Heritage in the news: January 2007

January 31, 2007

• America cannot afford to let China or other nations gain a military advantage in space, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Virginia's transportation agencies need transparency and accountability, not more money, Ron Utt writes in The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
• America must pressure Pakistan to fight the Taliban, Lisa Curtis writes in Human Events
• If local governments need federal funds, they should apply for competetive grants and not earmarks, Brian Riedl tells The Houston Chronicle
• The Charlotte Observer reports on James Carfano's testimony before Congress
• Bloomberg quotes a Heritage paper saying the FAA has imposed resrictions that make privatization of airports all but impossible
• The Bush administration's oversight of rule-making may be an important check on unnecessary regulations, James Gattuso tells The Wall Street Journal
• A Berkeley professor cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom in an article in Global Politician
• The conservative members' retreat allows Congressmen to focus on translating conservative ideas into policy, Mike Franc tells The Baltimore Sun
• Korea's Voice of the People calls Heritage experts "mudslingers"
• The Daily Oklahoman and Black Enterprise run an editorial focused on Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• Iraq is no Vietnam, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
• Lee Edwards reviews Paul Kengor's new book on Ronald Reagan in The DC Examiner
• "If we can simply find better ways to express ourselves in the years ahead, conservative ideas will win the hearts and minds of a majority of Americans," Ed Feulner writes in The DC Examiner

January 30, 2007

• The Washington Times, The Washington Post, Reuters, the AP, CNS News and Aviation Week report on Sen. Kyl's speech at Heritage on China's anti-satellite test
• The Washington Post again reports on James Swanson's award nomination for his book Manhunt
• The Idaho Statesman reports on Heritage's work to apply free-enterprise solutions to America's problems
• Peter Brookes' column on missile defenses in Eastern Europe runs in Real Clear Politics and The Boston Herald
• If govenment regulates executive pay, firms will find ways around the restrictions, James Sherk tells Forbes
• A Florida Times-Union editorial cites Heritage data on college tuition increases
• Iran's denail of the Holocaust should be alarming, Ariel Cohen writes in The Washington Times

January 29, 2007

• Writing in Korea Times, Walter Lohman explains how America should engage ASEAN
• Peter Brookes examines the Russians' objections to America's missile defenses in The New York Post
• The Cincinnati Post says Heritage's experts are "killjoys" for saying that long-term budget fixes are necessary
• "By supporting Holocaust denial Teheran is legitimizing it – and paving the way to a new Holocaust," Ariel Cohen writes in Front Page Magazine
• The Dallas Morning News cites Heritage's estimates of the costs of a missile defense system
• Arizona's East Valley Tribune cites Heritage's calls for entitlement reforms
• A column in National Review Online cites Matthew Spalding on the meaning of Washington's Farewell Address
• Reps. Emanuel and Meehan cite Heritage statistics on earmarks in The Chicago Sun-Times
• Though a surge may not guarantee success, precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would guarantee failure, Jim Phillips writes in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Washington Times
• McClatchy News Service cites Heritage's study on who serves in the military
• Turkey's Today's Zaman cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• Ed Haislmaier comments on Pennsylvania's health care reforms in The Harrisburg Patriot-News
• The American Spectator reports on the discussion of "liberaltarianism" at Heritage
• As a result of the President's health care proposal, "more people will end up with coverage, adequate coverage," Stuart Butler tells The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• Brian Riedl defines earmarks for The Washington Post
• The Washington Post notes James Swanson's nomination for a book award
• The (Middletown, N.J.) Courier comments on Heritage's citizenship ballot
• The President's tax proposal for health care would help those without employer-sponsored coverage, Stuart Butler and Nina Owcharenko write in Newsday

January 26, 2007

• Liberal opposition to President Bush's health care reform plan is a knee-jerk reaction, Mike Franc writes in Human Events
• Radio Free Europe interviews Jim Phillips on coalition progress in Afghanistan
• Rebecca Hagelin's column on the link between freedom and prosperity runs on the UPI wire and on World Net Daily
• In health care, "the solutions are not more government, but more power for the individua," Nina Owcharenko tells US News
• The DC Examiner cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom on Hugo Chavez's socialist policies
• Reforming health care so the uninsured might get coverage is a daunting task, Stuart Butler tells The Chicago Tribune

