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Robert Marbut Interview
Robert Marbut
May 23, 2022
Homelessness

Robert Marbut on America’s Homelessness Crisis, Strategies for Uplifting the Homeless, and Effective Government Policies

Robert Marbut
May 23, 2022
Homelessness
Homelessness has reached crisis proportions. Few issues of human dignity are as heart wrenching as the wretched scenes in our most prosperous cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle—where one can drive down main thoroughfares and be confronted with tent encampments lining streets that provide scant shelter for thousands of destitute people. Read More ›
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Steven J. Buri
May 20, 2022

What Does Real Compassion for the Homeless Look Like?

Steven J. Buri
May 20, 2022
Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers a path forward for policymakers, the public, and those who recognize that the failed policies of the past are doomed to fail in the future. Here we focus on the true causes of the crisis. And, importantly, we focus on the inherent dignity of those suffering while offering solutions that help them realize their full potential as human beings. Read More ›
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Debra J. Saunders
May 19, 2022
Homelessness

California’s Epic Homeless Nightmare

Debra J. Saunders
May 19, 2022
Homelessness
What’s the matter with California? “It’s suffering from San Fransickness,” which is “pathological altruism,” answers Michael Shellenberger, author of the book “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” Read More ›
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Man using cordless drill
Gale Pooley
May 18, 2022
Growth

Cordless Drills on Sale: Buy One, Get 41.8 Free

Gale Pooley
May 18, 2022
Growth
Technically speaking, the first “cordless” drill was called a bit and brace drill invented hundreds of years ago. You can still buy one of these classics at Amazon for around $57. Read More ›
Elon Musk
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks with Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, during the Ira C. Eaker Distinguished Speaker Presentation in the Academy's Arnold Hall on April 7, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor cokley)
Gale Pooley
May 13, 2022
Growth

Elon Musk Gets an A in Econ. Janet Yellen Gets a D-

Gale Pooley
May 13, 2022
Growth
Elon Musk and Julian Simon are right. Janet Yellen and Thanos are wrong. More human beings create much more wealth for all of us to enjoy, if given the freedom to innovate by learning and discovering new valuable knowledge to share in free markets. Invest in people. We pay the highest dividends. Read More ›
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Gale Pooley
April 26, 2022
Growth

Visualizing Global Resource Abundance

Gale Pooley
April 26, 2022
Growth
Think pizzas. Personal resource abundance is the size of the slice. Global resource abundance is the size of the pie. Global resource abundance is the product of the size of the slice multiplied by the size of the population. Read More ›
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Caitlin Bassett and Robert Marbut
March 28, 2022
Homelessness

Generous Donation Gone to Waste on Bad Homelessness Policy

Caitlin Bassett and Robert Marbut
March 28, 2022
Homelessness
Seattle civic and business leaders have announced a $10 million collaborative effort to tackle the downtown chronic homelessness problem. “It’s the beginning of some good news,” Mayor Bruce Harrell declared when they announced the financial donation. Read More ›