Spring 2015 / Vol. 15, No. 2
FEATURES
Government Should Subsidize, Not Tax, Marriage
Social policies have influenced the rate of growth in single-parent families
RESEARCH
FORUM
CHECK THE FACTS
BOOK REVIEWS
More Harm Than Good
A review of “Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed,” by Jason L. Riley
Race and Poverty in Baltimore
A review of “The Long Shadow” by Karl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, and Linda Olson
Wrong Diagnosis on Homework Help from Parents
A review of “The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education” by Keith Robinson and Angel L. Harris
BRIEFS
Nathan Glazer on Revisiting the Moynihan Report
Fifty years ago the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report that identified a surprising rate of growth in the percentage of African American children born into single-parent families.
A Tribute to Martha Derthick
With Martha Derthick’s passing on January 12, 2015, America lost one of its preeminent scholars of American politics.
