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July 12, 2023
Local News and Social Capital
…is whether such destruction will be complemented by creation. The result matters not just as it affects a select group of business enterprises. Arguably, local journalism profoundly affects “social capital”—the…
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 23, 2023
The White House Defender of Welfare Work Requirements
If someone asked you to name a US President who also was a longtime defender of work requirements for welfare benefits, whom might you guess? Ronald Reagan? Donald Trump? George…
May 17, 2023
Is President Biden About to Triangulate Democrats on Welfare Work Requirements?
On Sunday, President Joe Biden signaled his openness to expanding work requirements for key welfare benefits as part of the debt limit deal he is currently negotiating with Congress. Of…
May 11, 2023
The House Acts to Recover More Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
FacebookTwitterLinkedIn This week, the House is considering Republican-authored legislation (H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act) designed to promote more recovery of fraudulent unemployment checks paid during the pandemic,…
May 4, 2023
Work Is Essential to the American Dream
…by any value asked about in the survey. We can’t forget why work matters so much to so many people. Work is the key to achieving the American dream: If…
April 28, 2023
Social Capital: What Is It?
…individuals themselves that matters. Social capital can be more valuable because of the number of relationships involved or because of the qualities of those relationships. Important qualities include attributes of…
April 18, 2023
Introduction to The Social Breakdown
…do together matters. Social capital derives from our participation in—and belonging to—society’s “middle layers.” These middle layers are the myriad institutions, associations, and communities between the individual and the state….