Jason Rantz

Seattle and many other major cities across the country have long embraced two failed strategies to address homelessness: “housing first” and “harm reduction.” Thankfully, a new executive order issued by President Donald Trump last month seeks to scrap both of these policies and finally end the disorder that has plagued America’s streets. The executive order has independent journalist and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Choe singing the president’s praises. “The record homelessness, the record drug overdose deaths on the streets—the current plan is just not working, and that’s why the Trump administration had to move in,” Choe told The Jason Rantz Report on Seattle Red 770 AM. Charting a New Course Discovery Institute has long advocated for an end to Read More ›

A low barrier homeless shelter anticipated to open in Kirkland, Washington, is driving business owner Bryan Mistele and his company out of the city. Mistele is the co-founder and CEO of INRIX, a transportation company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland is moving forward on a plan to convert a hotel across from INRIX into a homeless shelter, with no drug testing or treatment required. Mistele appeared on the Jason Rantz show to discuss why this is a bad idea, and why it has forced his company — one of the largest employers in Kirkland — out of the city. Announcing INRIX’s Move Kirkland Low Barrier Housing Pushed Through Despite Community Concerns