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December 23, 2025
The Policy Lessons from Minnesota’s Massive Welfare Fraud
…tax credits, extended, expanded, and far more widely available unemployment checks, and much more. Liberal lawmakers have introduced legislation to make permanent some of the now-expired pandemic expansions. No one…
October 21, 2025
Childcare Regulation and Affordability
…the high cost of broadly subsidizing care and possible adverse effects on families and children. Yet policymakers have paid little attention to how existing regulations limit childcare supply and increase…
October 21, 2025
Reliability of Government Data Often Requires Asterisks, a Hazard That Predates Liberal Gripes About Trump Manipulating Statistics
…that the Department of Labor had “improperly presented state-reported claims volumes as the number of individuals claiming benefits.” Some lawmakers went even further. In arguing for an enormous Democrat-drafted relief bill that…
September 24, 2025
Subsidized Housing and Upward Mobility
…trade-offs.” Policymakers would do well to take note of the tradeoffs associated with a flat-rent policy and attempt to mitigate their downsides when crafting and negotiating potential reforms. A final…
September 23, 2025
A Second Reconciliation Bill Should Focus On Reducing Deficits
…starting to bring deficits down. To do so, lawmakers should follow three principles: set a firm goal of cutting deficits, repeat what works, and avoid future budget-busting spending. First, lawmakers…
June 24, 2025
Public Housing and Rental Subsidies
…with subsidized housing often do not experience renewal, and they offer fewer opportunities for individuals to improve their lives and their surroundings. Some policymakers may think that Section 8 vouchers…