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New York University Professor Lawrence Mead talked about his book, Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power E, in which he argued that the main threat to American leadershi…

Panelists analyzed the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also known as the welfare reform law. This panel included current and f…

Panelists talked about a National Academy of Sciences report on the origins and effects of growing incarceration rates in the U.S. According to the report, the increase in incarceration rate…

In the first of several discussions at a day-long event titled, "Can We Put Poor Men to Work?", panelists focused on employment for men in poverty. They focused on low-skilled workers, parti…

At a day-long event titled, "Can We Put Poor Men to Work?", Lawrence Mead spoke about strategies to introduce and build employment programs aimed at poor men. He spoke about the process by w…

Lawrence Mead delivered a lecture “The Poverty Issue at the End of History.” He argued that the end of deep ideological differences over capitalism and race in the 1960s helped to make pover…

As part of a symposium on “Welfare Reform at 10: Marking the Milestone,” the first panel, moderated by Kate O’Beirne, discussed the 1996 welfare reform legislation and analyzed its successes…

Panelists talked about the future of welfare reform and how the 1996 welfare reform legislation will impact states. Issues such as time limits, sanctions, and programs designed to divert app…