Source: Chasing Liberty
by Jeff Charles
“Decades after the War on Drugs began, it is clear that those in the latter category have been proven to be correct: It has been an unmitigated disaster. But when did this bizarre obsession with persecuting drug users begin? I asked this question on X and created a poll asking under which president the War on Drugs started. The options were Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy, and Woodrow Wilson. As expected, most people (71.9 percent) chose Nixon. I’ll admit it: It was sort of a trick question. Yes, Nixon was the first to apply the ‘War on Drugs’ moniker to the government’s quest to eradicate addiction through state force. However, the actual war began much earlier.” (03/11/25)
https://www.libertychasers.com/p/the-war-on-drugs-started-hereand