by Benjamin Lepak | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
“The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in...
by Byron Schlomach | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
Robin Hood is famous for “taking from the rich and giving to the poor,” but the rich from whom he took were the Sheriff of Nottingham and his buddy, the usurper Prince John, and their cronies. The poor who benefited from Robin Hood’s supposed brigandage were common...
by Mike Davis | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
We have to do something! We hear it all the time. Any time there is a tragedy, or now even a perceived problem, policy makers, news anchors, and everyday citizens demand government take some action that might have prevented it. But all too often the proposed responses...
by Mike Davis | Mar 2, 2020 | Research
“Food Deserts” – Health Crisis or Mere Inconvenience? Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper explores the supposed health crisis of “food deserts.” Certain municipalities have passed measures to encourage full-line grocery stores to locate in certain areas;...