January 25, 2007

• There are good reasons for cautious optimism that the "surge" in Iraq will work, Peter Brookes tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• Armenia's Eurasianet cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• The President should have proposed expanding the missile defense system to deal with new threats, Peter Brookes and Baker Spring write on Human Events Online
• President Bush was right to call for immigration reform, but he must not propose amnesty, James Carafano and Matthew Spalding write on Human Events Online
• The President's health care reform plan would allow state reform efforts to include individual markets, Nina Owcharenko tells The Wall Street Journal
• Mike Franc reviews the State of the Union in Human Events
• South Korea's Dong-A Ilbo reports on Heritage's new paper on UN aid to North Korea
• A new CBO report on balancing the budget overlooks the rising costs of entitlements, Brian Riedl tells The Los Angeles Times
• A Rocky Mountain News column cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom on Cuba
• The 2008 budget will be difficult and may include vetoes, Brian Riedl tells Reuters
• The New Zealand Herald cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom

January 24, 2007

• Writing in The Wall Street Journal, columnist Pete Du Pont cites Heritage's research on the historic effects of paygo
• James Carafano corrects Sen. Jim Webb on National Review Online
• The Week magazine cites Peter Brookes' article on Iran
• Instead of spending increasing amounts of money on entitlements, government could allow more productive spending in the private sector, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• "Changing the tax treatment is really one of the fundamental problems the healthcare system faces," Nina Owcharenko tells The Boston Globe
• Ed Feulner's column on the lessons of the new Index of Economic Freedom runs in The Indianapolis Star
• Heritage's call for investigations on UN funds to North Korea is cited in The Korea Times
• The visa waiver proposal is one that members of both parties should get behind, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times
• Though President Bush's health care proposal is "attractive" and "long overdue," it may not gain much traction, Mike Franc tells USA Today
• Writing on National Review Online, Peter Brookes urges Congress to take our enemies as seriously as President Bush does
• “If they did succeed in balancing the budget by 2012, it’d be like having a margarita on the beach before the tsunami hits," Stuart Butler tells columnist Mort Kondracke
• President Bush's health plan is "a significant step in the right direction to make the tax system as neutral as possible and to limit the tax advantage of employer coverage," Stuart Butler tells Bloomberg

January 23, 2007

• Peter Brookes outlines the consequences of China's anti-satellite weapons test on Real Clear Politics and in The Boston Herald
• Members of Congress must choose among three options for education reform, Dan Lips writes in Human Events
• In advance of tonight's State of the Union address, Mike Franc writes in Human Events on taxes and international competetiveness, funding for national defense, strengthening America's energy security and health and entitlements reform
• Heritage President Ed Feulner looks at federal spending in Human Events
• Traditional conservative values of "strong national defense, individual freedom and responsibility, traditional moral values" are "still relevant" and "still resonant," Lee Edwards tells The Los Angeles Times
• The American Thinker reports on Jim Carafano's recent Senate testimony
• Global warming alarmists are frustrated their message has not resonated with the American people, Ben Lieberman tells CNS News
• Iraq policy, like all policies, might have unintended consequences, James Carafano tells the Contra Costa Times
• The new Index of Economic Freedom demonstrates the need for lower federal spending and taxation, Ed Feulner writes in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  

January 22, 2007

• The Chinese anti-satellite weapons test is giving American policymakers fits, and Peter Brookes explains why in The New York Post
• Radio Free Europe, Radio New Zealand and New Mexico Business Weekly report on the new Index of Economic Freedom
• America should use trade to pressure the Chinese over their anti-satellite test, John Tkacik tells The Los Angeles Times
• A CBC News blog cites Heritage's "24" event
• New missile defense measures are costly but necessary, Baker Spring tells The New York Times
• The Conservative Voice praises Heritage's troop study

