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May 2, 2023 • Weekly Newsletter
The Surprising Thing the Champions of San Francisco’s Drug Centers Forget ([link removed])
Mary L. G. Theroux (FoxNews.com)
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Europeans ended their urban drug scenes when they recognized drug use as a social behavior subject to ordinary social rules, with problematic behavior to be controlled and prevented. They implemented measures to end them, while also providing real help to the addicted. READ MORE » ([link removed])

Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope ([link removed])

The Crime of “Talking to Tucker Carlson” ([link removed])
Naomi R. Wolf (Substack)
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Everybody continues to comment on Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure from Fox—including longtime feminist icon Naomi Wolf, who thanks him “for not giving up on the best core ideals of this nation.” Political realignment, anybody? READ MORE » ([link removed])

Watch: An Evening with Tucker Carlson: “America's Elites Are on a Ship of Fools” ([link removed])
Scott Atlas Interviews Todd J. Zywicki ([link removed])
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Dr. Atlas interviews George Mason University Professor of Law Todd J. Zywicki. They discuss how pandemic policies relate to the law and Constitution, how the public health establishment pushed anti-science policies such as denial of natural immunity, and more. WATCH OR LISTEN » ([link removed])

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Do We Even Know We Are All Socialists Now? ([link removed])
Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness)
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The history of socialism in Europe, its birthplace, is clear. Once that ideology took hold, every mediocrity, every low-caliber careerist, every hack writer came out of the woodwork to find his socialist “fair share” of what he lacked in talent or accomplishment. Sound—familiar? READ MORE » ([link removed])

Watch: Victor Davis Hanson Interview: How Covid Enabled Draconian Restrictions on Civil Liberties ([link removed])
Progressives Are Declaring War on Basic Economics ([link removed])
Burton A. Abrams (American Spectator)
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Incentives matter. Remove penalties for looting and carjacking: more looting and carjackings occur. Increase compensation for the unemployed: more unemployment occurs. We used to understand such logic—but not anymore. We are traveling down F. A. Hayek’s “road to serfdom.” Can we turn back? READ MORE » ([link removed])
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A Century of Economic Folly ([link removed])
By Burton A. Abrams
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