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2009 Newsletter Archive
- Judge Sotomayor and the Constitution
July 15, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee is conducting hearings this week on Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
- Questions for Judge Sotomayor
July 10, 2009
On Monday, the United States Senate will begin hearings on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. This is an important part of its Constitutional duty to give its “advice and consent” to judicial appointments.
- How the ‘stimulus’ hurts the economy
July 8, 2009
Last February, Congress passed the largest spending bill in history, a $800 billion “stimulus” package that would kick-start the economy, “create or save 3.5 million jobs” and keep unemployment at or below eight percent.
- The Real Meaning of July 4
July 2, 2009
What is the Fourth of July? Just a convenient summer holiday with barbecues and fireworks? Or is there a deeper meaning?
- Inflicting economic pain
June 26, 2009
The Waxman-Markey global warming bill is an “energy tax in disguise,” Heritage Foundation energy expert Ben Lieberman told members of Congress this week.
- President Should Support Freedom for Iranians
June 23, 2009
“President Obama came down off the fence and issued a statement that directly addressed the Iranian government for the first time,” Heritage Middle East expert Jim Phillips reports on Heritage’s blog, the Foundry.
- What real health care reform looks like
June 19, 2009
In an open letter to the President and members of Congress, Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner offers a robust rebuttal to the administration’s proposed big-government health care reforms.
- Iran's Sham Election
June 16, 2009
Last Friday’s Iranian presidential election yielded a result that should surprise few who understand the regime’s true nature: hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner, by a landslide.
- Where's the leadership on national security?
June 11, 2009
“Once upon a time, Washington had many leaders who put national security before their politics,” Heritage domestic policy expert James Carafano writes in the Washington Examiner.
- Mitt Romney speaks to Heritage
June 1, 2009
The government should not cut essential defense programs in order to pay for lavish social programs, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said today at a speech sponsored by The Heritage Foundation.
