![]() ![]() Shellenberger’s writing style is to begin by citing common misconceptions or faulty data and then correct those things. He attempts to prove this with a plethora of data, interviews, history, policies and philosophy. The answer is suggested by the subtitle: progressive policies exacerbate rather than alleviate the problems of homelessness, drug abuse and crime. His latest book San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities attempts to answer these questions. ![]() What were we getting for our high taxes? And why after 20 years of voting for ballot initiatives promising to address drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness had all three gotten worse? And why had progressive Democratic elected officials stop enforcing many laws against certain groups of people …? ![]() During that time he advocated for “the decriminalization of drugs, affordable housing and alternatives to jail and prison.” But those problems kept getting worse so he asked: He has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years. Michael Shellenberger is the best selling author of Apocalypse Never ( read my review here ) and currently writes for Substack. ![]()
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