Freedom falls: Over just the past two years, the U.S. plunged eight spots in the annual Index ranking and now sits in 25th place in the world for economic freedom.  

• The U.S. ranked fifth in 2008. 
• Heritage’s highly regarded Index tracks 12 measures in 176 countries, including tax burden, business freedom, property rights, and investment freedom. 

“The major factor in the erosion of America’s economic freedom is excessive government spending, which has resulted in mounting deficit and debt burdens,” writes Anthony Kim, research fellow and editor of the Index. Read his take here.  

 

Check out the entire Index of Economic Freedom here. 

Gravedigging: It’s been more than four decades since the ratification deadline expired for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). But some in Congress think they have the power to revive it. Senior legal fellow Thomas Jipping explains why they’re wrong.  

• Even if the ERA could be revived, women don’t need it to succeed anymore, Jipping notes. 
• In fact, the ERA could enshrine a right to abortion in the Constitution, writes research associate Emma Waters.
  

Radical: In some museums about America’s Founding, “diversity” and “inclusion” are now more important than facts.  

• “Telling the complete story of America doesn’t mean we ignore our shortcomings, but it also doesn’t mean we gloss over our triumphs,” writes Brenda Hafera, assistant director of Heritage’s Simon Center.  

Learn how “anti-racist” museum organizers teach our kids radical ideology here.  

Know a young conservative who would benefit from a five-day program on how to get started in politics, culture, or business?   

• Nominate him or her for a Forge Leadership Summit this summer in Nashville, Tenn., or Columbus, Ohio, and save 50% on tuition. 
• Forge won a Heritage Innovation Prize last year to double the size of its breakthrough training programs.  

Learn more and submit nominations here.   

• Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to Celebrate Heritage’s 50th anniversary at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
  — Press Release
  
• 7 Facts I Discovered During My Visit to East Palestine—Roman Jankowski 
• A Pro-Life Agenda for the 118th Congress—Melanie Israel 
• Biden’s New Asylum Rule Is a Gimmick Atop a Shell Game—Lora Ries 

• Prudence and Populism—Richard Reinsch 

• School Administrators Undermine Excellence To Promote ‘Equity’—Hans von Spakovsky 

• How One Conservative Governor Can Raise His Grade on School Choice—Jason Bedrick
• Is Biden White House Ignoring Iranian Nukes?—Peter Brookes and Anna Given 
• From Concerning to Terrifying: 7 Horrible Milestones on Horizon for Bloated Federal Budget—Preston Brashers 
• 10 New Cases of Vote Fraud Again Demonstrate Imperative of Election Security—Hans von Spakovsky

• At Least Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Honest About the 1619 Project’s Goals—Mike Gonzalez

Heritage senior fellow Michael Pillsbury was on Fox News explaining why China’s peace plan for Ukraine is pro-Russian. Watch the clip here.

 

Questions? Feedback? Email us at [email protected].