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June 30, 2023
The U.S. Could Learn a Lot from This School in the U.K.
…a de facto voucher to pay private-school tuition. ESA enthusiasts have largely focused on parents’ ability to customize their child’s education. But as a practical matter, most working families need…
June 28, 2023
Yes, College Is Still a Good Investment
…not, work experiences really matter—perhaps especially for those who don’t go on to college. This is a critical insight given the declining proportion of teenagers who hold jobs. Learning the habits and…
June 27, 2023
House Republican Plan Penalizes Marriage
If there was something liberals used to hate most about welfare reform, it was policies that promoted more work and smaller welfare caseloads. For example, during debate about 1996 reforms, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL) asked what would happen to families if…
June 22, 2023
The Cost of Thriving Has Fallen: Correcting and Rejecting the American Compass Cost-of-Thriving Index
…after taking them into account. Moreover, assessing changes in family affordability in this way, no matter how carefully done, hides improvement over time. While Cass objects to standard inflation adjustment…
June 16, 2023
The Missing Context Behind “Cuts” in Fast-Growing Welfare Programs
Official Washington just completed a heated debate on the debt limit, punctuated by intense partisan differences over strengthening work requirements for key welfare programs. On one side stood House Republicans,…
June 11, 2023
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
…people—assuming that, for many, an ultimate goal of dating is to find a spouse—because research suggests that marriages across political or religious lines (when those things matter significantly to each…
June 8, 2023
Oklahoma Has Approved the Nation’s First Religious Charter School. What’s That Mean?
…say to address their qualms? Nicole: As a matter of federal constitutional law, the question was settled over two decades ago. The federal establishment clause requires government neutrality toward religion. It…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay for Our AI Future: More Loneliness
…is a poor substitute for traditional friendship: The relationships that matter are formative. They change us. They provide us opportunities to practice forgiveness, patience, and kindness. The most valuable relationships…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay For Our AI Future: More Loneliness
…destructive or selfish behavior. As I argued in a recent newsletter, this kind of one-way relationship is a poor substitute for traditional friendship: The relationships that matter are formative. They change…
June 2, 2023
America’s Failing Child-Protection System
…the child who was sexually abused does not wish to move forward with reunification, the process must be stopped immediately.” But why are we leaving such matters up to the…