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June 24, 2025

Public Housing and Rental Subsidies

…Urban Development. 13. Daniel A. Hartley, “Public Housing, Concentrated Poverty, and Crime,” Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, October 6, 2014. 14. “70 Current and Former NYCHA Employees Charged…

June 20, 2025

What Kids Need—and Adults Need to Know—to Combat the Youth Mental Health Crisis

…tell them that the world is a dangerous place rife with apocalyptic scenarios, that people have bad intentions, and that they are under threat. This view is common not only…

June 20, 2025

Senate Embraces “Do No Harm” for Higher Education

…and master’s programs pass the Senate’s earnings test. The bachelor’s programs with the lowest pass rates include culinary arts (8%), behavioral sciences (19%) and dance (29%). Among master’s degrees, the…

June 16, 2025

Better Boys: The Difference Good Dads Make

…benefit from the presence of an active and engaged good dad in their lives.  Brad Wilcox is a distinguished university professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and a…

June 16, 2025

The ‘Father Divide’ and What it Means for Our Kids

…school. Brad Wilcox is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and the author of “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and…

June 13, 2025

Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids: The Importance of Fatherhood in Virginia

Children in Virginia are more likely to flourish when their fathers are engaged and/or present. This is one of the conclusions from Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids: The Importance of Fatherhood in Virginia, a…

June 5, 2025

The One Thing Both Parties Agree On: More Deficits and Debt

…reveals one dangerous issue that both parties agree on: significantly increasing deficits and debt. Consider the last two administrations. Before Trump’s first term started, gross federal debt stood at $20 trillion….

May 23, 2025

How AI Will Harm Working-Class Families

Donald Trump rose to power in large part by appealing to working-class men. He was able to channel their frustration with trade deals and automation that destroyed working-class jobs, helped fuel thousands of deaths of despair, and…

May 13, 2025

Out of Work and On the Dole — Is Uncle Sam Contributing to Young Men’s Malaise?

…Brad Wilcox wrote in his book “Get Married,” young men are “more likely to end up idle, to work less, and to earn less money if they came from a…

May 7, 2025

Colleges Must Help Return Student Borrowers to Repayment

…defaults is looming which could send many colleges into the danger zone. Institutions therefore have a direct stake in the success of the return to student loan repayment. Preventing defaults…