Social Security Is on the Brink of Collapse. The GOP Won't Touch It.
In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.
Poverty
No, the World Is Not Heading Toward 'Mass Extinction'
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
Charity and Capitalism Are Better Than Government
When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.
A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit
The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.
The Pilgrims Dreamed of Socialism. Then Socialism Almost Killed Them.
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
Republicans Need an Actual Plan To Grow the Economy
The biggest beneficiaries of economic growth are poor people. But the deepest case for economic growth is a moral one.
Electric Cars Are Good, but We Still Need Fossil Fuels
"Engineers are really good at making things better, but they can't make them better than the laws of physics permit."
Farm Subsidies and Food Stamps Won't Fix High Grocery Prices. Innovation Will.
With government meddling, many farmers end up doing less with more, and people end up paying more for less.
Federal Court Upholds Cruel, Unconstitutional St. Louis Ban on Sharing Food with Homeless
The ordinance governing how food can be shared is designed to make it next to impossible to share food.
Here's What the Media Get Wrong About Hurricanes
No, a big storm does not require big government.
What Would It Take for the Democrats To Really Be the Party of Opportunity?
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Mitt Romney's Family Plan Isn't Great, but It May Be Better Than the Alternatives
Whether the federal government should be subsidizing families at all is another matter.
Sanctions on Syria Aren't Punishing Assad. They're Hurting Syrians.
Piling on sanctions and blocking other countries' reconstruction efforts will only punish the Syrian people.
A Plague of Policymakers Returns Hunger to the World
Lockdowns, trade disputes, and warfare make the next meal once again a matter of concern.
The World Is Back on a War Footing and We'll All Pay the Price
Mourn the end of a too-brief interlude of relative peace and prosperity.
Innovation Can Bring Food Prices Back Down to Earth
In time, demand for poop and ash may offset the fertilizer crunch.
The Time the Federal Government Built a Flawed Housing Project and Tore It Down 20 Years Later
The government has learned nothing about affordable housing in the 50 years since Pruitt-Igoe came toppling down.
When 'Pro-Worker' Policies Hurt Workers
Both Republicans and Democrats want to address poverty with big government.
This Year Wasn't as Bad as 2020, But We Deserve Better
It sucked for avoidable reasons.
New York Times Writer Sarah Jeong Says Inflation in the News Is Just 'Rich People Flipping Their Shit'
Are normal Americans worried about inflation? Jeong says nope, it's a ginned-up outrage because rich people's "parasitic assets aren’t doing as well as they’d like."
Cops Tase a Veteran's Service Dog During an Unconstitutional Arrest for Panhandling
The dog died after the man went to jail for exercising his First Amendment rights.
The Excessive, Unjust Enforcement of Petty Traffic Laws Causes Too Many Americans To Lose their Driver's Licenses
Since lacking licenses can lead to lacking the ability to work (and pay fines), offenses like parking tickets or failing to come to a complete halt at stop signs can upend lives unjustly.
Temporary Government Checks Produce Better Poverty Numbers…Temporarily
Plus: Mistrial motion granted for Backpage defendants, court halts vaccine mandate for New York workers, and more...
Adding Human Gene Boosts Crop Yields by 50 Percent
The technique "could potentially help address problems of poverty and food insecurity at a global scale."
Feeding the Homeless Should Not Be a Crime
A North Carolina city council member wants to make feeding homeless people a misdemeanor.
The Global Middle Class Has Tripled in Size Since 2000
And the global upper-middle class doubled.
Is California Over?
Why the Golden State is losing people, business, and a congressional seat
Scott Winship: Don't Believe Horror Stories About Fertility Rates, Income Inequality, and Economic Mobility
Americans have a reputation for being cockeyed optimists, but we're suckers when it comes to "declension narratives" about the fallen state of our world.
Expanding Government Power Won't Defeat Poverty
Conservatives would no doubt use government differently than liberals, but libertarians have good reason to doubt that the results will be better.
Dump Pandemic-Era Authoritarianism and Let Capitalism Rebuild Prosperity
Free people and free markets reduced poverty in the past and are capable of doing so again.
Fix Family Poverty With Free Markets, For Once
The right and the left are ready to send fiscal conservatism off the rails.
The Long, Dark History of Family Separations
How politicians used the drug war and the welfare state to break up black and Native American families
We Need Economists, Civil Libertarians, and Epidemiologists in the COVID-19 Discussion
The tradeoffs among considerations of health, prosperity, and liberty are catching up with us even if we don't want to acknowledge them.
How We Lost the War on Poverty
Amity Shlaes concludes in her new book that grand governmental schemes to broadly reorder society are doomed to fail.
The Not-So-Great Society
Historian Amity Shlaes on the good intentions and bad results of LBJ's war on poverty
The Truth About Income Inequality
Should we be worried about the wealth amassed by the so-called 1 percent?
Meet 2 Alabama Cops Proud of Seizing Panhandlers' Signs at Christmas
Peace on earth and good will toward men?
Bloomberg's Promise of a New 'War on Poverty' Echoes Past Government Failures
"There has to be a war on poverty," says Michael Bloomberg. Does he know how the last one turned out?
Give, Don't Govern
Philanthropy helps others. Government controls them instead.
Death Rate of Middle-Aged Americans Rises for Third Year
U.S. life expectancy peaked in 2014.
Stossel: Lessons From Africa
Entrepreneur Magatte Wade explains how regulations are keeping Africa poor.
Is Your Hometown Balancing Its Budget by Fining Everybody It Can? Here's How To Find Out.
Governing puts together a database of cities and towns addicted to money from fines and forfeitures.
Stossel: In Defense of Capitalism
People acting in their own self-interest created modern prosperity, says Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook.
St. Louis Ordered to Stop Keeping People Imprisoned Just Because They Cannot Afford Bail
People charged—but not convicted—of crimes often have to wait weeks to see a judge if they’re too poor to pay for their freedom.