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February 9, 2024
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
Taylor Swift’s hit song “Lover” is the perfect anthem for this Valentine’s Day, especially since she is in the midst of a very public romance with her latest boyfriend, Travis…
February 8, 2024
Another Flawed Analysis Shows that Single Mothers are Highly Sensitive to Changes in Work Incentives
…fashion, Bastian cites a paper by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that estimates the effect of the proposed CTC reforms on child poverty (Cox, et al., 2024). That…
February 5, 2024
Why We All Rely On the Organized Kindness of Strangers
Our church caught fire [i] a few weeks ago. The pastor and a few other leaders had just gotten out of a Monday night meeting when they found the sanctuary…
January 31, 2024
How Should State and Local Governments Respond to Illegal Retail Cannabis?
…time, as with tobacco, public health authorities should mount education campaigns to minimize marijuana use, in light of its demonstrated dangers. How-Should-State-and-Local-Governments-Respond-to-Illegal-Retail-CannabisDownload Introduction Legal cannabis has become a fact of…
January 25, 2024
On the Front Porch with Brent Orrell and Tony Pipa: A Conversation with Nicholas F. Jacobs
…divide. Mr. Orrell, Mr. Pipa, and Dr. Jacobs concluded by emphasizing the importance of dispelling myths about rural America to overcome distrust and disunity. Event Materials Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M….
January 21, 2024
Portland’s Encampment Kids
…that they use the child-abuse hotline. Terrance Moses says that he has a “backdoor” contact at police headquarters he can go to if he sees a kid in danger. He…
January 16, 2024
Dry January Should Be Drug Free
…The news that the Department of Health and Human Services will recommend easing federal restrictions on marijuana sales—on the dubious grounds that at least cannabis is not as dangerous as heroin—will only…
January 12, 2024
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…teens. And under Cox’s leadership, Utah has also launched a social marketing campaign — relying on billboards and social media ads of its own — to highlight the dangers of social media and…
January 2, 2024
We Can Make Chicago Safer By Prioritizing Stronger Families
…Ph.D., is executive director of the Center for Poverty Solutions at the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative research group. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…
December 21, 2023
Our Policies to Address Homelessness Are Failing
…permanent assistance to a lucky few rather than offer temporary assistance to families in danger of losing their home. That’s not to say we should lose sight of the long-run…