Howard Husock

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Howard Husock is a senior fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He was formerly vice president for policy research at the

City Journal.[1]
He is the author of the books, "The Poor Side of Town and Why We Need it" (Encounter, 2021); 'Who Killed Civil Society?' (Encounter, 2019); "Philanthropy Under Fire" (Encounter, 2015); "America's Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy" (Ivan R. Dee, 2003).  

Husock was nominated for the

Kennedy School of Government, where he was also a fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. His writing on housing policy, civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, Society Magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Public Interest, The New York Times, New York Post, New York Daily News, The Boston Globe and the Washington Post. His work has also appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Philanthropy, and The Wilson Quarterly. Husock is a former broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work at WGBH-TV
in Boston won three Emmy awards.

His WGBH television series Community Disorder: Racial Violence in Boston (1979) won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award for television. His WGBH film credits include The Paterson Project: One City in the Reagan Era (1982); Pat Ewing and an American Dream (1981); Meet Tom Menino (1983); The World Halfball Tournament (1983) and America’s First School: 350 Years at Boston Latin (1984).

Personal life

Husock is a graduate of the

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
. He is married to ceramic sculptor Robin Henschel and the father of three adult sons. He currently resides with his wife in New York.

Philanthropy Under Fire

In Philanthropy Under Fire, Husock advocates for independent philanthropy by private entities over government intervention to relieve societal ills, significant political and intellectual challenges which threaten it today.

References

  1. ^ "View Expert".
  2. ^ www.whitehouse.gov

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