Fix Homelessness

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 25, 2024
Homelessness}

The Dirty Little Secret About Homelessness Is the Key to Ending It

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 25, 2024
Homelessness}

The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about what cities can and cannot do to end homelessness. What everyone agreed on was that homelessness is a difficult problem. I think most people listening to the Supreme Court would agree: it isn’t going to solve homelessness. That is a job for state legislators. So why haven’t they? Why has homelessness gotten worse? Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
April 23, 2024
Homelessness}

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Homelessness Case: Full Analysis

_{Jonathan Choe
April 23, 2024
Homelessness}

The US Supreme Court confronted the nation's homelessness crisis on Monday, weighing whether a ban on sleeping in public is constitutional. Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Marbut is in Washington D.C. with a full breakdown and analysis. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
April 19, 2024
Homelessness}

Homelessness in Colonial New England

_{Marvin Olasky
April 19, 2024
Homelessness}

Since starting this weekly column in June 2022 I’ve covered lots of topics, including homelessness in late medieval England — but I’ve shorted American history. Since today, April 19, is the anniversary of the battles in Lexington and Concord that started the Revolutionary War in 1775, it’s a good day on which to take a rapid ride through the New England countryside and summarize common responses to homelessness in the 17th and 18th centuries. Read More ›

United States Supreme Court Building in Washington DC, USA.

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 18, 2024
Homelessness}

SCOTUS Will Hear Arguments in Controversial Homelessness Case that Will Impact Cities Nationwide

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
April 18, 2024
Homelessness}

As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday about whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property are constitutional. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond to the crisis of homelessness. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
April 5, 2024
Homelessness}

Drugs and Homelessness

_{Marvin Olasky
April 5, 2024
Homelessness}

Last week we gave our third annual set of Zenger Prizes to ten journalists for articles or podcasts that emphasize good street-level reporting and a willingness to see that all human beings have value. One of the winners we announced is Sam Quinones, for an article he wrote in The Atlantic updating his acute analysis of America's drug crisis. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn Axe
April 3, 2024
Homelessness}

Forcing Homeowners to Bear the Burden of Neglect Hurts Everyone

_{Caitlyn Axe
April 3, 2024
Homelessness}

A cleaning crew was met by 50 pounds of animal feces in an apartment home after the residents were evicted. The Tacoma property, south of Seattle, spent $8,000 restoring the home to conditions suitable for new residents. Read More ›

^{June 19, 2023
Homelessness}

Faith & Law: Compassion First, A Sensible Approach to America’s Homeless Crisis

_{June 19, 2023
Homelessness}

Washington, D.C – Discovery President Steve Buri, Senior Fellow Robert Marbut, and Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith spoke at a Faith and Law forum on Capitol Hill. Below is a summary from faithandlaw.org. Watch the forum and read more here. For nearly a decade, federal policies meant to address homelessness have centered around “Housing First,” which begins with an assumption that Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
March 23, 2023
Homelessness}

Jonathan Choe on Fox & Friends: Is Capitalism Causing Homelessness?

_{Jonathan Choe
March 23, 2023
Homelessness}

Jonathan Choe joins Fox & Friends to debunk the claim that capitalism is to blame for the homelessness crisis in our cities. Instead, he points to leadership continuing to push failed policy that neglects to address the root causes of the issue.

Hands of Homelessness Poor man holding the paper house hope to have family home and warm home

^{Discovery Institute
October 12, 2022
Homelessness}

Discovery Institute Releases National Report on Homelessness

_{Discovery Institute
October 12, 2022
Homelessness}

The problems linked to homelessness, including substance abuse, mental illness, and crime, are increasing in America despite untold sums of government money spent to address this complex problem. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
August 19, 2022
Economics}

Seattle’s Unending Drug Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
August 19, 2022
Economics}

In this great American city, blessed with enormous wealth and natural beauty, a drug crisis is exploding on its streets. Along 3rd Avenue, against the backdrop of Pike Place Market in Seattle’s downtown core, the addicts smoke and inject all kinds of substances in plain sight. Read More ›