In this episode of A Fresh Perspective, I’m diving into one of the biggest policy disasters our government has ever unleashed: the War on Drugs. For over 50 years, we’ve been sold a solution that’s done more harm than good—wasting over a trillion dollars, locking up nonviolent offenders, and leading to overdose rates that have skyrocketed since the 1980s.
I break down the history, the racial disparities, and the ways this policy has wrecked communities, all while failing to actually solve the problem it set out to address.
But I’m not just here to complain—I’m here to explore real alternatives. I talk about what’s actually working in places like Portugal, where they treat addiction as a health issue instead of a criminal one, and why fear is the real reason we haven’t followed suit. If you’re ready to challenge your assumptions and dig deeper into why our current approach is a disaster, this episode is definitely for you.
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