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James Whitford
James Whitford is co-founder and executive director of Watered Gardens Ministries in Joplin, Missouri and True Charity, which exists to champion the resurgence of civil society in the fight against poverty. He is also the author of The Crisis of Dependency: How Our Efforts to Solve Poverty Are Trapping People in It and What We Can Do to Foster Freedom Instead.
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James Whitford | Feb 19, 2025
Scott Turner, the new secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is considering a new name for the agency. I have one for him to consider — the Department of Housing Opportunity. Here’s why: In a Nov. 20, 2024,…