Joe Biden Used To Be Right: Government Child Care Hurts Families
1980s Joe Biden made a strong case to see child care tax credits as a social policy that shapes society’s choices and values. He was right.
Arkansas’s Successful Work Requirements For Food Stamps Should Be Replicated With Medicaid
Work requirements for able-bodied adults have immense potential to lift low-income families up and help them break the cycle of dependency.
Republicans Ignore Their Promises To Reform State Health Insurance Subsidies
Two years ago, Republican leadership promised they’d fight harder for reforms to federal health welfare spending. Now that they have increased power, they’re ignoring that promise.
Babies Start Learning Language In The Womb. What Does That Mean For Generational Poverty?
A recent study from researchers at the University of Kansas shows that the brain begins building the foundation of language as much as a month before birth.
How The Collapse Of American Community Has Fed Donald Trump
Many voters place a faith in Donald Trump that once rested in their churches, families, and wider communities.
If You Don’t Want Police To Shoot You, Don’t Resist Arrest
Every time I hear of a black man being killed by the cops, he’s almost always a criminal thug I have no desire to defend.
School Lunch Shouldn’t Be Middle-Class Welfare
House Republicans propose reducing—not eliminating—the number of middle-class families who get taxpayers to pay for their kids’ school lunches. Democrats go wild.
Social Security Disability and Welfare Challenges with Rachel Greszler
When government programs meet culture issues and human error, the system stays inefficient at best.
Why Poor Locales Vote For People Who Promise To Slash Welfare
The Americans most inclined to tap government benefits and to think of welfare as a good thing are also the least likely to participate in the democratic process.
We’re Already A Cradle-To-Grave Welfare State
Joe Biden’s farewell called for the same expanded programs Hillary and all Democrats want. Really, what difference would it make?
Who Caused Baltimore’s Collapse?
A better future for poor Americans trapped in Baltimore and across the country must start with a fact-based analysis of how we got here and who has been responsible.
Poor Americans Need Hope, Not Stigma
Conservatives should fight for Americans struggling to get by, not stigmatize the poor.
