GertrudGoetheAmerica Has Become a Digital Narco-State - Paul Krugman
I read the first paragraph of this article and I already think it sucks. If heroin was fully legalized, zero restrictions, we’d be much better off than the current situation we have right now with the war on drugs, fentanyl analogs, and xylazine. Full stop.
Freely available heroin is not a good thing. Drug addiction would get significantly worse. Decriminalize possession, criminalize distribution. That’s a more balanced approach
They weren’t saying it was a good thing, just that it would be better than what we have. Which is true.