Robert W. McGee (Fayetteville State): Should Governments Tax the Rich and Subsidize the Poor? An Empirical Study of Opinion in 59 Countries; and Should Governments Tax the Rich and Subsidize the Poor? An Empirical Study of Opinion in the United States. Olivier Jacques (McGill) and Alain Noel (Montreal): The Case for Welfare State Universalism, or the Lasting Relevance of the Paradox of Redistribution. Richard McGahey (INET): Universal Basic Income and the Welfare State. Lamont Rodgers (HCC) and Travis J. Rodgers (Valencia): The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income Guarantee: An Assessment of the Direct Proviso-Based Route. Karl Widerquist (Georgetown): Basic Income's Third Wave. Katherine Curchin (ANU): Using Behavioural Insights to Argue for a Stronger Social Safety Net: Beyond Libertarian Paternalism.
Joan Costa-Font and Frank A. Cowell (LSE): European Identity and Redistributive Preferences. Ulla Neergaard (Copenhagen): Europe and the Welfare State: Friends, Foes, or? Staffan Kumlin and Atle Haugsgjerd (Oslo): The Welfare State and Political Trust: Bringing Performance Back In. From Boston Review, Elizabeth Anderson on how social insurance became confused with socialism; and Erik Loomis reviews The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens by Daniel L. Hatcher. Most welfare dollars don't go directly to poor people anymore. Mark Thoma on how social welfare benefits help the economy. Greg Weiner on a constitutional welfare state. Starving in America: Paul Ryan's "Better Way" is reheated Herbert Hoover. Why even the strongest Republican efforts can't defeat the welfare state. Will Wilkinson on the freedom lover's case for the welfare state.
