Yet many welfare states have been built the world over without an ideology of national security following in their wake.

A mural titled ‘The Security of the People’ by Seymour Fogel, illustrating the values and programs put forth by the New Deal. | Fine Art/GettyImages Nearly 100 years later, Americans are still ...

If there’s a mirror image opposite to Donald Trump’s second-term blitz, it’s Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose first 100 days in office is the model for presidents who want to get things done.

A new law passed in January provides nearly 3 million people with Social Security benefit increases. In a new update, the Social Security Administration says 91% of adjustments have been processed.

Total Defence. By Andrew Preston. Belknap Press; 336 pages; $29.95 and £24.95. F RANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (fdr) was in Chicago in October 1937 to open a new bridge.It was a typical example of the ...

This year’s Social Security Fairness Act represents the largest change to Social Security in decades, increasing benefits for 3 million government retirees at a cost of $190 billion over 10 years.