Two of the weightiest questions in contemporary social ethics are: What is government’s legitimate role in welfare work? How ought the Christian Church to relate itself to the welfare role of ...

I’ve written a piece for Fusion about a conservative approach to the welfare state. I looked at what three of the top influencers of American free-market conservative thought — Adam Smith, F. A. Hayek ...

Immigration restrictionists love to quote Milton Friedman's line that "[y]ou cannot simultaneously have a welfare state and free immigration." There are lots of other rationales for immigration ...

Rich welfare states promise security from cradle to grave, but that promise becomes harder to keep when large inflows of people arrive faster than economies and institutions can adjust. The political ...

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My name is Robert Rector. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be construed as representing any official position ...