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Don’t Tax the Public Housing Poor Like They’re Rich
March 10, 2026 | Howard Husock
Summary and Analysis of the “Stop Unemployment Fraud Act”
March 5, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
States Can Strengthen Families and Fight Welfare Dependence and Fraud
March 5, 2026 | Matt Weidinger and John Engler
What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects
February 25, 2026 | Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew
On the Federal Deficit, Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit Won’t Be Enough
February 25, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
What Harvard’s Raj Chetty Overlooks About Upward Mobility
February 13, 2026 | Howard Husock
Trump Houses Are a Good Idea—If
February 10, 2026 | Howard Husock
How to Prevent a Repeat of Massive Fraud and Abuse
January 27, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
Democrats Face Stark Choice on Housing Affordability
January 22, 2026 | Howard Huosck
Funding the Administration of Unemployment Benefits: Overview and Reforms to Improve Efficiency and Program Integrity
January 21, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
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Are American Workers’ Wages Really Lagging Productivity?
The economic doomsayers have it wrong: Worker pay has tracked with productivity over the last 50 years.
The Dual Promise of the American Dream
A reform conservatism can revive the promise of the Dream for those kids facing long odds.
Forget the Cost of Living. What’s the Cost of Thriving in America?
Two conservative thinkers clash over whether the middle class is more prosperous than a generation ago.