Lawrence M Mead: 5 books

Welfare reform, which required that poor mothers work in return for assistance, was a watershed in the struggle against poverty for American families. As work levels rose dramatically among low-income women, the welfare rolls were cut in half and many families rose out of poverty. But men's employment...

Helping the poor is a question central to American life. Partially driven by America's Judeo-Christian heritage, Americans believe we possess enough wealth to provide some minimum basic standard of living for all and genuinely desire to help the least among us. We are the most generous nation on earth,...

Mead's timely and closely reasoned analysis makes a strong intellectual and moral case for a more authoritative welfare policy.

Cucurbital 3 continues the series of of anthologies that provide a peek into the writing process itself. Authors are always asked two questions: "where do you get the idea for your story?" and "how do you go from idea to finished work?" This series offers insight into the second...

It's dark... You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG  TURN. In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even...