Compared to other rich Western democracies, the United States historically has done less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market eco

John Maynard Keynes once noted that "Madmen in authority... are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back." O'Connor (politics an

The American welfare state is often blamed for exacerbating social problems confronting African Americans while failing to improve their economic lot. Michael K

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Much of today's political rhetoric decries the welfare state and our maze of government regulations. Critics hark back to a time before the state intervened so