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January 3, 2022
Dynamism as a Public Philosophy
…era, the “pursuit of Happiness” was understood to be about more than material gain or emotional well-being; it was imbued with the notion of living well in accordance with virtue — a…
November 16, 2021
The Changing Face of Social Breakdown
…raw material for the sculptor to work with? The right to pursue happiness won’t do us much good if we don’t exercise it. Our best traditions grasp this danger. We…
July 2, 2021
Addressing the Shortcomings of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Key Points The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) partly improves on the Official Poverty Measure but still suffers from several shortcomings that limit its usefulness as an effective poverty measure. The…
April 19, 2021
The Role of Community in Place-based Giving
Key Points This report explores why strong communities matter and how philanthropists can strengthen the local fiber that helps communities improve. Putting people with similar interests in proximity to each…
January 17, 2020
Rethinking Reentry
…first fits well with a maturation model of desistance, and the second fits well with models that describe individually initiated identity transformations. Bushway argues that the evidence shows clearly that even high-rate…
November 13, 2019
Work, Family, and Community
…adequacy of the existing safety net to reduce material hardship and meet the future challenges facing this nation. Our perspective is broad and moves from the effects of each individual…