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

No, Safe Injection Sites Aren’t Safe

_{Debra J. Saunders
December 2, 2021}

Tuesday New York City opened two safe injection sites in a bid to prevent overdose deaths, which have skyrocketed in America. Here’s why it’s a bad idea.

Dead Body Found in Porta Potty in Seattle Park: Caitlin Bassett; December 2, 2021

If Not Housing First, What Is the Solution to Homelessness?: Caitlin Bassett; November 30, 2021

Homelessness Will Not Be Solved With a One-Size-Fits-All Solution: Caitlin Bassett; November 24, 2021

Solutions to Homelessness: Orting Veterans Village: Caitlin Bassett; November 18, 2021

Kitchen Appliance Abundance: Gale Pooley; November 16, 2021

Video

The Bill Walton Show: How Financial Regulations are Reshaping America with Todd Zywicki and Brian Johnson

The Price of Panic: Jay W. Richards; December 8, 2020

George Gilder, Wealth & Poverty 40 Years Later: George Gilder; October 2, 2020

The Story of Money: Edmund C. Moy; September 21, 2020

Does More People Equal More Abundance? The Myth of Economic Scarcity: Jay W. Richards; August 7, 2020