philanthropy

Philanthropy in the Desert

God's mysteries cannot be solved; they are meant to be lived instead. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2024

What is it like to be a billionaire? I can imagine what it’s like to be a millionaire. I live in London, where millionaires are never very distant. A few of the people I went to school with are millionaires already, and in another decade or so, more of them will be. Millionaires are people who . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

Redeeming Giving Tuesday

by Carter Skeel

Giving Tuesday is a project with admirable intentions. But its vision is not the Christian vision of charity. Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2021

Philanthropy Politicized

by Mark Bauerlein

Michael Hartmann joins the podcast to discuss the field of philanthropy in America today. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2021

Charity or Philanthropy?

by Ian Tuttle

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity by jeremy beeruniversity of pennsylvania, 134 pages, $19.95 As I sat on the subway car reading Jeremy Beer’s new book The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity, a homeless man entered the . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2015

The New Aristocracy

by Greg Forster

An abrupt resignation from the Clinton Foundation prompts both encouraging and discouraging thoughts about America's emerging hereditary aristocracy. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015

The Social Gospel of Charles Dickens

by Brian Murray

The writer whose depiction of poverty and suffering shaped the moral imagination of his countrymen practiced what he preached. Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2009

Spending the Future

by Peter Thiel

The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives edited by kenneth prewitt et al. russell sage foundation, 294 pages, $45 The Foundation: A Great American Secret by joel l. fleishman publicaffairs, 341 pages, $27.95 When you give alms,” Jesus says in the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2007