There’s a possibly counterintuitive solution to the heroin epidemic, says Mark Thornton: legalization. We discuss his recent article.
About the Guest
Mark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, is book review editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and teaches economics at Auburn University.
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Article Discussed
“The Legalization Cure for the Heroin Epidemic”
Books by the Guest
Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War (with Robert Ekelund)
The Economics of Prohibition
The Quotable Mises
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