Heritage in the news: January 2006

January 3

• Joe Loconte writes about the left's attempts to recruit the religious in The New York Times
• James Carafano discusses visa priorities with The Boston Globe
• The Chicago Tribune asks Daniel Mitchell about the prospects for tax reform
• Joe Loconte writes on fascism and Islamism in Iran in The Weekly Standard

January 4

• James Carafano discusses homeland security funding in The Kansas City Star
• Brian Riedl tells The Hill that the State of the Union should focus on the need for small government
• Columnist David Lazarus cites Heritage's budget projections in The San Francisco Chronicle
• Nina Owcharenko writes about state models for health care reform in the Jacksonville, NC Daily News
• ABC's The Note previews Vice President Cheney's speech at Heritage
• AP, Reuters and AFP have advance coverage of Vice President Cheney's speech at Heritage
• The Washington Post covers the Vice President's speech

January 5

• Stuart Butler discusses the Fiscal Wake-up Tour in The Christian Science Monitor
• USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Knight Ridder, AP, AFP and Reuters cover the Vice President's speech to Heritage
• UPI, Asia Pulse, The Mena Report and The Korea Times note rankings in the Index of Economic Freedom; the Phillipine government responds to its ranking
• The CS Monitor cites Heritage on homeland security spending
• Nile Gardiner tells CNS News the US should challenge Germany's terrorist release
• The St. Paul Pioneer Press cites Heritage's opposition to rail subsidies
• Columnist Cal Thomas returns to Margaret Thatcher's 1990 address to Heritage
• Tax burdens have remained largely unchanged, Daniel Mitchell tells The Detroit News
• Ariel Cohen writes about Russia's gas feud in Human Events and about technology and terror at TCS Daily
• Lee Edwards writes on the forgotten Cold War in The Washington Times
• John Hulsman talks to Fox News about Iran and the IAEA inspections

January 6

• International papers report on the Index of Economic Freedom: Telegraph (UK), The International Herald Tribune (France), Taipei Times (Taiwan), Financial Express (India), UPI on Germany,
• Tim Kane talks to the Reno Gazette-Journal about the 2005 economy
• James Carafano explains Homeland Security appointments to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• The State Department's Washington File reports on Heritage's Kosovo event
• The Washington Post's Early Warning blog notes Vice President Cheney's remarks

January 9

• Tim Kane discusses anti-trade activists with The Boston Globe
• The Index of Economic Freedom bothers an International Herald Tribune writer
• Bill Beach talks about the "wonderful experiment" in New Orleans with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Dan Lips explains a Florida court's bad decision on school choice in Human Events
• The St. Paul Pioneer Press cites Derek Hunter on the Medicare drug benefit
• Voice of America reports on the new Index of Economic Freedom
• Michael Franc writes on Congress' lessons from 2005 in Human Events
• Ron Utt talks to The Wall Street Journal's John Fund about earmarks and corruption
• Ben Lieberman writes on gas prices at TCS Daily
• Heritage's work on earmarks cited in The Anchorage Daily News
• The Lacrosse Tribune cites Heritage budget numbers in call for fiscal restraint
• The UK's Business cites Heritage's work on national sovereignty
• James Carafano tells The [New York] Times Herald Record that illegal immigrants slip through the cracks
• The New York Times cites Heritage's condemnation of North Korea as the world's least free economy
• Peter Brookes looks at Osama bin Laden's year-long silence in The New York Post
• The Roanoke Times blasts Vice President Cheney's speech at Heritage
• Ron Utt discusses Army Corps of Engineers spending in The Weekly Standard
• Marc Miles writes on Ireland's free market reforms in Ireland's Sunday Business Post

January 10

• Tim Kane writes on taxes and jobs in Human Events
• The Motley Fool says "the entire world—yes, literally—was abuzz" about the Index of Economic Freedom
• The Indianapolis Star cites Heritage data on the impact of highway money

