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No, It Doesn’t Make Sense to Give Cash to a Drug-Abusing Parent
“There’s really nothing scarier for a parent than having the government come to your door, forcibly take your kid from you, not be sure where they’re going, not be sure…
Op-Ed
The Wrong Way to Fix Foster Care
Want to reduce the number of kids entering foster care? Put the ones who are at risk in Head Start. That’s the advice of some advocates in Illinois, who say that…
Op-Ed
America’s Failed Drug Policies Are Hurting Our Kids
Regrets about America’s drug policies in recent years keep piling up. An article in The Wall Street Journal this week noted the proliferation of cannabis in schools since legalization began. “It’s just…
Op-Ed
Another Toddler Dead Because Progressives Believe ACS Should Be Abolished
‘I fought for my son. I warned ACS, the courts, NYPD. Everybody. But now y’all can hear me? Now y’all can hear me?” Cyndy Williams asked. Williams, whose 2-year-old son Maliek…
Op-Ed
Legislation Passed by Governor Hochul Makes It Harder to Save the Lives of Abused Children
Lissette Soto Domenech’s emaciated 14-year-old sons — whom she wanted “to stay babies forever” — would probably be dead were it not for several anonymous calls to the Administration for Children’s Services….
Op-Ed
For Progressive Child-Welfare Activists, Adults—Not Kids—Are the Priority
Last Friday, Jess Dannhauser, commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, sent a resignation letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He didn’t offer any reasons, but sources told The Imprint that…
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The Importance of Protecting Homeschooled Children from Abuse
Earlier this year, authorities found the remains of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García in a plastic container in New Britain, Connecticut. She had been abused and starved to death, according to court…
Op-Ed
When It Comes to Fraud, Even American Tolerance Has Its Limits
Recent reporting, first by Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe at the Manhattan Institute, and later by The New York Times and other news organizations, revealed a number of schemes by…
Op-Ed
What Trump’s Executive Order on Foster Care Gets Wrong—and Right
It’s not every day that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hold a joint press conference to launch new policy initiatives. But last week they appeared together to…
Op-Ed
New York City’s Surge in Family Violence
It’s been less than a month since 19-year-old Damien Hurstel of Staten Island murdered and decapitated his mother’s boyfriend, 45-year-old sanitation worker Anthony Casalaspro. Hurstel had a long record of…
Op-Ed
The Link Between Maternal Drug Use and Rising Infant Mortality
Mississippi has just declared a public health emergency involving an alarming rise in infant mortality rates. Between 2023 and 2024, deaths of children under age one rose to 9.7 per…
Op-Ed
No, Teachers Shouldn’t Decrease Referrals to Child-Protective Services
“We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma.” That was the title of a recent opinion piece by policy researcher Mathangi Swaminathan on the education news website The74, explaining why teachers should…