Beth Hanley, I weep for thee.
Armed with a Georgetown University diploma, Beth Hanley embarked in her 20s on a path hoping to become a professional world-saver. First she worked at nonprofit Bread for the World. Then she taught middle school English in central Africa with the Peace Corps. Finally, to certify her idealism, [...]
What causes poverty in America? Greedy capitalistic businessmen? Unethical financiers? How about marriage?:
For the most part, long-term poverty today is self-inflicted. To see this, let’s examine some numbers from the Census Bureau’s 2004 Current Population Survey. There’s one segment of the black population that suffers only a 9.9 percent poverty rate, and only [...]
How to relieve poverty in oil-rich third-world countries.
Invade and take over the oil wells Give control of the oil wells to private corporations The government — deprived of easy oil money to buy elections and support — will begin to govern better
It’s crazy, but it just might work.