America’s Interests Take Center Stage

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International relations: China remains America’s biggest adversary on the world stage, and while the May 14–15 summit between President Donald Trump and General Secretary Xi Jinping could lead to some cooperation with China, certain issues—such as drug-trafficking and theft of technology and personal information—must remain non-negotiable. 

• “Limited U.S.–China cooperation is acceptable when it advances U.S. interests but must not come at the expense of America’s national security,” write Policy Analyst Andrew Harding and Jeff Smith, director of Heritage’s Asian Studies Center. 
• Additionally, America must not give up its strategic edge on AI, which China would use against the United States in the case of a conflict, the authors caution. 

Read more here.  

Making Housing Work for Americans  

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Affordability crisis: America needs to curtail the ability of large corporations to buy out single-family housing, which is driving up costs and making the American Dream unattainable for many.  

• “We must make housing an asset dedicated to the nurturing and flourishing of families as much as it is an investment commodity,” writes John Gibbs, director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies. 

Read more here.  

President’s Corner: The Southern Poverty Law Center Scam 

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Manufactured: In the latest episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts and co-host Larry O’Connor discuss The Daily Signal’s uncovering of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fraud. 

• The Daily Signal “found an organization that’s actually been the puppeteer behind a lot of manufactured stories and…a lot of political hoaxes in this country,” said Roberts. 

Watch the episode here.  

Refocusing the Nation’s Child Welfare System 

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Child-centered: After years of failed child welfare programs, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is launching “A Home for Every Child” to find real solutions for children in need.

• “[The initiative] aims to ask a straightforward … question: Are foster homes waiting for children, or are foster children waiting for homes?” writes Alex Adams, ACF assistant secretary.

Read more here. 

Podcast Perspectives: White House Insider Addresses Censorship of RFK Jr.  

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Confessions: Katy Talento, former health policy advisor and Special Assistant to President Trump, joined the Restoring American Wellness (RAW) podcast to discuss censorship present in public health spaces.

• “There are dark forces at work in the world… this is not just about what’s best, what’s safe, and what’s effective,” saidTalento.

Watch the full episode 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. 

 

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Research and Commentary

• Democrats Go Ballistic After Virginia Redistricting Failure with Erratic Incompetence—Mike Gonzalez
• The Florida Teachers’ Union’s Flimsy Lawsuit Against School Choice—Corey DeAngelis
• Court Rules That the Ten Commandments Aren’t Unconstitutional—Who Knew?!—Zack Smith
• Feds Finally Cracking Down on Student-Aid Fraud—Madison Doan
• The Future of America Depends on Flourishing Families—Delano Squires
• The Big Deportation Question that Exposes How Extreme the US Left Has Become—Simon Hankinson
• Correct the Birthplace Citizenship Interpretation for Economic Security—Lora Ries and Robert Rector
• A Boycott That’s Increasingly Off-Target: The Pitfalls of Pushing DEI—Stephen Soukup and Stefan Padfield
• Stamping Out Food Stamp Fraud—Peter St. Onge and E.J. Antoni, Ph.D.
• $2,500,000,000 Smuggling Ring: The U.S. Busted a Chinese Smuggling Ring for Nvidia Chips Before the Trump-Xi Beijing Summit—Andrew Harding

 

In the News

 

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Director of Heritage’s Asian Studies Center Jeff Smith joined Fox News for a conversation on President Trump’s meeting with President Xi during the Beijing Summit. Watch the clip here. 

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