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Supreme Court to New York: Second Amendment Means What It Says <[link removed]> – The Supreme Court on Thursday issued its first significant opinion in a Second Amendment case in well over a decade, striking down a New York state law that effectively denied ordinary residents the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. This decision, in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen <[link removed]>, is a major victory for the sanctity of the Constitution, the
integrity of the Supreme Court, and the personal safety of all Americans who choose to protect themselves with firearms. Heritage Expert: Amy
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If Garland, Local Prosecutor Won’t Protect Justices, Virginia Governor and State AG Must Act <[link removed]> - With U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Fairfax County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano refusing to enforce federal and state laws against the pro-abortion protesters who are intimidating and threatening Supreme Court justices and their families who live in Virginia, it’s time for Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Attorney General Jason Miyares to step in and use their statutory power to arrest, prosecute, and seek the maximum penalty for every day the protesters are violating the law. Heritage Expert: Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
The real culprit behind the gasoline supply crunch <[link removed]> - Calling the gasoline supply crunch “Putin’s price hike” hasn’t worked for President Joe Biden, so now he’s trying a different tactic: blaming oil companies. His June 15 letter to seven major refiners complains about profit margins and a lack of supply in the U.S. market. But this is a little like Will Smith complaining that his hand hurt after slapping Chris Rock. Truthfully, Biden shares much of the blame. Heritage Expert: Derrick Morgan <[link removed]>
We Need a Congressional Investigation Into the 2020 Riots <[link removed]> - Congress needs to look into the 2020 riots, the Black Lives Matter organizations that coordinated them (not the concept that black lives matter, which is unimpeachable), and their founders. We can call the hearings the Joint Action for Congressional Knowledge hearings, or JACK, after Jack Del Rio, the NFL coach who was fined $100,000 simply for drawing the common-sense comparison between the 2020 riots and the events of January 6, 2021. Heritage Expert: Mike Gonzalez <[link removed]>
Russian hacks remind free world it’s time for cyber upgrade <[link removed]> - The opportunities for fruitful cooperation extend beyond traditional NATO allies like Italy. The U.S. and India, for example, can build effective cybertools to counter China’s aggression through cyberthreats and digital authoritarianism. Cyber leaders in Romania and Estonia, working through EU and NATO centers respectively, should build out intelligence sharing and cyber-relationships with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific such as South Korea (a nation recently admitted into NATO’s cyber-collaborative). Heritage Experts: Dustin Carmack <[link removed]> and James Carafano <[link removed]>
US Ally South Korea Is NATO’s Trusted, Capable Partner <[link removed]> - The U.S.-South Korean alliance has been the linchpin of peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia for generations. Now, that pivotal partnership is about to be elevated to a next level, particularly through South Korea’s greater and more strategic engagement with NATO. At the invitation of the organization, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid on June 29 and 30. The occasion will be the first time a South Korean president has attended a NATO summit and also marks Yoon’s debut on the multilateral diplomatic stage since he took office on May 10. Heritage Expert: Anthony Kim <[link removed]>
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