December 23, 2025
Why Trump Has an Affordability Problem
Although Americans are rightly worried about inflation and the affordability of basic goods and services,…
December 10, 2025
How Misreading Somali Poverty Led Minnesota into Its Largest Welfare Scandal
The billion-dollar pandemic-era social service billing fraud perpetuated mainly by Somali immigrants in Minneapolis is…
December 9, 2025
Has Marriage Fallen Because Young Adults Can’t Afford Homes?
If you’ve been on social media in the past ten years, you’ve surely seen it:…
December 9, 2025
A Bipartisan Step Toward Smarter College Accountability
Rarely do Washington policymakers find common ground on higher-education reform. Conservatives often call for discipline…
November 30, 2025
Our Economy Is Not Stagnant
Both sides of the political aisle are misleadingly bleak about the state of the American…
November 26, 2025
How Not to Redefine Poverty
I tried to let it go. Someone mentioned the essay to me on Monday, when…
November 23, 2025
Our Wishlist for Higher Ed Reform
Now that Congress has resolved the government shutdown, attention is turning to what comes next….
November 20, 2025
When help holds families back
One of the central contradictions in American politics today is that, despite decades of measurable…
November 20, 2025
Populism Won’t Help US Workers. Here’s What Will
We live in a populist age. Widespread discontent has swept unlikely politicians to the top…
November 19, 2025
Real Estate Red Flag: How Hidden Blue-State Policies are Pricing Out Homeowners
A telling new analysis of rising home maintenance costs from the real estate listing service Zillow, in…
November 17, 2025
The Great Affordability-Washing of the Democrats
The Democrats have a new mantra: “affordability.” It played a starring role in Democratic gubernatorial…
November 12, 2025
Can School Reform Be Bipartisan Again?
Mike Petrilli, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, recently launched a new Substack, SCHOOLED, that…