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^{Caitlin Cory
August 30, 2021
Homelessness}

Solutions to Homelessness: Acres of Diamonds in King County, Washington

_{Caitlin Cory
August 30, 2021
Homelessness}

While Seattle wrestles with its own homelessness problem, a small suburb to the Emerald City’s east has been saving homeless mothers and their children from cycles of abuse, addiction, and homelessness for over twenty years. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
August 27, 2021
Homelessness}

Newsom and Garcetti Only Pay Lip Service to Homelessness Problem

_{Caitlin Cory
August 27, 2021
Homelessness}

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Gavin Newsom have changed their tune on homelessness. Is this a sign of hope for a state in dire need of relief for their burgeoning homeless population? Or are these merely toothless political moves in the face of a recall election? Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
August 24, 2021
Community}

Solutions to Homelessness: Austin’s Community First! Village

_{Caitlin Cory
August 24, 2021
Community}

All is not lost. Our politicians may not have a grasp on how to fix homeless, but ordinary people might. Take, for instance, Alan Graham and his Community First! Village in Austin, Texas. What started as a mobile food truck serving the homeless has exploded into a 51-acre RV community providing not just a home, but a transformed life, to those experiencing chronic homelessness. Read More ›

police dog and a policeman with vintage effect on the street

^{Caitlin Cory
August 6, 2021
Homelessness}

Good Intentions Gone Wrong

_{Caitlin Cory
August 6, 2021
Homelessness}

If you have been following Washington State law recently, you are well aware of the police reform package that went into effect over a week ago and the recent legalization of drug possession. Giving the benefit of the doubt, these changes could be very well-intentioned on the part of legislatures and judges. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
June 17, 2021
Community, Homelessness, Poverty}

Washington State Police Reforms Fail the Mentally Ill

_{Caitlin Cory
June 17, 2021
Community, Homelessness, Poverty}

When Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a dozen new police reforms on May 18, he called them “a moral mandate” that would “create a system of accountability and integrity stronger than anywhere else in the nation.” According to proponents, the new laws are intended to protect citizens from unreasonable uses of force and to hold police accountable when they step out of line. Such reforms swept the nation in the wake of last summer’s demonstrations after the death of George Floyd. But a Facebook post from the Sedro-Woolley Police Department illustrates the way these laws are neglecting some of the most at-need in the state’s communities. “The last Legislative Session in Olympia has resulted in multiple changes in how we do Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
June 17, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

Have Police Reforms Actually Put the Mentally Ill in More Jeopardy?

_{Caitlin Cory
June 17, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

Discovery Institute’s Caitlin Basset joined Lars Larson to explain how Washington State’s new police reforms, which are intended to protect citizens from excessive uses of force, are actually putting the mentally ill at more risk.

^{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

The Invisible Asylum

_{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness}

The story of American deinstitutionalization has become familiar. In a long arc—from President Kennedy’s Community Mental Health Act of 1963 to the present—federal and state governments dismantled mental asylums and released the psychiatrically disturbed into the world. Read More ›

^{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 ›

^{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
April 14, 2020
Homelessness, Politics}

Chaos by the Bay

_{Christopher Rufo
April 14, 2020
Homelessness, Politics}

An odd pattern has emerged in San Francisco as the city responds to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world of the well-off has become tightly restricted by public quarantine orders, and the world of the poor increasingly resembles that of Mad Max — lawless, crime-ridden, and devoid of functioning authority. Read More ›