Forbes named Warren Buffett as the richest person in the world as of March 5, 2008. Personally, I admire Warren Buffet for a variety of reasons. Namely, he behaves in a down-to-earth way, and he has earned the title of philanthropist. Last year, he pointed out that he pays a smaller percentage in taxes than […]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Widespread Poverty in the U.S. Does Exist
I have noticed some people have a tendency to try to underestimate poverty in the United States. These people try to make United States poverty out as mostly an illusion. They seem to most often think that “liberals” try to play with the numbers to make it seem like many people live in poverty when […]
Charles Loring Brace’s Work in Child Poverty
I just read a very interesting article by Howard Husock about Charles Loring Brace’s work to help poor children in New York City. I had not heard much about Charles Loring Brace beforehand, but the article explains his life and the work he did in the 19th Century. Most notably, Brace helped alleviate child poverty […]
My Favorite Posts
Update: Long story short, my favorite post is When I’m Holding My Daughter. Check it out! My daughter just turned 3 last month. I swear she’s just the cutest thing ever. Pretty much every morning she comes in—apparently after patiently waiting for the sun to just barely start rising—and… Read more… I doubt you would […]
Imagine No Poverty
Over year ago, I posted the music video for the song Imagine by John Lennon. I love that song! It has inspired me to ask you to imagine some things today. Imagine a world without overstocked grocery shelves or hungry children. Imagine a world without war or religious violence. Imagine a world without racism or […]
Education Beats Poverty
I just read a great commentary by Oliver “Buzz” Thomas in which he refers to education as a path out of poverty. Basically, Thomas explains that we cannot use old methods to fight poverty in the new world. For example, basic charity and job-training does not work as effectively as it did a thousand years […]