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May 31, 2023
Ending the Small Checks Scam
…“work participation rate,” an adult must be on TANF, which paid monthly benefits ranging from $146 in Mississippi to $862 in New Hampshire in 2020. Enter clever state lawmakers, who in the…
May 30, 2023
Parenting While High
…heavy machinery or practicing medicine. In all these cases, lawmakers have drawn a bright line. Even in localities where drug use is legal, parenting young children while intoxicated should not…
May 19, 2023
House Bill Makes Room for Improvements to SNAP
…without resulting in unintended consequences. Given that living healthily confers a host of both monetary and nonmonetary benefits—such as the ability to work, improved mental health, and a generally happier life—policymakers have an…
May 19, 2023
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: America Today
…will not protect one from audits and resulting interest payments. More broadly put, the activities of lawbreakers are being combated by targeting the law-abiding. So it is even in daily…
May 6, 2023
SNAP Needs a Healthy Overhaul
…we can’t attribute our findings to American culture alone. Even when compared to nonparticipants, SNAP adults were particularly unhealthy across the board. This presents policymakers with a unique opportunity to…
May 4, 2023
Work Is Essential to the American Dream
…policymakers, and thinkers who work in AEI scholars’ research areas on topics such as workforce development, social and economic mobility, poverty alleviation, and more. This effort will focus on a…
May 3, 2023
The Mainline Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Social Capitalism
Download the Dataset When Alexis de Tocqueville penned his seminal Democracy in America lauding the strength of American communities, institutions, and associations, he noted the unique status of religion. Religion,…
May 2, 2023
In Next Recession, Don’t Let Uncle Sam Be Uncle Sucker Again
…focus on containing federal spending, there could be constraints on how much Congress provides. How can policymakers best target future federal aid? They should start by ensuring states keep up their end…
May 1, 2023
Promoting Mobility Through SNAP: Toward Better Health and Employment Outcomes
…fourth section, we review health outcomes using data from the NHIS, also according to age and parent profiles. We conclude with key takeaways for policymakers as they consider SNAP reforms….
May 1, 2023
Closing Young Minds
…and against forcing bakers to make cakes for gay weddings. By including Brooks on the board, the letter stated, school leaders “made the calculation that the lives, health and wellbeing…