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

Lawrence Lepard Predicts “The Big Print”

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June 3, 2025
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Economic Policy}

The 2020 period, in which central banks around the world engaged in unprecedented monetary expansion, showed their increasing willingness to essentially “run the printing presses” whenever things got tough. Unfortunately, along the way, they also showed Congress (and other governments worldwide) that no real discipline is needed, because every problem can ultimately be solved with the central bank printing press.

The Failure of Subsidizing AMTRAK and How to Make Passenger Trains Profitable Again: J.D. Wong; May 23, 2025; 2; Uncategorized

With Sovereign Wealth Fund, Trump Seeks to Strengthen Nation: Scott S. Powell; May 22, 2025; 5; Economic Policy

Information Economics: George Gilder’s “Life After Capitalism”: Paul Krause; May 19, 2025; 12; Abundance

On Free Trade, Let’s Go All the Way with the U.K.: David Klinghoffer; May 14, 2025; 3; Politics

How Trump Can Simultaneously Strengthen America’s Financials and Its National Security: Scott S. Powell; May 13, 2025; 5; Uncategorized

Video

The Toxic Patterns that Keep People on the Streets

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

Homeless Relocation Program Exposed: Jonathan Choe; May 1, 2025; Homelessness

Dr. Robert Marbut and Billy Baldwin Talk with Megyn Kelly About Fentanyl Film: Center on Wealth & Poverty; April 30, 2025; Homelessness

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