5 Myths About Arkansas’s Work Requirements For Medicaid Recipients, Debunked
All of the hysterics about less than 2 percent of Arkansas’ able-bodied expansion enrollees losing their taxpayer-funded benefits are just that—hysterics.
Open Borders Are Not Libertarian So Long As America Is A Welfare State
What morality—and what electoral strategy—prioritizes the right of a Honduran to cross the border over the right of an American not to be forced to feed, house, and clothe her family?
Why Income Inequality Is Not A Good Reason To Support Socialism
Despite the fever dreams of the radical American left, almost three-quarters of Americans will be in the top 20 percent of income earners at some point in their lives.
‘The New Politics Of Sex’ Explains How Sexual Libertinism Grows Government
Stephen Baskerville’s book, ‘The New Politics of Sex: The Sexual Revolution, Civil Liberties and the Growth of Government Power,’ is a no-holds barred polemic against sexual libertinism that makes a few unfortunate missteps.
Why There’s No Such Thing As Local Government Any More, And What To Do About It
Nonprofits, states, and local governments now typically behave like big-box stores: same entity, different location. Maybe the aisles run side to side instead of front to back, but largely everything is the same.
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?
Alfie Evans’ Death Illustrates The Monstrous Logic Of The Welfare State
It wasn’t in the ‘best interests’ of Alfie Evans to die. It was in the best interests of the British welfare state to demonstrate its power.
Not Only Did Paul Ryan Not Fix Entitlements, He Made Them Worse
Paul Ryan’s ‘legacy’ on entitlement reform will consist of his role as the first speaker to repeal a cap on entitlement spending.
What If The Media Covered The War On Poverty Like It Did Vietnam?
Imagine if the ambiguous result in our long struggle to end poverty—like the Vietnam War, an effort in which the goal posts always seem to be moving—was shown to be as ineffective.
Our National Debt And Government Spending Are A Moral Abomination
Parents and grandparents who otherwise work hard to help their kids have no compunction about burdening them with endless budget deficits resulting in a crushing national debt.
The GOP Budget Deal Throws Fiscal Sanity Out The Overton Window
President Trump signed a deal to avert a government shutdown for another two years by basically giving the Democrats all the spending they wanted.
Senate Budget Deal Lights Billions Of Deficit-Generating Dollars On Fire
Of course, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer want to ram the deal through Congress by Thursday evening—because we have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.
Why Running Parent Leave Through Social Security Is The Smartest Live Option
Those supporting the Social Security paid leave approach think this could be our best, most realistic option and reshape how the public thinks about government and our public safety net.
Republicans’ Latest Family Leave Scheme Shows Why We Can’t Be Free
A new family leave proposal shows how people on the right have allowed the big government mentality to take up residence inside their heads.
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.
Refundable Tax Credits Are Just Republican-Style Welfare
Speaker Paul Ryan promised the House bill would mean ‘bigger paychecks’ for American workers, but some payments are coming straight from another taxpayer’s pocket.
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.
Democrats Finally Admit Their Real Goal Is Single-Payer Health Welfare
Democrats’ move to the radical left arrives just in time to hopefully save Republicans from their own incompetence.
We Need A Child Tax Credit Bump To Undo Our Welfare State’s Redistribution Of Children
Creating children likely to grow up into productive adults and capable citizens is non-negotiable to the nation’s long-term health, both socially and fiscally.
The Universal Basic Income Is An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
Does it seem odd that those who made their billions by applying their ingenuity and skill to create technological advances now recommend establishing a nonworking class?
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