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 Greatest Risk to Americans Is the Federal Government, Not Bank Failures

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March 20, 2023
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It's far better for America’s citizenry and businesses to have the strength and resourcefulness that comes from free exchange of ideas and information, creativity, honesty, and self-reliance than to have a dependence on a profligate and corrupt government.

Gale Pooley on “A Book with Legs” Podcast: Gale Pooley; February 3, 2023; 1

Healing Peter’s Pessimism: Gale Pooley; December 3, 2022; 5

Review of Superabundance on RealClearMarkets: Center on Wealth & Poverty; December 2, 2022; 5

‘Housing First’ Caused the Homelessness Catastrophe: Wesley J. Smith; October 26, 2022; 1

A Tale of Two Curves: Physical Life vs. Economic Life: Gale Pooley; October 26, 2022; 3

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