January 19, 2007

• Human Events cites Heritage's paper saying tax hikes would damage the economy
• Mike Franc outlines what the President should say in his State of the Union address in Human Events
• With unemployment as low as it is, it's hard to say businesses are benefitting at the expense of employees, James Sherk tells Bloomberg
• The Florida Times-Union cites Heritage's paper on the benefits of religious practice
• Increasing the minimum wage will lead to thousands of lost jobs, James Sherk tells The Indianapolis Star
• Ukraine's Kyiv Post uses Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom to call for reforms
• The leadership's unaffordable student loans bill will not deal with the real problem of high education costs, Brian Riedl writes in The Washington Times
• "The best of intentions aren't going to change the way the economy works," James Sherk tells the AP

January 18, 2007

• America needs to clarify its position in Pakistan so the country's military can take action against the Taliban, Lisa Curtis tells Financial Times
• In her WorldNetDaily column, Rebecca Hagelin reports on the coming fiscal crisis
• The last chance for peace in Sri Lanka may be a united front among Sinhalese groups, Lisa Curtis tells Voice of America
• Taiwan is among the most important democratic nations in Asia, John Tkacik writes in Taipei Times
• The Florida Times Union reports on Heritage's estimates of federal spending growth
• The proposed House spending bill would serve to make energy more espensive, Ben Lieberman tells CNS News
• The six-party talks on North Korea are unlikely to resolve the nuclear standoff, Bruce Klinger writes in Asia Times
• Banks could drop out of the student loan business and tuitions could rise if Congress cuts student loan rates, Brian Riedl tells The Boston Globe
• The Taipei Times and The Korea Herald report on Heritage's new Index of Economic Freedom
• James Carafano provides a recipe for scaremongering over security programs in USA Today

January 17, 2007

• Bloomberg, Radio Free Europe, Asian Foreign Exchange service, Indo-Asian News Service, China's Xinhua news service, Brit Hume's column on FoxNews.com, China Daily, The Hindustan Times, Israel's Arutz Sheva, New Zealand's Waikato Times, China's People's Daily, Georgia's Imedi News, The Manila Times, Israel's Globes, South Africa's MoneyWeb, Malaysia's Star, The Times of India, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, Bahrain's Gulf Daily News, Brazil's Zero Hora (Portuguese), Bulgaria's Sofia Echo, The Warsaw Business Journal, The Prague Monitor, Hungary's MTI, New Zealand's National Business Review, New Zealand's Scoop, Thailand's Nation, the Kuwait News Agency, Brazil's Estado de Sao Paolo, and Korea's Joongnag Ilbo report on Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• Entitlement spending would be better invested by private businesses and inviduals, Ed Feulner writes in The Chicago Sun-Times
• The Philippines government attacks Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom, while the Hong Kong government praises it
• Student loans can certainly be repaid at current interest rates, Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal
• President Bush is using military force to help contain Iran, James Carafano tells the AP
• Kim Holmes writes about ways President Bush can secure his legacy in The National Interest (no link available)
• The Eastern European pipeline tiff was a Kremlin ploy to weaken Belarus's leadership, Yevgeny Volk tells Voice of America
• The Florida Times-Union cites Heritage data on federal entitlement spending
• Jim DeMint became a leader of conservatives in the Senate very quickly, Brian Darling tells The New York Times
• The DC Examiner cites Heritage data on the effects of lifting the Social Security wage cap
• Richard Vetter's December speech on education costs at Heritage is noted in Reason Online

January 16, 2007

• The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Associated Press, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, National Review's "Corner" and African News Dimension cite Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom
• Heritage's event on the woes of modern literature studies is reported in The Washington Times
• The Raleigh News & Observer notes that Tim Kane has spoken at the UNC anti-poverty center
• The Mobile Register cites Heritage research on who makes the minimum wage
• Congress should not cut student loan rates, Brian Riedl writes on National Review Online
• A Scripps-Howard column cites Heritage's estimates of the impact of amnesty
• James Phillips and James Carafano's new paper on Iran and Syria's role in Iraq is noted in the AP
• The White House is calling on liberals to hold to their tough-on-spending rhetoric, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Post

