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December 29, 2025
To restore hope for families in poverty, let states lead on welfare reform
…of America’s social welfare system is that it works against two critical factors for families wanting to escape poverty: work and marriage. With help from federal lawmakers, state leaders can…
November 20, 2025
When help holds families back
…negatively affect participants’ decisions about whether to wed. The cash conundrum A natural reaction to the perception that families are struggling is to increase public support. Populist policymakers have responded…
October 21, 2025
Reliability of Government Data Often Requires Asterisks, a Hazard That Predates Liberal Gripes About Trump Manipulating Statistics
…that the Department of Labor had “improperly presented state-reported claims volumes as the number of individuals claiming benefits.” Some lawmakers went even further. In arguing for an enormous Democrat-drafted relief bill that…
October 15, 2025
Don’t Choose Your Own Adventure: Understanding Middle-Class Earnings Trends
…includes the disabled and sick. It includes homemakers. Moreover, it includes part-year and part-time workers. If the relative sizes of these groups change over time, that can affect earnings trends….
September 24, 2025
Subsidized Housing and Upward Mobility
…trade-offs.” Policymakers would do well to take note of the tradeoffs associated with a flat-rent policy and attempt to mitigate their downsides when crafting and negotiating potential reforms. A final…
September 23, 2025
Trump Halts ‘Food Insecurity’ Report — Because Democrats’ Doublespeak Is Falling Flat
…using “everyday language” like “the hungry” and “the homeless” to more effectively “fight for the poor.” Third Way hit the nail on the head. In recent decades, progressive policymakers have intentionally promoted neologisms like…
September 23, 2025
A Second Reconciliation Bill Should Focus On Reducing Deficits
…starting to bring deficits down. To do so, lawmakers should follow three principles: set a firm goal of cutting deficits, repeat what works, and avoid future budget-busting spending. First, lawmakers…
September 3, 2025
The Shifting Composition Of SNAP Households
…ago, when the majority of SNAP households included children. This trend has important implications for the future of SNAP that federal policymakers should consider. Highlights SNAP has grown substantially in…
August 22, 2025
Are conservative women embracing the ‘Supermom’ ideal?
…affluent married mothers with young children and a household income of at least $100K were significantly less likely to be homemakers than lower-income families earning less than $60K or middle-income…
August 8, 2025
A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget
…low-income families. Competing visions Childcare is an essential but often burdensome expense for working families with young children. Policymakers across the political spectrum generally agree on the importance of helping…