From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Florida public schools have a problem. Two-thirds of the students failed their statewide writing tests. So the state lowered the passing grade after the fact so fewer students would flunk. Those in 4th, 8th and 10th grade statewide are given the writing test….

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. It has been 1,114 days since we had a federal budget. Meantime, deficits continue to exceed a trillion dollars a year. The U.S. Senate is the culprit. This week Senators voted on four proposals offered by Republicans. None got more than 42 votes. Democrats…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. The most important news too often is ignored by major media. For example, an official report shows the available oil in the U.S.equals all the proven reserves in the rest of the world—combined. So why spend billions to subsidize ethanol and alternative energy while…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Innocent behavior has become a crime in America. People who did nothing wrong still get punished. And it’s all over bureaucracy. Even if you do everything right, you get the blame if your seller didn’t get all the overseas red tape right. Four men…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Be careful, because Big Brother is watching you. In North Carolina, Steve Cooksey bragged on his website that he lost a ton of weight by not eating any processed foods. Then, at a diet seminar, he argued with a professional dietician because he thought…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Conservatives are simpletons with a mental defect. That claim is offensive, odious, obnoxious and downright deranged. But it’s the thesis of a book that liberals are buying up, written by Chris Mooney, called “The Republican Brain.” He claims it’s science, not bias; that…

Liberals say our nation’s GDP is down because government spending is dow. But government spending is actually up, just not growing as fast as liberals planned.

Aren’t you glad that the Supreme Court is supposed to judge Arizona’s actions according to the law, not according to what the press puts in the headlines.

Federal red tape is piling up at a record rate, and some of those new restrictions are pushing up the price of gasoline.

Today, leaders in Washington often want to shift blame to others. Maybe it’s time for politicians who point fingers to look in the mirror instead.