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Enlightened Cooperation: Why Libraries Work When Welfare Doesn’t

Alicia Rolsma | 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 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.

Fixing the Social Welfare System Will Require Creativity

Faith and Public Life | June 28, 2017 | Economics, Poverty

Fixing the Social Welfare System Will Require Creativity

Nothing is ever black and white. On a many different types of issues today, society is learning that most things cannot be boiled down to one of two options. So why are we seem to be doing that with our social safety net systems? In today’s discussions of welfare,...

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VIDEO: What NYC Can Teach Us About Poverty, Work & Welfare

Faith and Public Life | July 4, 2014 | Poverty

VIDEO: What NYC Can Teach Us About Poverty, Work & Welfare

The keynote address on the opening night of Values & Capitalism’s 2014 Summer Conference came from AEI’s Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies, Robert Doar. Before coming to AEI, Doar was the commissioner of New York City’s Human Resources Administration, where he...

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Common Good #2 – Robert Doar

Tyler Castle | 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 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.

Friday Five: Fighting Poverty the Bloomberg Way

Faith and Public Life | March 28, 2014 | Poverty

Friday Five: Fighting Poverty the Bloomberg Way

On Friday’s we gather some of the week’s best content in one place. This week’s collection includes lessons about welfare policy from New York City, two cheers for capitalism, and more. 1. Fighting Poverty the Bloomberg Way: Turns out Mayor Bloomberg...

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