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February 20, 2019
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Chris Rufo Interviewed on Seattle’s KUOW

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February 20, 2019
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Discovery Institute Research Fellow Christopher Rufo hit the airwaves on Seattle's 94.9 KUOW radio station to discuss the homeless crisis, and how the city's seemingly "compassionate" policies have only exacerbated the problem. Read More ›

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February 12, 2019

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“One Nation Ungovernable” with Wayne Crews

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February 12, 2019

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By some estimates, the cost of government regulation in the U.S. exceeds $2 trillion. An amazing number. And while we’re paying a fortune for existing regulations, major new ones are coming out at the rate of 3,000 per year, so fast that the White House can only do a cost-benefit analysis on less than one half of one percent of them. But there’s hope. This week on "The Bill Walton Show," Wayne Crews of CEI joins me to explain how to return the U.S. to the path of greater freedom and why “walling off the future” is critical to preserving as much liberty as possible. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
February 5, 2019}

“China’s Three Warfares” with Dr. Stefan Halper and Admiral James Stark

_{Bill Walton
February 5, 2019}

China is a mass of contradictions. Intellectual property thief. America’s largest trading partner. Home to 476 billionaires. Choked with air and water pollution. A rapidly aging population. And leadership eager to project its national will. China is plowing ahead with what one of my guests, Dr. Stefan Halper, call its “three warfares.” What are these and what can the U.S. do about them? Effective confrontation of this threat begins with an understanding that China views itself as the “middle kingdom” and why Beijing will only honor an agreement as long as it’s gaining an advantage. Admiral James Stark and Dr. Halper join me to break it all down on “The Bill Walton Show.” Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 24, 2019
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Chris Rufo on the Saul Spady Show: Microsoft’s $500 Million Investment Should be a Wake-Up Call for Seattle

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January 24, 2019
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Discovery Institute Research Fellow Christopher Rufo was a recent guest on The Saul Spady Show to discuss Microsoft's decision to allocate $500 million towards the development of affordable housing and tackling homelessness. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 21, 2019
Politics, Poverty

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Go Grow Somewhere Else

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January 21, 2019
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Microsoft recently announced an unprecedented three-year, $500 million investment to spur housing development across the Puget Sound region. Since 2011, strong economic growth in the Seattle metro area has boosted overall jobs by 21 percent, but the housing stock has expanded only 13 percent, leading to a massive increase in rental and home prices. It’s a problem reaching crisis levels in all West Coast tech cities.

Microsoft plans to devote half the investment—$250 million—to pay for market-rate loans to support low-income housing. Another $225 million will go to preservation and construction of middle-income housing in the cities surrounding the company’s Redmond campus, and $25 million will go toward addressing homelessness. Overall, Microsoft hopes to leverage these funds to create “tens of thousands” of new units and reinvest the returns into new projects.

Trumponomics with Steve Moore

_{Bill Walton
January 15, 2019}

Ronald Reagan was a winner who believed in the boundless potential of America. Sound familiar? It's one of the reasons Donald Trump is succeeding despite the relentless criticism. He "has a finger on the pulse of millions and millions and millions of Americans." He beat 17 other candidates to get elected and then outsmarted Congress and his own advisers to get a much better tax bill. Learn how Trump gets what he wants on "The Bill Walton Show" with guest Steve Moore. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 2, 2019
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Crimes of Survival

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January 2, 2019
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A new trend in criminal-justice reform rationalizes stealing. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 22, 2018
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Seattle Under Siege

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December 22, 2018
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Record numbers of homeless people are occupying the city’s public spaces, despite massive government spending to fight the problem. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
December 21, 2018}

“What Both the Left and Right Miss About Work in America” with Oren Cass

_{Bill Walton
December 21, 2018}

I believe that growth can benefit all Americans, yet while our GDP has tripled in size from 1975 to 2015, average wages have barely risen. The response from both political parties has been to double down on policies that have failed to address this reality Maybe they're missing something crucial in their economic calculations. A focus on work. Author and scholar Oren Cass explains on my new podcast. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
December 11, 2018}

Why Talent Trumps Taxes

_{Bill Walton
December 11, 2018}

Lower taxes and less regulation are great for business, but some are thriving in high-tax states like New York and California. On my new podcast, Ralph Benko explains the “Tamny Axiom”. Hint: there’s something more valuable in those states than low taxes. Read More ›