Naomi Schaefer Riley

Naomi Schaefer Riley is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum.

Politics & Policy

Worldwide Social Engineering, Brought to You by All the Smart Philanthropists

By James Piereson & Naomi Schaefer Riley July 13, 2015

When it comes to inequality, much of the focus of philanthropic foundations is on so-called root causes and very little on proximate ones.

Politics & Policy

The Starbucks Solution

By James Piereson & Naomi Schaefer Riley June 30, 2014

The recent news that Starbucks will partner with Arizona State University to give the coffee chain’s employees greater access to higher education is a very positive development. Not just because skyrocketing ...

Politics & Policy

Weight of The World

By Naomi Schaefer Riley November 17, 2004

Right after the election, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City took a trip out to a New Jersey recreation center. An anonymous donor had generously paid for the ...