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

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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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November 8, 2024
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The Winding Path of Homeless Youth

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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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^{Marvin Olasky
November 1, 2024
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The Aladdin Factor: Why Troubled Kids Fare Better Than Foster Kids

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November 1, 2024
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Aladdin, you may remember from the Disney movie, calls himself a "street rat" and knows how to survive amid homelessness. He is competent. He has "agency," the belief that he can act to improve his circumstances. That mindset is different from what former foster child Rob Henderson describes in his good memoir, Troubled. Read More ›

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^{Marvin Olasky
October 25, 2024
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“Homelessness in America”: Stephen Eide’s Eye on Reality

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October 25, 2024
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My third and last book to recommend this month is Stephen Eide’s Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022). Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
October 18, 2024
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Inequity and Iniquity in Manhattan Housing

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October 18, 2024
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In 2015, the May 15 cover of New York Magazine ran this headline: “New York Real Estate Is the New Swiss Bank Account: Foreigners are flooding the market to stash, hide, and sometimes launder their money.” That intrigued me, because I had done some research into Manhattan condos selling for $20 million and up. Read More ›

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October 10, 2024
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“Fentanyl Death Incorporated” Private Screening

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October 10, 2024
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Discovery Insitute is pleased to invite our supporters and friends to a private screening of a significant new documentary, Fentanyl Death Incorporated. The event will feature Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, fentanyl expert, and former White House Policy Advisor, Dr. Robert Marbut, who served as Senior Producer. Read More ›

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October 4, 2024
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Elliott’s “Invisible Child”: A Model of Narrative Non-Fiction

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October 4, 2024
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Sixty-six books have won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction since that award began in 1962. Two of the books — sociologist Matthew Desmond's Evicted (the 2017 winner) and journalist Andrea Elliott's Invisible Child (2022 Pulitzer) — portray people in and out of homelessness. I criticized Desmond's work last month: He communicated an unmodulated despair. Last week, though, I recommended E. Fuller Torrey's American Psychosis, and this week I want to recommend Invisible Child's nuanced hopefulness. Read More ›

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October 3, 2024
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New Fentanyl Documentary Produced by Senior Fellow Robert Marbut Coming January 2025

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October 3, 2024
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Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness initiative is proud to partner with filmmaker Stephen Wollwerth in the production of this documentary that explores the fentanyl crisis in depth. The documentary is produced by Senior Fellow Dr. Robert G. Marbut, Jr., the former Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness under both the Trump and Biden administrations. Read More ›

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September 17, 2024
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Drug Addiction Overtakes Street Corners in Seattle’s Chinatown

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September 17, 2024
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^{Marvin Olasky
August 30, 2024
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: The ACEs You Don’t Want to be Dealt

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August 30, 2024
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ACEs ("adverse childhood experiences") go wild: ACEs such as suffering abuse or neglect, witnessing violence in the home or community, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide, undermine senses of safety and stability. Many U.S. adults experience at least one type of ACE. Most homeless adults hold in their hands at least four ACEs. Read More ›