Economics

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty and Robert Marbut
July 25, 2025
Homelessness

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Robert Marbut Talks New Homelessness Executive Order on News Nation

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty and Robert Marbut
July 25, 2025
Homelessness

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Robert Marbut appeared on News Nation this afternoon to discuss President Trump’s new “ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS” Executive Order. Marbut highlights the importance of funding drug addiction treatment, bunks the myth that the homeless will be thrown into jail, and discusses the reasons behind involuntary commitment.

Urban homeless encampment with a dilapidated blue tent surrounded by trash on a sidewalk.

^{Discovery Institute
July 24, 2025
Homelessness

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Discovery Institute Applauds President Trump’s Bold Action on Homelessness

_{Discovery Institute
July 24, 2025
Homelessness

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The scholars and Fellows of Discovery Institute's innovative Fix Homelessness initiative applaud President Trump for signing Executive Order, "ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA'S STREETS," a decisive step toward dramatically reducing homelessness across the United States. Read More ›

^{Michele Steeb
July 24, 2025
Homelessness

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Gov. Newsom’s Broken Promise on Homelessness

_{Michele Steeb
July 24, 2025
Homelessness

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Standing on an Oakland street flanked by legislative allies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a sweeping promise in 2021: California would eliminate family homelessness within five years. Backed by an unprecedented $75 billion budget surplus and $27 billion in federal stimulus, his administration committed $12 billion to the crisis, including $3.5 billion for housing units and rental subsidies. Read More ›

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^{Thomas D. Lehrman and George Gilder
July 23, 2025
Economics

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The Future Is Local for Research Funding

_{Thomas D. Lehrman and George Gilder
July 23, 2025
Economics

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Given the Trump administration’s funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, the U.S. must rethink how it endows innovation at American universities. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
July 23, 2025
Economics

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

_{Donald Nielsen
July 23, 2025
Economics

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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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^{Gale Pooley
July 23, 2025
Economics

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Disney’s Best Economics Cartoon

_{Gale Pooley
July 23, 2025
Economics

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If you've overlooked A Bug's Life, you've bypassed one of the most uplifting films ever crafted. This animated triumph ranks among the most profound celebrations of libertarian principles on screen, championing the creative spark that drives human progress. It's perhaps no coincidence the film debuted in that innovative year of 1998, the same year as the founding of Google and PayPal, and the launch of the Apple iMac. Read More ›

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^{Jonathan Lesser
July 17, 2025
Energy

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King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan: Your Taxpayer Dollars Wasted

_{Jonathan Lesser
July 17, 2025
Energy

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On June 11, King County Executive Dow Constantine dropped the 735-page 2025 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) onto the desks of the King County Council members. SCAP shows that wasting taxpayer dollars on useless plans filled with what our neighbors to the north call “bafflegab” is alive and well. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
July 14, 2025
Homelessness

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Reforms to Involuntary Commitment Law Can Save Lives

_{Caitlin Cory
July 14, 2025
Homelessness

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In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds. Washington state would do well to follow New York’s example. Read More ›

US dollar bills floating in front of the Capitol building, creating a metaphorical image about politics, money, and power.

^{Nathan Lewis
July 10, 2025
Economics

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Robert Marbut Talks New Homelessness Executive Order on News Nation

Discovery Institute Applauds President Trump’s Bold Action on Homelessness

Gov. Newsom’s Broken Promise on Homelessness

The Future Is Local for Research Funding

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

Disney’s Best Economics Cartoon

King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan: Your Taxpayer Dollars Wasted

Reforms to Involuntary Commitment Law Can Save Lives

After Countries Go Broke

New York Governor is Right to Invest in Mental Illness Treatment

Good Samaritans Trying to Clean Up Graffiti Ordered to Stop by Feds

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