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Heritage Foundation, The

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The Heritage Foundation is the largest and probably the most influential conservative think tank in the United States, bringing together the Old and New Right. Founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich and Edwin Fuelner with financial help from Joseph Coors and Richard Mellon Scaife. Foundation fellows research, write, and advocate on a wide spectrum of issues from a conservative viewpoint. Heritage published in the 1980s, Mandate for Leadership, which became the Reagan Administration’s guidebook for policy during Reagan’s 8 years in office. Heritage originally published the journal Policy Review, but it moved to the Hoover Institution. According to the Heritage website: “State and local officials are the front-line forces making America safer. They are implementing effective policies to get violent criminals off the streets and behind bars. Combined with aggressive and intelligent local police methods, these efforts are helping to reduce crime across America.” And that “In terms of public policy, a major factor contributing to falling crime rates was the increased use of incarceration.”