Heritage in the news: February 2006

February 1

• Michael Franc writes in National Review that the President came out swinging
• The Nation cites Heritage's abortion law study
• James Phillips tells UPI what al Qaeda's new videos might mean
• Yevgeny Volk tells AFP that Putin wants to show he believes in openness
• The Chicago Tribune uses Heritage's budget numbers to fact-check the State of the Union
• IBD talks to Brian Riedl about spending control in the State of the Union
• Helle Dale explains the Palestinian elections in The Washington Times
• NewsMax reports on Sen. Inhofe's Monday talk at Heritage
• National Review cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom ranking of China
• The LA Times and the Baltimore Sun cover the Heritage-sponsored RSC retreat

February 2

• The UN cannot lead on human rights because of its own abuse problems, Brett Schaefer writes in National Review
• Brian Riedl tells The Los Angeles Times that the budget cuts aren't really cuts—just cuts to growth
• Entitlement cuts are necessary if we're to fund defense properly, James Carafano tells the AP
• Brian Riedl critiques the State of the Union on National Review online
• Brian Riedl told Marketwatch before the State of the Union that the President should vow to veto excess spending
• James Phillips writes on terrorism and the State of the Union in Human Events
• The real test of the President's budget restraint will be his budget, Brian Riedl writes in Human Events
• Robert Moffit and Nina Owcharenko laud President Bush's health initiatives in Human Events
• James Carafano writes in Human Events that the President was strong on national security
• Brian Reidl critiques plans to increase research spending in Forbes
• James Phillips tells UPI that engagement with Iran may not be possible
• Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times about how to end corruption in DC
• The Chicago Tribune cites Heritage's budget numbers in critiquing the State of the Union
• Joe Loconte explains in National Review that the UN Human Rights Commission is blinded by utopian visions
• The Hartford Courant reports on Todd Gaziano debating war policies
• Dan Mitchell says the President needs a clear tax vision in Tax News

February 3

• The United States aided Hamas' election, Ariel Cohen writes in TCS Daily
• Brian Riedl tells Gannett News that the spending cuts are "timid"
• The Ready Kids program is a waste of federal funds, James Carafano tells the Colorado Springs Gazette
• Ron Utt tells The Houston Chronicle why lawmakers use earmarks
• Tim Kane refutes a Harvard critic of his recruitment study in The Crimson
• "Nobody wants to vote against the troops," Brian Riedl tells the LA Times
• James Carafano explains the term "long war" to The Washington Post

February 6

• An ex-foreign service officer cites Ariel Cohen's description of the war on terrorism in The San Francisco Chronicle
• The Asheville, NC Citizen-Times cites Heritage's budget numbers in its editorial
• Paul Rosenzweig tells The Boston Globe that the Constitution protects national security, not just civil liberties
• Baker Spring offers recommendations for defense appropriations in Human Events
• Congress always introduces new spending programs in election years, Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg
• Big labor should rethink its health recommendations, Edmund Haislmaier writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Defense Industry Daily cites new papers from Baker Spring and James Carafano
• Tim Kane explains why income inequality is a liberal canard in National Review
• TWP's Think Tank Town blog reports on Mike Franc's comparison of Bush and Truman
• Brian Riedl tells Media General that the Founders would be shocked by pork spending
• "We're not spending enough on defense," James Carafano writes in Human Events
• Dani Doane and Ron Utt comment on lobbying reform in The Austin American Statesman
• An editorial in The Lake Tahoe Bonanza cites Heritage's government waste numbers
• Brian Riedl explains entitlement growth on National Review's The Corner
• Blogger Andrew Sullivan has "learned to trust Brian Riedl"

February 7

• Korea's Chosun Ibo writes about yesterday's Asia event
• Brian Riedl explains the budget's impact on clothing to Women's Wear Daily
• The budget does too little to rein in entitlements, Brian Riedl tells The New York Sun
• James Carafano writes on the terror threat to the Olympics in The Hill
• Brian Riedl tells The Baltimore Sun that the budget makes some big assumptions
• Substantial cuts are needed to trim the deficit, Brian Riedl tells Forbes
• The budget has grown tremendously under President Bush, Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal
• Michael Franc tells The Washington Times Bush is right to pay for military spending with cuts
• Heritage "has been among Mr. Bush's most vocal spending critics," The Washington Times says
• The budget needs to address the baby boom crisis, Brian Riedl tells The Chicago Tribune
• Brian Riedl tells The Boston Globe that everyone thinks entitlements are a problem
• Assuming an AMT fix may be premature, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Post
• Mike Franc handicaps the legislative year in Human Events
• Bloggers Ed Morrisey and Bulldog Pundit discuss Brian Riedl's spending report

