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October 8, 2024
Harris Housing Subsidies: A Recipe for Repeating Past Mistakes
…housing units over four years and $100 billion in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers. Unfortunately, history tells us her plan would be worse than doing nothing. The combination of…
October 2, 2024
AOC’s “Social Housing” Dead End
New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an avatar of the progressive Left, recently shared her vision of how America’s housing shortage should be addressed in a New York Times op-ed cowritten with Senator Tina…
September 27, 2024
Justice at Any Cost?
…limitations on such claims, putting insurance companies on the hook for decades-old incidents. In fact, they may not have even been responsible for insuring the parties at the time but…
September 23, 2024
The Kamala Harris Plan for More Housing Shortages
A signature feature of Kamala Harris’s housing plan is providing first-time home buyers with $25,000 in down-payment support, at a total cost of $100 billion over four years. Absent a severe…
September 21, 2024
Why Is Race Still a Factor in Adoption?
…As Tucker notes, “I do not view my work as passing judgment or merely having an opinion. Instead, I view it as preserving Blackness.” Maybe it’s time Tucker found a…
September 20, 2024
How Public Housing Fueled Boston’s Busing Riots
…to South Boston High School, set on the “heights” of that largely white neighborhood. At the time, and in retrospect, the violence was blamed on the racism of Boston’s “ethnic…
September 20, 2024
Don’t Believe the Doomsayers. The American Dream Is Still In Reach for Young People
…critical decisions about relationships, work, family formation, education, faith and more. The choices made during this timeframe, while not completely determinative, will have huge influence over a child’s life trajectory…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
You would think that Minnesota is a mecca for families, judging by the adulatory press coverage that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s family policy record in the state has received from…
September 12, 2024
Surgeon general’s dour picture of parenthood misses the mark
…“time demands” and a greater “risk of mental health conditions.” At the same time, Murthy conveys virtually nothing, and certainly no research, about the many up sides to being a…
September 9, 2024
The Nanny State Is Not the Answer to Parents’ Challenges
…our lives with greater purpose. Sacrificing our time and resources for our children may improve our sense of well-being. Data reflect this. According to a recent YouGov survey, 83 percent of…