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Democrats’ Health Care Plans Come at High Cost to the Young
Extending health care to the uninsured and those who can’t get coverage for pre-existing conditions is the epicenter of Democrats’ health care bills, but achieving that goal requires adding younger,...
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Midterm Meltdown: A Story of the Youth Vote in 2010
When I look back to the election of 2008, one of the main things I recall is the excitement on campus for the Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Staff and faculty donations for the...
View ArticleYoung Arabs Agree: Economic Freedom Necessary for Prosperity
A study released Thursday shows that young people in the Arab world overwhelmingly want greater economic freedom and opportunity, and that conditions prior to the current uprisings left them “crying...
View ArticleHow the Debt and Economy Are Reshaping Millennials’ Life Choices
America’s sluggish economy and mounting debt threaten to change the very fabric of our country as young people delay major life changes. New polling released by the upstart Generation Opportunity...
View ArticleYouth Hardest Hit in Obama Economy
Whom has the recession hurt the most? There is no easy answer to that question—job opportunities have diminished for every ethnic and demographic group. But one of the worst hit groups has attracted...
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How America’s Youth Can Fight Unemployment and U.S. Debt
According to a new poll issued by Generation Opportunity and The Polling Company, Inc./WomanTrend, America’s young adults are looking at a bleak future as the unemployment rate remains at 9.1 percent....
View ArticleObamacare’s 2nd Anniversary: No Gift for Young Americans
This week, Obamacare will have its second birthday, but there’s little reason to celebrate. Throughout the week, Obamacare advocates will be emphasizing the law’s supposed benefits for specific groups,...
View ArticleGovernment Makes It More Difficult for First-Time Job Seekers
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Employment and Unemployment Among Youth—Summer 2012 report. While many youths (ages 16-24) found a summer job this year, many did not even try....
View ArticleA New Anti-Poverty Agenda: Better Future for At-Risk Youths
A key component to effectively address poverty is recognizing and reducing barriers to the work of neighborhood organizations that are the lifeblood of our nation’s civil society. The Center for...
View ArticleBackward on Women’s Dignity
“We have made woman a sex creature,” complained a psychiatrist at the Margaret Sanger clinic, according to Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminist Mystique. A half-century later, a new Obama ad proudly...
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Scouting for Food: The Irreplaceable Troops of Our Civil Society
The Government-as-Caretaker State got a regrettable boost this week. But that hasn’t put a stop to the demonstrations of why civil society is so important to this country’s past and future. This...
View ArticleHelping the Poor and Addicted Turn Their Lives Around (VIDEO)
Strong marriage and family relationships are crucial to fighting poverty. This was the message shared by grassroots leaders at an anti-poverty conference sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and the...
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Former Prisoners Help Kids Get to School Safely
(L to R) Rickey Bryant, Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL), Kristen Callaway, and William T. Lawson. As the winter sun rises, a cadre of men walks a familiar route from school to school within some of the...
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Raising the Minimum Wage to $9 Would Harm Most Vulnerable Job Seekers
JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters/Newscom President Obama’s budget proposes raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. This would hurt the very workers the President wants to help. When the price of something...
View ArticleSingle Father Households on the Rise
More single fathers are raising children than ever before, according to a recent Pew research survey. Since the 1960s, the number of households with children headed by single dads has increased...
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Family Fact of the Week: Parents Contribute More Than School Supplies to...
As the days wane in late summer, so do parents’ bank accounts as they invest in school supplies for their children. In fact, reports show that this year, per-family expenditures to equip their young...
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More Single Moms Have Never Married
ACESTOCK Stock Connection USA/Newscom Forty-four percent of single mothers have never been married. This is 11 times the percent of never-married single mothers in 1960. The Pew Research Center...
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