Woah! Did this author just slip that in there thinking no one would notice or challenge it? Is he one of those leftists hoping to build a trail of 'faux documentation' of a cocaine abuse problem the president has never admitted and has never been shown to be credible?
That is outrageous!
“For twenty-five years, the Manhattan Institute has confronted old problems with fresh thinking. Many of the Institute’s emblematic ideas—from the notion that low taxes encourage businesses to the concept that police should be treated with respect—were originally greeted with skepticism but have since been embraced by well-run cities everywhere. Congratulations on a quarter century of making a difference.” —Rudolph W. Giuliani
False dichotomy. My kids know why using drugs is a bad idea---not "it'll make you shoot your friends," just the facts---and they know that I would impose very serious consequences for drug use. Where's the "hiding" there?