"our political and media culture often seems to thrive on negative trends. but one measure of the strength of any society is what happens when things are going in the wrong direction. it requires clear ideas, people unwilling to accept decline with a shrug, and leaders who seek change rather than scoring populist points by blaming others for problems. "
"simply reversing a bad trend is not cause for declaring "mission accomplished". much more could be done to alleviate, for example, the opioid crisis-including the legalization of alternative ways to get high. the same is true of violent crime, which is once again falling in most American urban centers but could always be lower." - Eric Boehm in the March issue of "Reason" magazine.
"simply reversing a bad trend is not cause for declaring "mission accomplished". much more could be done to alleviate, for example, the opioid crisis-including the legalization of alternative ways to get high. the same is true of violent crime, which is once again falling in most American urban centers but could always be lower." - Eric Boehm in the March issue of "Reason" magazine.
