Heritage Foundation Archive

Obama Has Accomplished Nothing On the World Stage

Published November 19, 2009

It is a monumental task trying to come up with any concrete foreign policy successes from the Obama administration.

What Iran Learned From the Hostage Crisis

Published November 04, 2009

Iran’s Islamist hardliners learned a lesson from the 1979 hostage crisis: terrorism works.

Drill, Comrade, Drill?

Published September 01, 2009

Why are Cuba and Canada exercising more common sense on drilling than the United States? And how come they're doing it right in our own backyard? 

What You Don't Know About Sotomayor and 'Ricci'

Published July 16, 2009

The plain fact of the 'Ricci' case is this: Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, approved outright racial discrimination carried out by a petty local politician.

Don't Let the Bean Counters Run the World

Published July 09, 2009

Robert McNamara's legacy teaches us that strategy cannot be reduced to number crunching.

Beware of the Not-So-Hidden Agendas In Honduras

Published July 03, 2009

The Obama administration faces its first real Latin American crisis. Let's hope Team Obama is aware of the goals of democracy's new-found but fickle friends.

Meet Iran's New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

Published June 15, 2009

Iran has been convulsed by the strong reaction of disbelief expressed by many voters following the news of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's alleged landslide re-election victory. Challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi's supported have taken to the streets and clashed with police.

Health Care Reform -- A Giant Game of Tag Where Americans Are It

Published May 22, 2009

Think about this for a moment: President Barack Obama says that we spend too much on health care (about $2.4 trillion annually) and that it's hurting our economy. He also says we need to bend the curve (downward) on health care spending.

The Battle Between Cheney and Obama Does Nothing to Advance the Cause of Winning

Published May 21, 2009

There is far more continuity than change in detention and interrogation policies than either President Obama or Vice President Cheney care to admit.

There are several reasons for that: There are no easy answers.

Harold Koh Is the Wrong Man For the Job

Published April 28, 2009

Ordinarily, a president should have a free hand in selecting a policy team. Winning elections means you set the agenda.

But if a nominee espouses radical views -- views that raise serious national security and constitutional questions -- then he or she must be challenged during the Senate confirmation process, despite any other qualifications.