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^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Economics}

Covid-19 Exposes the Roots of the Homeless Crisis in our Cities

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Economics}

“The coronavirus has started to reveal some long standing truths about homelessness, about addiction, and about mental illness,” explains Christopher Rufo director of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. “For the past decade, policy makers have largely avoided these questions, or, largely been in denial about the causes of homelessness.” Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards and Gale Pooley
August 7, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Does More People Equal More Abundance? The Myth of Economic Scarcity

_{Jay W. Richards and Gale Pooley
August 7, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Economist Gale Pooley challenges the conventional wisdom that we are using up our resources and heading towards what economist Paul Ehrlich called "The Population Bomb." Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
August 3, 2020
Economics}

Chaos by the Bay

_{Christopher Rufo
August 3, 2020
Economics}

San Francisco has become plagued by homelessness, addiction, and property crime. In this short documentary, I investigate what went wrong — how one of the world's most prosperous cities has become a haven of public disorder. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
July 23, 2020
Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: Why Ayn Rand Matters Today with Tal Tsfany

_{Bill Walton
July 23, 2020
Economics}

Many of us have read Ayn Rand's novels especially, “Atlas Shrugged” and the “Fountainhead.”

But I have been surprised to learn how her ideas and philosophy have continued to resonate throughout the world many years after her novels were first published. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
July 3, 2020
Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: Reality Economics 101 with Don Boudreaux and John Tamny

_{Bill Walton
July 3, 2020
Economics}

On this week's episode of The Bill Walton Show, Discovery Senior Fellow Bill Walton has a wide ranging conversation about all things economic with Donald Boudreaux, best-selling author, professor of economics at George Mason University who writes the popular blog Cafe Hayek and John Tamny, editor of Real Clear Markets, an editor for Forbes Magazine and the author of “The End of Work” and “They’re Both Wrong.” Even if, or maybe especially, you think economics is too abstract or arcane or harsh, this is a fresh and engaging take that everyone can learn from. Read More ›

^{William A. Dembski and Jay W. Richards
June 26, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Bill Dembski on a DYI Decentralized Currency

_{William A. Dembski and Jay W. Richards
June 26, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews mathematician, entrepreneur, and philosopher, Dr. Bill Dembski, about his unique thought experiment regarding how one could create a decentralized, DIY, information-based currency. Richards also explores with Dembski the concepts of natural and artificial intelligence. Trained as a mathematician and philosopher, Dr. Bill Dembski is a writer, editor, and researcher whose books and articles range over mathematics, engineering, Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
June 17, 2020
Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: The True Human Costs of Government Imposed Lockdowns with Jim Agresti

_{Bill Walton
June 17, 2020
Economics}

Medical studies show that excessive stress and anxiety are among the most debilitating and deadly of all health hazards in the world. Beyond their obvious effects like suicide and substance abuse—these mental stressors are strongly related to and may trigger and inflame a host of ailments like high blood pressure, digestive disorders, heart conditions, infectious diseases, cancer, and pregnancy complications. Read More ›

^{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards
June 12, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Steve Forbes on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology

_{Steve Forbes and Jay W. Richards
June 12, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Jay Richards interviews Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, regarding the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, and the implications of the technologies for global money, global security, and internet architecture. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
April 18, 2020
Economics}

China Rx: America’s Dependence on China for Medicine w/Rosemary Gibson and Frank Gaffney

_{Bill Walton
April 18, 2020
Economics}

“Millions of Americans are taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs made in China and don’t know it and neither do their doctors. These are prescription drugs in the legal supply chain that are distributed to U.S. hospitals, sold in corner drug stores and grocery store pharmacies, and distributed to military hospitals and clinics around the world,” explains Rosemary Gibson. We cannot Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
April 15, 2020
Economics}

Bill Walton and Jay Richards Discuss the Economic and Health Crisis Created By COVID-19

_{Discovery Institute
April 15, 2020
Economics}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellows Bill Walton and Jay Richards sat down with economist Steve Moore to discuss the health and economic crisis created by the coronavirus, and how to respond without all of our freedoms and civil liberties being trampled. They explore the many policy proposals driven by partisan politics, China’s role, the World Health Organization, and the left’s agenda. Read More ›