economics

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 4, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics}

2021 Gilder Fellows Virtual Seminar

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 4, 2021
Discovery Institute, Economics}

If you or someone you know would benefit from a better understanding of the intersection of free markets and technology, the ongoing debate about capitalism vs. socialism, how to compassionately care for the homeless or those in poverty, or the best ways to defeat the nihilistic ideology of scarcity, you won’t want to miss your chance to learn directly from these renowned experts. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute, Economics}

‘America Lost’ Premiering Tonight on PBS World

_{Discovery Institute
October 27, 2020
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Check out Director of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty Christopher Rufo's newest film tonight on PBS World. The film will air at 6 PM and again at 10 PM (pacific time). If you are unable to catch the film tonight or can't find it in your area, the film is also available for free online. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Lab Coat Tyranny

_{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Public health authorities in California have unveiled a plan that requires counties to meet new “health equity metrics” in order to emerge from the current Covid-19 lockdowns. It’s a broad experiment in social justice. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
September 17, 2020
Economics}

“Marxism at the Barricades:” A Wealth & Poverty Forum with Dr. Carlo Lancellotti

_{Christopher Rufo
September 17, 2020
Economics}

^{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
Artificial Intelligence, Economics}

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

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

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 ›

^{Michael Egnor
May 8, 2020
Intelligent Design}

The Science Guild’s Mask Is Falling Off

_{Michael Egnor
May 8, 2020
Intelligent Design}

Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman quipped that “science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Leading Economist and Developer of Time-Prices, Dr. Gale Pooley Appointed as a Fellow of Discovery Institute

_{Discovery Institute
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Seattle — Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gale L. Pooley to serve as a fellow with the Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty. “Gale Pooley is the world leader in the most important movement in contemporary economics — based on the recognition that wealth is knowledge, money is time, and the only true prices are Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
July 5, 2017
Discovery Institute, Economics}

Making American Intellectual Property Great Again

_{Discovery Institute
July 5, 2017
Discovery Institute, Economics}

A deteriorating intellectual property regime in the U.S. has been quietly unfolding over the last decade and has contributed to the declining standard of living for middle class Americans, the stagnant economy, and the outsourcing of high-tech manufacturing. The Great Recession of 2008 technically ended in June 2009, but normal recovery never got traction in the next eight years of President Obama’s two terms. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
August 12, 2016
Discovery Institute}

Senior Fellow John Miller Writes at The Seattle Times: Why Not a Free-Trade Pact With the U.K.?

_{Discovery Institute
August 12, 2016
Discovery Institute}

Senior Fellow John R. Miller, former U.S. Representative and ambassador-at-large in the George W. Bush administration from 2002 2006,discusses new opportunities for trade brought about by the U.K.’s recent vote to exit from the EU. The next president, whoever it shall be, will have a tremendous opportunity to undo the damage Obama has done to British-American relations. Read Miller’s op-ed at the Seattle Times website.