The path forward depends on including everyone, empowering people to use their gifts, and inspiring all of us to find our own way to contribute. After a year of crisis, America seems no closer to finding a path forward. Millions are thinking there has to be a better way. There is. It starts in the places and with people you may least expect, ...

Our society is built on the principle of empowerment: the idea that every person contributes. This is how we help others through the crisis. Amidst calls for a national shutdown, and with a growing number of states issuing shelter-in-place orders in response to the coronavirus, Americans are wondering what comes next. They’re looking for a ...

As he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) often sounds like he's running as much against me as he is the other candidates. I have never met the senator, but I know from listening to him that we disagree on plenty when it comes to public policy. Even so, I see benefits in searching for ...

How to reduce poverty and improve race relations by rethinking our justice system. As Americans, we like to believe the rule of law in our country is respected and fairly applied, and that only those who commit crimes of fraud or violence are punished and imprisoned. But the reality is often different. It is surprisingly easy for ...

Government, business and workers need to address values and incentives.
For years, Washington politicians have said that our economy is turning the corner. They said it in 2011, in 2013 and again last week — every time they report a quarter with 4% economic growth. But each time, the economy has turned sluggish again.Like most Americans, I ...

Instead of welcoming free debate, collectivists engage in character assassination. I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society—that have shaped my life, my family, our company and ...

When businesses feed at the federal trough, they threaten public support for business and free markets.

"We didn't build this business—somebody else did." ...