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The 'War on Weed' Paved the Way for Authoritarianism

The 'War on Weed' Paved the Way for Authoritarianism

Update: 2025-11-19
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The most heinous legal and human rights abuses of our current political moment all have their roots in the War on Drugs, from corruption and racism, to propaganda and mass incarceration.


Our guest this week, Dr. David Farber, is a distinguished professor and the author of War on Drugs: A History. Together, we explore how the drug war served as a pilot program for American authoritarianism.


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The 'War on Weed' Paved the Way for Authoritarianism

The 'War on Weed' Paved the Way for Authoritarianism

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