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May 15, 2024
The American heart is closing to marriage and family. Can red states change that?
…decline of 6% over the same time frame. Efforts such as these are important because research carried out with my colleague Nicholas Zill indicates that “Florida counties that enjoy strong and stable…
May 14, 2024
Biden Can Follow FDR and Dump His VP
…won her no broad public following. At the same time, Democrats have a deep bench of plausible women to replace Harris. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, a former governor of Rhode Island,…
May 14, 2024
Understanding Trends in Worker Pay over the Past 50 years
…in which men occupied a privileged place in the economy. First, being dominant in the high-productivity goods-producing sector through the mid-20th century, men saw their pay decelerate over time as…
May 13, 2024
The Biden Administration Crossed a Line in Its Rule on Gender Health Care and Foster Children
…be “affirmed.” Many loving parents believe that a child with gender dysphoria might need therapy and time — time because adolescents often struggle with their identities in various ways. When…
May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
It is an annual tradition, for some reason, for folks on social media to dump all over Mother’s Day. Some on the fringe decide it’s sexist or cisnormative or something to believe…
May 10, 2024
A Jumble of Standards: How State and Federal Authorities Have Underestimated Child Maltreatment Fatalities
…reported, differences between state maltreatment fatality rates, and differences over time. More specifically, several key points emerge from the analysis. First, states reported approximately 1,990 child fatalities to the federal…
May 9, 2024
FAFSA Flop: What Is Going On with the 2024–25 Cycle?
…Mr. Kantrowitz discussed the process and timeline of the Department of Education’s various errors. Ms. McCarthy addressed the impacts—current and projected—to the students, institutions, and financial aid sector. The panel…
May 9, 2024
The Federal Student Loan Program Is Unraveling
…loan cancellation — all the while doing little to fix student loans going forward — many conservatives argue that it’s time for the government to get out of the student loan business…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…about 2% of older single-family housing units per year into duplexes or individually owned townhouses. This new steady drip of new housing accumulates over time and will have many positive…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…on the rolls. The part-time “work requirement” is a legacy left by welfare reforms signed into law in 1996 by then-President Bill Clinton and supported then by majorities of both…