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Discovery Institute
November 11, 2024
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Discovery Releases New Data and Policy Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

Discovery Institute
November 11, 2024
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If the growth rate of unsheltered homelessness in King County remains unchanged, the population experiencing unsheltered homelessness will double from nearly 10,000 to a staggering 20,000 in less than three years. A new report from Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative offers policy recommendations and new data to address the crisis. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
November 9, 2024
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Eight History Books and Five Novels

Marvin Olasky
November 9, 2024
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November, a month that culminates in Thanksgiving, is a good time to review history books—so let’s gallop through eight, starting with Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power (Knopf, 2024). Timothy Ryback weaves a story of betrayals, backroom deals, and one often-ignored aspect: the support Hitler received from dominant media. Publishing mogul Alfred Hugenberg thought the 1,600 newspapers he controlled would Read More ›

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a teenage boy who ran away from home, scared, stands alone on the platform,
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Marvin Olasky
November 8, 2024
Homelessness
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The Winding Path of Homeless Youth

Marvin Olasky
November 8, 2024
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In the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Tyler quoted homeless individuals about family influences: "My dad and my mom both drank really hard. . . . My grandfather died from alcohol abuse. . . . My dad's three brothers are all alcoholics and do drugs. . . . my cousins, they're all drug dealers. . . . Dad gets abusive . . ." Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
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West Virginia Voters Enact Constitutional Amendment Banning Assisted Suicide

Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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There will be a lot of political news in the next week. But I don't want it missed that apparently West Virginia voters narrowly passed a constitutional amendment banning assisted suicide. This is the first time that the so-called right to die movement has been proactively pushed back — as opposed to successfully defending against that policy’s spread. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
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“Nature” Editorial Attacks Trump Because He Ignored “Scientific Consensus”

Wesley J. Smith
November 7, 2024
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The idea that "science" and the supposed "scientific consensus" — which too often is really political consensus within the science establishment — are synonymous is causing tremendous harm to the scientific sector. But the science establishment keeps forging widespread public distrust by doubling down on the politics. Read More ›