Why well-intentioned institutions often do more damage than good. The challenges of international development are vast and multifaceted. What are the main factors of food insecurity in a developing nation? How about within a specific region of that nation? Is it agricultural practices? Access to markets? Gender inequality? If an organization or institution wishes to create direct impact through its initiatives, it must inevitably narrow its efforts to align with specific and

Race has been a central narrative around coronavirus. However, the ignorant xenophobia tied to COVID-19 is not only dehumanizing - it’s distracting - as it draws the conversation away from evidence-based prevention strategies. Without social distancing measures, the coronavirus is an equal opportunity pathogen. However, as communities world-wide take action to protect themselves, a different demographic divide will predict health outcomes- socioeconomic status. Both at the na

In 1776, capitalism and modern economics was born with the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Before the onset of capitalism, mercantilism was the conceptual system used to approach economics; which theorized that wealth is finite and fixed, and that the path to maximizing wealth is to hoard financial capital. Adam Smith introduced the idea of free, self-regulating markets that allow individuals to maximize their wealth according to their own self-interests. S