CSPI Podcast

What's Wrong with the West Coast? | Michael Shellenberger & Richard Hanania

Oct 25, 2021

54:19

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Do You Find a Lack of Enforcement of Open Drug Scenes in European Cities?

04:06

The Big Government Versa Small Government Debate

04:40

What's the Debate in San Francisco?

03:14

Introduction

2min

San Francisco - Why Did You Write a Book About San Francisco?

4min

What's the Debate in San Francisco?

3min

How Did San Francisco Become a Mecca for the Homeless?

3min

It's All I Shake My Head, Is It?

2min

Do You Find a Lack of Enforcement of Open Drug Scenes in European Cities?

4min

Did It Happen in Any European City?

2min

San Francisco Mayor, Is It Possible to Change the Political System?

4min

The Homeless Am Advocate - Is There More Power Than the Politicians?

6min

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How Do You Know if You're a Victim?

5min

11.

Anti-Psychiatry - I Don't Know, What's the Best Argument?

3min

12.

Is There a Difference Between the Idea and the Business Model?

5min

13.

The Big Government Versa Small Government Debate

5min

14.

Is There a Libertarian Attitude in the Netherlands?

3min

15.

Do You Think Centralization Is Necessary?

4min

Michael Shellenberger is an activist and author. He joins the podcast to talk about his book San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities. He discusses debates around homelessness in San Francisco, the ideology driving the homelessness advocacy community, how the West coast differs from the rest of the world in its treatment of mental illness and addiction, and whether there is hope of political change.

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