February 8

• Brian Riedl tells The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that anti-poverty spending has raced ahead under President Bush
• Ariana Huffington notes The Heritage Foundation's influence in her online column
• Combining Air Force and National Guard units will lead to greater flexibility, James Carafano tells the AP
• Congress should stop delaying and pass the Patriot Act, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times that the cartoon violence should wake Europe up as 9/11 did for America
• A Washington Post blog cites Brian Riedl's budget paper

February 9

• Heritage's ctitique of the current health system is wrong used to defend government health care in a Charlotte Observer op-ed
• Pork-barrell spending is bad government, Brian Riedl writes in National Review
• The President's health plan doesn't go far enough, Bob Moffit tells The Oregonian
• President Bush deserves a "pat on the back" for holding down non-security spending, Michael Franc tells The Washington Times
• Brian Riedl raises questions in The Washington Post about White House budget projections

February 10

• By turning away from conservative principle, Republicans are losing their edge in the war on ideas, Mike Franc writes in Human Events
• Brian Riedl explains the budget problem in World Magazine
• The budget cuts will have minimal impact on the poor, Brian Riedl tells the Biloxi Sun-Herald
• CBS News runs Brian Rield's recent column on spending
• Brian Riedl tells USA Today there is no shortage of programs that need elimination
• Brian Riedl responds on National Review Online to liberal claims that Bush has cut back on poverty programs

February 13

• While the insurgency is hopeless, we must still continue rebuilding Iraq, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• Brian Riedl explains to the CS Monitor why conservatives critique the new budget
• Nile Gardiner and James J. Carafano write that Europe doesn't understand the terror threat in Human Events
• Human Events runs Helle Dale's column on the cartoon wars
• Bill Beach explains to The San Francisco Chronicle how tax cuts spur the economy
• The Salem Statesman-Journal cites Heritage's opposition to earmarks
• Daniel Mitchell tells CNS News that the US tax code could look like France's
• Momentum for a marriage amendment is grassroots, Matt Spalding tells CNS News
• Andrew Grossman explains Medicare Part D's failures in The Washington Times
• National Journal says Heritage opposes earmarks on principle
• Ariel Cohen tells The Financial Times that Hamas' election was easily predicted
• David Mulhausen tells The San Francisco Chronicle that crime-fighting grants are essentially pork projects
• Medicare "threatens the long-term federal budget," Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• David Muhlhausen tells the AP that Baltimore's crime statistics may be distorted
• The Salem Statesman-Journal interviews Tim Kane
• Brian Riedl tells the LA Daily News he is pessimistic about budget cuts
• Interpol tends to work well for information-sharing, James Carafano tells The Boston Globe
• James Carafano explains how wars are named in The Toronto Star
• Edwin Meese writes in The New York Daily News that the Patriot Act is essential to our security

February 14

• Baker Spring, Alane Kochems and James Carafano critique the Quadrennial Defense Review in Human Events
• Congressional earmark reforms are full of loopholes, Ron Utt tells The Hill

February 15

• Jim Phillips discusses the porous Syria-Iraq border with Australia's ABC
• A national sales tax would be hard to control and an "express train to Paris," Dan Mitchell tells Investor's Business Daily
• Helle Dale explains the problems with America's overseas propaganda in The Washington Times
• The New York Times reports on Sen. Brownbacks remarks on Iran at Heritage
• James Carafano tells The LA Times that individuals aren't to blame for DHS failures since the infrastructure doesn't exist
• FEMA lacks resources to respond effectively, James Carafano tells The Washington Post
• Chris Jolma reviews a book about border security in The Washington Times
• The states are flush with cash but they still want federal assistance, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times

February 16

• CNS News quotes Ariel Cohen on Russia and China's power plays
• Pakistan's Daily Times notes Sen. Brownbacks remarks at Heritage
• James Carafano explains the problems with the defense review in Defense News
• James Phillips tells The Hill that Russia and China undermined America's Sudan plans
• Real immigration reform includes reforms that keep would-be immigrants at home, Stephen Johnson tells Financial Express
• Redoubled propaganda efforts in Iran may be too late, Jim Phillips tells the AP
• The Times of London reports on Shadow Secretary Fox's speech at Heritage
• Disaster planning needs to be local and not federal , James Carafano tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• The New Bedford, MA Standard-Times cites Heritage's figures on the cost of taxes
• The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports on Ed Feulner's remarks during a stop on his book tour

February 17

• The Pentagon ducked hard questions in the QDR, James Carafano tells MarketWatch.com
• Brian Riedl explains the myth of spending cuts in The Washington Times
• States are dumping more and more expenses on the federal government, Brian Riedl tells USA Today
• Bill Beach argues about the effects of tax cuts in The Los Angeles Times

