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^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Faith & Economics}

Covid-19 Exposes the Roots of the Homeless Crisis in our Cities

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
August 13, 2020
Faith & Economics}

“The coronavirus has started to reveal some long standing truths about homelessness, about addiction, and about mental illness,” explains Christopher Rufo director of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. “For the past decade, policy makers have largely avoided these questions, or, largely been in denial about the causes of homelessness.” Read More ›

Fellows and Students at the 2020 Gilder Fellows Virtual Seminar in Seattle, WA

^{George Gilder
August 6, 2020
Free Enterprise}

Gilder Fellows Seminar a Virtual Success

_{George Gilder
August 6, 2020
Free Enterprise}

George Gilder reflects on his experience at this year's Gilder Fellowship. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 22, 2020
Community, Politics}

Chris Rufo Discusses Seattle’s Push to Close City’s Largest Jail with Tucker Carlson

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 22, 2020
Community, Politics}

Seattle and King County are moving to cut the police department in half and permanently close the region's largest jail. Last night, I sat down with Tucker Carlson to explain this radical escalation in "abolishing the police"—and the chaos it will leave its in wake. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
July 17, 2020
Politics}

Obscene federal ‘diversity training’ scam prospers — even under Trump

_{Christopher Rufo
July 17, 2020
Politics}

Critical race theory — the far-left academic discourse centered on the concepts of “whiteness,” “white fragility” and “white privilege” — is coursing through the federal government’s veins. Under a GOP administration, no less. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
July 16, 2020}

The Harm in “Harm Reduction”

_{Christopher Rufo
July 16, 2020}

As cities in the United States, including San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, and Seattle, consider opening their own safe-injection sites, they should understand the full consequences of these practices. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
July 9, 2020}

Cult Programming in Seattle

_{Christopher Rufo
July 9, 2020}

Last month, the City of Seattle’s Office of Civil Rights sent an email inviting “white City employees” to attend a training session on “Interrupting Internalized Racial Superiority and Whiteness.” Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
July 3, 2020
Politics}

The Bill Walton Show: Reality Economics 101 with Don Boudreaux and John Tamny

_{Bill Walton
July 3, 2020
Politics}

On this week’s episode of The Bill Walton Show, Discovery Senior Fellow Bill Walton has a wide ranging conversation about all things economic with Donald Boudreaux, best-selling author, professor of economics at George Mason University who writes the popular blog Cafe Hayek and John Tamny, editor of Real Clear Markets, an editor for Forbes Magazine and the author of “The End of Work” and “They’re Both Wrong.” Even if, or maybe especially, you think economics is too abstract or arcane or harsh, this is a fresh and engaging take that everyone can learn from. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
July 1, 2020}

The End of Chaz

_{Christopher Rufo
July 1, 2020}

Early this morning, a phalanx of Seattle police officers, armed with long batons and semiautomatic rifles, cleared out the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Seattle can now begin to reckon with the damage. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
June 23, 2020
Politics}

Antifa Makes Its Move

_{Christopher Rufo
June 23, 2020
Politics}

Behind the scenes, antifa has done the unthinkable: establish political power in major American cities. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
June 19, 2020
Politics}

Counsel of the Woke

_{Christopher Rufo
June 19, 2020
Politics}

America has reached an epistemological breaking point. Read More ›