EVERYONE INVOLVED IN "WELFARE REFORM" COULD usefully read "What Money Can't Buy" (Harvard University Press), a study by economist Susan Mayer of the University of Chicago. Its message is somber: as a ...

Across many African societies, particularly deeply religious ones, phrases such as “Put your trust in God” or “God will make a way” are spoken with sincerity and hope. For generations, these words ...

WASHINGTON -- Blaming poverty on the mysterious influence of "culture" is a convenient excuse for doing nothing to address the problem. That's the real issue with what Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said ...