Commentary
We know that radical left-wing subversives want to legalize hard drugs. So do some libertarians—which is a polite word for social Darwinism. But conservatives generally oppose legalization, understanding the devastating social costs and personal dissipation that hard drug abuse causes to families, communities, and individuals who would be tempted to imbibe by the lack of potential legal consequence.
Until now, that is. An increasing number of supposedly conservative organizations have fallen for the notion that criminalizing drug possession causes more harm than good. These conservatives are now pitching other conservatives to disengage in the war on drugs in the name of “harm reduction.”…