Heritage in the news: October 2007

Tuesday, October 30

• James Carafano criticizes New Mexico Gov. Richardson’s Iraq strategy in a front page article in the Albuquerque Journal (subscription required).
• Heritage’s list of wasteful congressional spending projects is mentioned in the Baton Rouge Advocate.
• The California fires are “primarily a state emergency” and not a federal matter, James Carafano tells the Federal Times.
• Cal Thomas cites J.D. Foster on Rep Rangel’s (D-NY) tax code reform plan on HumanEvents.com.
• Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) cites Heritage research on the high cost of the death tax on Townhall.com
• Government Executive cites James Carafano on the proposed science and security commission.
• Heritage’s recommendations on thwarting terrorists in Pakistan’s border regions are cited in Pakistan’s The Post.
• A Virginian Pilot editorial mentions Heritage’s opposition to federalizing street crimes.
• Heritage’s military demographic research is cited by the University of Texas’ Daily Texan.
• Tony Blankley and Heritage alum David Winston are mentioned among the Telegraph’s most influential conservatives.
• Brian Riedl’s analysis of government spending is cited in a Washington Times editorial.
• David Muhlhausen examines the federal government’s Community-Oriented Policing Services proposals in the Los Angeles Times.
• Abe Foxman’s visit to Heritage is mentioned in the Washington Post’s article on Jewish intelligence.

Monday, October 29

• James Roberts discusses the damage some Latin American countries’ anti-U.S. policies have inflicted on their own economies in Newsmax.com.
• The Latin Business Chronicle runs James Robert’s article on U.S-Venezuela relations.
• Dani Doane comments on the defense supplemental budget in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
• Yevgeny Volk discusses the upcoming Russian elections in Agence France Presse (no link available).
• Jack Spencer’s op-ed on nuclear power appears in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
• Brian Darling looks at Romney’s position on immigration in the Lowell Sun.
• A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette column heavily cites James Carafano on the misuse of Homeland Security funds.
• Rob Bluey’s column on Townhall.com examines Congressional achievements.
• Heritage’s meeting with journalist Bill Sammon is noted in the Toronto Sun.
• Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton’s warning about United Nations’ corruption at the Heritage Foundation is cited in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
• A Kansas City Star editorial cites Heritage research on teen sexual activity and school performance.
• Writing in The Washington Times¸ Ed Feulner comments the “unexpected places” in the book Forces for Good.
• The Washington Times and Russia’s Itar-Tass report on bank executive Charles Ryan’s talk at Heritage about Russia’s booming economy.
• Investors Business Daily cites Ben Lieberman on cap-and-trade controls on carbon dioxide.

Friday, October 26

• Ed Feulner comments on William E. Simon Sr. in the Washington Post.
• The Washington Times reports on Heritage’s panel discussion on Cuba’s threat to national security.
• Rep. Charles Rangel’s (D-NY) tax reform proposal has “some roses, some thorns…and a large dose of manure,” J.D. Foster writes in the New York Post.
• John Tkacik’s Wall Street Journal op-ed examines China’s Xi Jinping as a possible leader of the country’s Communist Party.
• Nile Gardiner comments on U.S. sanctions against Iran in Wall Street Journal (subscription only).
• Heritage’s Index of Economic Freedom rating of Croatia is mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.
• Human Events runs Michael Franc’s column on renewing FISA.
• Steven Groves and Edwin Meese are mentioned in a Guardian Unlimited article on the Law of the Sea Treaty.
• Heritage’s work on government spending and taxes is mentioned in Investors Business Daily.

Thursday, October 25

• Brian Riedl’s research on Congressional pork barrel spending is cited by Donald Lambro in his Washington Times syndicated column.
• Heritage criticicism of the National Heritage Area’s infringement on private property is cited in the Washington Times.
• The DREAM Act undermines the rule of law and national security, James Carafano writes on Family Security Matters.
• Brian Darling advocates the use of nuclear energy on CNSNews.com.
• Local government should not use lobbyists to obtain federal dollars, Brian Riedl tells Cox News Service .
• Brian Riedl’s research on Congress’ use of earmarks is cited in a New York Post editorial.
• The Oregonian quotes Stuart Butler and Nina Owcharenko on the expansion of SCHIP.
• Nile Gardiner reflects in Human Events on the legacy of the United Nations as it celebrates “UN Day”.
• James Roberts reminds Americans of the threat posed by Cuba in a Cox News article.
• Alison Frasier discusses the Republican Party’s lapse on fiscal stewardship with the Scripps Howard News Service.