January 15, 2007

• Rep. Pence cites Heritage's opposition to raising the social security wage cap in his Wall Street Journal op-ed
• In confronting the Chinese, Admiral Fallon was more a diplomat than a warrior, John Tkacik tells The St. Petersburg Times
• The AP notes Heritage's opposition to granting amnesty to illegal immirgants
• The solution to today's environmental problems lie in economic growth, not big-government policies, Ed Feulner writes in The Sacramento Bee
• The Asbury Park Press cites Heritage's proposals for health care tax credits for individuals
• The budgetary implications of an AMT fix pose a problem for lawmakers, Brian Riedl tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• An Austin American-Statesman op-ed cites Heritage's work on crime
• The Lebanon [OH] Western Star reports on Heritage's work on the Fiscal Wakeup Tour
• Lawmakers tell The Kansas City Star they are swayed by Heritage's work on the minimum wage
• The Florida Sun-Sentinel cites a Heritage report on the importance of fathers
• The Eugene Register Guard cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom ranking for Ireland
• The Hindustan Times reports on a new paper by Lisa Curtis on Kashmir
• The Washington Times reports on Dan Mitchell's challenge to the Tax Justice Foundation
• The White House now seems to be acting to counter the threat posed by Iran, Peter Brookes writes in The New York Post
• Connecticut's The Day cites Heritage's solution to health care as the solution for Connecticut

January 12, 2007

• World Magazine cites Heritage research into the impact of parental consent laws
• South Korea's Yonhap News cites Ed Feulner's comments on the country's new leadership
• The New York Times reports on Heritage's event with the cast and producers of "24"
• The National Guard will most likely be contributing more in Iraq, Mackenzie Eaglen tells Newsday
• Korea's Dong-A Ilbo cites Heritage as among America's leading think tanks

January 11, 2007

• TCS Daily cites Heritage data comparing European and American living standards
• A new bill requiring all cargo to be scanned before entering US ports is irresponsible and costly, James Carafano tells Defense News
• Baby boomers are "voting themselves unsustainabile benefits" and passing the costs onto future generations, Stuart Butler tells The Columbus Dispatch
• Belarus' Lukashenko is mistrusted in Moscow, Yevgeny Volk tells Britain's Guardian
• Belarus' Lukashenko may be playing a game with Russia, Yevgeny Volk tells the Associated Press
• In her WorldNetDaily column, Rebecca Hagelin profiles efforts to block terrorists' finances
• The Burlington Free Press cites Heritage's research on who earns the minimum wage
• Government should focus on preventing, not reacting to, terrorism, James Carafano tells Government Executive
• CNET News reports on James Carafano's Senate testimony
• Datamining is an important part of counterterrorism operations, James Carafano says in Senate testimony reported by IDG News
• Datamining augments human intelligence gathering, James Carafano says in Senate testimony reported by Voice of America
• Government data-mining should be limited to national security, James Carafano says in Senate testimony reported by The Washington Times
• Human Events notes Heritage's arguments against government price-fixing of prescription drugs
• The new Iraq strategy may free up troops to focus on security, James Carafano tells The San Francisco Chronicle
• There's no need for government to fix Medicare drug prices, Bob Moffit writes in The Billings Gazette
• Sending more troops is not of itself a strategy, James Carafano tells Agape Press
• CNSNews.com reports on Heritage's event with author Mark Steyn
• Sending more troops to Iraq could signal to the Iraqis they need to do less to secure their own country, James Carafano warns The San Jose Mercury News
• There will be strong political consequences if Iraq doesn't improve in the next several months, Lee Edwards tells Bloomberg
• Peter Brookes' initial reactions to President Bush's speech are reported on National Review Online
• A letter to the editor of The Washington Post cites Heritage's work on fiscal restraint
• President Bush will do what he thinks is right, James Carafano tells The Washington Post

