Heritage in the news: July 2006

July 2

• It is troubling that lobbyists can guarantee earmarks, Ron Utt tells The New York Times
• Columnist Richard Hallock cites Heritage's breakdown of the costs of gasoline in The Pueblo Chieftain
• The Daily News of Los Angeles reports on Heritage's 24 event with Secretary Chertoff
• Russia missed its opportunity to become an oil exporter to the US by not behaving in a civilized fashion, Ariel Cohen tells Time
• The Ocala Star-Banner cites Ron Utt's analysis of earmark lobbying
• Editor and Publisher notes that columnist Ann Coulter refers to Heritage research
• About.com cites a Heritage paper on farm subsidies
• Without spending restraint, America faces growing debt and higher taxes, Brian Riedl writes in The San Diego Union-Tribune
• America would face an influx of 61 million immigrants under the Senate's immigration plan, Robert Rector writes in The Rocky Mountain News

July 3

• Bridget Wagner tells The New York Times of the importance of electronic databases on government spending
• Human Events cites Brian Riedl's research into the expansion of federal government earmarks
• Human Events reports on Heritage's discussion of leftist resurgence in Nicaragua
• This Congress will probably be known as "the gridlock Congress," Mike Franc tells Gannett News Service
• The East African cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• The new offshore drilling law continues to throw up obstacles to drilling, Ben Lieberman tells UPI
• The Bush administration is scared of failures so it isn't pushing ahead on missile defense, Baker Spring tells Time

July 4

• The Washington Times cites Heritage data from The Index of Economic Freedom on the Balkans
• While a savvy move, linking minimum wage hikes to Congressional pay raises may not help Democrats win, Mike Franc tells The Washington Times
• The Honolulu Star-Bulletin cites Heritage estimates of China's nuclear submarine capabilities

July 5

• Congress needs to stick to spending limits and not continue overspending, Ed Feulner writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• "Lawmakers are prioritizing runaway spending over tax relief," Brian Riedl tells The Boston Globe
• Ed Fuelner makes recommendations for good summer reading in The Chicago Sun-Times

July 6

• Todd Gaziano, Nile Gardiner and James Carafano explain the Hamdan decision in Human Events
• America should remain firm on North Korea and not be provoked, Mike Needham writes in Human Events
• North Korea's missile testing has revived the missile defense debate in Washington, Tim Chapman writes in Human Events
• America's missile defenses are very thin at present, Baker Spring tells The Richmond Times-Dispatch
• NATO will increasingly take its battles outside Europe as it combats terrorism, James Carafano tells Voice of America
• North Korea's missile tests will be "a complete loser for Pyongyang," Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• Columnist Robert Novak cites Heritage's research into the Senate immigration bill's "terrorist loophole"

July 7

• America should finish the missile defense system envisioned in the early 1990s, Baker Spring writes in The New York Post
• Baker Spring outlines a military strategy for countering North Korea in Human Events
• It would be inappropriate, deadly and unprecedented to grant civilian trials to Guantanamo detainees, Todd Gaziano tells World Magazine
• The Washington Times cites James Carafano's research into whether spending money on securing transportation is worth it
• Nile Gardiner reflects on the London subway bombings in Human Events
• The AP cites Heritage's ranking of Venezuela as a repressed economy
• The Jackson [TN] Sun cites Pat Fagan's analysis of the origins of violent crime
• Liberal watchdog Media Matters is upset that James Carafano said America's missile defenses could shoot down a missile
• WorldNet Daily reports that lawmakers are using Heritage's immigration estimates to bolster their oppositon to amnesty

