Category Archives: Brookings

William Galston: ‘State of The Union, President Obama in Campaign Mode: Pushes Middle Class Agenda’

Source:Brookings Institution– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) giving his 2015 SOTU. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “As President Obama strode to the podium to deliver his 2015 State of the Union address, he had … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Thomas Mann: The New Normal in Politics: Response to Gridlock & Gloom

Source:Brookings Institution I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone for Americans who claim to hate the dysfunction in Washington, especially in Congress, but at the same time vote for people who are responsible for that dysfunction. Its like hearing from … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Sr. Semone Campbell: Faith Has Political Consequences

Source:The New Democrat  The American Left, especially the Far-Left, gets stereotyped as being Atheist.  This is reinforced by MSNBC at any point when they are talking about religion.  Ditto,  Salon, The Nation, the AlterNet or  Bill Maher.  But, there’s also … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Robert Moffitt: Questions About EITC’s Role in the Safety Net

. Source:The New Democrat  The whole point of the Earned Income Tax Credit which was signed into law by Richard Nixon or Gerald Ford, hardly Socialists, or even Liberals, was to encourage low-skilled workers to work even for low- income … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: America’s Welfare Transformation

Source:FreeState Now In 1996, a Republican Congress and President Bill Clinton made Welfare to Work the law of the country. Requiring people who are collecting Welfare Insurance to prepare themselves to go to work, go to school, go back to … Continue reading

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