Spectator Coffee House: The family is the best agent of welfare August 25, 2010 admin Slug path asi-in-the-news/asi-in-the-news/spectator-coffee-house-the-family-is-the-best-agent-of-welfare Joomla-id 5641 Old Teaser 24 August 2010 Eamonn Butler argues that the state damages families in Spectator Coffee House and that families are in fact preferable to state welfare in providing support. Published by Spectator Coffee House here.