Wednesday, October 24

• Robert Moffit advocates mandatory health care insurance in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Bill Sammon meets with conservative bloggers at Heritage, Human Events reports.
• Federal education spending is up 18 percent, Brian Riedl tells the Chicago Tribune.
• Helle Dale comments on the European Union’s new constitution in the Washington Times.
• Tony Blankley looks at the strained relations between the United States and Turkey in the Washington Times.
• The DREAM Act undermines immigration laws and border security, James Carafano tells Inside Higher Education.
• James Phillips and Lisa Curtis’ paper on the current situation in Afghanistan is cited in a Baltimore Sun column.
• The Fort Worth Star-Telegram comments on John Tkacik’s analysis of China’s military capacity.
• Justice Thomas’ book tour is mentioned in CNSNews.com.
• James Carafano discusses reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in National Review Online.
• Social Security reforms are discussed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at an event cosponsored by Heritage the Congressional Quarterly reports.
• Ed Feulner examines the threat the Law of the Sea Treaty poses to national sovereignty in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Washington Times Op-ed
• The Florida Times-Union reports on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour as it informs the public to the potential financial crisis in the future.

Tuesday, October 23

• Reason reports on Heritage’s luncheon with Examiner reporter Bill Sammon.
• Nile Gardiner discusses Britain’s Conservative Muslim Forum and its compromising role in the British Conservative Party on National Review Online.
• A Virginian-Pilot editorial cites Heritage research on the damaging effects of certain agriculture practices .
• Brian Riedl calculates that reckless farm subsidies cost families $322 in taxes National Review Online.
• Russia and Iran’s recent talks are a cause for concern, Peter Brooks tells the Boston Herald and the China Post.
• Salon.com mentions Heritage’s recommendation to use private contractors to help secure the border.
• Ed Feulner looks at the “reasonable precaution” of voter identification in the Indianapolis Star.
• Chicago’s Sun Times reports on Justice Thomas’ book tour.
• The Washington Times reports on Heritage research showing that the National Heritage Areas bill would expand government into local affairs and jeopardize property rights.
• The Washington Post cites Heritage’s work to add free-enterprise elements to Gov. Romney’s health care reforms.

Monday, October 22

1. Terry Miller comments on American involvement in the United Nations in the Washington Times.
2. A new bill cuts funding for abstinence-only courses, Robert Rector says in the Congressional Quarterly Today (no link available).
3. Clarence Thomas’ book tour gives the public a glimpse into Thomas’ life, reports the Congressional Quarterly Weekly. Several stops on the tour are co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation.
4. Lisa Curtis discusses Bhutto’s stand for democracy in Pakistan with Bloomberg News.
5. The Washington Post mentions Heritage’s work on family issues.
6. The Austin American-Statesman quotes David John on baby boomers beginning to receive Social Security.
7. Todd Gaziano comments on property rights initiatives in Oregon’s Statesman-Journal.
8. Heritage’s involvement with Clarence Thomas’ book tour is mentioned in an Atlanta’s Journal-Constitution blog post.
9. James Sherk weighs in on the living wage debate in The Providence Journal.
10. Michael Franc discusses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s leadership in the McClatchy News Service.
11. China Post publishes Peter Brooks’ column on Turkey’s threat to attack the Kurds.
12. John Tkacik looks at Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao’s legacy in the South China Morning Post.
13. Omaha World-Herald mentions Heritage’s involvement with Clarence Thomas’ book tour.

Sunday, October 21

• The Washington Times runs Ernest Istook’s column on state enforcement of immigration laws. 
• China’s Xinhua reports on Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John Tsang’s meeting at The Heritage Foundation.
• A New York Times article on Lawrence Di Rita mentions his time at The Heritage Foundation.
• Rob Bluey writes about the internet’s role in campaign fundraising on Townhall.com.
• North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham cites Heritage’s research on the cost of not finishing high school on News14.
• Heritage statistics on poverty in America are cited in a Colorado Chieftain column.
• Cully Stimson examines the debate between privacy and the use of technology in fighting crime on FoxNews.com.
• New York Post runs Peter Brooks’ column on Turkish/Kurdish struggles.

Friday, October 19

• Mackenzie Eaglen tells Defense News that despite appearances, defense spending is “not out of line.” (No link available)
• A Heritage forum on U.S.-Russian business relations, hosted by Ariel Cohen, is mentioned in a Kommersant story.
• Bruce Klinger comments on the North Korea nuclear talks in the Washington Times.
• Putin is “inventing an imaginary ‘American enemy’”, Ariel Cohen tells the Washington Times.
• The Hindustan Times quotes Lisa Curtis on China and Pakistan’s response if India’s nuclear deal fall apart (no link available).
• The Index of Economic Freedom’s high rating of Singapore is cited in Singapore’s Strait Times.
• Ariel Cohen analyzes Russia’s ability to donate to the World Bank in Bloomberg.
• RealClearPolitics runs Peter Brooks’ op-ed on Russia’s relationship with Iran.
• Nile Gardiner and Sally McNamara discuss the “new and improved” European Union Constitution on National Review Online.
• Pakistan’s “Bhutto symbolizes everything that’s anathema to the extremists,” Lisa Curtis tells Bloomberg.
• Heritage research on SCHIP’s impact on private health insurance is cited in a New Hampshire Union-Leader editorial.
• Heritage Trustee Midge Decter is mentioned in the Los Angeles Times column on neoconservatism.
• James Roberts comments on Ecuador’s failure to renew a U.S. lease of an Air Force base for counter-narcotics operations in CNSNews.

