SocietyCommentary
It May Not Be a SNAP, but Congress Should Promote Work for Food Stamps
The farm bill is up for reauthorization this year. But despite its name, the vast majority of spending in the farm bill goes to the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Republicans Have Second Chance to Strengthen Welfare Work Requirements With Farm Bill
The media has given outsized attention to minor modifications to work requirements for welfare recipients in the debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and… Read More
EducationCommentary
It’s a Problem When the Goal of School Meals Is No Longer Just to Serve Students in Need
The White House wants every K-12 student to be part of the welfare system. And in its zeal to achieve that goal, pesky things like… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Work Requirements Are Less About Welfare Savings Than About Human Well-Being
Most Americans think that work in exchange for government benefits is common sense. For safety-net benefits, work-capable beneficiaries should begin to work, look for work,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Red States Should Lead Way in Reforming Anti-Marriage Welfare Policies
When conservatives lament the many ways in which the U.S. welfare system discourages marriage and family formation, it’s usually large-scale federal welfare programs such as… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Welfare Programs Based on Race and Gender Identity Demonstrate Where Institutional Wokeness Is Going
What happens in Oakland doesn’t stay in Oakland. In 2021, the California city announced a universal basic income program created specifically for so-called BIPOC, or… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
There’s (Cradle to) Grave Waste in Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan
Congressional Democrats are proposing to spend an enormous amount of taxpayer dollars on what The New York Times calls “cradle to the grave” additions to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Corporate ‘Racial Justice’ Programs Don’t Work
According to a new report from The Washington Post, America’s corporations have committed at least $49.5 billion to the cause of “racial justice” since the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Government Checks Can Encourage Dark Side of Human Nature
Books and articles—scientific as well as theological—have been written on human nature. Still, most people don’t understand it, or refuse to learn from it, or… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Reasons Why Federal Unemployment Bonus Subsidies Need to Go
Now 15 months after Congress first responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s evident that unprecedented federal unemployment insurance bonus benefits are hurting the recovery, making… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Destroying Black Babies and Families With Federal Dollars
If there is one reason why problems associated with race in America persist, it is because we pretend to address problems caused by one sin… Read More
SocietyCommentary
American Families Plan Will Do More Harm Than Good
President Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” Those… Read More
EconomyCommentary
6 Charts Highlight Troubling Trends Driven by Growing Nondefense Spending
If you listen to the narrative being promoted by President Joe Biden and his allies on the left, it would be easy to think that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan
Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now, President Joe Biden… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Kind of Leaders Needed to Save America
I’ve been involved in the conservative movement for over 30 years. One reason I’ve been doing it so long is because I know that conservatives… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Thomas Sowell Can Teach Us About Standing Up to the Mob
Joe Biden says he’ll “advance racial equity” by making “bold investments” in “Affordable Housing,” aiding “businesses owned by Black and Brown people,” establishing an “Equity… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Finding the Bootstraps My Father Always Talked About
It’s hard to believe that the American dream is still possible when you’re sleeping in a hoodless Pontiac Sunfire with nowhere else to go. I… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Social Security Reform Could Make a Popular Federal Program Better
America’s most popular federal government program—Social Security—will be insolvent within 15 years, leaving older workers and retirees fearful of future benefit cuts. It will also… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Trump Restored the Principles of Welfare Reform and Lifted Americans Out of Poverty
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
EconomyCommentary
50 Years Later, Milton Friedman Still Knows Better Than NY Times About Capitalism, Freedom
The New York Times this week published a supplement, “Greed Is Good. Except When It’s Bad.” The Times based the supplement on an essay from… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
How American Civil Society Depends on Marriage, Family
American civil society is facing a serious domestic threat: Marriage is declining and family stability with it. Between 1962 and 2019, the percentage of women… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Liberal and Conservative Agree: Fathers Matter, Case Closed
America has witnessed months of civil unrest in cities around America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Many of the protesters decry income… Read More
SocietyNews
USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program
After delivering 1.6 million boxes of food to food banks across the country, the Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of deciding which… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Insults to Black History
Many whites are ashamed, saddened, and feel guilty about our history of slavery, Jim Crow, and gross racial discrimination. Many black people remain angry over… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Let’s End the CARES Act’s Work Disincentive That’s Hurting Employers
If you’re a small-business owner looking to hire back workers you were forced to lay off due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown, you shouldn’t have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Dangers of ‘Caring’ Government Programs
Mother’s Day made me think how my mom warned me, as a young teen: “Work hard! Or you’ll freeze in the dark!” Sometimes, the warning… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Reject Amendment Denying Benefits to Illegal Aliens
House Democrats have rejected an amendment that a Republican congressman proposed to their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, dubbed the HEROES Act, that would have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Pelosi Touts a Universal Basic Income. Here’s Why It Would Be Bad for America.
Progressives are eager not to let a “crisis go to waste” and are now aggressively pushing some ideas, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that would be… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Once Upon a Time in Another America
The Wall Street Journal, which is generally considered conservative when it comes to economic issues, published a front-page story last Monday with this headline: “Coronavirus… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Lessons to Learn From COVID-19
We’re seeing now what efforts against COVID-19 were supposed to produce: a flattening of the growth curve of new fatalities. The growth rate of fatalities… Read More
