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education
Nov. 5, 2021
Is Education a Public Good or a Private Benefit? The goal of greater parental rights in public schools, which Glenn Youngkin campaigned on, can eventually undermine the very idea of public education.
By Ed Kilgore
welfare
Dec. 20, 2018
Trump Will Always Find a Way to Punish the Poor Trump bypasses Congress to propose stricter work requirements for food stamps.
By Sarah Jones
June 28, 2018
Senate Clears Farm Bill, Setting Up Fight With House GOP Over SNAP Donald Trump is the tiebreaker, and while he’s demagogued about SNAP work requirements, he’s not threatening a veto if they are missing.
By Ed Kilgore
June 20, 2018
GOP Likely to Sneak Cuts to Food Stamps Through the House This Week There are still ongoing fights over SNAP work requirements and farm subsidy limits, but one obstacle to the farm bill has fallen.
By Ed Kilgore
May 18, 2018
Farm Bill Defeated in House Over Food Stamp and Immigration Issues House GOP lost Democratic Farm Bill votes by insisting on new SNAP work requirements. Then conservatives took it hostage over an immigration fight.
By Ed Kilgore
May 9, 2018
Trump Demands More Stringent Work Requirements for Food Stamps Recipients It’s a great way for Trump to demagogue about shiftless welfare bums without actually making major changes in a popular program.
By Ed Kilgore
May 1, 2018
No, Democratic Populism Won’t Force Republicans to Accept Big Government Reihan Salam wants Republicans to develop a positive agenda of universal programs the white working class will embrace. It’s not going to happen.
By Ed Kilgore
Apr. 10, 2018
Moby Has a Take on Food Stamps — and It’s Junk The vegan electronic musician’s liberal paternalism doesn’t have me SNAPping my fingers.
By Ed Kilgore
Dec. 21, 2017
McConnell Says No to Ryan’s Dream of Cutting Entitlements in 2018 Ryan wants to use power to achieve ideological goals. McConnell wants power for power’s sake.
By Ed Kilgore
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Mar. 2, 2017
Why Spectacles Are So Important to Snapchat It’s hard to think outside the box when you don’t own the box.
By Yiren Lu
