Liberty
Paying the Idle Hurts Those Who Work
Editors at the Washington Examiner ponder the consequences of paying people not to work. It has been almost two years since the economy recovered fully from the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Section 8
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (USA)
Liberty
Surprise! High crime rates in HUD Section 8 housing
While there are many times why I wonder about subjecting myself to NPR to start my daily routine, there other times when I listen to a ‘Morning Edition’ segment and…
Elections & Public Integrity
Your tax dollars subsidizing ‘nonexistent tenants’
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon turns to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for her latest example of wasteful government spending. The Department of Housing and…
Energy
Surprise, surprise: The ‘Science Guy’ doesn’t understand the Constitution
Bill Nye, “The Science Guy,” whose grasp of science is questionable, also seems to lack a basic understanding of the U.S. Constitution, as Michael Bastasch reports for the Daily Caller.…
Liberty
More on HACA Changes
A couple days ago, big news was that the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville was going to change its management model. It would go from Section 9 to…
Liberty
But Don’t Separate Church & Enforcement
An emergency meeting was convened in Asheville last Monday, and this is the first I’m hearing about it. Attendees included 18 pastors, Police Chief William Anderson, City Councilman Jan Davis,…
Regulation
Stossel examines the unintended consequences of government housing assistance
John Stossel uses his latest column to expose another instance of a well-intentioned government program that went terribly awry. HUD wants to spend millions more to renew Section 8 housing…
Law & Public Safety
A writer who needs a good dose of the JLF Citizen’s Constitutional Workshop
The latest TIME cover story asks about the U.S. Constitution: “Does it still matter?” It’s an important question, but the magazine’s readers are saddled with a guide in Richard Stengel…
Liberty
Say Hello to Your New Sect 8 Neighbors, Charlotte!
If you pay around $1800 a month for housing in Charlotte, city government is making moves to get you some new Section 8 neighbors. City councilman James Mitchell says bumping…
Liberty
Deja vu at Durham Housing Authority
Regulators are again scrutinizing and raising serious questions about operations in the Section 8 rental voucher program run by the Durham Housing Authority.