Trouble ahead: The American Dream is becoming increasingly time-bound, as the comfortable retirement enjoyed by baby boomers looks out of reach for younger generations.

• “Retirement shortfalls will likely come to a head around the same time that the federal government’s borrowing capacity breaks down, threatening younger generations with the highest tax burden in U.S. history,” writes Senior Research Fellow Rachel Greszler. 
• Greszler provides the data to show that personally owned retirement savings are the best bet for America’s future generations.

Read the full Backgrounder here.

Family first: Through the new Parental Rights Network, Heritage will offer weekly virtual meetings for parents, fostering collaboration and providing training and resources.

• “The Parental Rights Network is a rallying point for families to stand together and protect their children’s future,” said Visiting Fellow for Parental Rights Tiffany Justice in a statement.
• This effort reinforces the family as the building block of society.

Read the press release here.

Don’t forget: To implement real reform in public health agencies, the administration should reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic.

• “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his colleagues have the chance to build on what went right, correct what went wrong, and take bold steps to transform federal public health agencies and thus improve America’s response to future pandemics,” writes Senior Research Fellow Robert E. Moffit.

Read the report here.

Voter rights: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her goal this year was to “make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.” And, boy, did she deliver.

• The state now ranks No. 1 in Heritage’s Election Integrity Scorecard—up from eighth place—after enacting a series of reforms this year. Sanders issued a press release announcing the ranking.
• Launched in 2021, the Scorecard has been the driving force for states to secure their voting procedures.

Check out the national rankings here.

Wake-up call: Airbnb illegally excluded a Heritage proposal from its annual shareholder meeting—and Heritage is fighting back.

• “SEC rules require companies to notify shareholders and allow a response if a proposal is excluded. Airbnb ignored those rules and ignored the law,” said Chief Advancement Officer Andy Olivastro.
• This lawsuit is part of Heritage’s larger effort to refocus businesses on merit and ethics instead of divisive ideology.

Read the press release here. 

Well deserved: Eleven non-profit organizations received a total of more than $1 million in Innovation Prizes for projects that are aligned with Heritage’s policy priorities.

• Recipients included Do No Harm, the American College of Pediatricians, American Reformer, State Armor, and other groups.
• “These are ... the tip of the spear in the fight to save the country,” said Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts.

Read more about the winners here.

Washington’s reckless spending is out of control and has burdened you with skyrocketing debt and higher taxes.

• Enough is enough! It’s time for tax-paying Americans to take a stand. Join thousands of Americans in demanding lower taxes, reduced spending, and a government that lives within its means!

Sign the Declaration for Restoring Fiscal Sanity here:

https://secured.heritage.org/restoring-fiscal-sanity-declaration/

Deal, or no deal? President Trump’s proposed Golden Dome relies on a secure electromagnetic spectrum. How do talks about auctioning off parts of the spectrum—which would increase America’s edge in 6G technologies—fit in with U.S. national security?

• Robert Peters, senior research fellow for strategic deterrence, notes that parts of the spectrum are safe to sell, while others are critical to national security.
• “The 3.1 to 3.45 GHz and the 7 to 8 GHz bands should be fenced off from the public auction, so as to ensure that Golden Dome can be built and America’s intelligence agencies can stay ahead of their competitors in China and Russia,” he writes.

Read more here.

'Shattered Trust: Parents, COVID, and the Vaccine Reckoning'

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep fault lines between parents, public health institutions, and government. Jay Richards and Tiffany Justice bring together experts from medicine, policy, and advocacy to look at what went wrong, what parents face today, and what's needed to restore transparency and protect families going forward.

 

June 17, 10 a.m. Register here.

• Our Country’s Best Days Are in Front of Us—Dr. Kevin Roberts

• Heritage responds to Supreme Court decisions on discrimination, the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment

• Report: SALT Subsidies Are Crowding Out Positive Tax Reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—Preston Brashers and Brian O’Quinn

• Elon Built the DOGE Rocket and It’s Going to Keep Flying—EJ Antoni, Ph.D.

• Report: NPR Has No Right to Taxpayer Money and No Monopoly on Emergency Alerts—Mike Gonzalez and Rebecca Phillips

• Matthew Graves’ Abysmal Legacy as U.S. Attorney for D.C.—Cully Stimson

• Elias Rodriguez Is a Son of the Left’s Revolutionary Ecosystem—Mike Gonzalez

• Beyond Outrage: A Call to Action for Conservative Parents—Tiffany Justice

• The Blueprint to Passing AI and Social Media Regulations—Annie Chestnut Tutor

• Report: Solving the Development Bank Dilemma—Ned Rauch-Mannino

• Report: Countering the Drone Threat: Steps for the U.S. Military—Wilson Beaver and Ka’Von Johnson

• It’s Time for the Army to Get Back Into the Nuclear Mission—Robert Peters

Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, and Bernard and Barbara Lomas fellow, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe on what the U.S. should do to strengthen the transatlantic partnership. Watch a clip on X.