July 10

• A preemptive strike may not be the best solution for North Korea, Peter Brookes explains to Australia's ABC
• Earmarks may make good politics but they're bad policy, Dan Mitchell writes in The Billings Gazette
• Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) cites Heritage's immigration research on the campaign trail, The Lakeland Ledger reports
• Ferries and all sorts of public transit are extremely vulnerable to terrorism, James Carafano tells The Staten Island Advance
• A UN resolution is hardly going to get Korea to change its behavior, Balbina Hwang tells the AP
• Russia is close to breaking with the rest, despite its friendly facade, Ariel Cohen tells The Times of London
• Attempting 100-percent protection of our shipping is inexpensive and doomed to fail, James Carafano writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Emergency spending bills are "a massive loophole to evade the budget," Brian Riedl tells the AP
• British-American cooperation on the F-22 Raptor is another indication the Special Relationship is strong, James Carafano tells the AP
• Congress is a valid forum for debating issues even if legislation on the topic is doomed to fail, Brian Darling tells the AP
• Liberal magazine In These Times calls Heritage an "industry-funded think tank" and suggests this is the origin of Heritage's opposition to onerous federal regulations
• German Chancellor Merkel "has been the single most pleasant surprise on the European scene in a long time," John Hulsman tells the AP
• Reductions in the budget deficit have nothing at all to do with fiscal restraint, Brian Riedl tells The New York Times
• America needs to take a different line with Putin's increasingly authoritarian Russia, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post

July 11

• Instead of waiting for a line-item veto, President Bush should simply ignore wasteful earmarks, Ron Utt writes in The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star
• Brian Riedl and Michelle Muccio lay out a plan to reduce government waste in Human Events
• The 2003 tax cuts are working exactly as expected and allowing increased economic growth , Daniel Mitchell tells The Washington Post
• The Senate immigration bill is a bait-and-switch that would be the worst of all worlds, Robert Rector writes in The New York Daily News
• The prospect of a free trade agreement between the US and South Korea is ruffling some feathers, Daniel Kim writes in The Korea Herald
• In the face of competition, Washington DC schools are shaping up, Dan Lips writes on FoxNews.com
• Mexico's losing presidential candidate needs to accept that he has lost, Stephen Johnson writes in National Review
• The tax cut revenue boom will be unable to cover the spending of the coming entitlement crisis, Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg
• Washington File reports on Heritage's event on US-India trade
• America cannot wait for the United Nations to act in Sudan, Joe Loconte and Nile Gardiner write in National Review

July 12

• Ariel Cohen breaks down the potential problems at the G-8 summit in Russia in The Washington Times
• North Korea's attempt to blackmail the world into greater concessions has backfired, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
• The deficit is only $22 billion better than it was last year, Brian Riedl tells The Chicago Tribune
• The Washington Post, the AP and Reuters report on Rep. Hoekstra's remarks to Heritage on the need to open classified Iraqi documents and CIA leaks to al Qaeda
• The new tax revenues show the 2003 tax cuts are working as expected, Brian Riedl tells Forbes
• Russia wants to avoid embarrasment at the G-8 summit, Yevgeny Volk tells Voice of America
• If Pakistan is linked to the Bombay attacks it could undermine the peace process there, Dana Dillon tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• President Bush has enacted a series of expensive social spending programs while in office, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• The Orlando Sentinel cites Heritage research on the increase in federal spending
• America should abolish the death tax, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Lawmakers should not be too quick to congratulate themselves for their lack of spending restraint, Brian Riedl tells The Las Vegas Review-Journal
• A Pakistani link to the Bombay attacks "could be catastrophic for the region," Dana Dillon tells CNN
• The Weymouth [MA] News cites Robert Rector's research on the impact of the Senate's amnesty bill
• The Wheeling, WV Intelligencer cites Heritage research on state tax windfalls to call for tax cuts
• Bloomberg cites Heritage's report card for Congress, noting especially the failing grade
• Columnist Deroy Murdock cites Heritage's opposition to the death tax
• Russia is probably wrong in its estimates on Iran's nuclear capabilities, Jim Phillips tells UPI

July 13

• America's runaway spending threatens America's fiscal and economic future, Brian Riedl writes in Human Events
• America should work to ensure Pakistan and India remain on good terms after the Mumbai attacks, Dana Dillon writes in Human Events
• The Australian cites Heritage estimates of the black market value of North Korea's missiles
• The mainstream media mischaracterized the Bush administration's statement of detainee policy, Tim Chapman writes in Human Events
• The New Republic cites Heritage's event with Rep. Hoekstra on classified documents from Iraq
• After Cost of Government Day, Americans are now working for themselves and not for the government, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Times
• Russia has made some concessions to the West to gain entry into the World Trade Organization, Yevgeny Volk tells IranMania.com
• Ministers will discuss nonproliferation at the G-8 summit, Yevgeny Volk tells Radio Free Europe
• World Defense Review cites Heritage's John Hulsmann on the need for realism in foreign policy
• The Alabama Press-Register cites Heritage's estimates of the impact of the Senate immigration proposal
• Guantanamo detainees captured without uniforms aren't prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions , Jim Phillips tells ISN
• Columnist Rich Lowry cites Brian Riedl's estimates that lower growth in spending would have given America a surplus today
• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Heritage's summer internship program

