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To fight poverty, Oxfam must measure what matters

May 09, 2017 • by Rev. Ben Johnson

To fight poverty, Oxfam must measure what matters

If people of faith want to reduce global poverty, they must begin by accurately measuring the problem. But a well-publicized report on international poverty distorts the problem and promotes solutions that would leave the world’s poorest people worse off, according to two free market experts. Continue Reading...

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What should American citizens think of Emmanuel Macron and the impact he will have as the next president of France? His outsider status, entrenched opposition, and imprecise political platform may create the perfect storm for France to continue marching in place, according to a new essay in Religion & Liberty Transatlantic. Continue Reading...

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To fight poverty, Oxfam must measure what matters

To fight poverty, Oxfam must measure what matters

Latest Posts

France settles for Macron and malaise

Samuel Gregg on how to really make America great again

How God makes a loaf of bread

Should the EU punish Poland for its success?

How free trade creates economic and moral bonds

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — April 2017 report

Other people’s money: The real problem with Dallas’ public pension woes

Pope Francis’s attack on ‘libertarian individualism’ not about libertarians

Trump and Macron vs. Bastiat and Pope John Paul II on trade deficits

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