Feb 01, 2019
Happy Friday from Washington, where in five days President Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address. We asked some of The Heritage Foundation’s top policy experts to sum up what he should say. Which is timely, since a respected study just named Heritage the world’s most influential think tank—again. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on bad new laws in California, Rachel Greszler on Democrats’ wrongheaded plan to guarantee equal pay, Ginny Montalbano on the turning point for a Planned Parenthood manager, and John Stossel on the taxpayer rip-off behind Super Bowl Sunday. Have a terrific weekend.
7 Topics Trump Should Address in the State of the Union
For once, Trump can make his case directly to the American people—and he should use this opportunity to talk about conservative health care solutions, border security, and ending out-of-control spending.
Why This Planned Parenthood Clinic Manager Walked Away
“The turning point for me was when I had a patient ask me in the procedure room, and look me dead in my eyes and ask me, ‘Do you think God is going to forgive me for this?’” Annette Lancaster recalls.
The Top 5 Nutty New California Laws
California joins a growing list of states to embrace “nonbinary” driver’s licenses. That means there are now three options to choose from, instead of just male and female.
How Top Think Tanks Are Maintaining Their Influence
For the second consecutive year, The Heritage Foundation ranked No. 1 for global impact on public policy.
Podcast: How Trump Backers View the President Now
Anne Sorock of the Frontier Lab has got some interesting polling data that paints a helpful picture of where the president’s base is. Plus: We look at The Washington Post's media bias on abortion this week.
Democrats Want to Close the ‘Gender Pay Gap.’ Here Are 4 Ways Their Proposal Would Backfire.
A new Harvard study examined workers who performed the exact same job in an environment that had rigid pay scales prohibiting gender-based pay discrimination. The study still found an 11-cent pay gap.
I’m Asking ‘All 100 Senators to … Be Against Infanticide’: Sasse Reintroduces Abortion Survivors Act
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., will ask senators to unanimously pass legislation protecting babies’ lives Monday.
This Super Bowl Will Showcase the Best in Football, the Worst in Cronyism
This Sunday, when Atlanta politicians brag about their beautiful stadium, and clueless media claim that it created lots of jobs, let’s also remember the jobs the subsidies destroyed—and the tax money that was given to rich people.
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