Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about "affordability" are the 20- and 30-somethings. That's young millennials and Gen Z. Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason things seem so unaffordable to young people is that too many aren't working hard -- they are ...

With countless Michigan families gathering together to enjoy Thanksgiving last week, the topic of food insecurity continued to be top of mind for us here at the Michigan League for Public Policy. Given forthcoming federal funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

What will it take to get crime under control in our subways and public transit systems? On Monday, news broke of another passenger set on fire in New York City's subway -- though this story wasn't all it seemed. The homeless man who at first said he was the victim of an attack turned ...

This week, the White House announced an executive order that called for certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Founded in Egypt in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood "developed into a transnational network with chapters across the Middle East ...

The shooting of two National Guard members by a gunman identified by the authorities as an Afghan national was horrific. But Trump's response has been disproportionate and bigoted. He vows to "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries." He intends to deport legal immigrants ...

In the contention over the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, the Europeans are in their accustomed role -- carping from the sidelines. Not only can the once-great European powers no longer dictate the fate of far-flung parts of the world, they can't even dictate the end of a war involving a ...