Disability on Townhall

Disabled Nation: Small Fraction Leave Disability Because They Work or Get Better Wed May 8

Terry Jeffrey
It’s Time to Focus Attention on the Disability Program Sat Apr 13

Daniel J. Mitchell

When I think of the disability program, I think of the bum who is collecting a check so he can be an “adult baby” ... more
Is Disability the New Welfare? Wed Apr 3

Jonah Goldberg

The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" -- a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms -- to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too disabled to work. A third of recipients (878,000 people) didn't even bother and dropped out of the program rather than be examined. Of those tested, more than half (55 percent) were found fit for work, and a quarter were found fit for some work. ... more
Making Life Easier, and Harder Sun Mar 31

Rich Tucker

In the U.S. we like to think we’re all about enabling people. We ban discrimination based on creed or color. We insist that facilities be accessible to the disabled. We brag about an America where anyone can climb the ladder of success. ... more
Time to Wave the White Flag on the "War on Poverty" Sun Mar 31

Mike Shedlock

"Let's just raise a white flag and admit that the 'war on poverty' has been lost and look critically at how our programs sustain people in poverty rather than lift them out of it." ... more
New York cop who toured with band charged with disability fraud Tue Mar 26

Reuters News
Celebrating Bella: Our Gift From God Tue Mar 19

Rick Santorum

March is Trisomy Awareness Month. For my family, this has become a time to celebrate the life of our daughter Bella. ... more
Abortion for Disabled Babies: Who’s to Blame? Thu Feb 14

Ashley Herzog

Jennifer Morbelli’s baby had a name. The baby registry was complete, filled with already-purchased items like the book “I’ll Love You Forever.” The nursery was set up. Jennifer Morbelli’s baby, Madison Leigh, was a wanted child—and only seven weeks shy of birth. ... more
Men Find Careers in Collecting Disability Mon Dec 3

Michael Barone

Americans are very generous to people with disabilities. Since passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, millions of public and private dollars have been spent on curb cuts, bus lifts and special elevators. ... more
Do You Need Disability Insurance Past Age 50? Wed Nov 14

Carrie Schwab Pomerantz

Disability insurance provides a portion of your income if you can't work because of an illness or non-job-related injury. To me, being over 50 doesn't lessen the need for it. On the contrary, it may increase it. ... more
Rationing and Redefining Personhood Wed Oct 24

Ken Connor

On October 10th, as part of Chicago's annual "Ideas Week," I participated in a debate on health care rationing hosted by "Intelligence Squared." Properly framed, the issue was whether the government should ration health care at the end of life. As actually framed, the proposition was: Ration end-of-life care. ... more
Social Security and Disability Payments Reach Annual Records- With One More Month Left in Fiscal Year Thu Sep 13

Heather Ginsberg
Four More Years...and Social Security Disability Will Be Broke Sun Sep 9

Political Calculations

Current projections indicate that the Social Security trust fund for disability will be fully depleted in 2016, just four years from the present. ... more
Stressed? Are You Disabled? Mon Aug 20

Katie Kieffer

The man, who had just turned 65, was signing up for retirement benefits while his wife stood over his shoulder. I relay the story to illustrate how our government is expanding the definition of the term “disability.” ... more
Table Tennis: Inspirational Partyka downplays disability Sun Jul 29

Reuters News
Georgia death row inmate seeks reprieve due to mental disability Fri Jul 13

Reuters News
Georgia death row inmate seeks reprieve due to mental disability Fri Jul 13

Reuters News
Bill O'Reilly: America Continues to Lose Power Fri Jul 6

New York

O'Reilly examines the spike in disability cliams during his Talking Points commentary. ... more