Rebecca Hagelin has championed the pro-family message in both Washington and around the nation for some twenty years. She is a vice president of The Heritage Foundation whose vision is to "Create an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society flourish." Her weekly column, "Heart Beat", appears on WorldNetDaily and Townhall.com and is characterized by its exploration of social and cultural issues through the eyes of a mother. Hagelin has been a commentator for Salem radio and a guest co-host of Point of View as well as guest host for ABC Radio's WMAL. A poised and articulate spokesperson, Hagelin is the author of numerous articles published nationally and is a veteran of hundreds of radio, television, newspaper, and magazine interviews, including numerous appearances on CNN, Fox News, and national network news programs. She is the author of Home Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a Culture That's Gone Stark Raving Mad. She and her husband, Andy, have been married for over twenty years and are parents of three teenagers. They reside in the Washington, DC area. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ "Tell us about the American miracle." It was in 1983 when West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl spoke those words to President Ronald Reagan. They were gathered at the annual "G7" economic summit attended by the heads of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/07/03/spreading_freedom_far_and_wide 5daf340d-f925-4dd7-bbcc-97d64d0262e3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT As any driver can tell you, the pain at the pump is pretty acute right now. It's a simple matter of supply and demand. Demand is up (thanks, in part, to an increasing appetite for fuel in China and India), and supply is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/06/26/unleash_americas_energy_potential 69f4464f-d11c-4f5e-95fa-da04ea2602c5 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Ever wondered what it's like in the sharp-elbowed arena of presidential politics -- what really goes on behind the headlines? If so, the new book "Dark Horse," by political insider and genius strategist Ralph Reed, is a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/06/19/bet_on_this_dark_horse 12bd4eab-af72-45cf-bcf6-86f709c2b17d Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Ask 10 people to define capitalism. Chances are, eight or nine will stress the importance of buying things. They're making a common mistake -- equating capitalism with consumerism. As our friends over at the Acton... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/06/12/encouraging_thrift_just_makes_cents 2be9c078-c81d-49e7-bd24-37e34427f638 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Well, isn't it just like Congress to take the latest fad -- in this case, "global warming" -- and use it to try to usher in yet more government control of your life? The "Lieberman-Warner" bill (named after its Senate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/06/05/lieberman-warner_a_state-by-state_snapshot db604412-f033-4415-9798-983675d01cc3 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT If you've ever wondered why liberals fight tooth and nail whenever it comes to confirming judges, just look to California. There, in another outrageous example of judicial over-reach and leftist social experimentation,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/05/29/california_and_marriage_tarnished_days_in_the_golden_state 84b8224c-88eb-4195-b9d7-e50ae2483763 Thu, 29 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Think energy is expensive now? Wait until Congress plugs in the "Climate Security Act of 2007." That's the leading piece of legislation on Capitol Hill designed to combat "climate change." Lawmakers have cooked up an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/05/15/climate_control_a_costly_proposal abaf4f88-0bb4-47bf-bc93-cbb755c5ad01 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Who could argue with the idea that, when it comes to sex education, our teenagers should be taught to say "no"? Considering what's at stake (their health, their future, their dignity as human beings, their morality) --... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/05/02/abstinence_in_the_no 05dd3b9f-b4a7-4e5b-9287-ba4f589d6e2d Fri, 02 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT I have one question for anyone who would have us "let Ronald Reagan go": Are you kidding? Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a long-time Republican leader and public servant, recently urged a conservative audience to do just... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/04/24/let_reagan_go c0acfd87-39a6-46c4-aec4-dd06dcbc384b Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT Americans are a compassionate people. Faced with media reports about the rising tide of foreclosures, it's understandable that many feel tempted to applaud federal action -- to agree that politicians should "do... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/04/17/congress_and_the_mortgage_madness_leave_things_a-loan 0156aadb-5152-4dd5-89d4-e50875e774ba Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT "The ocean is black, not blue. It is very dangerous, sister. Never let anyone you know cross that ocean the way that I did." Pablo Morales wrote those words to his sister after he miraculously managed to make it from... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/04/10/fleeing_to_freedoms_shore aa5b6859-e0e4-4b7e-9ab6-11872db85a7c Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT You know the expression "The numbers don't lie"? Well, after you spend a few minutes perusing The Heritage Foundation's new "2008 Federal Revenue and Spending Book of Charts," you may wish they did. Ever wonder where... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/04/03/navigating_the_numbers c22b51ac-cc04-4cf8-beab-d0aa2d9b0b01 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT Americans don't trust Congress. Gone are the days when 84 percent of the public approved of the job Congress was doing (in October 2001, to be exact). The latest polls show an approval rating of 21 percent. So when the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/03/27/ethics_reform_a_change_for_the_worse c098e749-2203-4506-9356-231be3176f54 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:01:00 GMT The headline in my local weekly paper was strikingly idiotic: "Ending War through Diplomacy." The article spoke only of the current war against terrorism. I think we need to remind ourselves exactly who it is we're at... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/03/13/paying_the_price_to_wipe_out_the_enemy 34717d82-01eb-446f-bcee-1b6a3a231355 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:01:00 GMT Listening to more than a few liberals, you'd think that the biggest problem in the world today is the United States. The "blame America first" crowd also foolishly wants us to give up our sovereignty, our security and http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/03/06/preserving_libertys_best_hope 6bafa746-8e99-49d1-88d4-f9e9b139113c Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT