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February 18, 2025
Why So Blue: Liberal Women Are Less Happy, More Lonely. But Why?
…most thoughtful interpreters—like Jonathan Haidt, Jean Twenge, and Matthew Yglesias—of this ideological divide in the emotional well-being of young women have pointed to the role that “catastrophizing” thinking has played…
February 14, 2025
Poverty During the Pandemic and the Role of Government Transfers
…amounts match those reported in administrative records. We also impute the values of the EIPs and CTC to match these administrative totals. Nevertheless, errors in this imputation process, as well…
February 7, 2025
Follow Elon Musk’s USAID Model to Free Tenants from Public-Housing Hell
…Rental Assistance Demonstration program, can help — but doesn’t rid the system of its lure to long-term dependency. The fact of the matter is that government should not be in…
February 7, 2025
Low-Performing Students Fall Farther Behind the Pack
…including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.” Grade 4 students reaching the proficient level should be able to describe…
February 6, 2025
The Trump Administration is Already Proving to be Family Friendly
…thriving and healthy families in our country.” Vance himself is dedicated to pushing for a major expansion of the child tax credit for working families when Congress takes up the matter later…
February 4, 2025
Snip, Snip: Spending Cuts Are Coming
Republicans’ agenda of cutting taxes and increasing spending on their policy priorities depends significantly on identifying productive spending reductions. But just cutting spending will not be enough. Republicans must also…
January 30, 2025
American Greatness Depends on Strong Families
…comes to that classic American ideal, “the pursuit of happiness.” Yet we know that nothing matters more to making that destination possible than renewing the fortunes of marriage and family life. No…
January 22, 2025
How the Trump Administration Can Hit Its Growth Target
…simplify the tax system. That brings us to the third pillar of a successful growth strategy: efficient regulation. The issue is not “more” versus “less.” What really matters for growth…
January 21, 2025
How Trump Can Permanently Fix the Student Loan Program
…surrender on loan cancellation means the momentum on this matter is with Trump and his new administration. They have a golden opportunity to fix the student loan program for good….
January 21, 2025
Calling DOGE: HUD’s Costly Hunt for Answers the Market Already Has
…Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules, prevailing wage mandates, tariffs on building materials, and restrictions on logging. For instance, HUD’s recent energy code changes, which may add up to $31,000 to the…