Assessing Duplicative Federal Benefit Programs and Preventing Abuse
March 23, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families….
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Congress Gave Families a Raise. Now Let Parents Decide How to Use It.
March 18, 2026 | Matt Weidinger and Katharine B. Stevens
Congress delivered a big win for families in last year’s reconciliation law. By raising the Child Tax…
Don’t Tax the Public Housing Poor Like They’re Rich
March 10, 2026 | Howard Husock
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed the most dramatic low-income housing policy change in…
Summary and Analysis of the “Stop Unemployment Fraud Act”
March 5, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
This week, senior House and Senate Members are introducing legislation designed to prevent a repeat of runaway fraud and abuse that afflicted…
States Can Strengthen Families and Fight Welfare Dependence and Fraud
March 5, 2026 | Matt Weidinger and John Engler
For six decades, Washington has waged a War on Poverty with ever‑increasing sums of money….
What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects
February 25, 2026 | Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew
Abstract Between 2017 and 2025, at least 122 pilots across 33 states and the District…
On the Federal Deficit, Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit Won’t Be Enough
February 25, 2026 | Matt Weidinger
If you look closely, you can see some progress on cutting federal spending. At least that’s…
What Harvard’s Raj Chetty Overlooks About Upward Mobility
February 13, 2026 | Howard Husock
The Harvard economist Raj Chetty, justly famous for his studies of the factors that enable upward mobility…
