President Ronald Reagan's radio address to the nation on welfare reform, 8/1/1987. (Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute) The so-called welfare queen is among the most potent, persistent, ...

In his negative remarks on the possibility of a guaranteed income for all citizens, Walter E. Williams observes that the Irish immigrants who came to this country in the mid-19th century had no ...

Mental health problems account for the majority of sickness benefit claims, with 80% of young people on benefits claiming for ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. According to reporting by Mississippi Today, Gov. Phil Bryant’s welfare ...

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Note: This piece originally ran in 2016, we’re reposting it this week in light of updated welfare data. Twenty years ago, the federal government took a pretty simple cash welfare system — if you were ...