The War on Drugs

Old shows like law and order are such a great diary entry of what we were thinking at the time. This demonstrates the extent to which this punitive get tough on crime war on drugs wave in the 80s and 90s really was the consensus view. i think there's something happens in the human brain when you're reading a story or a headline that really hits that sweet spot of pity and fear all of your fears and anxieties and your various prejudices get sort of caramelized.