SocietyNews
The majority of immigrants in the U.S. receive some form of government welfare, significantly outpacing native-born Americans who use benefit programs, according to a study… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Good news: The number of Americans using food stamps in 2014 declined slightly from the previous year. So why does the 2015 Index of Culture… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Department of Labor has released the results of its two-year evaluation of the federal program Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO), designed to help ex-offenders find… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Federal and state governments spent $1.02 trillion on welfare in 2014—an increase of $274 billion, or 36 percent, since 2003 after adjusting for inflation. At… Read More
SocietyNews
Nasir Sobhani knows first-hand the toll addiction and homelessness can take. Which is why these days the recovering cocaine addict and barbershop owner spends his… Read More
EconomyNews
Arthur Brooks was a liberal bohemian musician studying economics when he embarked on a journey that led him to conservatism. He realized, for instance, conservatives… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Which approach to welfare policy is better for the poor: that of the Founders or that of today’s welfare state? The more we spend on… Read More
SocietyNews
Wisconsin’s State Assembly approved legislation last week that puts in place new rules about what recipients of food stamps may purchase with the benefits. Assembly Bill 177… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Our class warrior in chief was at it again last week complaining about our “ideological divides that have prevented us from making progress” in solving… Read More
SocietyNews
A bill introduced in the Missouri legislature would limit the types of food that recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits would be able to… Read More