January 11

• Edwin Feulner writes about spending and politics in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg that serious spending reform is needed
• Space Magazine notes Heritage's recent event on energy weapons
• The Daily Show's Jon Stewart pokes fun at Vice President Cheney's speech to Heritage
• A columnist in The Montgomery Advertiser cites a Heritage poverty study
• Dani Doane talks to MSU's State News about the House leadership race
• Central Michigan Life cites Tim Kane's military recruitment study
• The New York Sun cites Joe Loconte on the United Nations
• Ariel Cohen explains the Russia-Ukraine tensions to Bloomberg news

January 12

• The Washington Times and Human Events both note The Heritage Guide to the Constitution on Sen. Coburn's desk
• The American Enterprise reviews Ed Feulner's new book, Getting America Right (pre-order from Amazon.com)
• The Asheville Citizen-Times cites Brian Riedl on budget reform
• Mike Franc talks with The Los Angeles Times about the leadership shakeup in the House GOP
• WorldNetDaily cites Brian Riedl's budget projections
• James Gattuso discusses federal Internet regulation on CNBC
• Scripps-Howard columnist says reporters should turn to Heritage for more commentary
• Yevgeny Volk tells MosNews.com that Russia's Iran policy remains unclear
• Nina Owcharenko writes on Medicaid reform in The New York Post

January 13

• James Carafano discusses the President's war powers in The Chicago Tribune
• Reuters cites a Heritage paper on German-American relations

January 17

• Brian Riedl talks to The Dallas Morning News about the spending explosion
• James Carafano tells The Dallas Morning News that throwing money at security solves nothing
• NewsMax asks Daniel Mitchell why tax cuts spur growth
• David John explains why some are opposed to Social Security reform in The Palm Beach Post
• The Pakistan Times reports on Prime Minister Shaukat's upcoming visit to Heritage
• Brian Riedl tells Senior Journal that Congress may yet vote down even small budget cuts
• Matt Spalding denounces academic racism to the Associated Press
• Ron Utt discusses bipartisan opposition to trailer parks for hurricane refugees with The Federal Times
• Stephen Johnson discusses the MS-13 gang with The San Francisco Chronicle
• Tim Kane talks to The San Francisco Chronicle about the savings rate
• David John explains to the Wilkes-Barre, PA Citizen's Voice why Social Security reform saves money
• Stuart Butler looks at political "moderates" in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• North Korea is a gangster nation, writes Peter Brookes in The New York Post
• Stephen Johnson writes about the Castro puppet in charge of Bolivia on FoxNews.com
• Judge Alito knows the judiciary's limits, Mike Franc writes in Human Events

January 18

• Daniel Mitchell explains the tax cuts' benefits to Investor's Business Daily
• Rep. Delay has to overcome substantial political challenges, Mike Franc tells Fox News
• The Washington Times notes the new Index of Economic Freedom
• A Korean newspaper discusses Peter Brookes' article about North Korea
• The St. Petersburg [FL] Times says calls for reduced spending to balance the budget are "a Heritage Foundation bromide"
• The Paducah Sun cites Heritage's paper on MD's Wal-Mart bill
• Michael Franc explains conservative plans to reform lobbying in National Review

January 19

• James Carafano discusses the NSA wiretaps with ISN Security Watch
• Mike Franc talks to Fox News about the budget cuts
• Brian Riedl puts the budget cuts in context in USA Today
• The Associated Press talks to Balbina Hwang about North Korea's reform options
• Peter Brookes speculates on the bin Laden tape on National Review Online

January 20

• Americans still have many lessons to learn from Ronald Reagan, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun Times
• All wars in democratic countries face some opposition, James Carafano tells The Los Angeles Times
• Mike Franc explains fiscal conservatism's challenges to Townhall.com
• The Communist Party's newspaper decries Heritage's Katrina relief proposals
• Mike Franc tells the CS Monitor that as long as government is involved in business, business will be involved in government
• John Tkacik writes about Mongolia in the Asian Wall Street Journal

