(A) Social Policy, Transfers and Entitlements

By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026 – I remember growing up in the 1940s and ’50s, when black communities were sanctuaries from white violence, not danger zones for our own children. Moral discipline, faith and strong families were our first line of defense….Then came the transformation. The civil-rights movement dismantled segregation and expanded opportunity—an extraordinary achievement. But over time, leadership shifted from moral suasion to political patronage. Welfare replaced mutual aid. Bureaucrats replaced neighbors. Racial grievance replaced dignity. Read More

By Jason L. Riley July 21, 2026 – The racism-explains-everything line of argument ignores or plays down cultural factors that are far more likely to be driving social inequality, as evidenced by the fact that nonblack populations in the U.S. and abroad with no history of slavery or segregation exhibit many of the same characteristics of the black underclass in America.  Read More