Child Care
The 'Build Back Better' Bill Will Spend a Lot of Money To Make Our Problems Worse
You can support pre-K education and affordable child care and worry about climate change while understanding that policymakers need to get out of the way.
Private Property Rights Made the First Thanksgiving Possible
Something to be grateful for.
Democrats' 'Build Back Better' Bill Is a Federal Power Grab. Americans Will Pay the Price.
The legislation will have a negative impact on the labor supply and send high prices soaring even higher.
What Pundits Get Wrong About Child Care and Paid Leave
The media's hasty commentary on economic matters makes one question which reporters and pundits have educated themselves on the topics.
The Spending Bill Got Smaller, but It's Still Full of Bad Ideas
Plus, speculation around Virginia's heated gubernatorial race
Mom Sues Cops Who Arrested Her for Leaving 14-Year-Old Daughter Home Alone
"When my daughter was 12 she'd walk down the streets of Shanghai to get donuts," says the mom, Megan McMurry.
A Federal Paid Leave Program Would Be a Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem
The calls to implement such a plan are based on incorrect assumptions and a passive media.
School Calls Child Services on Mom Who Was 7 Minutes Late to Pick Up Her 10-Year-Old Son
"I'm getting it out there to make people aware," said JaNay Dodson in an interview.
The CDC Thinks 2-Year-Olds Should Wear Masks in Schools, Even If Everyone Else Is Vaccinated
The CDC's new guidance for child care facilities is practically begging to be ignored.
The Trouble With Mitt Romney's Family Security Act
The plan would redistribute wealth, create distortions, and grow government.
Stop Saying Lockdown Is 'Not That Hard'
Staying isolated from family and friends is wrenchingly difficult, even when it’s the right thing to do.
During a Routine Child Services Check, Cops Hog-tied a Mom and Carried Her Out 'Like a Pig Upside Down'
The home wellbeing visit resulted in Vanessa Peoples going to jail with a dislocated shoulder.
When Teachers Call the Cops on Parents Whose Kids Skip Their Zoom Classes
Punishing families for struggling with distance learning is doubly wrong.
D.C.'s So-Called Reopen Plan Is a Suicide Pact for the Restaurant Industry
It's full of ill-conceived and contradictory guidance.
300 Families Say Child Services Wrongly Accused Them of Abuse and Unjustly Stole Their Kids
"It’s an epidemic across our nation," one parent told NBC.
Warren's Wealth Tax Draws Skepticism from Economists
The Democratic hopeful has a plan for everything. Will her plans add up?
Elizabeth Warren's Fake Wonkery
All too often, the Massachusetts senator and 2020 hopeful gets key details wrong.
San Francisco Voters Choose Between a 1000 Percent Tax Increase and a 500 Percent Tax Increase
The city's "moderates" and "progressives" fight over whether to raise taxes or raise taxes.
Dentist Threatens to Report Parents for Neglect Unless They Bring in Their Kids (and Wallets)
Mandatory abuse reporting requirements lead to a novel marketing scheme.
Ivanka and Conservatives Want to Raid Social Security to Pay for Parental Leave
It's the conservative version of cradle-to-grave welfare.
Everybody Hates DC's Proposal Forcing Daycare Workers to Get College Degrees
And with good reason, since it would drive up costs and limit access to child care by requiring daycare workers to get a college degree.
Judge Overrules State's Seizure of Child from Couple It Deemed Not Smart Enough to Be Parents
Low I.Q. used as a justification for taking boy away, even absent any evidence of abuse or neglect.
Misguided Preschool Mandate Will Cost D.C. Parents and Teachers But Won't Help Kids
All day care workers will have to get a specialized degree by 2020 or risk losing their jobs.
D.C. Implements Oppressive Licensing for Child Care Workers at Behest of Early Education Advocates
Don't have at least an associate's degree? Step away from the finger paints, you monster.
No Child Left Alone: Getting the Government Out of Parenting
Interview with Author Abby Schachter
Judge 'Outraged' at Innocent Man, Orders Him to Pay $30,000 in Support for Child That Isn't His
When poor men are inaccurately declared fathers of children they don't know, the justice system sneers at their pain.
Why Rich Women Have Great, Low-Cost Childcare, And Poor Women Pay Out the Nose
You can thank regulations and licensing rules for pricing child care out of the reach of many lower-income families while leaving wealthier women with gray market or black market solutions.
Pennsylvania Nannies Ban Swaddling in Day Care
Pennsylvania has effectively banned swaddling babies in day care because it could possibly be dangerous
