ICYMI, my thoughts around National Poverty in America Awareness Month. FREOPP freopp.org/oppblog/rethin…

My column in the Deseret News looking at welfare cliffs. Utah has an opportunity to lead. deseret.com/opinion/2025/0…

There are many, many reasons to oppose tariffs and Trump’s trade war, but one that is not discussed nearly enough: tariffs are especially hard on low-income Americans. My latest blog for FREOPP. freopp.org/oppblog/trumps…

ICYMI, my latest blog for FREOPP looks at the looming trade war and its likely impact on low-income Americans. freopp.org/oppblog/trumps…

FREOPP is thrilled to announce that Akash Chougule has been appointed President of the organization, effective March 26. Chougule succeeds FREOPP's co-founder Avik Roy, who has served as President since the think tank's founding in 2016. businesswire.com/news/home/2025…

FREOPP's Dan Lips writes that for too long, politicians in Washington have looked the other way while government bureaucrats have stolen hundreds of millions from foster children. President Trump has a chance to fix this freopp.org/oppblog/presid…

As President Trump prepares to unilaterally impose the largest tax hike in US history later today, a reminder that tariffs hurt the poor and low-income workers most. My FREOPP blog from late last month. freopp.org/oppblog/trumps…

Thanks to the leadership of Tyler Clancy for his leadership on welfare reform as Utah tackles welfare cliffs. This is an important step to help people escape poverty and become self-sufficient. I write about in my latest blog for FREOPP. freopp.org/oppblog/utah-t…

Low-income Tennesseans shouldn’t be punished for earning more. The solution? Transitional benefits to smooth welfare cliffs and reward work writes Michael Tanner in Tennessean . ⬇️

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My latest study for FREOPP looks at marriage a way to reduce poverty.  My answer: Yes. No. Maybe. Government efforts to encourage marriage should be limited, carefully designed, and contextualized, but can be a useful tool in fighting poverty.  freopp.org/whitepapers/do…

ICYMI, my latest for FREOPP is a really deep dive into the question of whether encouraging marriage would reduce poverty. freopp.org/whitepapers/do…

Tomorrow (Wednesday) night Gwyne and I are talking to Michael Tanner of FREOPP about his paper on the economic impacts of marriage. Make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter, free or paid, to get an email when we go live at 7 central so you can join and comment and ask

Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is probably greatest-ever July 4 speech. And it is NOT a denunciation of the Declaration or the Revolution, but an indictment of failure to live up to their principles: reason.com/volokh/2020/07…

President Trump’s executive order on reinstitutionalizing the homeless mentally ill could move the debate in the right direction but, as always, the devil is in the details and implementation writes FREOPP's Michael Tanner ⬇️

President Trump has issued a new executive order on homelessness. As usual, I have thoughts. My latest blog for FREOPP. freopp.org/oppblog/a-bala…

For my early-rising fans, I will be on CSPAN tomorrow at 8 am to discuss homelessness and mental heath

THURS| Michael Tanner (Michael Tanner) of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity discusses efforts to combat homelessness in the U.S. Watch live at 8:00am ET!

Getting ready to talk about homelessness. CSPAN at 8 eastern

ICYMI yesterday, here is my appearance on CSPAN, discussing homelessness in America. c-span.org/program/washin…