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

Thanksgiving will be 13 Percent More Abundant This Year

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Remember it’s not how expensive things are, it’s how affordable they are that counts. To measure affordability we must compare prices to wages.

Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet with Marian Tupy: Bill Walton; November 17, 2023; 3

For The Time It Took To Get One Mile In 1980, You Get 2.29 Today.: Gale Pooley; November 15, 2023; 2

Confronting Brute Force Economics with Robert D. Atkinson on the Bill Walton Show: Bill Walton; November 8, 2023; 2

Jonathan Choe on Humanize Podcast: The Crisis of Our City Streets: Jonathan Choe and Wesley J. Smith; November 6, 2023; 1

Life After Capitalism Highlights The Way Forward For Economists: Nathan Lewis; October 6, 2023; 7

Video

Some Neighbors Say Bucket Toilets Prolong Encampments: Jonathan Choe; August 16, 2022

The Hidden Crisis in the Woods: Jonathan Choe; June 27, 2022

RV Recriminations in Seattle: Jonathan Choe; June 20, 2022

Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It: Center on Wealth & Poverty; May 31, 2022