Poverty

Ryan McMaken takes a deep dive on food stamp spending, food stamp recipients, and how Big Ag and other industry lobbyists fight to keep food stamp spending flowing and increasing. 

David Gordon reviews Shawn Ritenour's The Economics of Prosperity. The book shows how economic growth stems from entrepreneurship, the division of labor, and investments in capital and technology. These factors, Ritenour argues, are the key to prosperity in underdeveloped countries.

Like every other government program designed to make something “more affordable,” the student loan program has managed to drive college tuition to atmospheric levels and saddle students with massive levels of debt.

The late P.T. Bauer provided much insight into the issue of the so-called First World sending aid to Third World nations in the name of “development.” Bauer demonstrated conclusively that such donations actually impede economic growth in poor nations.

History has shown that prosperity is built through economic freedom and self-reliance—not through perpetual financial transfers from former colonial powers.

Michael Huemer’s book Progressive Myths takes the progressive worldviews to task, exposing them for their deceitfulness. As usual, the narratives do not fit the truth.

Ryan and historian Christopher Calton take a look at why homelessness is rising and why politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are only making it worse. 

In the early hours of Monday, July 29, the

Is charity a right held by everyone or should charity be confined to private, voluntary action within a free market? David Gordon argues for the latter.

Is charity a right held by everyone or should charity be confined to private, voluntary action within a free market? David Gordon argues for the latter.