What is the answer to ending poverty in America?

Our government aid policies actually perpetuate poverty by fighting it with short-sighted half measures. read more

At the time, the U.S. poverty rate was 15.2%, with more than 20 million people living below the poverty line. Fast forward to last year, when the poverty rate was 15.1% and more than 40 million people (including 15 million children) were living in poverty. read more

Whether it’s firms in the private market trying to figure out ways to get goods and services to the poor that will actually turn a profit, or the social adaptation of the poor themselves, scarcity shapes negative feedback loops around itself that perpetuate poverty. read more