029: The War On Fire

Summary: Critical Thinking Question: What would you think if you saw an arsonist running back to the scene of their crime moments later...with a fire hose? Topic: Ian Freeman of Free Talk Live joins me to address the myth that government solves problems. We explore the phenomenon of unintended consequences, using the so-called 'war on drugs' as a case study. The Formula: ...the use of force leads to perverse unintended consequence leads to new problem leads to demand for government action leads to the use of force leads to perverse unintended consequence leads to new problem leads to demand for government action leads to the use of force leads to perverse unintended consequence leads to new problem leads to demand for government action leads to the use of force leads to perverse unintended consequence leads to new problem leads to demand for government action leads to...(repeat ad infinitum?) Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.