In the years following World War II, foreign aid was the dominant strategy for stimulating economic growth in impoverished countries. Over time, however, the use of aid has...
Making things free only makes them more expensive. Making things free sounds like a good policy idea. Who doesn’t like free things? These days, a lot of policy-makers...
In my economics classes, we talk a great deal about the requirements of a free society. Some are obvious: Well-defined and well-protected property rights Nimble prices The ability...
Panelists at the Values and Capitalism Fall Summit gathered on Friday, October 30th, to discuss the impact of the family on poverty. According to Bradford Wilcox, director of...
Christian millennials are losing interest in politics. They are passionate about social justice issues, but they’re politically disillusioned, and dysfunction in Washington is quickly eroding their enthusiasm for...
A recent report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) found that states that tax more give less. The report says: States that raise taxes see a decline...
The Pope’s latest encyclical, Laudato Si’ (or “Be Praised”), sparked a theological debate between Catholics, Protestants, and even many non-Christians about the environment, climate change, and the global...
You are probably familiar with China’s one-child policy enacted in 1980 as strategy to remedy social, economic, and environmental problems in China. Now Myanmar is trying to approve...
What was your first job in high school? Was it working for a local business scooping ice cream or lifeguarding at the neighborhood pool? I had two first...
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