Rethinking “Harm Reduction”
Once seen as a model of progressive drug policy, San Francisco now stands as a morbid example of how that approach has gone astray.
Social Policy
14 articles
The Problem with Lived Experience
Some lived experiences are selected and elevated over others.
Foster Kids Need Their Own Advocates
They are only tasked with getting to know a child and explaining what is in that child’s best interests.
Charles Murray's 'Facing Reality'—A Review
Facing Reality attempts to force into view data that many Americans would rather not acknowledge.
The Limitations of Black Conservative Thought
Perhaps if black conservatives offered a more nuanced “vision” of the respective roles of individuals and governments in addressing racial inequality, the black community would be less receptive to the anti-racist narrative that conservatives so vehemently denounce.
The Conservative Case for Cannabis Legalization
The lack of conservative leadership on this issue is perhaps most keenly felt on the economic side of things, since the cannabis industry creates opportunities for small businesses and domestic manufacturing.
Debate and Disinformation: The Ugly Quarrel Over the UK Government’s Race Report
Most critics have instead based their criticism on the demonstrably false accusation that the report “denied the existence of institutional racism in the UK.”
Britain Needs a New Approach to Homelessness
The money offered by benevolent citizens and the abundance of cheap drugs act as a magnet for the area.
The Question of Affirmative Action: An Interview with Glenn Loury
Education was not equal in 1930 for blacks and whites, nor in 1950, nor in 1970 for that matter.
The Problem with Kinship Care
It is not only the state’s consent decree that is pushing it to reduce foster care numbers significantly
L.A.'s Failed Homeless Policies Turned My Home Into a Prison
I support helping the homeless—but with meaningful measures that have been proven to work, as opposed to policy that’s heavy on virtue signaling and ultimately short on humanitarian substance.
Affirmative Action in a Multiethnic Nation
India’s reticular caste system poses unique problems. Legions of ethnic groups seek categorization as “backwards classes.”