John Stossel, Patrick McMenamin

Will more foreign aid end global poverty? This myth may really rattle your brain. Lots of well-meaning people believe foreign aid will cure poverty. U2’s lead singer, Bono, stops almost every concert to tell his fans that Western governments can end poverty. “We have the resources, we have the know-how to end extreme poverty,” he said last year in Chicago. Angelina Jolie visited a model village in Africa to promote what she believes would be possible if our governments would just give more. The village she visited is the creation of Jeffrey Sachs, director of the U.N. Millennium Project and author of the best-selling “The End of Poverty.” He’s also … Continue reading John Stossel, Patrick McMenamin