Economics

Center on Wealth & Poverty
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Homeless man sitting on the street, generative ai
Homeless man sitting on the street, generative ai
Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness

A Christian Approach to Treating Fentanyl Addiction

Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness

A California rescue mission rehabilitates people through love of God and fellowship. I spent four days and nights last month at the Orange County Rescue Mission, a Christian outfit serving the local homeless. I left with stories from 40 men and women about years of cycling through drug deals, arrests, jail, probation, parole violations, homelessness and prison. Andrew, 36, dropped Read More ›

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Double Trouble
Double Trouble
Marvin Olasky
August 18, 2023
Homelessness

Homeless by Tornado

Marvin Olasky
August 18, 2023
Homelessness
Let’s look at causes of homelessness. Substance abuse is a big one through much of the U.S., but users like to be close to cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine dealers who rarely hang out in little cities: Amarillo, with 200,000 people 117 driving miles away from Perryton, is more like it. Read More ›
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George Gilder
August 15, 2023
Economics

George Gilder | Life After Capitalism on the Eric Metaxas Radio Show

George Gilder
August 15, 2023
Economics

Eric Metaxas interviews polymathic genius George Gilder. Gilder is an American investor, author, economist, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute. In this interview we discuss many things including his latest book: Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money.

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wheat farm hill with wind mill
wheat farm hill with wind mill
Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Economics

State’s Climate Act Isn’t Worth Price We’re Paying

Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Economics
Washington state’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), although high-minded in spirit, will do nothing to protect the state’s economy and environment from the effects of climate change. But what the CCA is already doing is burdening state residents and businesses with higher energy costs. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 9, 2023
Economics

‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

Keri D. Ingraham
August 9, 2023
Economics
Teachers unions and education bureaucrats hail public schools for being open to all children while condemning private schools for limiting access. But most “public” schools aren’t public at all. Read More ›
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The Bradley Center
July 31, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

COSM 2023

The Bradley Center
July 31, 2023
Discovery Institute, Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
Is AI “generative” or degenerative? Does it usurp humans, or save us from new perils? This year’s COSM Technology Summit, to be held November 1-3 in Bellevue, Washington at the Bellevue Hyatt, will transcend these limited visions.COSM is an exclusive national summit on the converging technologies remaking the world as we know it. Read More ›
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the interior metal manufacturing the view from the top
the interior metal manufacturing the view from the top
George F. Will
July 19, 2023
Economics

Progressive Gloom Ignores a Marvelous Historical Economic Measure

George F. Will
July 19, 2023
Economics
In “Life After Capitalism,” George Gilder, citing Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley in the Cato Institute’s volume “Superabundance,” writes that “between 1980 and 2022, workers have been able to buy some 300 percent more goods and services with their hours and minutes.” The secret sauce is applied knowledge. Read More ›
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Stack of Gold Coin on Black Background.
Stack of Gold Coin on Black Background.
Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Economics

The BRICs Go For Gold

Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Economics
After months of debate about various currency and commodity baskets, a Russia- and China-led consortium has apparently settled on using gold as the basis of a planned new international currency system separate from the US dollar and euro. Read More ›