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.

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Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment

_{Bruce Chapman
June 27, 2022}

Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving America’s mental-health crisis but only part of what’s needed.

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Learning From History: Marvin Olasky; June 10, 2022

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Robert Marbut on America’s Homelessness Crisis, Strategies for Uplifting the Homeless, and Effective Government Policies: Robert Marbut; May 23, 2022

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Video

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

Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy And Our Freedom: Bill Walton; February 8, 2022

The Bill Walton Show: How Financial Regulations are Reshaping America with Todd Zywicki and Brian Johnson: Bill Walton; July 13, 2021