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underlying welfare culture that has so destructively rooted into our country. Making government largesse more efficient is critical. But we must rebuild a culture in which individuals, in all income classes, feel personally responsible for their lives.

Some 16 years ago, Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill at the Brookings Institution published their research pointing to the “success sequence.” Per Haskins, for those who followed these rules — finish high school, get a full-time job, get married before having children — about 2% wound up in poverty and 75% wound up in the middle class.

We launched a program at CURE, the institute I founded in Washington, D.C., to publicize the “success sequence” in targeted low-income neighborhoods around the country. We bought billboard space that advertised the “success sequence” for getting out of poverty.

In two major cities where we posted the billboards, Minneapolis and Philadelphia, Black Lives Matter went to the billboard company and insisted they take it down — which they did.

Know that the country’s left, today represented by the Democratic Party, hate the idea of personal responsibility, which is the cornerstone of personal freedom.

Democrats are taking us to cultural and fiscal bankruptcy. This is what Republicans want to change.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS. COM