Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

November 6, 2009
A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill
By the Staff of the Center for Health Policy Studies and the Staff of the Center for Data Analysis
(WebMemo #2684)
A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill

November 6, 2009
Heritage Employment Report: October Has Few Treats, Lots of Tricks
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and James Sherk
(WebMemo #2685)
As job losses mount, the monthly jobs report continues to demonstrate both the failure of the stimulus bill and the hollowness of the Administration's claim ...

November 6, 2009
Pelosi Health Care Plan: Who Pays the Surtax?
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Guinevere Nell
(WebMemo #2687)
The Pelosi health care plan relies on a large surtax that would gradually encompass all American taxpayers, much like the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax does. ...

November 6, 2009
The Pakistan-Britain Terror Connection: Lessons and Warnings for the United States
By Ted R. Bromund Ph.D., and Lisa Curtis
(Backgrounder #2337)
The Pakistan-Britain terror connection poses a serious threat to Great Britain and its allies, including the United States. Breaking the personnel, financial, and ideological links ...

November 5, 2009
The Pelosi Health Care Plan: Employer Mandate Penalties on Small Businesses
By John L. Ligon
(WebMemo #2683)
The Pelosi health care reform plan would create an employer penalty system that would apply to small businesses--even those with 25 or fewer workers.

November 5, 2009
Doing Health Care Reform Right: The Empowering Patients First Act
By Greg D'Angelo and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2682)
The Empowering Patients First Act could accomplish needed reforms while minimizing Washington's role in health care.

November 5, 2009
Union Contracts of Health Care Workers Would Inflate Health Care Costs
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #2681)
Widespread unionization of the health care sector would make a government-run "public plan" much more expensive than currently advertised.

November 5, 2009
Prisoner Reentry: A Limited Federal Government Role
By David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
To address the issue of offender recidivism, the federal government should operate reentry programs for offenders formally incarcerated in the federal correctional system.  The federal ...

November 4, 2009
Why Government Control of Bank Salaries Will Hurt, Not Help, the Economy
By David M. Mason
(Backgrounder #2336)
In response to the recent financial crisis, the Obama Administration and the Federal Reserve Board are capping executive salaries and bonuses, and imposing a host ...

November 4, 2009
School Choice in America 2009: What it Means for Children's Futures
By Lindsey Burke
(Backgrounder #2332)
School choice -- what does it mean for American's daily lives? It means that more and more parents are able to send their children to ...

November 4, 2009
Rethink the Housing Tax Credit: Stimulus Plans Should Think Past the Needs of Special Interest
By Ronald D. Utt Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2680)
Replacing the expiring tax credit with a new one for which most members of America's financial elite would be eligible is a costly and unnecessary ...

November 4, 2009
Federalization of Medicaid: Health Reform Bill Would Reduce State Authority
By Dennis G. Smith
(WebMemo #2678)
But under H.R. 3962, the ability of states to run Medicaid and SCHIP to reflect state variations and preferences would be substantially diminished.

November 4, 2009
Chemical Security: Separating Risk from Excessive Regulation
By Jena Baker McNeill
(WebMemo #2679)
While ensuring the safety and security of chemical facilities is important, excessive regulation that prevents the private sector from doing business is a poor approach. ...

November 3, 2009
Boxer-Kerry Cap-and-Trade Bill's Nuclear Provision Won't Fuel a Nuclear Revival
By Jack Spencer and Nicolas D. Loris
(Backgrounder #2335)
America needs a clean, safe, and sustainable energy source. Nuclear power could be part of the solution -- with the right set of free-market reforms. ...

November 3, 2009
Senate's Byrd-Hagel Resolution Should Guide Global Warming Discussion in Copenhagen
By Ben Lieberman
(Special Report #69)
The Administration should follow the Byrd-Hagel Resolution in Copenhagen and steer clear of any agreement that violates its provisions.

November 2, 2009
Bomb or Surrender: Not America's Only Options Regarding Iran
By Baker Spring and James Phillips
(WebMemo #2677)
Any long-term strategy to counter the possible emergence of a nuclear Iran must include offensive strike options, defensive systems--including ballistic missile defenses--and diplomatic initiatives.

November 2, 2009
Russia's Economic Crisis and U.S.-Russia Relations: Troubled Times Ahead
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Richard E. Ericson, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2333)
Russia's revenues from oil and natural gas are enabling its aggressive and often anti-Western foreign policy. Russia's falling economic performance has toned down Russia's rhetoric, ...

November 2, 2009
Copenhagen Consequences: What You Need To Know
By heritage.org
(Fact Sheet #44)
In 1997 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Byrd-Hagel Resolution which warned President Clinton not to enter into any global warming treaty that leaves out ...

November 2, 2009
Ten Things about China and Climate Change
By Derek Scissors, Ph.D.
(Special Report #68)
With Copenhagen conference looming, the U.S. must be realistic about carbon emissions and China.

November 2, 2009
How Many Americans Could End Up on the Public Health Plan? A Look at the Estimates
By Greg D’Angelo
(Backgrounder #2334)
Congress will soon vote on massive health care legislation -- and on the amount of power the federal government will have over the entire U.S. ...

November 2, 2009
Health Care Reform and the Threat to the Dollar
By J. D. Foster, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2674)
Health care reform as currently constructed will either weaken the economy or balloon the deficit while it weakens the economy.

November 2, 2009
New Health Care House Bill Has Plenty of New Taxes
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(WebMemo #2675)
The new House health care bill still contains painful tax increases that will affect more and more Americans every year.

November 2, 2009
Congress Wisely Acts to Bring Greater Independence to Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review Process
By Mackenzie M. Eaglen and Eric Sayers
(WebMemo #2676)
Congress has wisely appointed an independent panel to critique the analysis underpinning the Pentagon's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review. The panel should pay particular attention to ...