Center on Wealth & Poverty

The Mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty is to apply the perennial truths of economics and ethics to the urgent challenges of today. We are building a sustained argument against the progressive ideological regime that increasingly dominates America’s institutions and rebuilding the foundation of the nation’s first principles: freedom, equality, charity, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Read more.

News

The Future Is Local for Research Funding

_{There’s a lesson for scientists in the success of the school-choice movement.}_{Thomas D. Lehrman and George Gilder
July 23, 2025
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Given the Trump administration’s funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, the U.S. must rethink how it endows innovation at American universities.

Gov. Ferguson Strips Away Washington’s Appeal with Slate of Tax Increases: Donald Nielsen; July 23, 2025; 3; Taxes

Disney’s Best Economics Cartoon: Gale Pooley; July 23, 2025; 6; Abundance

After Countries Go Broke: Nathan Lewis; July 10, 2025; 7; National Debt

Innovation or Longevity?: Gale Pooley; July 7, 2025; 6; Abundance

Gold Stablecoins Coming Soon: Nathan Lewis; June 19, 2025; 5; Currency

Video

Robert Marbut Defends Trump’s Homeless Executive Order on Chris Cuomo’s Show

Robert Marbut Talks New Homelessness Executive Order on News Nation: Center on Wealth & Poverty; July 25, 2025; Homelessness

The Toxic Patterns that Keep People on the Streets: Jonathan Choe; June 11, 2025; Homelessness

Ken Peterson Talks with Brandi Kruse About “What Does It Cost?” Documentary: Center on Wealth & Poverty; June 6, 2025; Energy

Seattle Government Ignores Suffering of Chinatown: Jonathan Choe; May 15, 2025; Homelessness

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