Heritage Explains

History shows that amnesty for illegal immigrants only brings more illegal immigration. This week, we take a trip down memory lane, explaining amnesty bills of the past, why they didn’t work (even according to liberals), and why they won’t work now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are under attack from the Left's education agenda promoting information about sex, abortion, and politicized ideas about sexual orientation and gender identity. Our young children are being inundated with these heavy topics at their schools, in media, and throughout pop culture. It only seems to be getting worse. How do we push back? How do we turn the tide on an agenda that has the potential to damage the development of our kids? This week we talk about making a promise to protect America's children, and ensure they are no longer used as political pawns to advance a sexual agenda.Show Notes: Make the Promise to America's Children Virtual Event: The Promise to America's Children Book: When Harry Became Sally - Thoughtful answers to questions arising from this transgender momentBook: Irreversible Damage - The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we learn what a recent CDC report says about our children's mental health right now. Plus, Jonathan Butcher explains why teachers unions are holding up reopening schools and what parents can do to stop them.  Virtual Learning Is Unnecessary—And No Substitute for Classroom Instruction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do if you want to make more money? Typically it’s up to you to make the case as to why your employer will benefit from paying you more. But now, President Biden and his cohorts of the left are pushing hard for a federal $15 minimum wage, regardless of skill level or value added to employers. This week, we talk about the devastating impact this would have on business owners and their employees, and how it's like throwing a ton of bricks on a sinking ship. These are the faces of a $15 minimum wage. A $15 Federal Minimum Wage: An Anchor on Struggling BusinessThe Faces of $15 WebsiteVirtual event on the consequences of a federal $15 minimum wage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democrats want to change the rules -- but the Senate filibuster is the GOP's last line of defense against a radical agenda. So what's the filibuster again and why does it matter? Heritage's Michelle Cordero and senior legal fellow Thomas Jipping explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chemical abortions are growing quickly in the USA. Since first being approved 20 years ago, the "abortion pill" now comprises 40% of all abortions. Given the hesitance for many women to see practitioners in-person due to COVID-19, the left is pushing to make them even more common by weakening current restrictions in place. If a Biden Administration uses the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken restrictions to the administration of chemical abortions, what risks does that pose for women?  Is it safe to increase the use of the abortion pill?  On this episode Melanie Israel helps explain these questions, and talks about ways the pro-life movement should respond.  Show Notes:Abortion and Coronavirus: Here's What You Need to KnowContext: Heritage Explains discussing the late term abortion process  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened in what is being called the worst-ever US government cyber-attack? And how could it affect our national security down the line? This week Klon Kitchen, director of Heritage’s Center for Technology Policy, explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Both Democrats and Republicans approved a massive omnibus budget that spends nearly a trillion dollars for Covid-19 relief. This includes checks of $600 to any Americans making $75,000/year (or less) regardless of their employment situation. Now, President Trump and other voices on the left and the right are arguing to increase this payment to $2,000. The media narrative and many other people are calling this a "stimulus," but what will it stimulate? On this episode, we go through the five reasons why so-called stimulus checks (of any amount) are not the answer to economic hardship caused by the pandemic, and why safely re-opening the economy is the best approach.  Show Notes: 5 Reasons Why More Stimulus Checks Aren't the Answer Congress Is Right Not to Pass Bailouts for States and Cities9 Things You Need to Know About the $1.4 Trillion Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus and $900 Billion COVID-19 PackagePrevious Heritage Explains episode on out-of-control Federal spending Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TOP EPISODE IN 2020 (Truth: Our episode explaining Coronavirus was #1 but no one wants to hear that again, so here is #2) This year, President Donald Trump tweeted that San Francisco, California has "rapidly become one of the worst anywhere in the U.S. when it comes to the homeless and crime." The homeless situation is so bad that there are maps dedicated to alerting the public where there is human feces or needles on the street. In this episode Katrina Trinko, editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal, discusses her reporting on what the streets of San Francisco are really like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are breaking down what policy issues conservatives should watch for in the year 2021. Our guest is Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at Heritage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.