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Freezing Eggs Is One Step Toward a Fatherless Dystopia

Over the weekend, AOC announced to the world that she is freezing her eggs. She claims the message “educates” and “empowers” women. It does not. Her unsolicited declaration perpetuates a myth that wom...

2026-08-20

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Six Imbalances Facing the U.S. Economy

The economy has beengrowing in line with its potential, and the unemployment rate has been relatively low since the recovery from the 2020 COVID pandemic. Nevertheless, the economy faces several imbal...

2026-08-21

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Parents, Not Bureaucrats, Should Call the Shots

President Trumpsignedan executive order last week reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11 and urging states with school-entry requirements to update their laws accordingly....

2026-08-20

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Section 301 and China: Mature-Node Semiconductors

April 8, 2025 – August 20, 2026IF12958 Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (Sections 301-310, 19 U.S.C. §§2411-2420, referred to as "Section 301") is one of the principal statutory means by which...

2026-08-20

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Don’t Military Families Deserve Education Freedom Too?

If you choose to serve in the U.S. military, you should also be able to choose the best education for your children. Today, nearly 22 million children, or 40 percent of all K-12 students in the U.S., ...

2026-08-19

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AOC’s Illogical Case for Egg Freezing

This is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s week. Amid the backlash over her cavalier dismissal of “Woke 1”—the era of far-left activism and rhetoric that peaked in 2020—speculation about a 2028 presidential r...

2026-08-19

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The Heritage Foundation First Principles

Unlike many other policy institutions, The Heritage Foundation covers a wide range of public policy topics while also maintaining a “one voice” policy. Through internal research and debate, we develop...

2026-08-19

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The Regional Security System and the Eastern Caribbean

Since January 2025, the Trump Administration’s America First approach to border and hemispheric security has secured the southern border and put drug cartels on notice. As policymakers rightly devote ...

2026-08-19

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Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations

April 23, 2015 – August 20, 2026R44000 U.S. relations with Turkey (Türkiye), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally, have alternated between close cooperation and notable division. Desp...

2026-08-20

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Economic Development Administration: An Overview of Programs

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), is the only federal agency with economic development as its sole mission. The agency was established p...

2026-08-19

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Defense Infrastructure Funding in the 119th Congress

The combination of discretionary and mandatory funding appropriations enacted for fiscal year (FY) 2026 has increased Department of Defense (DOD) infrastructure budgets to their highest level in at le...

2026-08-19

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Government Shutdowns: Legal Causes in Brief

Congress typically funds the ongoing operations of federal programs in 12regular appropriations bills. It annually drafts these bills to meet the funding needs of a fiscal year. Usually, Congress prov...

2026-08-19

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Federal Disaster Assistance for Agriculture

March 19, 2019 – August 19, 2026IF10565 Several federal assistance programs are designed to address agricultural losses following a natural disaster through mechanisms including insurance, direct ...

2026-08-19