Government

Comprehensive Bullshit

Why America Needs Comprehensive Foster Care Reform Now There’s a certain comic tragedy in how our society chants the word

Not Good Enough

Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted

When the Watchers Become the Threat

I read this Maryland audit with grief and anger that feels all too familiar. The very people assigned to guard

Far From True

There’s big money in addressing social problems these days, and “helping” troubled and needy children has become one of the

What’s Worse Than Foster Care?

The former head of Washington state’s juvenile rehabilitation—Felice Upton—filed a $4.75 million whistleblower claim after being abruptly fired for warning

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislature unanimously passed a bill requiring child welfare

Government bailout

The Government Is Not a Parent

I was struck — maybe even dumbfounded — by the opening lines of a recent article from The Imprint, titled

Silhouettes of people holding the flag of USA.

Be the Change

Our values have shifted dramatically over the past decades. The independent, hard-working pioneers who built this nation—without reliance on government

Comprehensive Bullshit

Why America Needs Comprehensive Foster Care Reform Now There’s a certain comic tragedy in how our society chants the word

Not Good Enough

Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted

When the Watchers Become the Threat

I read this Maryland audit with grief and anger that feels all too familiar. The very people assigned to guard

Far From True

There’s big money in addressing social problems these days, and “helping” troubled and needy children has become one of the

What’s Worse Than Foster Care?

The former head of Washington state’s juvenile rehabilitation—Felice Upton—filed a $4.75 million whistleblower claim after being abruptly fired for warning

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislature unanimously passed a bill requiring child welfare

Government bailout

The Government Is Not a Parent

I was struck — maybe even dumbfounded — by the opening lines of a recent article from The Imprint, titled

Silhouettes of people holding the flag of USA.

Be the Change

Our values have shifted dramatically over the past decades. The independent, hard-working pioneers who built this nation—without reliance on government

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