Think Tanks

The National Guard has defended our borders before

By Ammon Blair May 29, 2025 7:00 am

Can Linda McMahon help fulfill the promise of charter schools?

Annika Hernandez and Frederick M. Hess May 19, 2025

Most favored nation is a destructive price control

Christina Smith May 18, 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks about the GOP immigration plan, during the senate's weekly policy news conference, in the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

The Senate should say no to Georgia in NATO

Eric Teetsel May 16, 2025

Mine our trash to get rare earth minerals

Howard Husock May 15, 2025

Terrorism analyst Michael Smith II was fired from the New America think tank Friday after he mocked a Chinese-American accent online on Twitter. (Screenshot via YouTube / New America)

Think tank analyst fired after mocking Chinese-American accent on Twitter

By Katelyn Caralle February 23, 2018 8:29 pm

The problems are legion, beginning with the huge direct cost of traffic congestion in America's 200 or so urban areas — a whopping $160 billion per year just in wasted time and fuel.

Broken highway system needs to be reconstructed

By Washington Examiner Staff February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Nearly 41 million American adults lack access to a physical university, and of those, 3 million also lack access to an Internet connection suitable for online education.

Efforts to stem opioid abuse have side effects

By Washington Examiner Staff February 13, 2018 5:01 am

The Heritage Foundation's new No. 2 in command previously served as acting senior vice president for research, overseeing all four of the think tank's research institutes. (AP Photo/HO)

Heritage Foundation names new No. 2

By Philip Wegmann February 7, 2018 2:20 am

Don’t let Amazon force local politicians into a bidding war

By Washington Examiner Staff January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Given that children of immigrants will be a significant portion of the next generation of American citizens and workers, we must capture more comprehensive and accurate data on this group. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Thousands of children of immigrants not being counted

By Washington Examiner Staff January 23, 2018 5:01 am

Searches of electronic devices at the border are on the rise. According to CBP's own figures, the number of international travelers processed with electronic device searches in fiscal 2017 increased almost 60 percent from fiscal 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Searches of phones at the border unlikely to stop

By Washington Examiner Staff January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Considering the crowd Oprah fundraises for, it's probably more than likely that she would have a heart to heart with the analysts over at the Brookings Institution or ThinkProgress. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Heritage Foundation invites Oprah Winfrey to ‘policy discussions and debates’

By Philip Wegmann January 9, 2018 5:02 pm

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of North Korea's missile launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump lacks leverage over North Korea in nuclear showdown

By Washington Examiner Staff January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Kristol: Functioning Amid Hubbub

By William Kristol January 5, 2018 9:00 am

By 2027, more than half of taxpayers would have suffered tax hikes, according to the Tax Policy Center. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

80 percent of taxpayers would get tax cuts next year under GOP bill, think tank says

By Joseph Lawler December 18, 2017 9:25 pm

Many of today's young people are floundering. They are uncertain about what they want to do with their lives. They need a structured opportunity that will allow them to feel needed and capable.

Asking what you can do for your country should be required

By Washington Examiner Staff December 11, 2017 5:01 am