“Learnfare,” which punished parents on welfare when their kids missed school, will end after one year, as the state legislature opts not to extend the controversial program.

The need for food pantries and soup kitchens rose 36 percent in New York City last year, and programs can’t keep up with the demand.

In the premier issue of Bully Pulpit, the fax monthly takes a look at the ideology of influential City Journal writer Heather MacDonald.