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Gov. Ferguson Strips Away Washington’s Appeal with Slate of Tax Increases

Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed into law the largest tax increase in state history. It included a 6-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax. Washington already had the third-highest gas price in the country, exceeded only by California and Hawaii. Next, Ferguson approved a rent control package that limits rent increases. Any student of economics knows that if you restrict a business’s ability to make a profit, the business will stop investing. Read More ›
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Listen to the First Episode of the Restorations Podcast with Billy Baldwin and Robert Marbut Discussing Addiction and Homelessness Policy

I'm joined on my very first episode by actor Billy Baldwin and Discovery Senior Fellow and homelessness expert Robert Marbut. We talk about their upcoming documentary (Americans With No Address), our experience doing outreach on the streets of Seattle, and why the right and left have every reason to find common ground on homelessness, addiction, and untreated mental illness. Read More ›
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Rows of church benches. Selective focus.
Rows of church benches. Selective focus.

How Christian Homeless Shelters Are Changing

Over the years I visited other Christian shelters in California and Colorado, Texas and Missouri, and Illinois and Pennsylvania, and saw some fairly low common denominators. Read More ›
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A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.
A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jonathan Choe on Humanize Podcast: The Crisis of Our City Streets

In this episode of Humanize, Choe will describes the horrors—and heroism—he encounters daily as he covers the homelessness beat. Read More ›
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San Francisco's iconic bridge wrapped in fog as seen at night. Generative AI
San Francisco's iconic bridge wrapped in fog as seen at night. Generative AI

Doom Loop City

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A homeless encampment on the side of a road
A homeless encampment on the side of a road

‘Housing First’ Caused the Homelessness Catastrophe

How did the United States end up in such a filthy state? Blame ideologically driven public policies, most particularly, “Housing First,” a fine-sounding—but ultimately dysfunction-inducing—approach that thwarts ending our homelessness catastrophe. Read More ›