Tag: philanthropy

Brass Spittoon: Conservatism, Inc.

Patrick Deneen, Jeremy Beer, and Jeff Polet respond to J.D. Vance's recent American Mind essay "End the Globalization Gravy Train" and consider the prospects for postliberal conservatism.

Against One-Sided Charity: John Chrysostom’s Reciprocal Giving

True charity draws all people, each one gifted and broken, into an interdependent community.

Funding College Graduates to Come Home

Sacred cows exist in almost every industry and sector in America, and the world of philanthropy is no exception. Within the realm of community...

Social Justice vs. Social Charity

The Pernicious Nature of Charity There is a pernicious force that operates in all societies, but especially in ours and especially in these sad days....

Philanthrolocalism vs. Effective Altruism

William Schambra has a piece at Philanthropy Daily that describes the coming showdown between two competing conceptions of philanthropic giving. Here's a taste: Community-embeddedness versus...

Compensation: The Cultural Contradictions of Philanthrocapitalism

Every excess causes a defect; every defect an excess. — Ralph Waldo Emerson It is appropriate that Robin Rogers begins her informative essay on the...

The Dangers of Professional Philanthropy

Maybe you are the kind of donor who supports nonprofits in your community. Like many Americans, you give or tithe through your church or...