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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…
May 31, 2023
Choice Reconsidered
Discussions of school choice frequently fall into familiar morality plays: Either you’re for empowering parents or supporting public education. The resulting debate manages to miss much of what matters. It ignores that…
May 31, 2023
Ending the Small Checks Scam
It’s no secret that strengthening work requirements for key welfare benefits has been a flashpoint in the debt limit negotiations. House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), insisted on including stronger…
May 30, 2023
Two Sentences Will Strengthen SNAP’s Support for Work
…Changing the purpose language for SNAP is an important first step. It signals to state and local administrators that employment matters, and that if they were to give it more attention,…
May 26, 2023
The Power of the Success Sequence
…disadvantages make it more difficult to follow the three steps of the sequence. But that is also why it matters: Young adults who manage to follow the sequence—even in the…