1. 3
    Mar
    12

    Superwealth: Why We Should Stop Worrying About the Gap Between Rich and Poor

    Posted in Economics By Brian Balfour | Tagged , , ,

    An old friend of Civitas, Max Borders, has launched a campaign to garner support for a crucial addition to the current conversation about envy and class warfare. He’s written a book largely to counter the misguided and often belligerent assertions by the “Occupy Wall St.” crowd, and wants to fast-track its publication in  order for [...]

  2. Feb
    24

    Addressing Income Inequality:Help the Poor or Hurt the Rich?

    Posted in Economics By Brian Balfour | Tagged , , ,

    Our old friend Max Borders pens this Freeman article with some interesting observations about those obsessed with the income gap between the rich and poor. Max argues that a certain segment of the population is more concerned with closing the income gap rather than policies that would actually make the poor better off. He calls [...]