January 10, 2007

• Writing in The Chicago Sun-Times, Ed Feulner explains innovative ways to combat the war on terror and conduct international finance
• The number of caribou migrating through Prudhoe Bay after drilling was opened has more than quintupled, Ban Lieberman tells Investor's Business Daily
• The Hill reports that Sen. McCain and Gov. Romney have been invited to this weekend's conservative members retreat
• The Washington Times interviews Heritage trustee Bill Middendorf
• Columnist Jay Ambrose cites Heritage data on poverty spending
• The Houston Chronicle cites Heritage's research on who receives the minimum wage
• The Washington Examiner cites Heritage's call not to let PAYGO become a tool for tax-hikers
• American forces are able to strike al Qaeda from long distance with little warning, Jim Phillips tells FrontPage Magazine
• The Associated Press notes Heritage's opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens
• Congress should only pass security regulatons that improve security, James Carafano tells CNS News
• There are ways to improve Medicare without curtailing the supply of prescription drugs, Greg D'Angelo tells The Detroit Free Press
• Liberals' homeland security plan may undermine existing security measures, Helle Dale writes in The Washington Times

January 9, 2007

• Russia's behavior internationally demonstrates the pernicious effects of high oil prices, Ariel Cohen tells The Christian Science Monitor
• Senate committees will be hard-pressed to get much done with so many senators running for president, Brian Darling tells The New York Times
• Government agencies are following the Pentagon's lead in computerization, James Carafano tells Government Computer News
• Eliminating ineffective crime-prevention programs will not lead to a spike in crime, David Muhlhausen tells FoxNews.com
• The Tucscon Citizen cites Heritage's research into the disparity between sex education and abstinence education funding
• Greater means testing is the only way to rein in exploding Medicare costs, Stuart Butler tells The Financial Times
• The Washington Times reports on Heritage's event on reforming education with Sens. DeMint and Cornyn
• Congressmen convicted of crimes should not be awarded pensions, Brian Darling tells Agape Press
• A Washington Times editorial cites Heritage research on PAYGO's past ineffectiveness
• The Minneapolis Star-Tribune notes Heritage support for fiscal restraint
• Security funds should be doled out to where they're most effective, not to gain political favor, James Carafano tells The New York Times
• President Bush's numbers could rebound if Iraq were to turn around, Mike Franc tells USA Today

January 8, 2007

• Liberals appear to be going back on pledges for more openness in government, Brian Darling tells CNS News
• Reason Magazine cites a Heritage study on the ineffectiveness of earlier PAYGO efforts
• The International Herald Tribune cites Heritage's Index of Economic Freedom rankings of India and China
• Congress should return to President Bush's original education package instead of No Child Left Behind, Dan Lips writes in The DC Examiner
• Liberal plans for energy do little to address the problems of high energy costs, Ben Lieberman tells CNS News
• Columnist Bob Novak cites Heritage's estimates of the huge costs of lifting the Social Security tax cap
• Imposing new environmental regulations to control global warming will cause many new problems, Ed Feulner writes in Real Clear Politics
• Pat Fagan will present his new paper at the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, The Phillipine Star reports
• Much of the liberal agenda is more symbolic than substantive, Mike Franc tells The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• The Washington Times cites Heritage's report on virginity pledges

January 6, 2007

• Throwing money at one area of infrastructure ensures terrorists will target other areas, James Carafano tells Government Executive
• Writing on FoxNews.com, Dan Mitchell takes the IMF to task for a sloppy report on tax policy
• The new PAYGO rules could create a false sense of security about the impending fiscal crisis, Brian Riedl tells The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
• The real danger from entitlements is from existing programs, not new programs, Brian Riedl tells McClatchy News
• The Democratic leadership's letter on Iraq smacks of politics, Brian Darling tells McClatchy News
• An editorial in The Orange County Register cites Heritage's research on the impact of minimum wage hikes

