School Choice Helped a Homeless Teen Grow Up To Run a Nonprofit. Now She Wants To Help Others.
"If you would have told me when I was 12 years old, I would run this organization, I would have said you were crazy."
Charity/Philanthropy
SCOTUS Rules That California Violated the First Amendment by Routinely Demanding Donor Information From Advocacy Groups
Six justices agreed that the state's "dragnet for sensitive donor information" imposes "a widespread burden on donors' associational rights."
Feeding the Homeless Should Not Be a Crime
A North Carolina city council member wants to make feeding homeless people a misdemeanor.
How Individualism Promotes Generosity
A new study shows that, far from increasing selfishness, individualistic societies feature higher levels of altruism.
Lance Armstrong vs. the New Honor Code
Should Americans be tougher on our celebrities—and ourselves? A leading anthropologist says yes.
Is America Too Forgiving? The Case of Lance Armstrong
Anthropologist and brand consultant Grant McCracken thinks we need a new honor code for public figures—and ourselves.
Local Governments Play Scrooge To Stop People from Helping the Needy
Do you have a license for that refrigerator stocked with free food?
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Private Charity Beats One-Size-Fits-All Government
Charities are free to help people who truly need help.
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Milton Friedman Accused of Making Corporations Greedy
The New York Times touches on an old intra-libertarian debate over corporate responsibility.
America Wasn't Ready for Coronavirus
Early takeaways from the country's response to a pandemic
Elon Musk Donates Breathing Machines to Hospitals and the Media Pounces
No, they’re not frontline ventilators. Yes, they’re useful.
Tech Companies Weren't Hoarding Masks, They Were Protecting Employees From Wildfire Smoke
Plus: Kudlow says total stimulus package will cost $6 trillion, jails free nonviolent offenders, more...
Yes, There Are Private Donors—and Not Just Bill Gates—Helping Fund the Coronavirus Response
More than $725 million has been spent across the world from non-governmental organizations.
Venezuelans Fleeing Socialism Find Community at a Miami Storage Facility
Raíces Venezolanas, or Venezuelan Roots, gives household items and a heavy dose of moral support to immigrant families showing up in South Florida.
Give, Don't Govern
Philanthropy helps others. Government controls them instead.
Tiny Homes for Austin's Homeless
Texan Good Samaritans built a village for those in need—no public funding necessary.
Kevin O'Leary Puts His Money Where the Profits Are
"There was a time when the majority of people on Earth were illiterate and starving, and capitalism changed all of that."
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Local Man Uses Viral Fame To Raise $1 Million for Charity, Journalist Digs Up Offensive Tweets He Made at Age 16
Carson King is the latest victim of a cancel culture that's out of control.
The Libertarian Life and Legacy of David Koch
The billionaire philanthropist worked to create a world in which people are more prosperous and tolerant.
A New Study Utterly Fails to Demonstrate the Sinister Effects of Right-Wing Philanthropy at Universities
From textbooks to professors, universities remain mostly hostile to free market thinking.
Georgia's Department of Public Health Is Going After a Charity That Feeds Hungry Kids for Using 'Uncertified' Kitchens
MUST Ministries has provided millions of children with free lunch sandwiches, but an old rule could change their program.
Homeless Advocates Are Taking Houston's Cruel Food-Sharing Ban to Court
The suit alleges that Houston's law violates elements of the First, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
Stossel: Exposing Students to Free Markets
Stossel in the Classroom offers teachers free videos.
These Booze-Making Capitalist Monks Will Make Your Day
When Europe's beer-brewing, liquor-distilling monks combine Catholicism and capitalism, the results are delicious.
This Thanksgiving, Here Are 6 Ways the Government Suppresses Charity
Government has repaid acts of service with exorbitant fines and misdemeanor charges.
Chapman U. President Doesn't Want His Campus 'UnKoched': Podcast
Daniele Struppa says progressives who would deny money simply because of who gives it pose "a grave threat to academic freedom."
Good Samaritans in Southern California Cited for Feeding the Homeless
El Cajon is just the latest city to abuse "public safety" fears to control how people help each other.
It's OK if Entrepreneurs Like Jeff Bezos Are 'Stingy'
By pursuing profit honestly, entrepreneurs like Bezos do much more for the world than charities do.
Cindy McCain: Crony Philanthropist
From pill theft to cozying up to authoritarians, Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador on human rights has a long history of abusing the system.
George Clooney Leaves Free Market Solutions Out of Proposals to Fight World Poverty
Private enterprise helps global economic development in ways besides simple charity.
Trump Brings Back Ban on Funds for Groups That Promote Abortion, While Congress Reconsiders Global Anti-Prostitution Pledge
Here we go again, and again, and again...
A Privately Funded Experiment in a Universal Basic Income
Dozens of villages in Kenya will soon be receiving payments.
Courage House Claimed to Save Sex-Trafficked Girls. Instead, It Used Them As Funding Bait While Playing Evangelical Christian Missionary
Courage House received about $9,100 in government support per month per girl it took in.
The Universal Basic Income: Innovative Social Welfare Reform or Satanic Plot?
An experiment in international aid hits a snag.
