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November 17, 2023
You are familiar with the litany of ills blighting our society: declining rates of work and marriage; rising rates of obesity and loneliness; soaring deaths of despair. All of these trends…
November 13, 2023
…the need for human workers in the past, and it likely won’t in the future – at least not within any timeframe that is relevant to workers and policymakers today….
November 3, 2023
…what we’d today call development economics. There were chapters in many US cities with Jewish communities, bringing in speakers for the Zionist cause, raising money even before World War II. …
November 2, 2023
Who is willing to foster a child? It’s a question that has vexed policymakers and civic leaders for decades. Most states have experienced a chronic shortage of foster families. Public…
October 31, 2023
…[is] it’s an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” Lawmakers applied Rahm’s rule liberally during the pandemic, providing record stimulus checks, massively expanding unemployment benefits, and far…
October 31, 2023
…understanding the lived experiences of American children and how policymakers can support their learning, health, and well-being. Should policymakers invest in programs designed to nudge parents to marry or stay…
October 27, 2023
…She is a former senior researcher at Pew Research Center and received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland. Elizabeth Self is outreach coordinator at the Institute for Family Studies….
October 26, 2023
…many students to take on student debt, policymakers must ensure the program is administered in an efficient and fair manner.” Expanded eligibility for aid must be accompanied by new constraints…
October 23, 2023
…particularly for kids who have trouble reading. Using them is a way to develop vocabulary even for kids who have dyslexia, for instance. And she likes smart speakers. Not worried…
October 23, 2023
…the perception that it would disproportionately burden low- and middle-income households relative to high-income households. Many analysts and lawmakers have proposed using carbon tax revenues to either cut taxes or…