Howard Husock

Howard Husock is the author of "The Projects: A New History of Public Housing" (NYU Press, 2025) and of "The Poor Side of Town: And Why We Need It" (Encounter Books). He is a senior fellow in domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from 2013-17.

Chuck Schumer knows how to fix Somali fraud. He should just ask … Chuck Schumer

Opinion 2 hours ago

Chuck Schumer knows how to fix Somali fraud. He should just ask … Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer remains silent on Minnesota fraud case involving Somali constituents, despite his 2013 immigration reform proposals.

How misreading Somali poverty led Minnesota into its largest welfare scandal

Opinion 4 days ago

How misreading Somali poverty led Minnesota into its largest welfare scandal

Minnesota officials overlooked a billion-dollar welfare fraud scheme by Somali immigrants due to fears of appearing racist after confusing immigrant poverty with systemic racism.

A solution to the housing affordability problem: Marriage

Opinion December 1

A solution to the housing affordability problem: Marriage

Declining marriage rates among young adults create housing affordability crisis as single households compete for limited supply, institute data shows.

We need a Marshall Plan to tackle America’s housing crisis

Opinion November 14

We need a Marshall Plan to tackle America’s housing crisis

The Trump administration can use its bully pulpit to help solve the housing crisis and cut the red tape and regulations that are holding back building.

Supreme Court case exposes liberal contradictions on race and segregation

Opinion October 24

Supreme Court case exposes liberal contradictions on race and segregation

A Supreme Court challenge to Louisiana's congressional map could reshape how race factors into district drawing, potentially affecting similar racial gerrymandering cases nationwide.

Hardware stores are the nuts and bolts of American freedom this July 4th

Opinion July 4

Hardware stores are the nuts and bolts of American freedom this July 4th

From Soviet-era housing to American hardware stores, how homeownership represents freedom and responsibility. Home equity accounts for 45% of American homeowners' net worth

What that citizenship contest reality show gets right

Opinion June 7

What that citizenship contest reality show gets right

"The American" reality show proposal focuses on citizenship, highlighting the need for a national movement to support legal immigrants in becoming U.S. citizens.

Broken cities, bad governance: Blue state city residents voting with their feet

Opinion May 22

Broken cities, bad governance: Blue state city residents voting with their feet

The population exodus from blue state cities continues as their residents express their dissatisfaction by moving away.

Defunding PBS and NPR could make them even worse

Opinion May 12

Defunding PBS and NPR could make them even worse

Trump cut $535 million from NPR and PBS because of their biases. The result might be worse without federal oversight. And liberal foundations could make up the lost funding.

Tom Cotton should go further: An endowment tax should not exclude big foundations

Opinion March 31

Tom Cotton should go further: An endowment tax should not exclude big foundations

The largest private foundations should not be exempt from taxation as Congress debates extending the 2017 tax act.

Trump stopped Biden’s plan to force DEI on local communities

Opinion February 28

Trump stopped Biden’s plan to force DEI on local communities

The Biden administration's DEI policies were so extensive that they included HUD forcing local communities to give up their zoning rules. Trump just shut it down.

I’m a conservative but defunding NPR is a mistake. What should happen instead might be surprising

OPINION April 30, 2024

I’m a conservative but defunding NPR is a mistake. What should happen instead might be surprising

After an explosive essay published by former NPR editor Uri Berliner the news network is now facing proposals to strip it of all federal funding especially from conservatives.

Why Harvard's Claudine Gay deserves sympathy

OPINION December 18, 2023

Why Harvard's Claudine Gay deserves sympathy

A bureaucrat trapped in the Capitol Hill headlights, Claudine Gay embarrassed herself and her university. She also dodged accountability when Harvard gave her pass.

As fentanyl overdose crisis hits Americans hard where's proof that 'safe injection sites' work?

OPINION March 14, 2023

As fentanyl overdose crisis hits Americans hard where's proof that 'safe injection sites' work?

President Biden has turned a blind eye to a disturbing twist in the fentanyl crisis. More than 70,000 Americans have been killed yet we don’t track the safe injection site's efficacy.

Biden's latest whack at the suburbs will change your neighborhood for the worse

OPINION February 23, 2023

Biden's latest whack at the suburbs will change your neighborhood for the worse

President Biden’s latest whack at the suburbs will make your neighborhood more dangerous. Two hundred pages of radical new housing rules would require so-called "equity plans."

Hillary Clinton still owes Tammy Wynette an apology

OPINION December 10, 2022

Hillary Clinton still owes Tammy Wynette an apology

Tammy Wynette is back in the cultural spotlight thanks to a new Showtime series about her tumultuous marriage with George Jones.

How progressives' grand plans for subsidized housing have harmed African Americans

OPINION November 27, 2022

How progressives' grand plans for subsidized housing have harmed African Americans

Our country's low-income housing policies, from public housing to Section 8, tax credits and more have done real harm to those they were intended to help. Here's how it all began.

Biden's Build Back Better repeats Progressives' major mistakes over decades

OPINION December 10, 2021

Biden's Build Back Better repeats Progressives' major mistakes over decades

The debate about the massive Build Back Better bill has rightly shifted from its eye-popping price tag to its far-reaching details. This is a plan to transform the U.S. economy and even our family life