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June 18, 2024
Economic Opportunity and Social Mobility
…measure of how people do relative to their parents. Of course, asking “how people do” begs the question of which outcomes matter. We could look at an individual’s hourly wages,…
June 13, 2024
The Family-to-Prison-or-College Pipeline: Married Fathers and Young Men’s Transition to Adulthood
…matter, including fathers, for America’s boys and men. Therefore, any effort to revive the falling fortunes of young men should put family at the forefront. Brad Wilcox is the Future of Freedom…
June 11, 2024
The Social Workplace: A Compendium
…workers. The report concludes that young workers seek not only economic rewards but also roles that are fulfilling and contribute to their communities, indicating a shift toward valuing both material…
May 30, 2024
The Contradictions in Democrats’ Child Tax Credit Expansion Promises
…nonworking parents alike. As a result, nonworking parents—who don’t owe any federal income or payroll taxes—would see the biggest benefit increases, with their CTC benefit payment suddenly matching the tax…
May 23, 2024
Biden’s Unending Student Loan Forgiveness Run
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced $7.7 billion in student debt cancellation for about 161,000 borrowers, equating to about $48,000 per borrower. Compared to what has already been spent on loan forgiveness…
May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
…it gets exaggerated in media. For instance, Monica Hesse, a columnist at the Washington Post, just before going on her maternity leave, wrote a column about how unsupported American mothers are: “Pregnancy and…
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…becomes taxes you paid, services you might have missed, or debt you will owe. No matter what, you have a share. But how big is your share? Let’s do the…
April 26, 2024
Washington, District of Benefit Cliffs
As the welfare state expands while policymakers struggle to contain its costs, one unintended result is the creation of significant benefit cliffs. A little-noticed September 2023 report authored by Elias Ilin and Alvaro Sanchez…
April 17, 2024
Homelessness and the Persistence of Deprivation: Income, Employment, and Safety Net Participation
…poverty literature. This paper provides the most detailed and accurate portrait to date of the level and persistence of material disadvantage faced by this population, including the first national estimates…
April 11, 2024
The Right Has an Opportunity to Rethink Education in America
…the SAT should matter for college admissions. Meanwhile, California’s Democratic officials recently approved new math standards that would end advanced math in elementary and middle school and Oregon’s have abolished the requirement that high school…