Thursday, October 18

• John Tkacik comments on the Huawei’s proposed buyout of 3Com in the Washington Times.
• Human Events Online reports on a Heritage blogger meeting with Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) on media laws.
• Brian Riedl calculates the cost of farm subsidies in an article in Human Events .
• Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) cites Heritage’s research on the expansion of SCHIP in a Human Events article.
• A Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial cites Heritage research on the number of additional smokers needed to sustain SCHIP expansion (subscription only).
• Heritage’s Index of Economic Freedom rates Botswana poorly, South Africa’s Cape Argus reports (subscription only).
• Robert Moffit comments on the Howard Plan to address health insurance problems in the Baltimore Sun.
• “The time to take heed of the cyber threat is now,” Peter Brooks contends in a China Post op-ed.
• Rebecca Hagelin discusses how Forces for Good praises The Heritage Foundation in Townhall.com.
• Brian Darling explains why Presidential candidates cost so much in a Voice of America article.
• RealClearPolitics run Michael Franc’s op-ed on the realities of SCHIP.
• CNSNews cites Heritage research on SCHIP’s tobacco-tax hike.
• Robert Moffit discusses the future of SCHIP in a National Review Online op-ed.
• Peter Brooks examines Vladimir Putin’s relationship to Iran in a New York Post column
• Ben Lieberman’s YouTube video on global warming is criticized in a Jerusalem Post article.
• Pakistan’s Daily Times cites Lisa Curtis’ research on American and Pakistani operations against the Taliban.

Wednesday, October 17

• Americans should be free to choose their health insurance plans, Jen Marshall writes on National Review Online.
• The Internet tax moratorium should be renewed, James Gattuso writes in the Hill
• “Long-range missile defense system works,” Baker Spring writes in the Examiner.
• Ed Feulner pens a column on Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
• The Heritage Foundation meets all Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance standards, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports (no link available).
• Heritage’s use of ads to promote SCHIP research is mentioned in The Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription only).
• SCHIP needs overhauled, Stuart Butler argues in a Shreveport Times Op-ed.
• Daniella Markheim comments on Trade Adjustment Assistance in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
• Brian Riedl discusses the impact of Baby Boomers retiring in Westchester New York’s Journal News.
• The BBC cites Lisa Curtis’ discussion on the India/U.S. nuclear deal.
• Heritage’s “Four Percent for Freedom” campaign is mentioned in Kankakee IL Daily Journal.
• Robert Moffit promotes health care tax credits in the Sacramento Bee.
• Heritage’s Index for Economic Freedom ranking of Russia is cited in the International Herald Tribune.
• An Oklahoman editorial cites Heritage research on the cost of SCHIP.
• Helle Dale looks at the House’s Armenian genocide resolution in a Washington Times
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Tuesday, October 16

• Stuart Butler writes op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal and Akron Beacon Journal on the next step in children’s health insurance.
• Forbes cites the Index of Economic Freedom.
• A Palm Beach Post article cites Heritage’s Budget Fact Book on federal spending.
• A Washington Times op-ed mentions a Heritage study on voter Identification.
• A Springfield, Missouri News-Leader column cites Heritage analysis on the problems of SCHIP.
• A flood of baby boomers collecting Social Security could spell disaster in the future, David John tells ABC News.
• J.D. Foster comments on the nature of free markets in a Bloomberg article.
• The Atlanta Journal Constitution cites Heritage research on the projected costs of SCHIP.
• The Detroit Free Press cites Heritage on the SCHIP tobacco tax hike.
• A Daily Oklahoman editorial cites David John’s warning about the shrinking entitlement surpluses that Congress dips into.
• Private equity partnership tax increases would threaten the economy, Stuart Butler argues in a Kansas City Star Op-ed.
• The Washington Times runs Ariel Cohen’s editorial on the icy U.S./Russia talks.
• John Tkacik comments in the Washington Post on the proposal from China’s Huawei Technologies’ to buy 3Com, which supplies national security technologies.
• The Washington Times runs a front page article on Sen. Christopher Bond’s (R-Mo.) comments at Heritage regarding the Huawei/3Com deal.