Heritage Secures Corporate Engagement Win at Dell Technologies

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Winning: Dell Technologies addressed The Heritage Foundation’s critical concerns about DEI and race-based discrimination after Heritage filed a shareholder proposal seeking transparency.

• “This engagement with Dell demonstrates how genuine shareholder advocacy can lead to transparency and meaningful progress,” said Allen Mendenhall, Ph.D., senior advisor to Heritage’s Free Enterprise Initiative.
• The Free Enterprise Initiative has engaged 26 public companies through shareholder proposals this season and continues to engage with companies to promote corporate policies grounded in free-enterprise principles, accountability to shareholders, and long-term value creation.

Read more here. 

Heritage Releases Policy Solutions Dashboard 

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It’s back: Heritage has launched its updated Solutions site—an authoritative resource for understanding today’s most pressing policy challenges from a Heritage perspective.

• The site brings together Heritage-approved policy solutions, concise talking points, and links to in-depth research across civil society, economic freedom, constitutional government, national defense, and foreign policy.
• The site equips policymakers, the media, and Heritage supporters with the essentials to engage confidently in discussions and explore key issues.

Visit the site here. 

President’s Corner: The Left-Wing Violence Problem

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Concerning: On the latest episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, Dr. Roberts and co-host Larry O’Connor discuss the growing threat of left-wing violence in the United States following the assassination of Charlie Kirk and multiple attempts on President Trump’s life.

• In recent public opinion surveys, “9 or 10 times the people on the left say it’s okay to use political violence to achieve your ends than those on the right… We have to fix this,” says Dr. Roberts.

Listen to the full episode here. 

What Caused the Working-Class Marriage Decline?

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Root cause: While economic burdens are often cited as the driving force behind declining marriage rates, recent Heritage research shows that today’s cultural norms may be the real cause.

• “The norms surrounding marriage and marital childbearing have changed—almost entirely for the worse,” writes Research Fellow Rachel Sheffield.

Read the report here and the EWTN News exclusive here. 

Heritage Election Integrity Fellow Testifies  

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Urgency of the moment: Heritage Senior Fellow for Election Integrity Don Palmer recently testified before Congress to expose vulnerabilities in the U.S. election system that threaten the voices of American citizens.

• “The work is way too slow to stay ahead of our adversaries in this area. The window to secure elections and increase voter confidence… could be closing,” said Palmer.

Watch his testimony here. 

Happening at Heritage

Young men are turning to religion in droves. A look beneath the surface reveals that this turn is bigger and deeper than most people realize. 
 
Join President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Albert Mohler and Heritage Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan as they discuss this consequential culture shift. 

May 26. 12:00 p.m. Register here. 

 

Heritage Programs Open Now

• Apply Now: Young Leaders Program
  Gain hands-on internship experience in conservative policy and leadership. Apply here by May 31.
• Apply Now: The Heritage Academy
  An eight-week online public policy fellowship that grounds participants in America’s founding principles and today’s most pressing issues. Apply here by June 1.
• Apply Now: Ready, Set, HILL!
  A free, full-day training that equips conservatives with the practical skills needed to serve and succeed in Capitol Hill roles. Virtual or in person in Washington, D.C., beginning June 11. Apply hereby June 7.

 

Research and Commentary

• Losing—and Recovering—Our Religion—Jason Bedrick
• Repentance and Forgiveness in a Pornified Age—Liana Graham and Scott Yenor
• Report: The Working-Class Marriage Decline: How Higher Expectations and Shifting Norms, Not Wages, Are the Main Cause—Rachel Sheffield
• Blue State Bill Targets Homeschoolers in Latest Government Power Grab—Corey DeAngelis
• Trust, but Don’t Verify? FDA’s New Inspection Policy Causing Dramatic Increase in Food Recalls—David Gortler
• The Entire Right Should Agree on Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda—EJ Antoni, Ph.D.
• Automakers’ Data Monopoly and How They Dictate Car Repair—EJ Antoni, Ph.D.
• The Upcoming Legal Clean Energy Fraud—Trevar Kolodny
• Taiwan Strikes Deal to Reshore Chip Manufacturing to Arizona—Miles Pollard and Connor Brown
• Mexico’s Consulate Network Is a Foreign Lobbying Operation—Mike Gonzalez
• Keep Taiwan’s Seat at the Pacific Table—Andrew Harding
• Report: Flexible Response 2.0: Rebuilding NATO’s Deterrence Architecture—Robert Peters and Leo Keay

 

In the News

 

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Jonathan Butcher, acting director of the Center for Education Policy, joined Newsmax to discuss the crucial importance of school choice as an increasing number of American children fail basic reading tests. Watch the clip here. 

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