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March 5, 2026
Summary and Analysis of the “Stop Unemployment Fraud Act”
…paid, and high-risk identities should be made to complete additional verification steps. Section 3. Preventing Unemployment Compensation Fraud Through Data Matching Summary: This section requires states to certify they use…
March 5, 2026
States Can Strengthen Families and Fight Welfare Dependence and Fraud
For six decades, Washington has waged a War on Poverty with ever‑increasing sums of money. According to the House Budget Committee, federal means‑tested welfare spending now exceeds $1 trillion a year, with more…
February 25, 2026
On the Federal Deficit, Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit Won’t Be Enough
…in only one corner of the federal budget. But that can’t obscure the bigger picture, which shows how little else matters until Americans and the politicians they elect get serious…
February 13, 2026
What Harvard’s Raj Chetty Overlooks About Upward Mobility
…incarcerated than their counterparts in non-revitalized matched control projects.” (Some 27% of former project residents were guaranteed a “right to return” to housing, through HOPE VI.) What’s more, the key…
January 27, 2026
How to Prevent a Repeat of Massive Fraud and Abuse
…the claimant’s identity and prior work history is confirmed. And claims must be matched against prisoner rosters, death data, and claims filed in other states. All are common-sense measures needed…
January 21, 2026
Funding the Administration of Unemployment Benefits: Overview and Reforms to Improve Efficiency and Program Integrity
Executive Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant flaws in the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system, which resulted in the improper payment of at least $191 billion—and potentially upwards of $400…
December 23, 2025
The Policy Lessons from Minnesota’s Massive Welfare Fraud
Numerous reviewers have spotlighted shocking welfare fraud perpetrated by members of the Somali community in Minnesota. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Kim Strassel (“The Lesson of Minnesota’s Fraud”) recently…
October 21, 2025
Reliability of Government Data Often Requires Asterisks, a Hazard That Predates Liberal Gripes About Trump Manipulating Statistics
Seattle slugger Cal Raleigh this year matched what once stood as a signature baseball record: Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs for the 1927 Yankees. Roger Maris first surpassed Ruth’s record, hitting 61 homers in…
September 23, 2025
A Second Reconciliation Bill Should Focus On Reducing Deficits
…should set an ambitious goal for cutting deficits. Past “pay as you go” policies sought to match new spending with equal savings, which is at best a formula for maintaining…
June 24, 2025
Public Housing and Rental Subsidies
…advocates usually make matters worse when they try to ban the conditions that offend them. By insisting on extensive housing regulatory standards that drive up housing prices beyond the means…