Friday Five: Is Thomas Piketty Right? Faith and Public Life | May 16, 2014 | Economics On Fridays we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s round-up features responses to Thomas Piketty’s thesis in his controversial new book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” 1. Discussion of Thomas Piketty’s Thesis on PBS’ NewsHour: Kevin... Read More Faith and Public Life This post was published by the website administrator.
The Nature of Wealth Liz Thatcher | May 14, 2014 | Economics In a November Opinion piece for CNN, John D. Sutter argued that America should be more like Switzerland by having a “maximum wage ratio.” The 12:1 initiative, which was introduced in the November Swiss election, was aimed to limit the amount a top executive in a... Read More Liz Thatcher Liz Thatcher is a writer for Generation Opportunity, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and NewsBusters.
Why Envy Isn’t the Answer to the Problem of Poverty Kristie Eshelman | March 13, 2014 | Society You know the feeling—that moment when you get distracted and start “stalking” your friends on Facebook. Based on their status updates and pictures, everyone starts to seem better off than you—more accomplished, more loved, better looking and more likable. You, in... Read More Kristie Eshelman Kristie Eshelman is the regional digital coordinator at Generation Opportunity.
Controverting Inequality Jonathan Teubner | January 29, 2014 | Society Everyone from Pope Francis to President Obama is talking about economic inequality. The growing divide between the “rich” and the “poor”—the “Tale of Two Cities,” in the words of the Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio—is “The Progressive Lament” and is set to... Read More Jonathan Teubner
A War on Income Inequality Is a Bad Idea Tyler Castle | January 8, 2014 | Society Today marks the 50th anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 State of the Union address, in which he declared his famous “War on Poverty.” Fifty years later, President Obama has effectively declared a similar war on income inequality, which he believes “is the... Read More 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.
