Social Policy

Opinion 2 days ago

When even Obama calls your homeless situation an ‘atrocity,’ it’s time for new solutions

Barack Obama criticizes California's homelessness crisis as Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrates mild progress, despite $24 billion spent since 2019 failing to solve problem.

Kansas 6 days ago

Kansas law invalidates transgender driver's licenses and birth certificates

Kansas invalidated driver's licenses and birth certificates for transgender residents under a new law. About 1,700 people must get new IDs at $26 each.

Opinion January 16

Minnesota’s welfare fraud disaster exposes a national system designed to fail

Scammers bilked multiple Minnesota welfare programs for billions, revealing how federal funding structure makes U.S. welfare systems vulnerable to fraud.

Opinion January 12

Refugee flood isn’t smart policy, it’s the gift that keeps on taking

Many immigrants cost taxpayers up to $400,000 per person lifetime, while 89% of Somali households are using welfare programs, new studies reveal.

Opinion December 30

LOEFFLER: Vast network of Somali nonprofits ripped off Minnesota’s welfare state

Minnesota welfare fraud investigation expands beyond $1 billion scandal to expose systemic abuse of federal loan programs, halting payments to recipients.

DEI December 19

Conservative legal group sounds alarm over CDC tool, reveals why Trump admin should eliminate race

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty urges the Trump administration to strip race from CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index, calling its use by local officials “DEI redlining."

Opinion December 16

How Trump can turn the tables on the left with a radical tax plan

Cook County launches $500 monthly payments as Trump proposes eliminating income taxes, creating stark contrast between universal basic income and work.

Opinion December 15

California is broke, but it’s not too late for the rest of us

California faces an $18 billion deficit by 2026-27 as Democrat Gov. Newsom's spending policies create a structural budget crisis worse than projected.

Opinion December 8

Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative devastated Social Security Administration staffing levels, threatening essential services for millions of Americans.

Opinion November 1

Washington dysfunction is ruining the lives of millions of ordinary Americans

Government shutdown eliminates Affordable Care Act tax credits and SNAP benefits, leaving millions without health benefits or food assistance as Congress fails to act.