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drugs and crime
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Alcohol is the worst drug (when Americans drink it)By the time my former boyfriend’s little brother, E., hung himself, it made sense to my ex. “His kidneys were failing,” he said, matter-of-factly. His younger brother was in his mid-thirties. E’s family had worried he’d overdose on heroin. Instead, it was the alcohol they…
How police hold our democracy hostage.Until the end of time, Republicans will accuse Democrats of trying to defund the police. In response, Democrats will throw more money at the police and our Serious Thinkers will blame a movement that never took off for virtually every Democratic loss—even though ahead of the…
