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May 30, 2024
The Contradictions in Democrats’ Child Tax Credit Expansion Promises
…a “tax cut” 15 times. In reality, the policy was so tilted toward benefit increases it turned the IRS—America’s tax collection agency—into our country’s biggest welfare dispenser. Why are policymakers so eager to cast benefit…
May 24, 2024
The First National Calculation of Mortality of the US Homeless Population
…risk of people who have experienced homelessness is about 3.5 times higher than that of the housed population. The mortality risk differs within sub-groups of the homeless population and the…
May 23, 2024
Vast Vote-Buying Strategy — ‘Like We Have Never Seen Before’ — Is Laid to Democrats by North Dakota’s Governor
…resulted in millions of expanded benefit checks sent by the IRS in an election year. Not exactly subtle on the message or timing. For sheer scheduling chutzpah, it would be hard to…
May 15, 2024
The American heart is closing to marriage and family. Can red states change that?
…decline of 6% over the same time frame. Efforts such as these are important because research carried out with my colleague Nicholas Zill indicates that “Florida counties that enjoy strong and stable…
May 14, 2024
Biden Can Follow FDR and Dump His VP
…won her no broad public following. At the same time, Democrats have a deep bench of plausible women to replace Harris. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, a former governor of Rhode Island,…
May 13, 2024
The Biden Administration Crossed a Line in Its Rule on Gender Health Care and Foster Children
…be “affirmed.” Many loving parents believe that a child with gender dysphoria might need therapy and time — time because adolescents often struggle with their identities in various ways. When…
May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
It is an annual tradition, for some reason, for folks on social media to dump all over Mother’s Day. Some on the fringe decide it’s sexist or cisnormative or something to believe…
May 9, 2024
The Federal Student Loan Program Is Unraveling
…loan cancellation — all the while doing little to fix student loans going forward — many conservatives argue that it’s time for the government to get out of the student loan business…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…about 2% of older single-family housing units per year into duplexes or individually owned townhouses. This new steady drip of new housing accumulates over time and will have many positive…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…on the rolls. The part-time “work requirement” is a legacy left by welfare reforms signed into law in 1996 by then-President Bill Clinton and supported then by majorities of both…