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November 15, 2024
JD Vance is Right: Reduce the Power of Big Foundations to Help Charity
…matters as climate change (MacArthur), racial healing (Kellogg) or reducing incarceration (Open Society), donors overall, per the definitive Giving USA analysis, favor religious and human services far ahead of the environment…
November 14, 2024
The Rotting of the College Board
…from both public and private universities has found that admitting kids with lower scores (no matter what their race) made it less likely that they would graduate and more likely…
November 7, 2024
Key Data on Federal Benefits Paid to Illegal Immigrant Households
Soaring illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration was a major campaign theme, with a pre-election Harvard poll finding Americans considered immigration the second-most important issue—right behind inflation and ahead of the economy….
November 1, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Policy Book Doesn’t Even Mention Immigration
The record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration, its consequences and costs, and what to do about it are all major issues in this year’s election. Recent polling…
October 31, 2024
The Republican Marriage Advantage: Partisanship, Marriage, And Family Stability In The Trump Era
…left prior to Trump’s rise, in the wake of what journalist Matt Yglesias called the “Great Awokening” circa 2014. Whether it was extended school closings in Democratic districts and states…
October 30, 2024
A SNAP Reform Framework Focused on the Future
No matter the outcome of next week’s election, we can be certain that the new President and Congress will confront urgent policy and legislative challenges. One priority issue for the…
October 18, 2024
Pro-Marriage Conservatives Should Reject a Per-Child Phase-In of the Child Tax Credit
…In light of already substantial marriage penalties and growing evidence that marriage matters for low-income families and communities, conservatives should rethink policy recommendations that would make our tax code less…
October 9, 2024
Two Cheers for California’s Ban on Legacy Admissions
…These arguments join more familiar claims that catering to legacies helps bring in dollars that keep costs down or helps to maintain a strong campus culture. No matter how carefully…
October 9, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Main Priority Is Expanding Welfare, Not Strengthening the Middle Class
Last week’s vice-presidential debate was chock-full of references to the middle class and plans to improve conditions for the middle class. That’s also a common refrain to the stump speech…
October 8, 2024
House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Misuse of TANF Funds
…reforming the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to better target families in need, connect people to work, and improve accountability. My name is Matt Weidinger, and I am…