January 5, 2007

• Congress should act to return control of education to the states, Mike Franc writes in Human Events
• The FCC is imposing new "net neutrality" regulations as a condition of a new telecom merger, James Gattuso writes in The American
• President Bush's announcement of mail searches is consistent with established executive wartime authority, Brian Walsh tells ABC News
• Writing in Human Events, James Carafano warns Congress to avoid costly and ineffective implementations of 9/11 commission recommendations
• National Review cites Heritage estimates of jobs lost as a result of listing the Social Security tax cap
• It remains to be seen whether liberals will hold to their rhetoric of fiscal prudence, Dani Doane tells CNS News
• Government price controls on drugs could limit the availability of certain medications, Greg D'Angelo tells CNS News
• Detroit News cites Heritage research on the effects of cutting student loan rates
• Columnist Michael Reagan urges readers to check out Heritage's study of the liberal agenda in Human Events
• Simply adding more spending will not improve homeland security, James Carafano tells The Boston Globe
• An editorial in The Jacksonville [NC] Daily News cites Heritage research on the minimum wage
• If government lacked authority to inspect suspicious mail, the post office would become a courier service for terrorists or drug dealers, Brian Walsh tells USA Today
• President Bush and Congress face unique special interest pressures that combine to make a budget deal hard, Brian Riedl tells The Chicago Tribune

January 4, 2007

• The Hill cites comments Sen. Coburn made at Heritage last year
• President Bush can balance the budget by 2007 if he takes on special-interest spending programs, Brian Riedl tells Bloomberg
• Balancing the budget requires limiting the growth of spending, Brian Riedl tells The Wall Street Journal
• Richard Vetter's remarks on college affordability are noted in CNS News
• A Florida Times Union editorial cites Heritage's statistics on who earns the minimum wage
• Raising the minimum wage will work unskilled workers, James Sherk writes in Human Events
• States should be allowed to opt-out of the one-size fits all minimum wage, James Sherk writes in Human Events
• Tackling entitlements is an essential step in balancing the budget, Brian Riedl tells The Washington Post
• It's unwise for Christians to limit their involvement in the public square, Ryan Messmore writes in The Washington Post
• A Scripps-Howard News column cites Heritage's statistics on who earns the minimum wage
• Greg D'Angelo explains why Congress shouldn't fix prescription drug prices in Human Events

January 3, 2007

• Ron Utt looks at anti-growth policies in Northern Virginia in The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
• Heritage's work on the tax treatment of health care is noted in the Marysville, CA Appeal-Democrat
• Instead of imposing solutions top-down, states should be granted permission to experiment with health care policies to see which work, Stuart Butler writes in The Austin American-Statesman, The Lansing State Journal and The Salt Lake Tribune
• Government policy is keeping vast domsetic energy reserves off-limits, Ben Lieberman writes in The Hartford Courant
• Raising the minimum wage will hurt and not help the poorest Americans, James Sherk tells CNS News
• Government price fixing is no solution to the rising cost of prescription medication, Greg D'Angelo writes in Human Events
• Brian Riedl and Alison Fraser explain how to make PAYGO work in Human Events
• The Bloomington Pantograph cites Heritage's statistics on earmark growth
• Liberals may open themselves to the same attacks they once leveled at conservatives if they prevent efforts to amend their 100-hours legislation, Mike Franc tells USA Today
• Throwing money at shopping mall security doesn't make a lot of sense given the relatively low risks, James Carafano tells The Washington Post
• Nile Gardiner worries about the appointment of Annan-regime figures to UN posts on FoxNews.com
• America will repeat the policy mistakes of the 1970s if it goes down the big government route to stop global warming, Ed Feulner warns in The Chicago Sun-Times

January 2, 2007

• Liberal policies will create headaches for "headaches for industries, companies, the administration and maybe conservatives, in general," Dani Doane tells Newsday
• Tim Kane's report on the minimum wage is cited in The Examiner

January 1, 2007

• Leaks are bad for the nation, James Carafano tells FoxNews.com
• The Chicago Tribune cites Mike Franc's countdown until Baby Boomer retirement in its New Year's editorial