12 Reasons Government Paid Leave Impoverishes Newborns And The Nation
Paid leave programs operate on the assumption that working full-time away from their family ought to be the default for mothers of very small children. In fact, that life arrangement is devastating to children and society.
People Who Get Social Security Benefits Without Having Children Are Free Riders
Maybe people should be expected to retire on a smaller Social Security benefit if they did not contribute the next generation of taxpayers.
State Department Continues Its Cruel War On Adoption Agencies
As America celebrates National Adoption Month, international adoption remains in jeopardy and countless adoptions are stuck in limbo.
Democrats Prove Willing To Make Orphans Casualties In Their War Against Religion
Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee made it clear: they would rather see children suffer than tolerate the existence of faith-based adoption and foster-care providers.
This Woman’s Autistic Foster Son Was Ripped From Her Arms Because She Works With Catholics
An autistic boy in Philadelphia was kept from returning to his foster mother’s home for weeks due to the city’s effective ban on Catholic Social Services.
Study: The No. 1 Reason Any Americans Are Poor Is They’re Not Working
The No. 2 reason is making kids before marriage. This means not working and pre-marital childbearing are not just the two leading causes of U.S. poverty, but almost the only causes of U.S. poverty.
While Kids Wait For Homes, Philadelphia Bars Catholic Social Services From Serving Foster Children
By targeting Catholic Social Services, Philadelphia is taking the U.S. Supreme Court’s flawed logic on same-sex marriage to its logical conclusion.
How Redistributing Wealth To Promote The American Dream Has Actually Undermined It
A question most people never have to bother with is: Once you and your family have achieved success in America, what do you do now?
No, One-Third of American College Students Aren’t Homeless And Hungry
Media are blowing a problem of hunger on college campuses way out of proportion. Some kids struggle, sure, but there’s no real evidence of a crisis.
5 Welfare Scams Happening Right Now That Prove We Need Reform
These crimes are resulting in stolen resources from the truly needy and the robbery of taxpayer money that could be spent on education, public safety, and roads.
Losing A Job Taught Me How Tax Cuts Can Protect The Needy
As we bicker over how the government can best use our money, we must remember that genuine charity comes from the hearts and actions of individuals, not faceless agencies.
Are Red States Tax Takers And Blue States Tax Makers?
Against a national average of $1,935 in intergovernmental spending per American, red states receive just $1,879. Blue states get considerably more, at $2,124 per resident.
The UK Election Means Voters Want Moderation, Not Socialism
American conservatives should indeed study the British election closely. They should not, however, be disheartened by it.
Why Pro-Lifers Aren’t Hypocritical For Opposing A Welfare State
‘Preventing death’ and ‘ensuring welfare’ are two different things and thus correspond with different kinds of individual and social responsibilities.
Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism
Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired.
Shut Down America’s Refugee Programs Before They Turn Us Into Germany
It costs 12 times as much to resettle refugees as it does to assist them in place. Almost all refugees would prefer to return home than be resettled to a third country.
Economist: Public School Should Start At Birth Because So Many Families Are A Mess
Most programs for small children are targeted at those age four and older, which is too late to affect crucial language development, James Heckman says.
How Our Individualism Has Trapped Us In A Welfare State
America’s enchantment with individualism is so thoroughly ingrained that it has become almost invisible, except in our massive, socialistic welfare state.
Democrats’ Fiscal Imprudence Forces Connecticut To Cast Off The Poor And Sick
Connecticut is the living illustration of what happens when liberal fiscal policies run up against economic reality. It’s not pretty. And it’s coming your way.
How To Fix Conservatives’ Single Women Problem
Without coaxing the proverbial Julia away from Uncle Sugar Daddy, conservatives and libertarians cannot hope to persuade enough voters.
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