue consequences to individuals, including students, who exercise the “Heckler’s Veto,” and they should engage local law enforcement as necessary to keep people safe. Heritage Expert: Jonathan Butcher <[link removed]>
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