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Black Lives Matter leaders aren't capitalist converts, they still want to dismantle the US <[link removed]> - Many have reacted to the news that the founders of Black Lives Matter lavishly spend donated money on luxury mansions by asking: How can
Marxists behave this way? One activist was even quoted as saying that this must mean they are capitalists. This reaction, though, is based on a complete misunderstanding of Marxism and capitalism.The BLM organizations raise money in the name of social justice, but to them that does not mean helping individual Black Americans improve their lives. What it means is fundamentally altering the American system, and imposing Marxism, an alien ideology with a 100 percent rate of failure, on our country. The very concept that Black lives do indeed matter, has always been the group’s greatest strength. At the same time, it has also become its Achilles heel. Heritage Expert: Mike Gonzalez  <[link removed]>
 
Consequences of Biden’s Iran Deal Will Be Dangerously Worse for the World <[link removed]> - Negotiations over a new nuclear deal with Iran have stalled. For now. But the talks are expected to resume. Policymakers would be wise to use this lull to take a sober look at the draft deal. They should pay particularly close attention to the dangerous regional consequences that would arise from another flawed deal with Iran. As matters stand now, the new deal would be even worse than the original. Instead of the “stronger and longer” agreement we’d been promised, the deal now on the table is weaker and will shorten the time for Iran to become a nuclear power. Rather than prevent Iran from getting the bomb, it would pave the way for Tehran to become nuclear and empower its “sanction-free” global terroristic arm—the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Heritage Expert: James Carafano <[link removed]>
 
Government’s Bar Tab Starts Long Before Tax Day <[link removed]> - Among the earliest uses of the written language was the assessment and collection of taxes. Although we’ve moved on from the king taking grain directly from your field to the IRS, Tax Day remains as a reminder of this ancient—and favorite—pastime of government. However, focusing on when or how taxes are collected misses the point. The government doesn’t wait for you to pay your taxes to begin pledging your money. Whenever the government makes a promise <[link removed]>, signs a contract, or writes a check, it does so by using you as collateral, putting up
your future tax dollars <[link removed]>. Heritage Expert: Richard Stern <[link removed]>
 
Heritage Foundation takes voter fraud battle straight to states: 'On the target' <[link removed]> - We, along with many other people, have
been fighting this fight. And we're pretty well on the target. The target being real issues, real state laws that have to change, real federal legislation that has to be defeated. We're not just saying this because it is the issue of the moment. We're saying this because it's a problem. And we're saying this because we're really frustrated. It is 2022 and one whole side of the American political system, the left, continues to propagate this crap.Heritage Expert: Hans von
Spakovsky <[link removed]> and Zack Smith  <[link removed]>
 
An Oath Isn’t What It Used to Be <[link removed]> -  On issues from voting rights and immigration to so-called police reform, the Democrats’ legislative agenda has collapsed and, with the mid-term election looming, they
want Biden to “push their proposals forward without votes in the House and Senate.” Power tends to corrupt, Lord Acton said, and this is not the first time that it has led to such collusion between the legislative and executive branches to avoid limits on their power. The limitation, by separation and other means, of government power remains the heart of that system. Heritage Expert: Thomas Jipping <[link removed]>
 
New Jersey schools want to talk to kids about sex—and keep it a secret <[link removed]>-
This fall, New Jersey’s department of education will be teaching young children in 2nd grade to ponder their "gender identity." True, young people can
sometimes feel confused about their sexuality. But radical gender activists want children to believe that these emotions matter more than their biological sex and that their gender does not depend on biology.Activists also want children and educators to know that parents’ opinions on this subject do not matter.New Jersey’s education agency has created lesson plans that separate the ideas of gender, which radicals claim is a
choice, from biology, what we are born with. Yet as I explain in my book, Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth, critical gender theory is a close relative of critical race theory. Both theories put personal feelings over facts. Feelings can change over time, though, especially among school-aged children. Heritage Expert: Jonathan Butcher <[link removed]>
 
Washington’s devious detours for drivers <[link removed]> - In November, Congress <[link removed]> continued its seemingly endless spending spree by passing a 1,039-page infrastructure package. Its price tag? A staggering $1.2 trillion. Yes, it increases the federal deficit and debt. And, yes, it will fuel inflation. Still, one would like to think that the spending at least would greatly improve the nation’s highways and bridges. Unfortunately, flaws in the legislation and the Biden administration’s warped governing approach make it unlikely that taxpayers will get anywhere near their money’s worth. Heritage Expert: David Ditch <[link removed]>
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