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California’s Free Diaper Plan Draws Praise and Criticism

One of the many surprises of being a new parent is just how many diapers a tiny baby can go through in a day. In the haze of those first weeks and months adjusting to having an infant, parents shouldn’t have to worry about whether they can afford enough diapers — or what financial sacrifices...
By Elliot Haspel | June 2, 2026
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What to Expect on Child Care from Trump’s Second Presidency

Anticipating what Donald Trump and his allies will do can be as much an exercise in scrying as deep analysis. That said, it’s still useful to try and read the tea leaves to at least define the likely contours of possibility. Thus, I want to lay out what I think we might expect from the...
By Elliot Haspel | January 16, 2025