Wealth & Poverty Review | Page 4

top-down-view-of-claw-hammer-and-rusty-nails-on-a-plain-wooden-background-stockpack-adobe-stock
Top down view of claw hammer and rusty nails on a plain wooden background
Top down view of claw hammer and rusty nails on a plain wooden background
Gale Pooley
February 23, 2022
Growth

Nailing Innovation

Gale Pooley
February 23, 2022
Growth
Professor Daniel Sichel from Emory Riddle University has published an interesting paper on nails. He found that before the Industrial Revolution, it took about a minute for a skilled blacksmith or nailsmith to produce one hand-forged nail. Today, a worker can produce 3,500 nails per minute. Read More ›
young-men-taking-drugs-scaled
Young Men Taking Drugs
Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness

Biden Administration’s ‘Free Crack Pipe’ Scheme Hurts the Homeless and Harms Society

Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness
President Joe Biden should change his name to “President Woke.” In the newest example of his administration’s hard-left governing philosophy, they planned to offer nonprofit organizations federal grants to give drug paraphernalia to addicts, an idea that goes under the name of “harm reduction.” Read More ›
drug-abuse-with-people-sharing-the-same-syringe-stockpack-adobe-stock
Drug abuse with people sharing the same syringe
Photo licensed via Adobe Stock
Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness

Crack Pipes and Free Needles

Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness
Every well-intended public policy taken to an extreme leads to misery and dysfunction. A case in point is the Washington Free Beacon story on $30 million grant for “safe smoking” kits. According to the story, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said the kits would include pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine.” Read More ›
getting-knowledge-and-solving-problem-logical-idea-concept-connecting-last-jigsaw-puzzle-piece-stockpack-adobe-stock
Getting knowledge and solving problem. Logical idea concept. Connecting last jigsaw puzzle piece.
Getting knowledge and solving problem. Logical idea concept. Connecting last jigsaw puzzle piece.
Andy Kessler
February 6, 2022
Wealth Creation

Wealth Is Knowledge

Andy Kessler
February 6, 2022
Wealth Creation
The stock-market carnage came fast and furious, wrecking GameStop -like memes and get-rich-quick crypto schemes and cracking SPACs. The ringleader, Robinhood, fueled by stimulus checks, is a good proxy for the excess. Its stock is down almost 80% from its August peak. It is a fine time to ask: What is wealth? Read More ›
green-corn-field-with-corn-cobs-close-up-stockpack-adobe-stock
Green corn field with corn cobs close up.
Green corn field with corn cobs close up.
Gale Pooley
February 1, 2022
Growth

Cornpreneurs Save Us From Davos Elites

Gale Pooley
February 1, 2022
Growth
You may want to try a worm with your next meal, but there is no reason to think we are running out of corn or the land to grow the food for making appetizing steaks, wings, and chops. Read More ›