July 14

• The White House is yielding its Constitutional powers to other branches by giving in on detainees and wiretaps, Brian Darling tells The Houston Chronicle
• Japan's talk of militarization is designed to pressure China into curbing North Korea's aggressiveness, Peter Brookes writes on Military.com
• Iran has only limited capacity to threaten oil shipping, Jim Phillips tells CNN Money
• CNet News cites Heritage's opposition to increased government regulations on the Internet
• The Hezbollah attacks on Israel highlight Iran's involvement with the terrorist group, Jim Phillips writes in Human Events
• The Madison, WI Capital Times claims the White House recruited "the master planners of Iraq's economy...from the Heritage Foundation's Web site"
• Russia has no place in the G-8 group of free nations, Ed Feulner writes in The Baltimore Sun
• Liberals often attack those who oppose over-regulation because of alleged motivations, not on substance, James Gattuso tells The Wichita Eagle
• In a fantastically conspiracy-minded article, the communist Workers World notes Microsoft's support for Heritage
• The 2003 tax cuts are working fabulously, Mike Franc writes in Human Events

July 17

• Lawmakers in the Senate are unwilling to cut their own pork projects, Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal
• Momentum is building in Congress for real reforms to allow offshore oil drilling, Ben Lieberman writes on FoxNews.com
• Columnist Andrew Sullivan cites Heritage numbers on spending increases in The Times of London
• Government spending per household has increased $1000 per year for the past five years, Brian Riedl tells The American Spectator
• Funding entitlements would cost $11,000 per taxpayer or the elimination of all remaining federal programs, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• China is motivated to block American efforts on Iran and North Korea because of nationalism, development and security, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• Peter Brookes explains why Japan is so concerned about North Korea and China in The San Diego Union-Tribune
• The San Francisco Chronicle cites a Heritage study on alternatives to costly minimum-wage hikes
• Tax receipts are growing at the fastest rate in 40 years, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Times
• The Boston Business Journal cites Heritage's proposal for automatic retirement accounts
• Dick Armey, writing in The Hawaii Reporter cites Heritage's research on the increasing in federal spending
• A treaty to allow fast-track extraditions to Britain is not really on America's radar screen, Nile Gardiner tells The Financial Times
• The New Jersey Herald cites Heritage's support for more flexible 401(k) enrollment
• Hezbollah is useful to Iran and Syria because it can be used to attack Israel without directly involving either country, James Phillips tells Cox News
• Michigan would be better served if it looked for the jobs of tomorrow instead of trying to save the jobs of the past, Tim Kane tells The Jackson [MI] Citizen-Patriot
• Israel is under attack from Iran and Syria through their Hezbollah client, James Phillips writes in The Hawaii Reporter
• The UN has only authorized wars twice in 51 years, despite more than 300 wars killing 22 million people, says a Heritage study quoted in IBD
• Robert Rector's immigration research raised important questions about amnesty's numerical impact , The Washington Times reports
• Britain's Telegraph cites Heritage's opposition to a race-based government for Hawaii

July 18

• The death tax is immoral and should be repealed, despite the support of some wealthy Americans, Ed Feunler writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review cites Heritage's study of state revenue surpluses
• Modern America is unique in treating its soldiers as victims, not as heroes, Rich Tucker writes in The [New Jersey] Record
• States should do more to encourage welfare recipients to work, Robert Rector tells USA Today
• Russia's goal at the G-8 summit was to restore its status as a superpower, Yevgeny Volk tells The Washington Post
• The government should make pension investments for its workers based on utility, not politics, David John tells GovExec.com

