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Homelessness, Streptococcus, and the Need for Vaccination
In the midst of all of the discussion about improving healthcare, one issue that has been neglected is the role of poverty in poor healthcare outcomes. One group that is hit particularly hard is the...
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Some More Thoughts Regarding Poverty and Education
Last week, I wrote about the effects of poverty on educational performance, and, in particular, science education. I received many responses, both in comments and by email. One reason I wrote this is...
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What Deficit Reductionism Really Means: Sending the Disabled to Homeless...
Yes, we have left no sense of decency. From Indiana, we find this story about parents of disabled children who can’t receive state aid for their disabled children: Indiana’s budget crunch has become so...
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A Sign of Our Times
Observed last night at the corner of Exeter and Boylston Streets, Back Bay, and noted without further comment:
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Solving Homelessness Isn’t Hard, But Feeling Good About Ourselves While Doing...
A while ago, I noted that ending poverty isn’t that hard to do, but we get hung up on pseudo-moral issues that prevent us from doing so. Over at Digby’s joint, thereisnospoon makes a similar point...
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Giving Bowser Credit Where It’s Due: D.C.’s Housing the Homeless Proposal
While I’ve ripped into D.C.‘s Mayor Muriel Bowser several times–deservedly so–she deserves kudos for her plan to end homelessness in D.C. An overview (boldface mine): The mayor said she will ask the...
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I Believe In Providing Shelter But Mayor Bowser Seems To Have Turned This...
Despite my many criticisms of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, I thought one of her redeeming qualities is her commitment to housing the homeless. And when she recently unveiled her plan, I thought it was...
View ArticleCamps for the Homeless and the Political Consequences of Failed Governance
Recently, Trump has tried to make homelessness in cities a political issue. Of course, being Trump, his solution is horrible, as it involves shipping the homeless to camps–and this has gone beyond the...
View ArticleThe Nextdoor Presidency
When the left, construed very broadly, fails at governance (which isn’t the same as legislating), it creates room for very bad actors to offer superficial solutions which lead to very bad things. But...
View ArticleHospitals, Housing, and a Failure of Governance
It appears that hospitals are getting into the housing the homeless business (boldface mine): In the first half of this year alone, the hospital treated more than 100 long-term patients. All had a...
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