On day 1 of Economics 101, you're taught that people respond to incentives. So why do politicians ignore that? Their efforts to help the most vulnerable often do more harm than good.

In my syndicated column this week, I look at why so few people break free of Section 8, the housing assistance program:... continue reading »

The "experts" in Washington made it their job to provide cradle-to-grave social services and wage a war on poverty. The result? Poverty decreased...and then stopped decreasing.

Also, America will soon be bankrupt.

My show this week is about changing course... continue reading »

Government funnels billions of dollars into welfare programs that it calls "Job Centers" and "Career Services." Politicians say these programs are good - that they help people. But government programs are never good. What do these centers really do?

I sent my intern, a college student, to a Jobs Center to find out.

Here are her notes on what happened:... continue reading »