The right-wing organization blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “solutions” are hostile to women.
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Posted inNovember/December 2024
The Tyranny of the Welfare Queen
For decades, the conversation about social services in America has centered on a false and harmful stereotype about who deserves help.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Need to Apologize to Oliver Anthony
If Democrats want to regain working-class support, they need to listen to guys like him.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Welfare Work Requirements Have to Go
I used to believe Clinton’s welfare reform would fix the old system and help millions, but the must-work rules backfired. There’s a better way.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Making America Unwelcoming to Immigrants
The Supreme Court says that even legal permanent immigrants can be detained indefinitely.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Repeat of the Southern Strategy, Minus the Dog Whistles
Trump knows that his so-called ‘populist’ proposals won’t appeal to his base of supporters.
Posted inEconomy, Featured
Food Stamps and the Weakened Safety Net
In Alabama, cuts to SNAP leave charity as the last resort.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
Bill Clinton Killed the Myth of the Welfare Queen
It’s his most overlooked welfare reform victory.
Posted inMagazine
The Scars of Busing
Over the years, this magazine has been saying that book-length nonfiction that combines the rich humanity of novels with journalism’s reportorial, and moral zeal can be the very best way to illuminate public affairs—to get discussion of politics and government out of the realm of caution, posturing, and self-interest. With that well-loved Washington Monthly gift for repeating […]
