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Poverty

A Missing Link in Poverty Alleviation: Humility

| December 6, 2021 | Blog Contributor

A Missing Link in Poverty Alleviation: Humility
Consider the last time you found yourself moved to compassion or feeling for a particular cause— what prompted you? For many, these thoughts are something emotionally moving or worthy of attention for a little while, yet that vigor seems to die down after the shock...
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Grace Messemer
Grace Messemer is a junior studying political science and economics at the University of Florida. She was selected as a Fall 2021 Student Blog Contributor for Faith & Public Life.

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Disparities are Not the Enemy

| April 6, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Disparities are Not the Enemy
Reducing economic inequality has been at the top of the political agenda in recent years. It is nearly impossible to scroll through a newsreel without fear-inducing articles bombarding you with claims that we are nearing the end of times brought on by ever-expanding...
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Sydney Rennich
Sydney Rennich is a junior studying economics and political science at Samford University and was selected as a 2021 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Equality in the 21st Century

| March 12, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Pursuing Equal Opportunity: Equality in the 21st Century
John Locke, in outlining some of the key philosophies that guided our Founding Fathers in their creation of the American state, claimed that the role of government was to preserve the free, equal, and independent nature of mankind. At the time of writing, the idea of...
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Sydney Rennich
Sydney Rennich is a junior studying economics and political science at Samford University and was selected as a 2021 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

Enlightened Cooperation: Why Libraries Work When Welfare Doesn’t

| November 20, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Enlightened Cooperation: Why Libraries Work When Welfare Doesn’t
Amidst a global pandemic and an economic recession, the American people are in need. Not just for human connection but also public assistance. Stimulus checks and unemployment benefits have led to mixed results and polarization threatens any further federal aid. It is...
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Alicia Rolsma
Alicia Rolsma is a senior studying political science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.