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Scott S. Powell
May 26, 2026
Economics
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Memorial Day and the Meaning of American Reconciliation

Scott S. Powell
May 26, 2026
Economics
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If the last few generations of Americans understood the origin and meaning of Memorial Day, we might have avoided the trauma of division and corruption that saps Americans from living in peace, trust, and joy. Memorial Day was founded on the biblical ideals of forgiveness and reconciliation shortly after America’s most divisive and bloody conflict, the Civil War, which extended from 1861 to 1865. Read More ›
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Money. American one hundred dollar bill on the grate of the storm drain.
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Donald Nielsen
May 12, 2026
Economics
5

Seattle’s Transformation Spawns a Long List of Problems

Donald Nielsen
May 12, 2026
Economics
5
My wife and I returned to Seattle in early 1993 after nearly 23 years on the East Coast. We were delighted to come home. Our fair city was booming, with the qualities we always loved about Seattle still intact. Over the past three decades, however, we have witnessed a steady erosion in the livability of both our city and our state. Today, Seattle bears little resemblance to its former self, and Washington is becoming a less attractive place to live or work. Read More ›
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 7, 2026
Energy
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Ken Peterson Discusses “What Does It Cost?” on The John Curley Show

Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 7, 2026
Energy
1

Filmmaker and businessman Ken Peterson appeared on The John Curley Show on Monday, May 4, to discuss the findings of his 2025 documentary, “What Does It Cost?” Peterson explained that the net-zero plans in Washington State and Oregon would cost $1 trillion and that the results on global temperature would be “imperceptible and unmeasurable.” “Nowadays, everybody and their brother is Read More ›

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Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 4, 2026
Homelessness
1

Mamdani Ignores New York City Homelessness

Center on Wealth & Poverty
May 4, 2026
Homelessness
1

Despite his campaign promise to end homeless encampment sweeps, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reinstated them. Filmmaker SIX SEVEN KEVIN takes to the streets of New York City, asking business owners, residents, and homeless individuals themselves about how the mayor has been handling the homelessness crisis.

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Marsha Michaelis
April 29, 2026
Homelessness
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Madison Valley Homeless Shelter Brings Crime and Disorder to Neighborhood

Marsha Michaelis
April 29, 2026
Homelessness
9
“Madison Valley residents, merchants, and visitors have lost their sense of safety in this community,” said Wendy. “There’s drug-selling and use, people laying or sitting on the sidewalks, overdoses, and a constant stream of people coming and going from the local shelter right into the trees and tent encampments at our public parks.” Read More ›
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Simple silhouette of a church building with a cross on top, conveying the essence of Christian worship
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Michele Steeb
April 17, 2026
Homelessness
4

Reintegrating Faith Into the Nation’s Approach to Homelessness

Michele Steeb
April 17, 2026
Homelessness
4
For more than a century, America’s response to homelessness was rooted in faith. Churches, rescue missions, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army fed the hungry, sheltered the vulnerable, and most importantly, walked alongside them toward restoration. They innately understood a fundamental truth: Homelessness is a human transformation challenge requiring recovery, accountability, and the restoration of purpose. Read More ›
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Kevin Dahlgren
April 14, 2026
Homelessness
4

LA’s Skid Row a Painful Monument of “Housing First” Policy

Kevin Dahlgren
April 14, 2026
Homelessness
4
Skid Row in Los Angeles stands as a stark example of what happens when ideology overrides reality. Spanning roughly fifty blocks, it is one of the most concentrated homeless zones in the United States, filled with people trapped in addiction and untreated, severe mental illness, often marked by psychosis — a loss of contact with reality. For years, Los Angeles has wrapped its homelessness policies in the language of empathy and housing justice. But Skid Row reveals a harsher truth. Read More ›
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Michele Steeb
March 31, 2026
Homelessness
4

Newsom Tries to Shift Blame on Homelessness to Local Government

Michele Steeb
March 31, 2026
Homelessness
4
Gavin Newsom stood before the cameras in early March and once again blamed local governments for the state’s spiraling homelessness crisis. “No more excuses,” he thundered, threatening to strip funding from counties he claims are underperforming while promising to redirect “every damn penny” to those “getting things done.” Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe and Kevin Dahlgren
March 26, 2026
Homelessness
1

Skid Row’s Cash-for-Ballots Scheme

Jonathan Choe and Kevin Dahlgren
March 26, 2026
Homelessness
1

Discovery Institute has joined up with Frontlines Turning Point USA, O’Keefe Media Group, and other independent journalists in a multi-part investigation into a cash-for-ballots scheme in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Jonathan Choe and Kevin Dahlgren help expose the exploitation of the homeless, the theft of the identities of innocent Americans, and the violation of state law in some of America’s Read More ›

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Young man sleeping or passed out against a graffiti-covered wall in an urban setting, wearing a hoodie and oversized jacket, suggesting themes of homelessness, poverty, addiction, or street life
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Michele Steeb
March 23, 2026
Homelessness
4

Addiction Is a Disease — Policy May Finally Catch Up

Michele Steeb
March 23, 2026
Homelessness
4
More than 48 million Americans are battling substance use disorder. Many are deteriorating in plain sight — on sidewalks, in encampments, and in emergency rooms. Others decline behind closed doors. Overdoses are shattering families, especially within the homeless population where the death rate among people living on the streets has surged by 77 percent. Read More ›