When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages for innovation
Inventors in states with more socially liberal laws on the books end up with more diverse collaborators – and more higher-impact patents.
Inventors in states with more socially liberal laws on the books end up with more diverse collaborators – and more higher-impact patents.
Similarities between the 1930s and today are hard to ignore, but Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal teaches us that several developments have to coincide to generate a lasting social safety net.
Over the past decade, drug use in the US has risen dramatically, with heroin use reaching epidemic proportions. The country’s policy for combating abuse has involved incarceration, abstinence-only treatment…
The relationship between social science research and advocates and policymakers is undermined if they cherry-pick evidence that supports their goals, ignoring the wider field.
Government investment in roads, railroads and other public services has always involved social programming, both for good and for ill.
His landmark contributions to anthropology have faded from memory, despite real-world policy impact during the mid-20th century.
The median amount of cash bail is $10,000 – an immense sum for people living in poverty. Bail funds, unlike bail bondsmen, don’t charge high fees.
Proponents of using the child tax credit to alleviate poverty need to reach an agreement with those who insist that it must encourage low-income parents to work.
It wasn’t even until the late 19th century that this was codified into law.
A fatherhood researcher argues that US work policies, income inequality, gender attitudes and health care all make it harder for dads to be highly engaged at home.