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The Heritage Foundation
Leadership for America

Our Vision

Building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.

About The Heritage Foundation

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. We believe the principles and ideas of the American Founding are worth conserving and renewing. As policy entrepreneurs, we believe the most effective solutions are consistent with those ideas and principles.

How can we promote true freedom? What kind of economic policy best advances human dignity? The way we answer these questions will determine the character of our culture and the well-being of our communities, especially for the most vulnerable and at-risk. To find out more about creating a culture for freedom, order the following free* publications today.

The Economy Hits Home

The Economy Hits Home booklet series breaks down key economic issues facing our nation today and explores how they affect family and society. Topics include economic growth, entitlements, environmental policy, poverty, regulations, and international trade. Learn how free market policies and a limited, constitutional role for government are the ideal conditions for creating a family-friendly society. Booklets include quizzes to test your knowledge and resources to help you see through common myths.

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Seek Social Justice

Poverty. Addiction. Homelessness. These problems are serious and complex. Passion alone won’t solve them. We need effective strategies for overcoming human need. Seek Social Justice: Transforming Lives in Need is a six-lesson DVD and small group study guide that provides a framework for understanding the roots of human need and social breakdown and what to do about them. It explores the roles and responsibilities of family, church, business, government, and individuals in promoting social justice by profiling real-world examples of effective action. Seek Social Justice will challenge assumptions about where to turn to truly transform lives in need.

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Freedom Economics and Human Dignity

The way we talk about freedom in the economic sphere tends to overlook the aspects of human experience that transcend the material. We need a way to discuss economics that captures these more profound dimensions of human flourishing, prosperity, and freedom. Freedom economics provides that, emphasizing how the force of individual freedom serves the human person and his ultimate ends. This booklet explains how economic freedom helps order our lives together in a way that reflects the nature of man, the purpose of human life, and the satisfying of material needs and wants.

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Indivisible

What do marriage, family, and religion have to do with property, free exchange, and profit?  Washington policy circles may separate these into so-called “social” and “economic” issue sets, but for millions of Americans the dividing lines fade away in the reality of everyday life. Together these core social and economic ideas form the foundation of American liberty. Indivisible is a unique set of essays by well-known social and economic conservatives—each writing from the other’s perspective—to show the interdependence of these principles in advancing freedom and human dignity.

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