Heritage Explains

This week, Congress will begin debating a continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December. We are looking at new funding for Ukraine, Covid, Energy Independence and Security Act, etc. It’s a grab bag of more ways to spend tax payer dollars — and print the rest we don’t collect in taxes. If this is passed by Sept. 30, it sets us up for a spending showdown in the form of a harmful omnibus in December. Heritage's own EJ Antoni breaks down what's in this radical spending plan and its impact on Americans.

Does America need a law to protect same sex marriage? This week, Roger Severino, Heritage’s Vice President of Domestic Policy and The Anderlik Fellow, breaks down the so called "Respect for Marriage Act."  

We all know American families are being crushed by four-decade high inflation, but the elites remain preoccupied with the likes of diversity hiring and student debt transfers from elites to every day taxpayers. It seems like every time we turn on the TV, we hear the Biden Administration and voices at the Federal Reserve talking about everything but fixing inflation. So what do we do about it? On this episode of Heritage Explains we talk about how to counter the DC elite narrative, and the steps we should be taking to fix this inflation problem once and for all. Show Notes:"Media Elite Play Identity Politics While Americans Suffer From Fed’s Monetary Moves" - https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/commentary/media-elite-play-identity-politics-while-americans-suffer-fedsRelated Heritage Explains Episodes:Heritage Explains: The Real Story Behind Inflation - https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/heritage-explains/the-real-story-behind-inflationHeritage Explains: Stagflation - https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/heritage-explains/stagflation

This week, Ian Artinger, Director of Digital Communications at Heritage Action explains what ESG is and how this liberal scoring system hurts us all. Learn more at www.esghurts.com. Watch ESG video

Video game use is skyrocketing all across the world, and China continues to gain ownership of game developers and companies. That means, behind your child’s favorite video game is the Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to influence and also steal your private data. On this episode, we talk about China’s increased interest in international gaming, how they harvest user data, use game stories to change historical context for learning, and why it’s imperative that parents and gamers take an active role in curtailing what’s played online.  Show NotesChina Is Infiltrating Kids’ Video Games With Propaganda and Spyware - https://www.heritage.org/technology/commentary/china-infiltrating-kids-video-games-propaganda-and-spywareHow China Is Taking Control of Hollywood - https://www.heritage.org/asia/heritage-explains/how-china-taking-control-hollywoodBLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution (book) - https://www.amazon.com/BLM-Making-New-Marxist-Revolution/dp/1641772239

China is rapidly expanding its nuclear capabilities. This week, Patty-Jane Geller, a senior policy analyst in Heritage's Center for National Defense explains how many nukes the U.S. has in comparison to Russia and China and what a nuclear deterrence strategy looks like in today’s environment.