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  • WebMemo posted December 21, 2011 by James Gattuso Online Piracy and SOPA: Beware of Unintended Consequences

    It is one of the most contentious but least understood issues now before Congress—one that does not align neatly along party lines and has split the business community. The issue is online piracy, the illegal sale of copyrighted and trademarked products on rogue pirate websites. Since last week, the House…

  • Lecture posted October 20, 2010 by John C. Harrison Constitutional Politics in the Age of Joseph Story

    Abstract: Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was a National Republican, and the basic constitutional thesis of national republicanism was that the Constitution establishes a national government with the power to provide the…

  • Play Movie Becky Dunlop on Federal Land Grabs on FNC Video Recorded on March 11, 2010 Becky Dunlop on Federal Land Grabs on FNC

    Becky Dunlop discussing the expansion of federal property. …

  • Play Movie Becky Norton Dunlop on Private Property Rights on Fox Video Recorded on December 1, 2009 Becky Norton Dunlop on Private Property Rights on Fox

    Becky Norton Dunlop talks about protecting private property rights amidst the increasing use of emminent domain. …

  • Play Movie Enacting Principled, Non-Partisan Criminal-Law Reform: Advice Video Recorded on January 14, 2009 Enacting Principled, Non-Partisan Criminal-Law Reform: Advice

    Brian Walsh, Senior Legal Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to improve the administration of criminal justice for all Americans, without limitation.…

  • Play Movie Protecting Private Property Rights: Advice for Obama Video Recorded on January 7, 2009 Protecting Private Property Rights: Advice for Obama

    Andrew Grossman, Senior Legal Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to protect America's private property rights by preventing governments from seizing private property for commercial gain, …

  • Executive Summary posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. Executive Summary: National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill would expand the cost and scope of feder­ally sanctioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in fed­eral law that defines or…

  • Backgrounder posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). This bill would expand the cost and scope of federally sanc­tioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in federal law that defines or…

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  • Backgrounder posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). This bill would expand the cost and scope of federally sanc­tioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in federal law that defines or…

  • WebMemo posted December 21, 2011 by James Gattuso Online Piracy and SOPA: Beware of Unintended Consequences

    It is one of the most contentious but least understood issues now before Congress—one that does not align neatly along party lines and has split the business community. The issue is online piracy, the illegal sale of copyrighted and trademarked products on rogue pirate websites. Since last week, the House…

  • Executive Summary posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. Executive Summary: National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill would expand the cost and scope of feder­ally sanctioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in fed­eral law that defines or…

  • Lecture posted October 20, 2010 by John C. Harrison Constitutional Politics in the Age of Joseph Story

    Abstract: Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was a National Republican, and the basic constitutional thesis of national republicanism was that the Constitution establishes a national government with the power to provide the…

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  • WebMemo posted December 21, 2011 by James Gattuso Online Piracy and SOPA: Beware of Unintended Consequences

    It is one of the most contentious but least understood issues now before Congress—one that does not align neatly along party lines and has split the business community. The issue is online piracy, the illegal sale of copyrighted and trademarked products on rogue pirate websites. Since last week, the House…

  • Executive Summary posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. Executive Summary: National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill would expand the cost and scope of feder­ally sanctioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in fed­eral law that defines or…

  • Backgrounder posted October 23, 2007 by Cheryl Chumley, Ronald Utt, Ph.D. National Heritage Areas: Costly Economic Development Schemes that Threaten Property Rights

    The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Celebrating America's Heritage Act (H.R. 1483) as amended by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). This bill would expand the cost and scope of federally sanc­tioned and federally financed economic development entities known as National Heritage Areas (NHAs). Although there is no specific provision in federal law that defines or…

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  • Blog Post on 1/9/2012 5:24:56 AM Sackett v. EPA: Supreme Court Takes Up Property Rights Case

    Today the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Sackett v. EPA, one of the most important property rights cases to...…

  • Blog Post on 12/28/2011 4:58:38 AM Morning Bell: The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation

    Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more...…

  • Blog Post on 2/4/2011 11:00:32 AM Property Rights: Key to Generating Wealth and Stability

    "Confronting Egypt is a festering economic crisis that threatens to shatter that nation’s [already] fragile social...…

  • Blog Post on 9/24/2010 1:00:22 PM Venezuela Elections: Chavez Faces a Determined Democratic Opposition

    Most Venezuelans do not want to live in a socialist/authoritarian state. Most aspire to live productive and independent...…

  • Blog Post on 9/7/2010 10:00:05 AM The Founders, Free Markets, and Sound Money

    When most people think about the Founders and economics, two common myths arise. The first is that the Founders...…

  • Blog Post on 3/3/2010 6:30:26 AM In the Green Room: Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) on Guns, Property and the EPA

    Heritage Foundation today to meet with bloggers at The Blogger's Briefing. Before the meeting, he sat down with us to...…

  • Blog Post on 1/25/2010 8:11:47 AM "Mostly Free" Means Fewer Jobs, Less Money for Millions in U.S.

    This year’s Index of Economic Freedom contains the unsettling news that the United States has dropped out of the...…

  • Blog Post on 1/20/2010 7:17:11 AM The U.S. Isn't as Free as It Used to Be

    The United States is losing ground to its major competitors in the global marketplace, according to the 2010 Index of...…

  • Blog Post on 1/18/2010 3:56:57 AM Morning Bell: Martin Luther King Jr. Held These Truths. Do You?

    On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and admonished America to return to its First...…

  • Blog Post on 6/17/2009 6:29:52 AM The Clean Water Restoration Act Means Troubled Waters For Property Owners

    The Waxman-Markey global warming bill is far and away the most worrisome environmental measure currently working its...…

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    Event on Thursday, May 24, 2012 Fighting the Ideological War: Lessons from the United Kingdom and the United States

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    Event on Thursday, May 31, 2012 The Common Defense: What It Means to Conservatives

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    Event on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War

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    Event on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 America and the Rogue States

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