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May 5, 2023
Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
…or even full-time jobs, and aren’t homeless. Among poor adults aged 18 to 64, less than 10 percent worked full-time, year-round in 2021. Less than 2 percent of poor people are homeless at any…
May 4, 2023
Work Is Essential to the American Dream
…In our divided time, a belief in the benefits of work is one value that still brings Americans together. Last month, almost 80 percent of voters in Wisconsin approved a ballot…
May 4, 2023
The Social Breakdown: The Poverty of Family, Community, and Religious Life in America
On May 4, AEI’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) hosted the launch of “The Social Breakdown,” a new research series dedicated to the study of social capital. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SWmPhcul8NE…
May 3, 2023
The Mainline Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Social Capitalism
…time parents spend with their children. In addition to family measures, the Social Capital Index accounts for the strength of individuals’ relationships outside the household and their connection with the…
May 1, 2023
Promoting Mobility Through SNAP: Toward Better Health and Employment Outcomes
…receives SNAP. Both datasets are cross-sectional, meaning the results reflect the SNAP caseload at points in time, not necessarily the same individuals over time. For our analyses, we grouped SNAP…
May 1, 2023
Here’s How Hochul Can Salvage Her Goal of More Affordable Housing in NY
…What’s more, the switch to all-electric at the same time she’s pushing for a switch to unreliable power sources — think wind and solar — means not only higher power…
April 28, 2023
Social Capital: What Is It?
…assess trends in the various components of social capital (or to consider their distribution across Americans at a point in time). Since Robert Putnam first popularized the concept of social…
April 18, 2023
Introduction to The Social Breakdown
…improve the state of social capital among those most in need—clearing a path to pursue the American dream and foster meaningful social connections. It is long past time to worry…
April 4, 2023
Why Foster Children Are Sleeping in Offices and What We Can Do About It
…of court 12 separate times in 2022 for failing to provide an appropriate placement for foster children—the last finding centering on a 15-year-old girl who was held in a mental hospital for…
March 31, 2023
AI and the Future of Work: Preparing the Workforce for an AI-Driven Economy
…incomes. This hopeful view is not the same thing, however, as saying that new technology, like artificial intelligence, will be all upside for every worker, all the time, everywhere. The…