Tag: Michael Shellenberger

bunch of used dirty syringe leaved after drug injection lying on ground outdoor

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 22, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Tagged
, 12th and Jackson, Black Market, Casey Luskin, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, Community Assisted Suicide, cruel and unusual punishment, defund the police, downtown Seattle, drug addiction, drug dealers, drug-related crimes, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homeless camps, homelessness, Housing First, human nature, jonathan choe, liberal guilt, Michael Shellenberger, progressive activists, San Fransicko, SCOTUS, Seattle, Seattle City Council, shoplifting, substance abuse, Supreme Court of the United States, The American Spectator, U.S. Supreme Court}

Seattle’s Community Assisted Suicide Policies Are Killing the Homeless

_{Casey Luskin

July 22, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness}

Last month the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the rights of cities to enforce common sense laws which prohibit the homeless from sleeping in public spaces, such as parks or sidewalks where children play or families walk. It's almost absurd that the Court was forced to expend its limited resources adjudicating a controversy over whether such laws should be constitutional. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2024

Tagged
, ACLU, addiction, addicts, Cal-Psych, California, case workers, Democrats, drug addiction, drug possession, drugs, Gospel Rescue Mission, Grants Pass v. Johnson, group homes, homelessness, housing, Housing First, Los Angeles, mandatory care, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, Misery, New York City, North America Recovers, Oregon, poverty, psychiatric hospitals, Republicans, Rousseau, San Francisco, shelter beds, shoplifting, Sixth Sense, untreated mental illness, US Supreme Court, Washington}

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

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 25, 2024}

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 ›

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Date
August 7, 2023

Categories
Governance
Tagged
, drug addiction, drug treatment, governance, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, North America Recovers}

Michael Shellenberger: What Happened to Progressives?

_{August 7, 2023

Governance}

Why are they letting crime run rampant in cities? Why don’t they mandate treatment to the people living and dying on the streets? Watch Michael Shellenberger speak on the ideology behind progressive cities allowing their citizens to live and die on the streets. Shellenberger created the North America Recovers Coalition that Discovery Institute is proud to be a founding member of. Watch the speech here. Read some highlights here: My own journey on this issue began after writing Apocalypse Never. I was getting ready to go on book tour, and save nuclear plants around the world, and then covid hit. It was very disorienting, as all of you can remember I found myself feeling sad about it. I’ve been teaching myself Read More ›

Downtown San Francisco with California Street at sunrise, San Francisco, California, USA

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Author
Debra J. Saunders

Date
May 19, 2022

Categories
Governance
Tagged
, California, drug addiction, encampments, Gavin Newsom, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, San Francisco, San Fransicko (book)}

California’s Epic Homeless Nightmare

_{Debra J. Saunders

May 19, 2022

Governance}

What’s the matter with California? “It’s suffering from San Fransickness,” which is “pathological altruism,” answers Michael Shellenberger, author of the book “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” Read More ›

Man's hand holds wooden flat house against the sun

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Author
Caitlin Cory

Date
November 30, 2021

Categories
Housing
What Works
Tagged
, Amsterdam, drug addiction, Housing First, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, San Francisco, shelter}

If Not Housing First, What Is the Solution to Homelessness?

_{Caitlin Cory

November 30, 2021

Housing, What Works}

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Author
Caitlin Cory

Date
November 24, 2021

Categories
What Works
Tagged
, disaffiliation, drug addiction, Housing First, Jason Rantz, Mark Horvath, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, Seattle}

Homelessness Will Not Be Solved With a One-Size-Fits-All Solution

_{Caitlin Cory

November 24, 2021

What Works}

Mark Horvath has interviewed a countless number of homeless people for his YouTube channel, Invisible People. Based on his own experience and these interviews, Horvath is a Housing First advocate, arguing that our efforts must be focused on housing in order to fix homelessness. Is Horvath right? Read More ›

USA flag and models of house. VA direct home loan concept.

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Author
Caitlin Cory

Date
November 18, 2021

Categories
Fixers
Housing
Tagged
, disaffiliation, drug addiction, housing, Michael Shellenberger, Orting, tiny houses, Veterans}

Solutions to Homelessness: Orting Veterans Village

_{Caitlin Cory

November 18, 2021

Fixers, Housing}

Tiny home communities such as these are doing more than simply providing a safe place to sleep. They are providing the homeless and disaffiliated with a community. Since disconnection from social supports is one of the most common traits among the homeless, this inherent communal design is vital. Read More ›

Used syringe on the ground - drugs Addiction equipment. Heroin, syringe, cigarette and lighter - drug addiction concept

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Author
Caitlin Cory

Date
October 22, 2021

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Tagged
, Michael Shellenberger, open drug scene}

Homeless Encampments or Open Drug Scenes?

_{Caitlin Cory

October 22, 2021

Drug Epidemic}