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Man standing on street is collecting money for charity and holds jar with coins.

^{Marvin Olasky
June 10, 2022
Homelessness}

Learning From History

_{Marvin Olasky
June 10, 2022
Homelessness}

In helping the homeless we should be both generous and discerning. If we only provide material help in a way that enables addiction and overlooks mental illness, our generosity may be selfishness that gives ourselves a warm glow but hurts others. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
May 24, 2022
Homelessness}

Discovery Institute Welcomes Jonathan Choe as Senior Fellow

_{Discovery Institute
May 24, 2022
Homelessness}

Jonathan Choe, a television journalist with more than two decades of experience, has been named to Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty as a senior fellow. Read More ›

^{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 ›

^{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 ›

^{Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
March 28, 2022
Homelessness}

Generous Donation Gone to Waste on Bad Homelessness Policy

_{Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
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 ›

^{Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
March 18, 2022
Homelessness}

Most Cities’ Responses To Homelessness Actually Enable Even More Homelessness

_{Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
March 18, 2022
Homelessness}

If policymakers want to be serious about truly alleviating the suffering of those experiencing homelessness and keeping their streets safe, they need to spend their money wisely on treatment-and-recovery approaches. Read More ›

Man's hand holds wooden flat house against the sun

^{Discovery Institute
March 15, 2022
Homelessness}

Former Federal Homelessness Czar Joins Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty as a Senior Fellow

_{Discovery Institute
March 15, 2022
Homelessness}

Robert Marbut, a renowned expert on homelessness, has been named to Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty as a senior fellow. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
March 10, 2022
Homelessness, Housing}

Former Homelessness Czar Sees Hope for the Future

_{Caitlin Cory
March 10, 2022
Homelessness, Housing}

I sat down with Dr. Robert Marbut, Jr., a renowned national consultant and the homelessness czar under former President Trump, to discuss why he is optimistic about the future of addressing homelessness with robust solutions. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness}

Biden Administration’s ‘Free Crack Pipe’ Scheme Hurts the Homeless and Harms Society

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 17, 2022
Homelessness}

President Joe Biden should change his name to “President Woke.” In the newest example of his administration’s hard-left governing philosophy, they planned to offer nonprofit organizations federal grants to give drug paraphernalia to addicts, an idea that goes under the name of “harm reduction.” Read More ›

Drug abuse with people sharing the same syringe

^{Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness}

Crack Pipes and Free Needles

_{Debra J. Saunders
February 10, 2022
Homelessness}

Every well-intended public policy taken to an extreme leads to misery and dysfunction. A case in point is the Washington Free Beacon story on $30 million grant for “safe smoking” kits. According to the story, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said the kits would include pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine.” Read More ›