Commentary Project 2025, a scheme led by the Heritage Foundation to “take the reins of government” after former President Donald Trump or another MAGA Republican becomes president, is backed by more than 100 right-wing organizations. The project’s harmful agenda and destructive operational plans have generated significant critical media coverage, to which Heritage has responded with snarky […]
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President of Heritage Foundation tells WEF attendees: you are part of the problem
January 21, 2024 https://odysee.com/@RebelNews:9/president-of-heritage-foundation-tells:1 Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, delivered some hard truths to attendees of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland last week. Speaking about American politics and the potential for Donald Trump to be reelected for a second term as president, Roberts said the goal of the […]
Heritage Foundation Tops $150 Million As It Prepares to ‘Take the Reins of Government’ and ‘Institutionalize Trumpism’
The Heritage Foundation, the massive and increasingly MAGA-minded think tank at the center of the right-wing political infrastructure in the U.S., hauled in more money last year than ever before. The right-wing Washington Times reported Thursday that Heritage raised more than $150 million in 2023. As Right Wing Watch has reported, Heritage is leading Project […]
UNESCO designates Djerba, Tunisia as World Heritage Site
The UN cultural agency, UNESCO, on Monday, added Tunisia’s Djerba Island to its list of World Heritage Sites, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the Tunisian Culture Ministry said the resort island was voted to the list during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The Ministry said […]
The Sunken Church of Inis Oírr and the Heritage of Saint Cavan
With its long history and even longer memory, Ireland is a nation that offers plenty to historians. From its ancient history and Celtic identity, to the Viking invasions and many wars for independence, Ireland is a real history book all on its own. Read more Section: News Ancient Places Europe Read Later Source Views: 0
Exclusive — Heritage Action Outlines Principles for Potential Ukraine Aid Package
Heritage Action for America Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker outlined the principles by which a future Ukraine aid package should be accepted. Source Views: 0
FAO recognizes new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in Iran
TEHRAN – The Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System, located in Iran’s southern Fars province, has been formally recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS), by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). During a meeting of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group that took place in Valencia, Spain, from July […]
Bahabad geopark nominated for national heritage list
TEHRAN – A vast geopark in the city of Bahabad, the central province of Yazd, is planned to be inscribed on the national heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has said. Source Views: 0
Veteran curator and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini dies
TEHRAN – Veteran Iranian museum curator, restorer, and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini died on Tuesday after a period of illness. Etemad Fini collaborated with well-known archaeologists such as Roman Ghirshman, Jean Perrot, and Sadegh Malek Shahmirzadi and was a member of various archaeological teams in Khuzestan and Sialk, the National Museum of Iran […]
Petra Historic World Heritage Site Blasted By Flash Floods
In another case of nature’s wrath rearing its head, flash floods have struck the iconic world heritage site at Petra, Jordan, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 tourists. Read more Section: News General Ancient Places Asia Read Later Source Views: 0
Cancel Culture’s War on History, Heritage and the Freedom to Think for Yourself
There will come a time in the not-so-distant future when the very act of thinking for ourselves is not just outlawed but unthinkable. We are being shunted down the road to that dystopian future right now, propelled along by politically correct forces that, while they may have started out with the best of intentions, have fallen prey […]
Multiple Studies Say Cultural Heritage at Risk Because of Climate Change
In several articles newly published in the journal Antiquity, archaeologists from around the world are sounding the alarm to alert policy makers to the threat posed to humanity’s collective cultural heritage by the unfolding climate crisis. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Read Later Source Views: 0
Heritage Foundation’s New Model Legislation Combines Attacks on Trans Youth and Public Education
The right-wing’s strategic political attack on transgender people and anyone who supports them includes a new piece of model legislation that the Heritage Foundation is promoting to state legislators. The model bill, dubbed “The Given Name Act,” was promoted on social media this week by Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center at Heritage, and […]
Moveable properties approved as national heritage
TEHRAN—A selection of 22 historical objects being kept in Lorestan province has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Tuesday in separate letters to the governor-general of the western province, CHTN reported. Historical manuscripts, wooden doors, pieces of plasterwork, and gravestones were […]
Traditional wrestling holds potential to be World Heritage
TEHRAN—The Iranian traditional wrestling of Bachukheh can become a World Heritage, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami has said. It is possible to register Bachukheh wrestling globally due to its rules and the manner in which the matches are held, CHTN quoted the minister as saying on Tuesday. As a traditional sport, Bachukheh […]
Natural properties in West Azarbaijan approved as national heritage
TEHRAN—A selection of eight natural properties across West Azarbaijan province has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Tuesday in separate letters to the governor-general of the northwestern province, CHTN reported. Waterfalls, hot water spas, and a cave are among the properties […]