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How King’s Dream Turned Into a Nightmare
In a symposium at National Review Online about where Dr. King’s dream stands, 50 years after his historic speech, Anthony Bradley writes:Fifty years ago, Dr. King provided America with a provocative...
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Challenging the Government Monopoly on Social Welfare
During the government shutdown billionaire philanthropists Laura and John Arnold gave $10 million to the National Head Start Association to keep the program for low-income children running. Mr. Arnold...
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It’s Time To Rethink Food Stamps
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute released a recent policy analysis that raises important questions about whether or not we should completely re-conceptualize how to provide food for the truly...
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By the Numbers: The War on Poverty
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave his 1964 State of the Union Speech, in which he launched the ‘war on poverty.’ Within four years of that speech, the Johnson administration...
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Conservatives Should Welcome the Debate on Poverty and Income Inequality
“Today’s welfare state is largely the construction of decades of liberal political activism,” writes James C. Capretta. “If it is failing, and there is strong evidence that it is in many ways, then...
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Actually, We Won the War on Poverty
“Why, if we have made such great strides reducing poverty,” asks Scott Winship, “is there such widespread belief that, to quote Ronald Reagan, ‘We fought a war on poverty, and poverty won’?”Read more...
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In Welfare Systems, Two Plus Two May No Longer Equal Four
“You are a slow learner, Winston.” “How can I help it? How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.” “Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three....
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Why a Basic Guaranteed Income Wouldn’t Work
For decades conservatives and libertarians have pondered ways to replace the defective American welfare state. One of the boldest and most controversial ideas is to simply give everyone a basic...
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The ‘War on Poverty’ and the Unique, Unrepeatable Poor Person
Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a “war on poverty” – Jan. 8, 1964Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released its report, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013. The agency...
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America: Exceptional Or Entitled?
It’s no secret that government entitlement programs have increased dramatically over the past few decades. It’s no secret that some would like to continue to expand such programs. And it’s no secret...
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