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 »
Giving Tuesday is a project with admirable intentions. But its vision is not the Christian vision of charity. Continue Reading »
Michael Hartmann joins the podcast to discuss the field of philanthropy in America today. Continue Reading »
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 »
An abrupt resignation from the Clinton Foundation prompts both encouraging and discouraging thoughts about America's emerging hereditary aristocracy. Continue Reading »
The writer whose depiction of poverty and suffering shaped the moral imagination of his countrymen practiced what he preached. Continue Reading »
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 »
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