Poverty in rich nations declined before modern welfare states.
Daily Analysis
The Second Social Security Crisis
Social Security does a crummy job of giving workers a decent amount of retirement income.
The Western World’s Most Depressing Chart
Some numbers are quite depressing.
In One Chart, Everything You Need to Know about America’s Long-Run Fiscal Problem
The US is ignoring fiscal policy’s Golden Rule.
The Ever-Expanding Fiscal Burden of Social Security
The United States is falling behind the worldwide revolution.
Lessons from Europe on Welfare, Dependency, and Self-Reliance
Welfare dependency is heritable.
Expanding Government to Address Problems Caused by Previous Expansions of Government, the U.K. Version
More redistribution won’t solve problems created by redistribution.
Finland Turns Against “Basic Income”
But we should welcome more experimentation.
Good News on Unemployment, but So-So News on Jobs and Dependency
Measuring the real health of the labor market.
Reforms to Sweden’s Retirement System and Lessons for the United States
Any journey begins with a first step.






