Hey Dems: Want to Help Immigrants? Stop Promising Universal Freebies
A Harvard study's findings show how not to fight the restrictionist disinformation campaign.
Welfare
The Failure of LBJ's Great Society and What It Means for the 21st Century
Historian Amity Shlaes talks about the last time a president massively expanded the federal government to help people.
Was 2019 the Year of Peak Entitlement Mentality?
Federal budget deficits continue to grow despite a thriving economy
No, Trump's Food Stamp Plan Wouldn't Have Cut Off AOC's Family
This is why we can't have serious conversations about government spending.
'Most Americans Don't Want To Work for the Federal Government' Says Andrew Yang, Trashing Federal Jobs Guarantee
The entrepreneur argued instead for a federal universal basic income proposal that would provide every American $1,000 a month.
The Trump Administration's New "Public Charge" Rule is a Plan to Cut Immigration, not Reduce Burdens on the Welfare State
Helpful analyses by David Bier of the Cato Institute and Reason's Shikha Dalmia explain why.
Trump's New Welfare Rule Cuts Immigration Against Congressional Will
Only wealthy immigrants will have a clear shot at being admitted or staying.
Democrats Need To Talk About Immigrants as Assets, Not Supplicants Needing Handouts
They are letting President Trump's bogus anti-immigration narrative dominate their conversation
Study Shows That Extreme Poverty Statistics Have Been Overestimated, Especially Among Families With Children
The number of people deemed to be living in extreme poverty was significantly inflated
Stossel: Sugar's Sweetheart Deal
Sugar subsidies are welfare for the rich. They cost consumers billions a year.
Trump Attempts a Sweeping Reduction of Legal Immigration by Executive Fiat
From "immigration, yes; welfare, no" to "welfare, whatever; immigration, no."
America Should be More Like Sweden. But Not for the Reasons You Think: Podcast
Johan Norberg's new documentary shows how the Nordic nation traded stagnant socialism for a modern mixed economy
Trump's Bogus Argument to Deny Green Cards and Citizenship to Immigrants who Play by the Rules
He wants to screw all immigrants, regardless of status
Trump's Latest Plan To Slam Legal Immigrants Who Merely Qualify for Public Benefits Is a Travesty
The right has given up the pretense that it is only opposed to illegal immigration
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
Ontario Ends UBI Experiment Two Years Early
A provincial minister said the basic-income experiment "was certainly not going to be sustainable."
Restrictionists Are Abusing Milton Friedman
What the late, great libertarian economist really said about immigration and welfare
What Milton Friedman Really Said About Immigration and Welfare
Restrictionists have distorted and weaponized the late, great economist's views
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
Universal Basic Income Proposal Still Fails to Pass Libertarian Scrutiny
We don't need UBI to enable people to tell bosses to take the job and shove it.
Nordic 'Glass Ceiling' Shows How Gender Equity Suffers From Government Overreach
"The rise of the Nordic welfare state has been a double-edged sword" for women's professional progress.
USDA's 'Harvest Box' Food-Shipping Proposal Is Truly Absurd
Poor people are likely to make better food choices for themselves than the government.
Trump's Food Stamp Overhaul Sounds Like a Boondoggle Waiting to Happen
And, weirdly, grocery store cronyism might be the thing that stops it.
Woman Still Getting Civil-War Survivor Benefits Shows How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future
Abraham Lincoln couldn't have dreamed that 21st-century Americans would still be paying for pensions created under him.
Resolved: 15 Million Americans Would Be Better Off Without Welfare
Center for American Progress' Neera Tanden and Foundation for Government Accountability's Tarran Bragdon debate government handouts at the Soho Forum.
Watch a Live Debate on the Welfare State's Impact on the Poor
Neera Tanden from the Center for American Progress vs. Tarren Bragdon from the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Would the Poor Be Better Off Without Welfare? Participate in Live Debate Tonight!
Neera Tanden, head of Center for American Progress, and Tarren Bragdon of Foundation for Government Accountability square in live Soho Forum/Reason debate.
Would the Poor Be Better Off Without Welfare? A Debate Next Week in New York City.
Neera Tanden from the Center for American Progress vs. Tarren Bragdon from the Foundation for Government Accountability at the Soho Forum.
Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage is Hurting the Workers It's Intending to Help
A new study reminds us that the law of supply and demand still applies to labor
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
The Indestructible Idea of the Basic Income
Is this the only policy proposal Tom Paine, Huey Long, Milton Friedman, Timothy Leary, and Sam Altman can agree on?
Britain Is Turning Into a Welfare State Dystopia
Theresa May wants to go after seniors' homes to pay for their long-term care
No, LGBT Rights Are Not and Should Not Be Dependent on Census Questions
This week's fake outrage confuses welfare spending with equal government protection and blames Trump.
The Nativist Bias in the Welfare State
It is making even Canadians act more ruthlessly rather than benevolently
The Divisive Logic of the Welfare State
It is feeding forces of nativism in the West, including in compassionate Canada
McDowell Is the Poorest, Sickest, Most Hopeless County in America. Why Doesn't Everyone Just Leave? (Reason Podcast)
Ronald Bailey traveled back to his familial home to find out what went wrong in Appalachia.
Why Don't People Who Are Stuck in Depressed Appalachian Towns Just Leave?
A Reason writer returns to his family's home to investigate
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
'Labor Unions Now Play a Particularly Boutique Role in the Economy'
The future economy is going to be self-managed, says former SEIU leader Andy Stern. Get out of its way-but give us a universal basic income.
Surveillance, Snitching, and Social Services
What were the actual effects of the NYPD's Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program?
It's Winter! Time to Intern the Homeless!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to force homeless people into shelters.
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
Finland Wants to Replace Welfare Programs With a Minimum Income for All Residents
The basic-income scheme is meant to save Finland money and reduce the country's high unemployment rate.
"Don't Ban Smoking in Public Housing"
Proposed rule treats poor people like children and exposes government paternalism at its most naked.
HUD Proposes Nationwide Smoking Ban in Public Housing
This is class-based paternalism in action.
The Cult of Victims
Attaching attention and moral status to "victimhood" is changing the character of the nation.
The Continuing Convergence of the Welfare State and the Criminal Justice System
Public defenders increasingly act like social workers, and welfare providers increasingly act like law enforcement.
How the Great Society Paved the Way for Modern Mass Incarceration
Lyndon Johnson's war on crime