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Trump Takes Dramatic Step Toward Curbing Rampant Fraud in State Unemployment Programs

July 11, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

The Trump administration is threatening to use “every available enforcement tool” to compel states to better protect unemployment benefits against fraud and abuse.

Americans Still Believe in Work. The AI Crowd Hasn’t Gotten the Memo

July 9, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

Promises of vast new work-free benefits seem somewhere between a believe-it-when-I-see-it vision and just the latest liberal plan to expand an already-bloated welfare state.

How to Strengthen the Climb From the Safety Net

July 9, 2026 | Angela Rachidi

Executive summary Wisconsin has long benefited from low poverty rates and relatively high labor force…

Discussing Medicaid work requirements: Corinth on C-SPAN’s ‘Washington Journal’

June 29, 2026 | Kevin Corinth

Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility Deputy Director Kevin Corinth discusses Medicaid work requirements on…

The US Needs a New Safety Net

June 23, 2026 | Angela Rachidi and Nic Dunn

Congress is considering a major anti-poverty reform: giving states more flexibility to redesign welfare and…

Are Big Families the Solution to Declining Fertility?

June 23, 2026 | Matt Weidinger

“Big families are like waterbed stores,” comedian and father of five Jim Gaffigan jokes. “They used…

Scott Winship Discusses American Wealth Growth and the Discrepancy Between Gloomy Consumer Sentiment and Actual Financial Growth.

June 17, 2026 | Scott Winship and John Batchelor

Scott Winship discusses American wealth growth, exemplified by the SpaceX IPO making thousands of employees millionaires. He argues…

The Shrinking Middle Class and Booming Upper-Middle Class: The Plot Thickens

June 15, 2026 | Scott Winship and Stephen Rose

Earlier this year, our report, “The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class,”…