July 19

• America should not surrender its military dominance to protect whales, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Israel's actions are understandable since there are no viable alternatives, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
• The Washington Post's "Getting There" weblog cites Heritage's opposition to the DC Metro earmark
• China has sets its sights on being a major power, and this may not bode well for the US, Peter Brookes writes in FamilySecurityMatters.org
• The Naples News cites Ron Utt's "eye opening" work on exposing earmarks
• Parental-involvement laws have been a key factor in reducing abortions, Michael New writes on National Review Online
• Presidents are elected to do the right thing, even if it's politically unpopular, Mike Franc tells The Los Angeles Times
• Rebecca Hagelin outlines why America must stand with Israel on Townhall.com
• Peace cannot be established in Lebanon until Hezbollah is completely disarmed, Jim Phillips and James Carafano write in Human Events
• Many measures to appeal to social conservatives are unlikely to become law, Mike Franc tells Bloomberg
• Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) quotes from a Heritage paper on the Senate floor

July 20

• The New York Times reports on Secretary Leavitt's remarks at Heritage about the link between marriage and welfare reform
• America and Iraq need to improve the security of oil resources before any deals can be worked out, Ariel Cohen tells UPI
• The Denver Post cites Heritage research into historical use of vetoes
• Al Qaeda is on the run, Jim Phillips tells UPI
• , Mike Franc tells The Financial Times The stem-cell bill was the first bill from the GOP congress based on morals the president disagreed with
• President Bush has maintained a strong anti-poverty agenda through marriage- and work-promotion, Robert Rector tells The Washington Post
• Columnist Deroy Murdock notes Heritage analysis that federal poverty spending has increased dramatically
• The Salt Lake City Weekly cites Heritage numbers on increases in federal spending

July 21

• An Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon may draw Syria into the war, Peter Brookes writes on National Review Online
• Barring reforms to entitlements, federal spending will grow by more than 50 percent over the coming years, Brian Riedl tells The Economist
• The Israeli war in Lebanon could be an opportunity for American policy as well, James Carafano tells Reuters
• The world is very clearly facing a global war and we would be poorly served to ignore it, Tim Chapman writes in Human Events
• America should not impose a ceasefire deadline on Israel, Ariel Cohen writes in Human Events
• Israel, with American help, could start using directed-energy weapons as part of a missile defense, James Carafano writes in Human Events
• In Human Events, Mike Franc reports on a liberal who looked to Iran as a shining example of minority representation in a democracy
• A new plan to compel firms to shore up retirement accounts could be a bad development, David John tells Forbes
• The Los Angeles Times notes Heritage's support for increased government transparency
• The new school choice proposal in Congress is a good first step, Dan Lips tells Investor's Business Daily

July 24

• Syria's responses to the Hezbollah war indicate the regime may be panicking, Peter Brookes writes in Real Clear Politics
• A flat tax would limit the government's ability to snoop on your personal records, Dan Mitchell writes in The Washington Times
• Permanently repealing the estate tax and leaving the minimum wage alone is the best way to improve lives for the poor, Bill Beach writes in USA Today
• Kim Jong Il may be evil, but he's certainly no lunatic, Balbina Hwang tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• The Washington Post reports on Heritage's criticism of DC transit funding as pork-barrel waste
• The Arab world needs to recognize that Iran is the biggest threat to regional peace and stability, Peter Brookes writes in The Boston Herald
• Things may only get worse for Israel in its Hezbollah fight, but they may have no choice, Peter Brookes writes for Real Clear Politics
• The Wichita Eagle cites Heritage's studies on duplicative federal spending
• Newsweek cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• There is now no adequate way to ensure immigrant workers leave when their visas expire, Kirk Johnson tells The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

July 25

• Lack of resolve on North Korea creates instability in the region, Mike Needham tells UPI
• The Mobile Register cites Heritage research into pork projects in Katrina reconstruction money
• The Hill cites Heritage's statistic that the DC Metro earmark is the largest earmark in history
• The Fredericksburg Free Lance Press cites "the estimable Heritage Foundation" in its editorial on spending excesss
• Restrictions should be eased on visa waivers, James Carafano tells a panel as reported in Government Executive
• The Middle East fighting has not markedly increased the all-too-real danger of terrorist attacks inside the US, Peter Brookes tells Reuters
• The Post-Journal of Jamestown, NY cites Heritage figures on state budget surpluses
• The Heritage Foundation helped a federal approach to health care reform, Madison, WI's Capital Times reports
• The State Department's news service reports on Heritage's G-8 wrap-up event

