What Kansas gets wrong when it tries to control what poor people can do with welfare

by Emily Badger

Poverty looks pretty great if you’re not living in it. The government gives you free money to spend on steak and lobster, on tattoos and spa days, on — why not? — cruise vacations and psychic visits.

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