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September 23, 2024
The Kamala Harris Plan for More Housing Shortages
…will result in higher prices. This effect on prices is because we’re currently in a strong sellers’ market, which exists when the number of months it would take to sell…
September 21, 2024
Why Is Race Still a Factor in Adoption?
…Civil Rights Act, according to Mark Fiddler, an attorney who focuses on adoption and foster care. But Tucker and her employer don’t seem to realize this or don’t care. She offers…
September 20, 2024
How Public Housing Fueled Boston’s Busing Riots
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the North’s worst episode of school desegregation–related racial violence: Boston’s busing riots. Mobs hurled rocks at buses filled with black students newly assigned…
September 19, 2024
Government benefit programs already do a lot to help low income families
…is the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and assumes a payment standard of $2,082 per month, which is equal to the county-weighted average of Fair Market Rents across all…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
…be more valuable to a family than safe streets and decent housing for middle-class earners (a point acknowledged by Kristof himself). Parental leave will never outweigh a good job market. School choice…
September 17, 2024
Back to School: Shedding Light on Risks and Harm in the Private Student Lending and Servicing Market
…Administration to cancel student loans despite no legal pathway to do so. But the private student loan industry is a well- functioning consumer credit market. Read the full testimony here….
September 12, 2024
Surgeon general’s dour picture of parenthood misses the mark
…children involves more worry than joy. The surgeon general describes parenthood not only in terms of “heightened stressors” but also as a state of life marked by “isolation and loneliness,” “financial strain,”…
September 11, 2024
After Decades of Competitive Admissions, Getting into College Has Finally Become Easier
…admissions rates mean colleges must compete more fiercely to attract students, and for many that means slashing tuition. Policymakers should heed this lesson: a more competitive market in higher education…
September 11, 2024
As America’s housing crisis intensifies, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024 has emerged as a high-profile yet expensive solution.
The bill comes with a $500 billion price tag and endorsements from leading Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris. Moody’s, a major financial services company, has also blessed the act, predicting it will lower rents…
September 10, 2024
America is Still Working
…It may be that because of labor market conditions, men have increasingly opted to receive federal disability benefits and make time for other priorities rather than work at the wages…