July 26

• A Senate proposal would prohibit judges from attending educational seminars that allow them to keep up with important legal issues, Ed Feulner explains in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Though North Korea's missiles misfired, there remains a real missile danger, James Carafano writes in The Washington Post
• President Bush has decided not to negotiate with criminal regimes, James Carafano tells Bloomberg
• The Korea Times reports on Heritage's event yesterday with Japanese politicians
• The problem in the Middle East is not poverty or despotism but the desire to eliminate Israel, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
• New ties between Russia and Venezuela indicate Russia may try to challenge the US, Yevgeny Volk tells ISN
• The use of signing statements can avoid constitutional issues or ungainly re-negotiations of legislation, Todd Gaziano tells The New York Sun
• The Washington Times reports on the Goldberg-Gillespie debate at Heritage on conservatism and libertarianism
• UPI notes that Rep. Pence (R-IN) introduced his compromise immigration proposal at Heritage

July 27

• John Bolton is well-qualified to be America's UN ambassador, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• The government should not adopt security measures that unnecessarily impede trade, James Carafano tells Government Computer News
• Congress should not cut military funding with vague promises to make it up later, Baker Spring writes in The Washington Times
• The liberal Campus Progress complains that Heritage's event on protecting the oil supply didn't mention global warming
• The AP reports on Heritage's urban transformation event
• Bulgaria's Sofia News Agency cites James Carafano's support for a visa waiver overhaul
• Democrats may use delaying tactics to stall the Bolton nomination, Brian Darling tells CNS News
• South Korea has been reluctant to address North Korea's human rights violations, Brett Schaefer tells CNS News
• John Bolton may not be loved at the United Nations, but he has earned respect as a reformer, Nile Gardiner tells The Washington Post

July 28

• Columnist Deroy Murdock cites Brian Riedl's figures on social spending growth in National Review Online
• The Washington Times reports on Heritage's meeting with members of the European Parliament
• The American Spectator reports on the meetings Heritage coordinates between bloggers and conservative leaders
• Florida's Hernando Today cites Robert Rector's estimates of the impact of the Senate amnesty bill
• Liberal w riter Ben Waxman preemptively accuses Heritage interns of hypocrisy in his Scripps-Howard column
• Government bailouts of a single industry's pension system would undermine any pension reforms by creating a loophole, David John tells Investor's Business Daily
• Raising the minimum wage would only hurt low-wage workers, Mike Franc writes in Human Events

July 31

• The New York Times notes Heritage's work to identify public attitudes on the need to trim runaway spending
• Federalism would allow radical health care reform ideas to compete in real-life experiments, Stuart Butler tells The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• A cease-fire in Lebanon that doesn't include real Hezbollah disarmament is not worthwhile, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• Ethanol requirements in gasoline are only making fuel prices higher, Ben Lieberman writes in The Washington Times
• Expanded immigration would only cause backlogs as legal entrants seek to bring family members, Robert Rector tells The Deseret News
• Public investment in convention centers may be a waste of money, Ron Utt warns The Shreveport Times
• Mexico could do much to improve its prosperity by allowing local control of schools, Stephen Johnson tells The Dallas Morning News
• Neither political party has been given an edge by voters, Mike Franc tells USA Today
• Newt Gingrich appeared at a blogger conference sponsored by Heritage's Tim Chapman, The Washington Times reports
• Dismantling Hezbollah may not be easy but it would be a positive step in the war on terror, Peter Brookes tells The Washington Post
• Security alone may make the border problem worse, not better, James Carafano writes in The Dallas Morning News
• The New York Times notes Heritage's offerings for young conservatives
• Recent economic woes among Mexico's peasants are a small tradeoff for trade's big gains, Tim Kane tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• Congress is using budget gimmicks that hurt the Pentagon's core budget, Baker Spring tells Federal Computer Week