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November 1, 2023
The Ultimate Social Capital: A Story to Save the Union
…that state’s population at the time — controlled the legislature. For a period from the 1910s through the 1930s, white Protestant supremacism prevailed across the federation, becoming the first dominant,…
October 31, 2023
Lawmakers Continue Trying to Revive Pandemic-Style Benefits
…week, again on average. In effect, states would be forced to pay PUC-like bonuses all the time, supplemented during emergencies with still more federal funds. At that point, the combined…
October 31, 2023
It Takes Two
…at any time since 1987. Finally, the teen birth rate (and nonmarital teen birth rate) also began steady declines at around the same time. As it happens, the early 1990s was a period…
October 30, 2023
The Effect of Elevating the Supplemental Poverty Measure on Government Program Eligibility and Spending
…rules are restored in 2026). Effects on eligibility thresholds would grow over time because the SPM thresholds grow faster over time than the current official thresholds. As a result of…
October 27, 2023
Food Insecurity in the US and Inflation
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its annual report on household food security—a survey that measures whether US households have “access at all times to enough food for an active,…
October 27, 2023
What Happened to the American Dream?
…of disappointment — “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,” a new book by my Times colleague and former podcast sparring partner David Leonhardt. It’s a…
October 26, 2023
New Report Sheds Light on Expansive Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme
…they originally borrowed. Analysis of the program at the time of the announcement revealed that the plan would essentially be a boondoggle, but this new report details a bit more about…
October 26, 2023
Working from Density
…almost all incomes, those with a greater share of teleworkable jobs were likely to be relatively high density. Potential explanations include the complementarity of reduced commuting time with urban amenities…
October 25, 2023
The Freedom to Choose
…into the realm of sociology. At the same time, however, it falls into, a victimology that is often more asserted than argued. Let’s start with where I think Frohnen is right. American associational life has been…
October 25, 2023
Dispelling Myths About The Child Tax Credit
…Plan. That partisan legislation sharply increased the value of the CTC, provided it in monthly installments in the second half of 2021, and paid it for the first time to parents…