The Charles Koch Foundation (CKF) has updated its giving standards. While the principles that guide the standards remain the same — our partners call the shots and provide the environment for open inquiry and new ideas that benefit society — the language within the standards has been revised to reflect the foundation’s growing partner network. For … Continued
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange inspires students, writers, and scholars to foster an open and pluralistic society. It invites visiting scholars to explore specific aspects of pluralism; hosts a Pluralist Lab to encourage courageous conversations; and provides grants to people developing solutions to help citizens coexist peacefully despite deep divides. … Continued
Polarization is on the rise. Americans’ trust in each other is dropping. And more and more people do not just disagree, they see their opponents as morally wrong. With support from the Charles Koch Foundation (CKF), the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and New Pluralists, researchers at Dartmouth, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania will … Continued
According to a recent article in the Winston-Salem Journal, when adjusted for inflation, the total cost of college, including tuition, room and board, and other fees, has risen approximately 160 percent since 1980. Are today’s colleges and universities producing results that justify the higher prices? Several new public opinion polls echo what past Charles Koch Foundation … Continued
Andreas Widmer is an associate professor in entrepreneurship at Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business, where he also is founder and director of the Art and Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship. A seasoned entrepreneur and business strategist, Widmer is author of The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value, a practical guide for … Continued
By Peter Beard Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast region are a microcosm of the forces transforming U.S. regional economies. These forces have profound implications for a region’s ability to grow its economy and compete globally. The dynamic transformation from industrial economies to technology-enabled, knowledge, and innovation-based economies is accelerating the shift in the skills … Continued
In the United States today, 75 percent of new jobs require a bachelor’s degree, but only 40 percent of workers have one. Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit organization that aims to enable one million working U.S. adults to translate their alternative credentials into work opportunities, calls this phenomenon “The Paper Ceiling.” This fall, the organization will launch a … Continued
Léon Harmel, a successful 19th century French industrialist, recognized the dignity of workers — all workers. As an employer, he provided just wages, safe working conditions, housing, and retirement and health benefits when neither regulations nor competition for labor required them. His example inspired a papal encyclical that explored the connection between humanity and work. … Continued
By Roy Spence In the United States, every generation is called to do whatever it takes to leave the next generation with a country that is safer, stronger, and more united. These days, it can certainly feel like we are on the path to not living up to that calling. At a moment when Americans … Continued
By Jade Estrada I can recall the time in my eighth grade science class when I had to dissect a sheep’s eye. My teacher, Mrs. Griffin, instructed us to carefully make an incision through the sclera. As I held my breath to minimize the fishy, rotten odor of the eyeball and moved the scalpel back … Continued
