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Vintage print of lunch time in farmhouse: boy, girls and children eat together in the kitchen and feed a pet dog
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Marvin Olasky
Date
May 31, 2024
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Homelessness
What Works
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Helping New York Orphans: What Went Wrong, and Right

Marvin Olasky
May 31, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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The past two weeks I’ve given a largely positive view of how Charles Brace and others helped homeless children in New York (and other northeastern cities). But when orphan trains headed west from 1853 to 1929, sometimes things went wrong. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 29, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
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“I was OD’ing and she left me there to die”

Jonathan Choe, Kevin Kalb
May 29, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report
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My latest collaboration with 6'7" Kevin. One of the few independent journalists going into America's drug encampments and emerging with incredible narratives. Follow him. Read More ›
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Silhouette of a man in an old uninhabitable house in front of a window. Depression, loneliness, despair, decline, sadness concept.
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Author
Robert Marbut
Date
May 28, 2024
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Homelessness
Housing
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Housing First Doesn’t Work

Robert Marbut
May 28, 2024
Homelessness, Housing
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In a classic attempt to bury embarrassing data, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its most recent annual homelessness Point-in-Time Count report on a Friday, shortly before the Christmas break, about 11 months after the counting was done. Try as it might, HUD is unable to hide the problem anymore because the increases are so high. Read More ›
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A young American farmer sheep in a pen during sunset
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Marvin Olasky
Date
May 24, 2024
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Homelessness
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Go West, Children: How Charles Brace Placed Orphans in Families

Marvin Olasky
May 24, 2024
Homelessness
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Last week I wrote about how Charles Brace set up homes for homeless children but did not see institutionalization as ideal. He wondered whether it was possible to find thousands of families willing to take responsibility for the children of the streets. The problem seemed enormous. Brace wrote: "How were places to be found? . . . And when the children were placed, how were their interests to be watched over, and acts of oppression or hard dealing prevented or punished?" Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 20, 2024
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Governance
Homelessness
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King County Creates Fenced-In Homeless Encampment in Burien

Jonathan Choe
May 20, 2024
Governance, Homelessness
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Last week, King County fenced in a grassy area for the homeless near the Burien courthouse and sheriff's department. It was an impromptu move to encourage people living on the streets to stay in this spot instead of the busy downtown core. But there's no oversight and some are concerned it will attract more homeless to this area. Read More ›
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In 1789 a charming five year old chimney sweep toiled through tough days in the bustling streets embodying the spirit of a spirited eighteenth century street urchin
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Marvin Olasky
Date
May 17, 2024
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Homelessness
What Works
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Caring for Orphans in New York City

Marvin Olasky
May 17, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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Two columns ago I mentioned Charles Brace's concern about high rents in New York City. When Brace founded the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, he began by setting up religious meetings aimed at orphaned or abandoned boys from 10 to 18 who slept in alleys. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 13, 2024
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Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
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Billy Baldwin Witnesses Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

Jonathan Choe
May 13, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness
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Discovery Institute is going Hollywood! Our Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Marbut teamed up with film producer Robert Craig and actor Billy Baldwin to make "Americans With No Address," one of the most important documentaries highlighting the nation's homeless crisis. We Heart Seattle's Andrea Suarez is also a key voice in the movie. Some of the cast members recently took a tour of Seattle. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 10, 2024
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Homelessness
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Seattle Homeless Man Builds “Homeless White House”

Jonathan Choe
May 10, 2024
Homelessness
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President Joe Biden is in Seattle Friday and Saturday to mingle with the elites and raise campaign cash. On the opposite side of the tracks, there's a guy who's also feeling presidential in his very own "homeless White House." Mr. Biden, you gotta take a look! Read More ›
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A pioneer family on the frontier, amidst a vast prairie, setting up their homestead, gazes towards a hopeful horizon.
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Marvin Olasky
Date
May 10, 2024
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Homelessness
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Go West, Young Man (and Woman)

Marvin Olasky
May 10, 2024
Homelessness
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We often think westward migration was for males only. In 1862 the Homestead Act allowed land claims from “any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years.” Women, including those widowed by the Civil War, made one third of all homestead claims. Some men and women who made it to the Midwest and went no further became homeless. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
Date
May 6, 2024
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Governance
Homelessness
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Burien Mayor Responds to Threats from King County Sheriff’s Deputies

Jonathan Choe
May 6, 2024
Governance, Homelessness
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Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling responding to King County Sheriff’s Deputies threatening to leave the job: "The City of Burien is focused on getting folks off the street and into shelter and services. The City Council prioritizes treatment over tents, and public safety over politics." Read More ›