A weekly roundup of news, commentary, research, events, and more from The Heritage Foundation.
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Roe Is Dead. The Fight for Life Begins.
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Our take: The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case “corrects the grave constitutional error of Roe v. Wade—and finally gives the American people, through their elected representatives, the power to fix America’s extreme abortion laws and enshrine protections for the unborn in law,” said Heritage President Kevin Roberts in a statement.
New beginning: “This victory is not the end of the pro-life cause, but a new beginning. Now is the time for state lawmakers to protect life, which begins at conception,” he said. Read the entire statement here.
Podcast: Roberts talks about a post-Roe America in his weekly podcast. Watch or listen here. Read his op-ed in The Hill here.
Map of life: Heritage created an interactive map showing where all 50 states stand on protecting the unborn. Check it out here.
A Heritage priority: Protecting unborn life and family formation is one of Heritage’s seven strategic priorities. Learn more about that here.
Life central: All of Heritage’s work on the life issue can be found here.
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Supreme Court Also Defends Religious Liberty, Gun Rights
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Parental rights: First, the court ruled that Maine couldn’t keep families from using tuition benefits at religious schools. Read the details of the school choice ruling here.
2A rights: Then it upheld New Yorkers’ right to carry firearms in public spaces for self-defense without justifying it to the state government. Read more about the gun rights case here.
Also: We examine the bipartisan Senate gun control bill and find that it risks serious infringements of Second Amendment rights. Read our take here.
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Fighting for Parental Rights
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Taking back our schools: Heritage and Heritage Action for America are committed to protecting parents’ rights, fighting back against dangerous left-wing agendas infiltrating schools, and partnering with parents and allies at the state and local level to advance much-needed education reforms.
Starting off with a bang: Heritage Action hosted its first-ever Save Our Schools Parental Rights Symposium on June 23 in Dana Point, California, to provide parents and activists with hands-on training to take back our schools, curriculum, and rights. More than 100 participants attended.
Why it’s needed: “The education system has become a tool for the far left to indoctrinate children with their radical political agenda. … (P)arents need to know how to most effectively fight for their rights,” says Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action, our independent partner organization.
Learn more: Read more about the event here. One of Heritage’s seven strategic priorities is to empower parents to make education choices. Read more about that here.
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ALWAYS ON OFFENSE
2025 Presidential Transition Project Forms Advisory Board
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What: More than 20 conservative groups joined the new advisory board of Heritage’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project, which will position the movement to take the reins of government, lay the groundwork to rebuild America’s future, and undo the damage caused by the Biden administration.
Go deeper: Read more about the project and who’s on the advisory board here. Also check out the article about the project in Real Clear Politics.
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Heritage Sues Biden Admin. for Border Patrol Records
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Taking legal action: Heritage’s Oversight Project is filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration for its politicized investigation into mounted Border Patrol agents near Del Rio, Texas. Find the lawsuit here.
Violation: The Oversight Project had submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the release of all documents related to the investigation. The Department of Homeland Security failed to comply, prompting the suit.
Further concerns: “It’s a sad day when American citizens have to sue their own government for basic information,” says head of the Oversight Project Mike Howell.
Learn more: Read about their unlawful obstruction here.
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NEW RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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If Agenda readers are right, we are either in a recession right now or headed to one. Here are the results of last week’s poll:
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Some comments from readers:
- “I do wish someone in politics understood the laws of supply and demand.”
- “Unless you are fabulously wealthy, every day you experience the deep ditch into which the U.S. economy is falling. “
- “Beyond the economic recession, I sure as heck know we are in a cultural recession! Every day brings yet another jaw-dropping example of the breakdown in our culture.”
- “I think we are in a recession now. … At least, I am!”
This week’s question: What is chiefly to blame for inflation (pick one):
- Biden overspending
- Fed easy money policies
- COVID
- Vladimir Putin
- Greedy corporations
- Space aliens
Send your answer to [email protected]. We’ll report the results next week.
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Heritage published a booklet on “12 People Canceled by the Left for Expressing Conservative Views.” You can get your FREE copy here.
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Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing, Monday, June 27, 11 a.m. Speakers include:
- Ryan Anderson, president, Ethics and Public Policy Center
- Alexa DeSanctis, staffer writer, National Review
Register here.
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The Latest on Rising Food Prices: Lessons from Across the Food Supply Chain, Tuesday, June 28, 2 p.m. Speakers include:
- Mark Dopp, COO and general counsel, North American Meat Institute
- Jennifer Hatcher, senior vice president, The Food Industry Association
- Tom Madrecki, vice president of supply chain and logistics, Consumer Brands Association
Register here.
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Untapped Potential: Maximizing Opportunities in U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations, Wednesday, June 29, 9:30 a.m. Speakers include:
- John Chen-chung Deng, minister without portfolio, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Chaney Ho, co-founder, Advantech
- Kate Liao, managing director of international affairs, Micron Technology, Inc.
Register here.
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Trust Decay: Rebuilding Intergenerational Trust in a Technocratic Age, Thursday, June 30, noon. Speakers include:
- Yuval Levin, Ph.D., senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Christine Rosen, senior writer, Commentary Magazine
- Rev. Bryce A. Sibley, S.T.L., professor of moral theology, Notre Dame Seminary
Register here.
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“The Kevin Roberts Show”: Author and Ethics & Public Policy Center President Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., talks with Heritage President Kevin Roberts about why overturning Roe v. Wade is just the beginning of the pro-life movement, and how each of us can play a part in building a culture of life. Listen to their discussion here.
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“Heritage Explains”: Everyone is talking about gas prices. On this episode, Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan helps us understand why the left's proposed solutions to lowering sky-high gas prices are just gimmicks and what the Biden administration should do. Listen to the podcast here.
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Check out all the Heritage podcasts here.
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Heritage’s James Carafano, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, told Fox News that helping Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression is in the U.S. interest, but that President Biden “has totally screwed up is how he’s done this.” Watch the clip here.
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