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November 27, 2023
For kids, marriage still matters
…successes of single parents. Many single parents across the nation put in long hours and tiring days, working selflessly for their children. I was raised by a single mother and…
November 21, 2023
Defining Poverty Up
…a National Academies of Sciences panel who published a report earlier this year titled “An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line.” The authors proposed that the Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty…
November 20, 2023
The Next Time States Are “Swimming in Money” Make Them Repay Their Federal Loans
…worth $26 billion. Data from the National Conference of State Legislatures helps explains what happened. 23 states used $7.6 billion in federal CARES Act funds to boost their UI trust funds; then…
November 17, 2023
Male Malaise Is Not Just About ‘the Culture’
…brain responsible for feeling and for quick reaction, as distinct from dispassionate thinking.” Many of the nation’s biggest businesses—from Alphabet (YouTube) to TikTok to Microsoft (Xbox) to Philip Morris (vapes)—are…
November 16, 2023
Work in a World of Abundance
…up each day with the goal of bettering ourselves and our communities? Or would we fall to the darker angels of our nature, with unoccupied time leading to boredom and…
November 14, 2023
Forget the Economics of Grievance
…during the Obama presidency. Read the full report. Notes A version of this report was originally published as Michael R. Strain, “Forget the Economics of Grievance,” National Review, February 3, 2022, https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/02/21/forget-the-economics-of-grievance….
November 13, 2023
Family’s Place in America’s Social Fabric
The family is arguably the most basic building block of community life.[i] But even as Americans continue to say their own families are centrally important in their lives[ii], family life…
November 13, 2023
The Jobless AI Future Is Still a Long Way Off
…While technological unemployment may have failed to materialize over previous decades, the structure and nature of employment were utterly transformed. The MIT economist David Autor and coauthors found that the majority of…
November 13, 2023
How The IRS Discourages Boomer Charity
Americans like to call ourselves the most generous nation on earth — but charitable giving is on the decline. In 2022, it fell 3.4% (10.5% when adjusted for inflation) to fall…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
…it is often teachers (of the same race), as well as neighbors and family members who are doing the reporting. Which makes sense. Nationwide, Black children are twice as likely to be…