Current Author: Mark Korber

There was a day a couple of weeks when I thought, at least for a few minutes, that our country was getting back on the right ...

Public officials should remove homeless people from sidewalks, parks, and other public property.  Physically remove them.  It’s their duty, and they have ignored that duty in ...

This essay has nothing to do with anything I’ve been writing about lately, including the problem of homeless people and what to do about it, but ...

Having reliable, consistent shelter is a fundamental human need.  Virtually everyone is driven by this need, and the overwhelming majority of Americans find a way to ...

I’m sure some readers of last week’s essay (Nantucket) thought my instant anxiety about needing a place to stay one night was a bit much.  Maybe ...

I’ve been thinking about homelessness. What do I know about homessness?  Relative to social scientists and social workers who work in the field, nothing.  Relative to ...

Someone asked the other day, “what happened to your blog?”  I was flattered to be asked.   Most people just wondered what took me so long to ...