Poverty on Townhall

In Paraguay, a rich conservative must now tackle poverty Mon Apr 22

Reuters News
Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Rich By Selling Fear Mon Apr 15

Robert Knight

While the media cheer the Obama Administration and Senate Democrats as they exploit the Newtown school massacre to push laws that would hamper law-abiding citizens, they won’t connect some more obvious dots to another shooting. ... more
Making Life Easier, and Harder Sun Mar 31

Rich Tucker

In the U.S. we like to think we’re all about enabling people. We ban discrimination based on creed or color. We insist that facilities be accessible to the disabled. We brag about an America where anyone can climb the ladder of success. ... more
CBO: Food Stamp Rolls Estimated to Hit Historic High Thu Mar 28

Daniel Doherty
African nations increase farm spending, winning poverty battle Tue Mar 26

Reuters News
Ending poverty hinges on tougher environmental goals: study Wed Mar 20

Reuters News
U.S. film highlights link between girls' education and poverty Fri Mar 8

Reuters News
The Southern Poverty Law Center and Violent Bullying Tue Feb 26

Tony Perkins

Bullying knows no boundaries. It’s not just boys on the playground or people at work; it can even be organizations on the national stage as was revealed in a federal court room on February 6th. ... more
Brazil's Rousseff says extreme poverty almost eradicated Tue Feb 19

Reuters News
Bloody Hands: The Southern Poverty Law Center Mon Feb 11

Matt Barber

Long before homosexual activist Floyd Corkins entered the D.C.-based Family Research Council (FRC) with the intent to commit mass murder, I warned from the rooftops that the hard-left Southern Poverty Law Center’s anti-Christian “hate group” propaganda might spur such bloodshed. ... more
Bad Parents, Poor Kids Sat Jan 26

John C. Goodman

Am I the only one who thinks it is immoral to bring children into the world if you don't have the means to support them? I must be one of the few. ... more
Does Poverty Still Matter? Fri Jan 25

Mona Charen

The Republican Party is picking up the pieces. Speaking of the ticket's loss for the first time since the election, Rep. Paul Ryan noted that many voters "don't think or know that we have good ideas" on fighting poverty and "helping people move up the ladder of life." ... more
Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story Sun Dec 30

Steve Chapman

The American medical system has the latest technology, the greatest variety of new drugs and unparalleled resources. But anyone who thinks we're getting something great for our dollars inevitably encounters a two-word rebuke: infant mortality. ... more
Capitalism With a Human Face: A Golden Age Wed Dec 26

Ralph Benko

There’s an urban legend besetting the urbane that capitalism is a system of privilege designed for the Ebenezer Scrooges of the world. Not so. Capitalism works at least as well for us Bob Cratchits as it does for misers, probably better. Capitalism is the only proven mechanism by which the workers of the world may unite to lose their chains. ... more
Brother, spare a room? Americans fight poverty sharing homes Wed Nov 28

Reuters News
S.E. Cupp Takes on Liberal Nun During ‘The Cycle’ Fri Nov 16

America

Watch Cupp go head-to-head with Sister Simone Campbell on the issues of poverty and welfare in America ... more
The Gist of Obaa's Plan? Higher Taxes Fri Nov 2

Donald Lambro

If you boil down President Obama's fatally foolish scheme to fix the economic mess he's put us in, it comes down to raising taxes on everybody. ... more
Romney, Not Obama, Shows Concern For Nation's Poor Mon Oct 29

Byron York

There's an odd imbalance that few have noticed in this presidential campaign. In the midst of a continuing economic downturn, one candidate talks regularly about poverty, and the other doesn't. The one who does is the Republican, Mitt Romney. ... more
Catholics want more focus on poverty than abortion: survey Mon Oct 22

Reuters News
Catholics want more focus on poverty than abortion, survey finds Mon Oct 22

Reuters News
Poverty Nonsense Wed Oct 17

Walter E. Williams

Here's a recent statement frequently suggested by leftist academics, think tank researchers and policymakers: "People were not just struggling because of their personal deficiencies. There were structural factors at play. People weren't poor because they made bad decisions. They were poor because our society creates poverty." Who made that statement and where it was made is not important at all, but its corrosive effects on the minds of black people, particularly black youths, are devastating. ... more
New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty Mon Oct 15

Reuters News
Energy Poverty: The Price of 'Going Green' Sun Oct 14

America

AEI: "The higher costs of green fuels end up in household utility bills. That hurts lower-income families who are forced to pay a higher share of their wages on energy" ... more
Who Really Cares About the Poor? Sat Oct 13

John C. Goodman

Capitalism favors the rich. Socialism helps the poor. These are core beliefs of almost everybody on the left, including our president. Ah, but it turns out that this worldview is completely wrong. ... more
Preserving an Endangered Institution Sat Oct 6

Ed Feulner

“Marriage is a wonderful institution,” H.L. Mencken once quipped, “but who would want to live in an institution?” Great line. But in the real world, the more we learn about marriage, the more we realize how vital it is. ... more