Heritage Foundation

The Case for Competition in Medicare

James C. Capretta
September 12, 2011

Rapidly rising Medicare spending is a major cause of the federal government’s budget problems.

Medicaid Expansion Will Become More Costly to States

August 30, 2012

Under the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states may choose to expand their Medicaid populations to include individuals below 138 percent of the federal

Climate Change: How the U.S. Should Lead

Nicolas Loris, Brett D. Schaefer
January 25, 2013

Restricting greenhouse gas emissions, whether unilaterally or multilaterally, would result in significant economic costs for the U.S. economy.

Time to Allow Uranium Mining in Virginia

Jack Spencer, Katie Tubb
October 15, 2012
Abstract

On a tract of private land in Virginia, 119 million pounds of uranium ore lie buried—the nation’s largest known uranium deposi

Carbon Tax Would Raise Unemployment, Not Revenue

Dr. David W. Kreutzer, Nicolas Loris
January 9, 2013

The economic, environmental, and political realities surrounding a carbon tax are clear indications that this is bad policy.

Adjusting the Picture: Television Regulation for the 21st Century

James L. Gattuso
November 6, 2012

Television broadcasting, long subject to uniquely comprehensive regulation, has become economically “normal,” characterized today by competition and innovation.

Seven Myths About Taxing the Rich

Curtis S. Dubay
August 3, 2009

President Barack Obama plans to raise the top two income tax rates from their current 33 and 35 percent levels to 36 and 39.6 percent, respectively.

TAG: Phase Out Unlimited Bank Deposit Guarantees

David C. John
December 10, 2012

Despite its past need, the Transaction Account Guarantee is potentially very dangerous. Transaction accounts can move very quickly.

Common Core Standards’ Devastating Impact on Literary Study and Analytical Thinking

Sandra Stotsky
December 11, 2012

The misplaced stress on informational texts (no matter how much is literary nonfiction) reflects the limited expertise of Common Core’s architects and sponsoring organizations in curriculum a

The Fiscal Cliff and the Perils of Grand Budget Deals

Patrick Louis Knudsen
December 10, 2012

One of the major complications in the current fiscal cliff debate is that both sides are overreaching, trying to tie a near-term resolution to a sweeping deficit reduction plan that would add

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