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Heritage Foundation

Smoke rises over the U.S. Capitol as several white-collar workers walk away from the viewer. | Illustration: Olivier Le Queinec/Dreamstime/Midjourney

Conservatism

The Book That Explains the Heritage Foundation Meltdown

Staffers say they were told that if they couldn't agree with these ideas they should leave. Many have. 

Stephanie Slade | 1.23.2026 10:35 AM

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Conservatism

Lessons of the Heritage Foundation's Implosion

The decline of this major conservative institution has been a wakeup call for conservative intellectuals. But will they draw the right lessons from it?

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.23.2025 3:44 PM

The Heritage Foundation's headquarters in Washington, D.C., splits in half. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Ser Amantio di Nicolao | Nano Banana

Conservatism

Heritage Foundation Undergoes Mass Staff Exodus as Cracks Open on the New Right

The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.

Stephanie Slade | 12.22.2025 10:10 AM

Nationalism | NA

Nationalism

My New UnPopulist Article on How Nationalism is Driving the Growth of anti-Semitism on the Right

Nationalism has a longstanding historical connection to anti-Semitism, and the link between the two in the US today should not be surprising.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.9.2025 6:02 PM

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Conservatism

Conservative Think Tanks Should Never Have Crawled Into Bed With Tucker Carlson in the First Place

Explaining the crackup on the American right

Stephanie Slade | 11.21.2025 10:30 AM

Heritage Foundation | NA

Conservatism

The Heritage Foundation Scandal and the Growth of Anti-Semitism on the Right

Sadly, this trend runs deeper than a few "Groypers" and influencers.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.17.2025 11:48 PM

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Election 2024

The Best of Reason: Project 2025 Is No Match for MAGA Dysfunction

Trump promised to hire "only the best people," yet his presidential plans were repeatedly thwarted by his staff. Will a second term be different?

Stephanie Slade | 9.4.2024 12:15 PM

A man dressed like Uncle Sam with gauze on his ear to imitate Donald Trump | Photo: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Election 2024

Hanlon's Razor Is Getting Rusty in the 2024 Election

Don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.1.2024 7:00 AM

An illustration of people in red hats drowning in hair meant to look like Donald Trump's | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson

Election 2024

Project 2025 Is No Match for MAGA Dysfunction

Trump promised to hire "only the best people," yet his presidential plans were repeatedly thwarted by his staff. Will a second term be different?

Stephanie Slade | 8.29.2024 6:00 AM

Mary Katharine Ham on the left, Trump in the middle, Liz Wolfe on the top right, and Zach Weissmueller on the bottom right with the Reason logo, Just Asking Questions logo, and the words "What will he do?" all in white | Graphic by John Osterhoudt

Donald Trump

Mary Katharine Ham: What's Trump's Agenda?

Fox News commentator Mary Katharine Ham discusses Trump's new policy agenda.

Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe | 7.18.2024 1:00 PM

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Reasontv

Stossel: Free-Market Social Security

How to reform social security so that it won't bankrupt us.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 8.14.2018 11:45 AM

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Economic Growth

U.S. Falls Back Down the Economic Freedom Ranking

U.S. Economic Freedom Falls say Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2016

Ronald Bailey | 2.1.2016 3:01 PM

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