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May 23, 2024
…resulted in millions of expanded benefit checks sent by the IRS in an election year. Not exactly subtle on the message or timing. For sheer scheduling chutzpah, it would be hard to…
May 15, 2024
…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
…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 13, 2024
…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
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 9, 2024
…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
…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
…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…
May 6, 2024
…expand beyond Gaza into a story of a broader struggle and trauma this generation has endured. This contention, that Generation Z has grown up in a uniquely difficult time, is widespread. Walking…
May 4, 2024
…time to remember that a child’s school attendance is first and foremost a parent’s responsibility — and a stick as well as a carrot can be deployed. Under the state’s…