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April 23, 2024
Neglected Representation in Foster Care
…These proposals are far from revolutionary. But absent the attention of the court system and lawmakers, foster children will continue to get inadequate legal representation. In the vacuum created by…
April 18, 2024
The Real Story Behind Food Insecurity in the US
…and, unsurprisingly, federal lawmakers are using rising levels of food insecurity to advocate for expansions to federal government programs. Unfortunately, policymakers are conflating hunger and food insecurity – a subjective…
April 18, 2024
Back from the brink: The intellectual tide is turning on marriage and civil society
…to confront the roots of these problems without regard to their ideological provenance. The professors, journalists, policymakers, professionals and Hollywood tastemakers who dominate the heights of our culture seem to…
April 8, 2024
We Still Don’t Know How Much Taxpayers Lost Due to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
…millions of independent contractors, the self-employed, and others never before eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) checks. But in some of the worst policy choices of all time, lawmakers failed to…
April 3, 2024
The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom
…to focus its grant making. By striking down the Fearless contest, the courts could undermine the basic tenets of what the conservative Philanthropy Roundtable calls “philanthropic freedom”— grant makers’ discretion…
March 28, 2024
Finally, a Chance to Start Getting Higher Ed Right
…higher education, even for voters and policymakers who have neither the time nor the inclination to track the vagaries of campus goings-on. Major figures—including many donors—are staking out positions critical…
March 19, 2024
Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees
…models and the active encouragement of parents and friends who have degrees. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, a professor of urban planning at the University of Southern California and a native of rural…
March 14, 2024
A Crucial Fix For Rent Regulation
…too blunt an instrument to reach these households.” But if rent stabilization is here to stay, lawmakers need at least to make sure that property owners can stay in business….
March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…here—and an opportunity. Policymakers who are troubled by this state of affairs but unsure how to respond may be inclined to look to the K–12 playbook, thinking that what’s needed…
March 7, 2024
Growing Congressional Dysfunction Will Worsen Our Fiscal Problems
Few were surprised when deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) retired in December. While Republican leaders tend to exit quickly after losing committee gavels or leadership posts, the additional departure of other respected senior lawmakers in both parties is damaging…