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July 17, 2025
Even after the One Big Beautiful Bill, Loopholes Allow Illegal Alien Adults to Receive Welfare and Other Benefits
One major set of policies Republicans touted in their One Big Beautiful Bill (now officially Public Law 119-21, signed on July 4, 2025) sought to end government benefit payments to…
July 1, 2025
More Information Sharing Means Fewer Taxpayer Losses to Fraud
Last month, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced a resolution of inquiry objecting to the Trump administration’s development of a “centralized database” that “compiles American citizens’ personal information across federal agencies and departments.”…
June 25, 2025
De-Skilling the Knowledge Economy
…matter of poor methodologies or lack of investigation than it is a product of limitations on available data combined with how unpredictably a quickly evolving general-purpose technology like AI is…
June 24, 2025
Public Housing and Rental Subsidies
…advocates usually make matters worse when they try to ban the conditions that offend them. By insisting on extensive housing regulatory standards that drive up housing prices beyond the means…
June 16, 2025
The ‘Father Divide’ and What it Means for Our Kids
…matter less to dads than to moms, a new report on the impact fathers have on their kids suggests we shouldn’t underestimate how much dads matter. “Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids:…
June 10, 2025
The Surprising Epilogue to an Infamous Conn Job
In government scandals, some surnames are especially memorable, even decades later. A fugitive financier named Marc Rich (and his partner Pinky Green) were famously pardoned by Bill Clinton in what “reeked…
June 5, 2025
Measuring the Value of Nondegree Credentials
…a conversation between BGI President Matt Sigelman and Dr. Schneider, in which they gave context to the discussion by introducing an upcoming report and website, complete with a web demo….
June 5, 2025
The One Thing Both Parties Agree On: More Deficits and Debt
…GOP bill. In the end, Republicans are making a political calculation that, as former Vice President Dick Cheney said, “deficits don’t matter.” This sentiment is bipartisan, history indicates, and Republicans…
May 29, 2025
AI Has Invaded the Classroom—Here’s How We Catch Up
…instant. The internet democratized access to information, but direct interaction with subject-matter experts was still reserved for elite institutions. Now, any learner can ask a complex question at midnight and…
May 29, 2025
Veteran Transition Services: Getting More Bang for the Buck
…the need for targeted, customized support—especially for enlisted service members who often face the greatest difficulty reentering civilian life. These are matters of fairness and conscience but they are also…