How the Heritage Foundation is shaping US policy and silencing dissent

Project Esther is the latest move by the Heritage Foundation to influence US politics in ways that directly impact pro-Palestine activism, civil liberties, and free speech on college campuses. What’s presented as a strategy to combat antisemitism is being used to frame peaceful protests as a national security threat. With its language appearing in Pentagon memos and policy proposals, the project marks a deeper shift in how dissent is handled in the US.