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A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 22, 2021
Homelessness}

Homeless Encampments or Open Drug Scenes?

_{Caitlin Cory
October 22, 2021
Homelessness}

Michael Shellenberger has been making the rounds through interviews to discuss his new book, San Fransicko: How Progressives Ruin Cities. In this 9-minute clip from his interview on Dave Rubin's show, The Rubin Report, Shellenberger explains that homeless encampments are a misnomer. In reality, they are open drug scenes. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

The Homelessness Crisis is a Drug Addiction Crisis

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October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

"The word 'homeless' is really a propaganda word designed to trick your brain into thinking that this is a problem of poverty," says Michael Shellenberger. "And progressives have done a real disservice to people suffering from addiction by mis-describing them as people that are somehow suffering from high rents." Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
October 12, 2021
Homelessness}

More Than Economics: Complex Stories of Homelessness

_{Caitlin Cory
October 12, 2021
Homelessness}

A roof and four walls are necessary but not sufficient for safety, health, and overall well-being. The various paths that lead to homelessness – mental illness, addiction, social isolation – often require far more than shelter to restore a person to a thriving existence. Read More ›

Depressed woman sitting on a chair in dark room at home. Lonly , sad, emotion concept.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 11, 2021
Homelessness}

How Treatment Can Change Everything for the Mentally Ill Homeless

_{Caitlin Cory
October 11, 2021
Homelessness}

Take the story of Bethany Yeiser. Yeiser's mental state began to deteriorate in college. In her senior year, she dropped out and spent the next four years homeless, suffering many delusions as a result of undiagnosed schizophrenia. She received medical treatment and has been in recovery for fourteen years. Read More ›

man businessman in suit taking notes, bills of dollars in his pocket as a bribe. the concept of corruption and bribery

^{Caitlin Cory
October 5, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

Homelessness: A Profitable Business

_{Caitlin Cory
October 5, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

One of New York City's largest homeless shelter providers has turned sheltering the homeless into a lucrative business for himself, reaping more than $1 million a year in profits. Worse: It's all funded by taxpayers. Read More ›

Two police officers arrest and handcuff homeless woman in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 4, 2021
Homelessness}

How Leftist Prosecutors Contributed To 2020’s Massive Crime Spike

_{Caitlin Cory
October 4, 2021
Homelessness}

The number of homicides in the United States increased around 30 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported last week, along with a 5.6 percent increase in violent crime in the same period. Read More ›

Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic

^{Caitlin Cory
September 28, 2021
Homelessness}

Homelessness: The Mental Illness Thread

_{Caitlin Cory
September 28, 2021
Homelessness}

In the middle of the National Mall at 5:45 this morning, a man shouted at no one in particular. Dressed in pajama pants, a T-shirt, and supported by a cane, he waved around a flashlight and occasionally struck his cane on the ground, all the while belting out a disruptive sing-song melody. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
September 27, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

The Problem With “Housing First” According to Baum and Burnes

_{Caitlin Cory
September 27, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

In 1993, A Nation in Denial: The Truth About Homelessness by Alice S. Baum and Donald W. Burnes was published. Though the statistics are now nearly 30 years out of date, the insights into homelessness remain relevant. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
September 20, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

New Documentary Sheds Light on LA Homelessness Crisis

_{Caitlin Cory
September 20, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

Reason Magazine released a compelling half-hour documentary this summer on the dire homelessness situation in Los Angeles, highlighting government incompetence and fiscal waste. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
September 9, 2021
Homelessness, Politics}

Stephen Eide: Homelessness May Be Newsom’s Undoing

_{Caitlin Cory
September 9, 2021
Homelessness, Politics}

Last Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured an excellent piece from Stephen Eide titled, “Homelessness Is Behind the Anger at Gavin Newsom.” Here’s an excerpt... Read More ›