Economics

Center on Wealth & Poverty

The Quiet Counter-Revolution Gets Louder: Essential Lessons for the GOP

For some years, below the surface, a quiet counter-revolution has been advancing in the base of the Republican Party and in the country in general, while the party’s establishment elites in Washington have continued on with business as usual, seemingly oblivious to the unrest of the rank and file, as if fly-over red state voters could be taken for granted. This counter-revolution Read More ›

What GOP Can Learn From Trump: Straight Talk, Common Sense

Instead of wringing their hands about Donald Trump’s intrusion and romp through their party, Republican candidates serious about leading America in the 21st century should take some cues and cards from the Trump hand and see if they can raise him on policy substance. Trump may be brash and inconsistent with some conservative values. But his candor about making America Read More ›

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The Quiet Revolution

Frustration with division and gridlock in Washington leads many Americans to impugn both political parties for the current broken and ineffective state of government. There is plenty of blame to go around, but below the surface there has been a quiet revolution going on in only one of the two parties — the Democratic Party — which is the main Read More ›

Sanctuary Cities Can Provide Safe Havens For Terrorists

In the wake of the San Francisco murder of Kate Steinle by serial illegal immigrant Francisco Sanchez — a story garnering national headline attention — the spotlight on immigration debate has now shifted to sanctuary policies that some 275 U.S. cities have adopted to protect illegal aliens from the reach of federal law enforcement. The sanctuary movement began in the Read More ›

The 21st Century Case for Gold

This article, published by Townhall, discusses Discovery Institute Senior Fellow George Gilder and his book The 21st Century Case for Gold: George Gilder is a prophet. He’s been right repeatedly about almost every issue—from sex to Israel to economics—and now he’s back to tackle the most important — yet least debated — issue of our time: money. The rest of the Read More ›

George Gilder and the Scientific Foundations of the Gold Standard

Discovery Senior Fellow George Gilder’s recent monograph on gold and the economy, commissioned by the American Principles Project, continues to attract curiosity and praise, especially in light of the debt crises in places like Greece, China—and the USA one day. At Forbes, Ralph Benko praises Gilder’s monograph and traces the gold standard from its inception—crediting both Sir Isaac Newton and Nicolas Copernicus—to modern-day, writing that “Gilder reveals anew the gold standard’s deep scientific foundation.” This week, George Gilder will keynote the Innovation Summit in Silicon Valley, followed by several talks at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, then the Money Show in San Francisco. There will be media following all of them. While at Freedom Fest, Gilder also will be involved Read More ›

High Tech Guru George Gilder Demolishes A Critical Myth About The Gold Standard

This article, published by Forbes, discusses Discovery Institute Senior Fellow George Gilder: What if the gold standard is not an antique but, rather, a “timeless classic” (as termed in a speech by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in September 2012)? High tech guru George Gilder deploys cutting-edge science to show why this is so, based on Shannon information theory. Gilder’s analysis is neither eccentric nor anomalous. Read More ›

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George Gilder Joins Team Gold And Explains Where Friedman Went Wrong

My goodness! I honestly believe that today’s team of Classical monetary intellectuals is probably the best since about 1910. The long era of monetary ignorance, that characterized the 20th century, is finally passing. That team is strengthened now by the powerful intellect of George Gilder, who recently released a monograph entitled: The 21st Century Case for Gold: A New Information Theory of Money. Read More ›

The Constitutional Convention Trap

A dangerous idea has been circulating over the past few years: that it is time to call a new Constitutional convention, to remedy the vast overreach of federal power. But therein lies a treacherous trap: such a body’s powers cannot be limited. The end result easily could prove the polar opposite of what those seeking revision intended. Conventions are by Read More ›