WorldView Magazine Issues
WorldView | Domestic Dividend
Spring/Summer 2025
How Peace Corps makes America stronger, safer, and more prosperous
As budget debates churn and partisan fault lines widen around the role of the American government, the fate of federal programs dedicated to foreign aid, national service—and yes, even peace—hangs in a precarious balance. In an era of accelerated austerity, when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) seeks to remold public priorities with little nuance or precision, Peace Corps lives on (for now) with fewer resources, little fanfare, and an outsized return.
This issue of WorldView explores what Sargent Shriver called the “domestic dividend” of Peace Corps.