February 21

• National Review's "Corner" cites Brian Riedl's budget figures
• Peter Brookes wonders about UNESCO's award to Hugo Chavez in The New York Post
• Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg there isn't room for entitlements and discretionary spending
• Kirk Johnson tells The Dallas Morning News that Medicare standards are a wakeup call
• National Review editor Rich Lowry cites Brian Riedl's budget analysis in his column
• Brian Riedl's spending op-ed appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and The Arizona Daily Star
• The UK's Sunday Business notes Bill Beach's discussion of dynamic scoring
• It will be hard to isolate Iran in the Middle East, Nile Gardiner tells Reuters
• Peter Brookes and James Carafano explain the UAE ports deal in National Review

February 22

• Chertoff's job is not in danger, James Carafano tells Federal Times
• Peter Brookes tells UPI that investment in Iraq is key to winning hearts and minds
• Xenophobia isn't involved in opposition to the UAE ports deal, Peter Brookes tells Reuters
• International organizations like OECD want higher taxes in the US, Daniel Mitchell writes in The Washington Times
• Russia's Hamas outreach is breaking the global anti-terror coalition, Ariel Cohen tells The CS Monitor
• Ben Lieberman tells The Chicago Tribune that energy efficiency progams are rarely efficient
• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the Heritage-Brookings retirement plan
• Iran may never win in Iraq, James Phillips tells The Houston Chronicle
• Ed Feulner explains why Wal-Mart is a model for government in The Chicago Sun-Times
• In The Washington Times, Helle Dale looks at the China Internet showdown.

February 23

• The Washington Post writes up (and criticizes) John Yoo's speech at Heritage
• James Carafano looks at the White House Katrina report in The Washington Post
• The Gaurd and Reserves must be able to serve both at home and abroad, James Carafano tells The Chicago Tribune
• The Treasury could not override national security in the ports deal, James Carafano tells Forbes
• Peter Brookes tells The International Herald Tribune that more information on the port deal could calm nerves
• UAE is a key ally in the war on terror, Alane Kochems tells Newsday
• There are real national security issues at stake in the ports deal, Peter Brookes tells The Baltimore sun

February 24

• The DHS reform plan is right to propose regional offices, James Carafano tells The Washington Post
• Nile Gardiner tells UPI that companies from the UAE and Britain are fundamentally different
• A Salon reporter didn't like John Yoo's arguments at The Heritage Foundation
• AFP reports on Yoo's talk at Heritage
• Foreign Policy cites a Peter Brookes paper on soft power
• Columnist Jim Kiser lauds the Heritage-Brookings retirement plan
• Kirk Johnson tells The Dallas Morning News that new Medicare standards remind Americans that government cannot always be there to help
• Mike Franc writes in Human Events about a new provision to bring sunshine to spending bills
• The Washington Post's "Debate" blog notes Heritage's support for international cooperation on transportation security
• Ron Utt explains the ports issue to Traffic World (subscription required)
• America's China policy is hardening, John Tkacik writes in The Weekly Standard
• Reason magazine cites Heritage on the Patriot Act and overcriminalization
• Peter Brookes comments on al Qaeda's ineptness on National Review Online

February 27

• The Iraq crisis may be an opportunity for unity, James Phillips tells The Hartford Courant
• The Indianapolis Star cites Heritage statistics in its editorial against the death tax
• The Staunton [VA] News Leader reports on Rebecca Hagelin's visit
• Pakistan's Daily Times reports on Friday's Pakistan event at Heritage
• The New Zealand Business Roundtable cites Dan Mitchell in its article on the problems with Keynesianism
• The Iraq fighting could be a "monkey wrench" in the efforts to get Iraqi troops to take over, James Phillips tells USA Today
• Peter Brookes looks at President Bush's trip to India this week on Townhall.com
• Columnist David Sarasohn cites John Yoo's talk at Heritage in The Oregonian
• The UAE ranks fairly high on Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom, columnist Raymond Keating says in Newsday
• CNS News cites Heritage's statement on UN human rights abuses
• China will develop a world-class defense industry in the coming years, Peter Brookes warns Qatar's Gulf Times
• Peter Brookes writes on India and nuclear weapons in The New York Post
• James Carafano explains the UAE ports deal to Foreign Policy
• The President should push for democracy in Nepal during his South Asia visit, Dana Dillon writes on FoxNews.com

February 28

• Dan Lips looks at Hillary Clinton's opposition to vouchers on National Review Online
• China is building a new fleet of attack submarines, John Tkacik writes in Human Events
• Human Events reports on Gen. Kimmitt's remarks at Heritage last week
• James Carafano tells The New York Times that the Cold War teaches us we should not epect our intelligence organizations to mature right away