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Congress Shouldn’t Create Another Newborn Benefit
A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced the Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026, which would provide parents up to $2,000 when a child is born. The impulse is understandable. Babies…
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When Washington Picks Up the States’ Tab, Waste and Fraud Follow
…a greater appetite to spend — and sometimes waste — federal tax dollars than their own funds. But it’s all the same taxpayers paying in the end. If federal lawmakers…
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Dem Policymakers Plan to Exploit AI Job Fears to Push the ‘Perfect Recipe for Fraud’
Behind the scenes in Washington, many policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI. Yet some act like today’s safety net doesn’t exist, despite the…
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Congress Gave Families a Raise. Now Let Parents Decide How to Use It.
Congress delivered a big win for families in last year’s reconciliation law. By raising the Child Tax Credit to $2,200 per child and indexing it to inflation, lawmakers committed up to $37,400 in…
Op-Ed
Reforming Health Care
…consumers navigate this complex market environment. That is not the case. Policymakers should see health care spending as falling into two categories, both of which can be placed within a…
Op-Ed
Washington, Not Wall Street, Is the Real Housing Problem
…housing costs and the belief that Wall Street landlords are crowding out families. The sentiment is understandable. But it is largely aimed at the wrong target—and risks distracting policymakers from…
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How to Prevent a Repeat of Massive Fraud and Abuse
…this system that can be targeted to improve administration. Current federal tax revenues—which are meant to support administrative costs, among other program purposes—are consistently greater than what lawmakers provide states…
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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…
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A Bipartisan Step Toward Smarter College Accountability
Rarely do Washington policymakers find common ground on higher-education reform. Conservatives often call for discipline in how taxpayer dollars are spent. Progressives typically focus on protecting students from predatory institutions…
Op-Ed
Our Wishlist for Higher Ed Reform
…2.0. We should first acknowledge how much lawmakers accomplished in the first reconciliation effort. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” introduced long-overdue accountability in higher education, finally tying colleges’ access to…
Article
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…
Op-Ed
Populism Won’t Help US Workers. Here’s What Will
…they purport to solve. But what reforms would? How, in a populist age, can policymakers actually deliver more prosperity to the Americans who need it most? What propels populism? Before…