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Welcome to The Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you.

Today, we're tackling one of America's most visible and stubborn failures, the homelessness

crisis. So what's driving it? We've got Heather

McDonald. She is a Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She's also a contributing

editor of the City Journal. And she's also the best-selling author of The War on Cops and her book,

When Race Trump's Merit is out, you should go get it. It's very interesting.

In a recent article for the City Journal, Heather exposes the seven fictions behind failed policies that really prioritized disorder over public safety, housing shortages over root causes

like addiction and mental health illnesses, and also inputs over actual results, like getting

homeless people off the streets. So we're going to break it all down with Heather, why billions

of money invested have not worked, have not produced outcomes, and what's really driving the homeless

crisis? So stay tuned for Heather McDonald.

Well, Heather McDonald, it's always an honor to have you on the show. I always learned so much from our conversations. I've had you on

before, so really appreciate you making the time. Thank you so much, Lisa. It's great to be back

with you. So your article on homelessness caught my attention because obviously it's a huge issue.

It doesn't always get discussed as much.

But even if you look at places like New York, I mean, homelessness increased by, I think,

almost like 53% in a one-year span from 2023 to 2024.

New York City was obviously the main driver of that.

But we're seeing spikes in, you know, different parts of the country, mostly liberal cities.

Why is this happening?

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