Supporters of Trump’s budget are eager to restore the central role of faith-based organizations in serving the poor—but it’s not clear they can be an adequate substitute for government.

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Strapped for cash, state governments are plugging holes using unspent gift cards. Not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

The president has been mixing money and politics since his early days in New York.

The pandemic has shown how just-in-time systems are also fragile.

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Pain is on the way even if interest-rate hikes work as intended—which is not a given.