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^{Wesley J. Smith
June 21, 2023
Homelessness}

What the Homeless Owe Us

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 21, 2023
Homelessness}

Do we love our homeless countrymen and women enough to insist that as we provide roofs over their heads, they also diligently engage in programs to restore themselves to lives of dignity and personal self-respect? We often hear about what “we” — i.e., society —owe the homeless. But we rarely discuss what the unhoused owe us. It’s time for that Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

To Fix Homelessness, Stop Fixating On Housing

_{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

Homelessness affects cities across the country, but it’s not just a local issue, though media cover it that way. Nor is homelessness mainly about housing; rather, it’s largely about untreated mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Obama Promised to End Homelessness This Year

_{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Policy makers act as if it’s simply an issue of people not having houses, rather than a complex problem often rooted in mental illness and substance-abuse disorders. Read More ›

Aerial view of a typical suburb in Australia

^{Caitlyn McKenney
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

San Diego Declares Housing A ‘Human Right’ Without A Plan To End Homelessness

_{Caitlyn McKenney
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

The government allows human lives to flourish when it acts to protect the pursuits of these things, not when it becomes the provider of them Read More ›

Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

‘Housing First’ Caused the Homelessness Catastrophe

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

How did the United States end up in such a filthy state? Blame ideologically driven public policies, most particularly, “Housing First,” a fine-sounding—but ultimately dysfunction-inducing—approach that thwarts ending our homelessness catastrophe. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam Enabling Homelessness, Not Ending It

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam shouldn’t say: Here’s a bed or a room, now do whatever you want. Because that’s not really working for them. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
September 6, 2022
Homelessness}

Spokane Shows the Failures of ‘Housing First’

_{Bruce Chapman
September 6, 2022
Homelessness}

The national policy of “Housing First” has been a disappointing failure at reducing homelessness overall. Housing should be only one part of a solution that includes treatment of mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
June 27, 2022
Economics}

Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment

_{Bruce Chapman
June 27, 2022
Economics}

Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving America’s mental-health crisis but only part of what’s needed. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

Homelessness

_{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

This short film will help you understand the homeless and poverty crisis from the inside-out — what drives it, what perpetuates it, and why nothing seems to help. Read More ›