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April 9, 2024
Child Abandonment in the Name of Compassion
A self-described libertarian friend once described to me the feeling she had when it was time to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. She remembered looking at the nurse…
April 8, 2024
The $1,000 Tax Hike on Middle-Class Families
…barely keeping up with inflation, who are raising three kids on $75,000 per year (the median U.S. household income), will be asked to kick in almost $1,000 more to the federal government…
April 3, 2024
The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom
…its Fearless Foundation, is racially discriminatory because provides $20,000 prizes exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs. Just as it sued on behalf of Asian students in the Students for Fair Admissions vs….
March 21, 2024
It’s Not Just Minority Neighborhoods—NYC’s Entire Property-Tax System Needs Reform
…if they’re rental properties. Small rental buildings in The Bronx are valued more highly than those in Brooklyn. Median assessed home values in Manhattan are lower than those in the…
March 14, 2024
The “No Excuses” Model Is Due for a Renaissance
…“dystopian science fiction movie” is a shining example of a luxury belief, the phrase coined by Rob Henderson to connote ideas and opinions held by the affluent or privileged that are…
March 14, 2024
The Chipping Away at Safe Haven Laws
…ideology that privileges racial heritage over the best interests of the child. It is true that the federal Indian Child Welfare Act requires efforts to place a foster child with…
March 11, 2024
Why Educators Often Have It Wrong About Right-Leaning Parents
…of goodness and malice is exhibiting an authoritarian moral sensibility that’s ill-suited to inclusive leadership in democratic schools. We’ve found that being on the wrong side of conventional wisdom in…
March 8, 2024
State of the Union – Biden’s Housing Proposals Would be Harmful, Not Helpful
…points for two years on the median priced home. About 3.5 million middle-class families are expected to benefit. Problem: This proposal would increase demand for starter homes, which are already…
March 5, 2024
A Conservative Vision for Education Reform
…status quo. A custodian needs to recognize when things have stopped working or gotten out of whack. Part of the job is to put things right. But a custodian does…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
…of happiness,” poll after poll is telling us that millions of Americans are failing at this most important Jeffersonian pursuit, with happiness hitting “record lows” in recent years, according to…