Budget realities could divide old friends.
Health & Social Policy
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Whose Body Politic?
The boundaries between public and private are murkier than ever.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can We Put a Time Limit on Welfare?
Clinton’s proposal for a two-year limit on AFDC payments would be the most far-reaching welfare reform since 1935. But if the goal is to make welfare mothers self-sufficient, it won’t be cheap.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Way We Won: America’s Economic Breakthrough During World War II
High growth needn’t require a war.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Strong Case for Gun Control
While abhorring violence, Americans genuinely believe that gun control laws cannot reduce violent crime because criminals will not give up their guns. But some new research shows that gun control, properly designed, can be effective as well as consti
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Talking Past Each Other: Black and White Languages of Race
Blacks and whites do not just disagree about the prevalence of racism; they have different understandings of what racism is. Bridging the gap requires a new look at the language of race and ethnicity in America.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hidden Complications: Why Health Care Competition Needs Regulation
The market cure for health care’s maladies would be no simple matter. In fact, the great irony of market reform is that it requires skill in regulation. Yet market reformers tend to deny the competence of government, undermining the very confidence t
