“The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on…” –Thomas Sowell by Aubrey Wursten “A single mom in Texas wrote to me. She said when she couldn’t work, this [COVID] relief check put food on the table and saved her and her son from eviction.” – Joe Biden…
In a recent article for National Review, Oren Cass introduced readers to a new organization dedicated to helping conservatives “recover” from “market fundamentalism.” This new venture is a solution in search of a problem. A commitment to bigger government is the prevailing orthodoxy in the halls of Congress and the premiere D.C. think tanks offer,…
Andrew Yang, presidential hopeful, is unusually articulate about work, changed economic conditions, and the failures of existing welfare. He is garnering an unusual amount of support among the candidates. My theory why he is trending is that he is changing the subject from climate apocalypticism, class warfare, and resentment-filled group hatreds to something else entirely….
Grace Carr Republish Reprint Food stamp users will be able to purchase their groceries online in a pilot partnership program between mega-supermarket companies and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA announced Thursday its launch of a “SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot” permitting food stamp users to buy their groceries online for pickup or delivery….
This is the story of a man who has one of the most unique perspectives on the ideas of economic and personal liberty that you will probably ever hear. To get to know this man, we must go back to the very beginning – to a tiny four-pound baby born ten weeks early, fighting for…
Jason Hopkins Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts who is angling for a 2020 presidential run, is not lending a wholehearted endorsement to the Green New Deal. Warren revealed the launch of her presidential exploratory committee on the last day of 2018, a likely sign that she will try to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington blasted The Washington Post Thursday for grossly misrepresenting comments he made about poor people and the Bible in a congressional hearing regarding government welfare programs. “It was ridiculous,” Arrington said in an appearance on Fox News. “It was such a blatant mischaracterization of what…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have teamed up once more to fix a “broken” criminal justice system, according to a press release by Senator Paul. The two introduced the REDEEM Act which would, according to Paul, “help people convicted of nonviolent crimes successfully…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Close to every person who left Sweden to fight for terror groups in the Middle East received welfare to support themselves abroad, according to a new government report. A study of 300 Swedish citizens who fought in Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2016 shows jihadis are getting increasingly…
Universal Basic Income Can Be The Imperfect Solution For An Imperfect World by Brett Linley Truly, Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often a hotly contested issue among libertarians. Some notable libertarians, such as Gary Johnson, have voiced support for the concept. For other libertarians, the idea seems like an unreasonable pipe-dream. In reality, UBI is…