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Poverty

Why Government Redistribution Won’t Cut It in the War on Poverty

| May 27, 2014 | Poverty

Why Government Redistribution Won’t Cut It in the War on Poverty
At Values & Capitalism’s event on poverty a few weeks ago, a member of the audience asked: “Why do we have to accept capitalism as being a better approach to solving poverty than government?” Without wanting to be dismissive of the question, here’s why: First,...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty

| May 1, 2014 | Events, Favorite Events, Poverty, Recent Events

For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
How can the faithful best care “for the least of these”? During a discussion at AEI on Tuesday, contributors to a new volume on poverty, theology, and economics agreed that while the free enterprise system is by no means a panacea for all social ills, it...
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Meredith Schultz
Meredith previously served as the program manager for Values & Capitalism (2013–2016).

Common Good #2 – Robert Doar

| April 18, 2014 | Podcasts, Poverty

Common Good #2 – Robert Doar
In this edition of “Common Good” we are joined by Robert Doar, the Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies at the American Enterprise Institute where he studies and evaluates how free enterprise and improved federal policies and programs can reduce poverty and provide...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.