January 23

• Brian Riedl tells The Baltimore Sun that spending can't increase forever, but he tells the LA Times he's pessimistic that the President will propose cuts
• Bloomberg cites Heritage's paper on Iran's nuclear ambitions
• Michael Franc tells Business Week that the AMT crisis could help keep tax rates low
• So long as it remains profitable, lobbyists will seek earmarks, Ron Utt explains to The Wall Street Journal
• Brian Riedl tells Copley News Service that "earmarks have a cultural effect on Congress"
• The Chicago Tribune blogs about Heritage's Reagan event Friday
• Peter Brookes looks at America's military options in Iran in The New York Post
• Mike Franc tells the Philadelphia Inquirer that America is building the tools to fight Islamic terrorism
• Judge Alito outwitted liberal senators on questions of respect for precedent, Mike Franc writes in Human Events
• Matthew Spalding talks with The Boston Globe about a new citizenship test
• President Bush walks a fine line with wiretaps, Peter Brookes tells Scripps-Howard News

January 24

• Stuart Butler talks about health care on NPR's "Diane Rehm Show"
• Rebecca Hagelin discusses Roe v. Wade on Townhall.com
• Toilet regulations were added in secret, Ben Lieberman tells Bloomberg news
• James Carafano talks about wiretaps with ISN Security News
• Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal that spending growth is not just in defense
• The AP, Reuters and BBC cover Prime Minister Aziz's speech to Heritage

January 25

• Ed Feulner gives the President advice on the State of the Union in The Chicago Sun-Times
• James Carafano writes about the NSA spying flap in The Washington Times
• Brian Riedl explains the dangers of limitless federal spending to UPI
• Some programs must remain secret, Peter Brookes tells The Christian Science Monitor
• The Washington Times cities Stephen Johnson on Bolivia's new president
• UPI, Pakistan's Daily Times, The India Post and India's Financial Express cover Prime Minister Aziz's talk at Heritage
• Brian Riedl defines earmarks for The Hill
• Liberal special interests are pressuring Democrats to vote against Alito, Todd Gaziano tells The Hill
• Global Security Newswire reports on Heritage's homeland security panel
• Balbian Hwang explains the problems in talks with North Korea in The International Herald Tribune
• Kirk Johnson decries fixed-rate student loans on National Review Online

January 26

• Stars and Stripes cites Heritage's military force reduction statistics
• Nile Gardiner and John Hulsman explain how to confront Iran in Human Events
• Mark Tapscott writes on FoxNews.com that Congress' reforms should focus on transparency
• Peter Brookes tells AFP that attacking Iran isn't risk-free
• The budget deficit doesn't allow much room for science spending, Brian Riedl tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press
• The Wall Street Journal credits Heritage's Ed Meese with successfully pushing conservative judges
• Alison Fraser tells Market News Internatioal she is pessimistic about spending reform in the State of the Union

January 27

• Edmund Haislmaier explains Gov. Romney's health care proposal in National Review Online
• Stephen Johnson tells UPI about Canada's political changes
• Big government and corruption go hand-in-hand, Brian Riedl writes in Human Events
• The Boston Globe, The Springfield Republican (MA) and The Weekly Standard note Gov. Romney's speech at Heritage
• James Carafano discusses Mexican border incursions and their context in The Washington Times

January 30

• Bob Moffit explains the perils of state-run health care in The [Louisville] Courier-Journal
• The biggest long-term budget danger is entitlements, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• UPI writes up James Carafano's national security recommendations
• The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• Brian Riedl explains how pork corrupts politicians in The Washington Times
• Stuart Butler looks at the politics of President Bush's health proposals in The New York Times
• The Washington Post cites Brian Riedl's dire budget projections
• Brian Riedl tells National Review about the growth in earmarking
• Peter Brookes explains how Iran buys friends in The New York Post
• Mike Franc writes in Human Events that moderate Democrats are key to GOP success this year
• America must not aid Hamas, Jim Phillips writes in Human Events
• The arch-liberal blog Daily Kos cites Brian Riedl's budget numbers but suggests the solution is to add to the tax burden

January 31

• The Kansas City Star cites Heritage on out-of-control spending
• James Carafano explains how NSA spying could spur Patriot Act renewal in The Hill
• Brian Riedl tells National Review that earmarks are only a small part of the problem
• Politicians don't want to be seen as soft on border security, James Carafano tells Forbes
• Brian Riedl writes in Human Events on America's "grim budget picture"