Joe Biden has a history of miserly donations to charity, donating an average of just $369 a year from 1997 to 2007. But over the past two years, when Biden earned more than previous years, Biden seemed to have a…

It’s an unfortunate sign of the times that charitable donations have fallen off in recent years, but expanding charity tax deductions is unlikely to reverse this trend. Charities would have better luck simply encouraging people to go to church. In…

My generation grew up reciting a pledge of allegiance. Each morning we asserted that America is a nation “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” That was Eisenhower’s America. Most of the adults had been partners in the united efforts…

At a recent Cato Institute conference, speakers from various NGOs discussed their efforts to assist desperately impoverished civilians in North Korea and the challenges that they face due to the various sanctions imposed on the country. The event was moderated…

A friend called and he sounded dejected. He had just done something he’d never done before — he went to a food pantry. My friend is on disability and lives in a subsidized studio apartment. He pays rent, and has…