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

How the Changes in China Constitute a Strategic Threat to the U.S. and the World

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April 16, 2021}

In part three of Scott Powell’s Discussion with China expert Bill Perry, Powell and Perry discuss how the ascendance of Xi Jinping, and his consolidation of power–becoming a communist dictator for life in 2018—now constitute an unprecedented strategic threat to the U.S. and the World.

How China’s Economy and Trade Policies with the U.S. Have Changed: Scott S. Powell; April 16, 2021

How the Culture and Politics of China have Fundamentally Changed: Scott S. Powell; April 16, 2021

Nixon and Khrushchev Were Both Right: Michael Egnor; April 2, 2021

The Invisible Asylum: Christopher Rufo; March 26, 2021

Senator Cotton’s Stand: Christopher Rufo; March 25, 2021

Subversive Education: Christopher Rufo; March 19, 2021

Video

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

The Bill Walton Show: Why Ayn Rand Matters Today with Tal Tsfany: Bill Walton; July 23, 2020