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December 12, 2024
Which Men Cheat Least? Republican Husbands, Especially ‘Religious Wife Guys’
…who have become more accepting of extra-marital sex in recent years. This trend has been especially pronounced among Democrats since what Matt Yglesias called the “Great Awokening” (circa 2014), when many Democrats lurched hard…
December 3, 2024
Avoiding an Unemployment Loan Bailout
Taxpayers in most states may have dodged a billion-dollar bullet on election day. That is, if the outcome had been different, liberal lawmakers would have been uniquely positioned to bail…
December 2, 2024
The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with Families: A Conversation Between Brad Wilcox and Gov. Spencer Cox
…happening here, it’s this idea that families matter, and having intact families matters. By the way, I should mention that I come from a family that is not intact. My parents…
November 21, 2024
A Local Option for Natural Gas Fracking
…case that local communities should have the right to decide on the matter. As the Ukraine war grinds on and Europe remains desperate to import natural gas rather than rely…
November 19, 2024
We Aren’t Testing Students on the Computer Skills They Actually Need
…ask whether assessments like ICILS are measuring the skills that matter for the world of today. In the meantime, perhaps it’s also best for the US (and other nations) to…
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 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…