Each month, familyfacts.org explores an area of academic research on a topic related to the family and religion. Septembers findings highlight the positive link between parental involvement and childrens educational outcomes.
As a special guest to the biannual President's Club meeting, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses his remarkable life story, including his grandfather's impact, which serves as the inspiration for his Thomas' new best-selling book, "My Grandfather's Son."
http://www.heritage. org/Research/Budget/ bg2186.cfm
The new economic stimulus bill poses these three problems:
1) It increases government spending.
2) It increases the deficit.
3) The most expensive items are proven failures.
Three Reasons to Appoint an Independent Financial Markets Commission:
1) The causes of the financial crisis are unclear.
2) The federal regulatory structure should be better coordinated.
3) Congress is part of the problem.
Bill Beach, director of Heritage's Center for Data Analysis, discusses the pros and cons of an economic stimulus package, during an interview on PBS' NewsHour.
Barack Obama's campaign is running ads that give a misleading impression that The Heritage Foundation supports his tax plan for the middle class.
Policy analyst Rea Hederman says Obama's campaign is playing fast and loose with the facts.
http://blog.herit age.org/2008/10/28/h eritage-asks-obama-c ampaign-to-pull-fals e-ads/
Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews some major weekly events in Washington this week.
Bill Beach, director of Heritage's Center for Data Analysis, discusses the pros and cons of an economic stimulus package, during an interview on PBS' NewsHour.
http://www.heritage. org/Research/Asiaand thePacific/wm2054.cf m
Three Reasons to Support the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement:
1) It will solidify U.S. relations with India.
2) Delay would cast doubt over final approval of the agreement.
3) The agreement would make India a stakeholder in global nonproliferation.
JD Foster, the Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow in the Economics of Fiscal Policy at The Heritage Foundation, explains what led to the credit crisis and why it cannot be ignored.
http://www.herita ge.org/research/econ omy/housingandfinanc ialmarkets/
Five Misconceptions About the National Debt
1)The proper measure is the total debt and not yearly deficits.
2)The national debt is actually below the post-WWII average.
3)The debt is not large enough to raise interest rates.
4)The main concern is future debt.
5)And, economic growth reduces the debt burden.
http://www.heritage. org/index
Former Ambassador Terry Miller, director the Center for International Trade and Economics at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how more economic freedom leads to better economic performance.
Former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, author of The American Patriots Almanac, discusses the economic collapse, the medias coverage of the recent Presidential election, and the continuation of conservative principles for America.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) discusses the recent Presidential election, the state of the conservative movement, and how restoring the principles of strong defense, limited government, and traditional moral values will return the Republican party to the ruling majority.
Bill Beach, director of the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation, makes his opening remarks before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress at a hearing about the economic stimulus package on Jan. 16, 2008.
Derek Scissors, a research fellow for Asia economic policy at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, explains China's stimulus package.
http://www.herita ge.org/Research/Asia andthePacific/wm2128 .cfm
Editor of Heritage.org Rob Bluey leads a discussion with Fox News contributor and blogger Mary Katharine Ham to discuss Barack Obamas Presidential campaign, government spending, the Iraq war, and the future for young leaders within the conservative movement.
Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews some major weekly events in Washington this week.
Three Things to Know About Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
1) Federal action is needed to restore confidence.
2) The companies are creations of big-government policies.
3) Breaking up the companies is the best long-term fix.
Jessica Echard of Eagle Forum explains how the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) would create a bureaucratic International Seabed Authority with the power to regulate trade, exploration and America's authority to defend herself.
Four Factors of Entrepreneurship
1) Savings Entrepreneurs tend to save more money than non-entrepreneurs
2) Networking Having multiple contacts means more business opportunities
3) Gender Men tend to be more economically successful than women
4) Race Whites benefit from better economic gains than non-whites
Todd Gaziano, director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, explains why D.C.'s extremely restrictive gun control laws are unconstitutional.
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