Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
A three-part series on causes, effects, resolutions and connections
Part Three
The second part of this three-part series covered how travel, transportation and trade are essential pieces of policy creation to combat negative economic impacts. The third and final part … Read the rest
A three-part series on causes, effects, resolutions and connections
Part Two
The first part of this three-part series addressed carbon economy with recommendations on how to move the world’s economy forward in a fair and equitable manner. The second part … Read the rest
A three-part series on causes, effects, resolutions and connections
Part One
In today’s world, it seems that the only constant is change. From the COVID pandemic to environmental and social injustices, the thing we can agree on is that more … Read the rest
It is always a fraught exercise to try to anticipate the overall impact of an event before that event has even concluded, and so it is with COVID 19. However, this has not stopped plenty of people from trying. A … Read the rest
Universal Basic Income (UBI)
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
I was talking with my brother about his experiences as a small business owner during the current COVID crisis. Jay and his wife, Christina, run a gym in Long Island City, a … Read the rest
As I sit down to write this, the sun is just starting to rise and I can hear birds singing outside my windows. My dog comes into the room and sighs before lying down in her favorite spot on the … Read the rest
At RSF, our belief, one in which we advocate, is that each and every person in the United States has a right to enjoy a basic quality of life; a quality of life that reflects the incredible technological advances … Read the rest
The global extent of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to much hand-wringing about the future of globalization. Disputes over trade in critical goods have led to predictions of a future autarky. In response to a dispute over face masks, … Read the rest
There are people into whose heads it never enters to conceive of any better state of society than that which now exists.
Henry George
We are born on this earth, live our lives the best way we know how, and … Read the rest
As I start writing this, it’s 6:06 a.m. I’ve been at my computer since 4:37am, buzzing between emails and updating our website, filling in my calendar with Zoom meetings and rearranging the sticky notes that line my computer monitor as … Read the rest