Heritage Explains

Why is France on Fire? | Nile Gardiner

It’s a day ending in Y in France, which means rioting.   Following in the spirit of 1789, the French are burning buildings, fighting the police, and overall behaving very poorly.   This time, the revolutionaries are highschoolers joined by...

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Are We Winning the War on Fraud? | Dan Kowalski

Washington has spent decades proving the bigger government gets, the more money it wastes and the less accountable it becomes.  The infamous Minnesota “learing centers,” incident showed how craven many fraudsters are when it comes to stealing federal...

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Should We be Friends With China? | Jeff Smith

For the better part of a decade, China has played the role of America’s greatest long-term strategic competitor.   American foreign politicos have long advised a pivot to Asia as Washington slaps tariffs on Chinese goods. The CCP has served as...

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Is AI Going to Wipe Out Humanity? | Jay Richards

I was eight years old when my family got our first home computer. I remember this hulking grey Dell computer taking up massive amounts of space on the desk, and I remember thinking to myself how amazing technology was. The mood around tech is no...

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How Do We Fix America's Elections? | Ken Cuccinelli

As stories about non-citizen voting and voter fraud become disturbingly common, Americans are beginning to lack confidence in our elections. The debate over the elections process has taken on a renewed urgency given we are just months away from the...

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Can America Keep the Lights On? | Jack Spencer

Energy is the nucleus of everything. The oil that powers our cars, the natural gas heating out homes, and the nuclear keeping the lights on: it’s all tied back to energy policy. Reliable energy is essential to both American prosperity and national...

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How do We Make the American Dream Affordable Again? | John Gibbs

A few weeks ago, conservative online discourse was focused on the price of a burrito. Yes, the Vice President of the United States, along with the right’s most celebrated minds, were arguing over whether a burrito should cost $20. Beneath the viral...

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How Prepared Is America for a More Dangerous World? | Bob Peters

New York Times journalist James Reston once quipped that "This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim."  Never have those words been truer than now. The world is a very dangerous place at...

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Why Did AOC Freeze Her Eggs? A New Look at Fertility | Marguerite Duane

Fertility is often framed as a women's issue, but do men have any place in the conversation? In this episode of Heritage Explains, Heritage Action's Doug Blair sits down with Dr. Marguerite Duane to discuss the realities of fertility, the factors...

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Did Communists Kill Portland, OR? | Mike Gonzales

Portland was once held up as a model of urban America: a walkable, vibrant city known for parks, restaurants, breweries, and a thriving downtown. Today, record office vacancies, rampant homelessness, drug use, and shuttered businesses have turned the...

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Re-run | What is the Save America Act? | Chip Wyatt & Dan West

This epsiode originally aired on February 11th, 2026. Enjoy! Washington is abuzz with talk of the SAVE America act, a piece of legislation that is designed to secure American elections and ensure that only American citizens have the right to...

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BONUS | The Supreme Court’s Biggest Hits | Cully Stimson & Zack Smith

The last Supreme Court term was a very busy and consequential one. With decisions from redistricting to birthright citizenship to boys in girls’ sports, many cases made headlines and there is a lot to talk about.   That’s why we decided to bring you a...

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What’s in the Biden Tapes? | Mike Howell

For much of the 2024 presidential campaign, Biden supporters as well as legacy media insisted that the president was mentally sharp and fully competent to execute his duties. Most Americans doubted this, and this debate performance confirmed that they...

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Defending American Sovereignty After the Birthright Citizenship Case | Roger Severino

When President Trump took office in January of 2025, he signed 26 executive orders on the first day. In that pile of executive orders was one entitled: Protecting the Meaning and Value of American American Citizenship.  In it, the president directed...

Using Public Lands for Public Good | Dr. Dawn Buckingham

Who ever heard of a state-based agency that is older than the state itself?  The Texas General Land Office was established in 1836 by the Congress of the Republic of Texas, the sovereign country that became the State of Texas ten years later, in 1846....

Political Activism at the Smithsonian Institution | Mike Gonzalez

Harriet Tubman’s Shawl and Hymnal. Abraham Lincoln’s Hat. Chuck Berry’s Red Cadillac.  These are just a few of the estimated 157 million items currently held by the Smithsonian Institutions. Spread across 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and...

Will America Get Another 250? | Derrick Morgan

America’s 250th anniversary of independence is being celebrated on the Fourth of July, this very week. And celebrations are taking place across the country. Tractor pulls. Concerts. Competitions. UFC Fights on the white house lawn.  But there’s...

250 Years of the Greatest Country on Earth | Brenda Hafera

In July of 1777, gunshots rang out over Philadelphia. At first glance, this may not be surprising, as America was still in the throes of the Revolutionary War. But it was not the redcoats who were firing that night. It was Americans, celebrating the...

What is the American Opportunity Agenda? | Dan Kowalski

In 2025, data analytics company Gallup asked 144,000 people in 140 countries a survey question they have been asking for decades:  “Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer to...

Trump, SCOTUS, and the First Step Act | Cully Stimson

In our political climate, it is always nice to have a bit of authentic bipartisanship. The Marshall plan to rebuild Europe following World War 2, the Interstate Highway System under President Eisenhower, and the Apollo Program are all examples of both...