Harry Anslinger has now entered the chat. Meet the villainous mind who helped get us to where we are today in this one-sided “war” on drugs. This guy’s got it all: a strong anti-drug stance likely related to childhood trauma, racist tendencies and he’s a failed jazz musician – throw in some intense xenophobia and you’ve got the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics! Tune into this episode to hear more about this man’s hobbies, like his obsession with racehorse doping and manipulating the media to spread misinformation.
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Sources for this episode:
The Long War on Drugs by Anne Foster
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
The Protectors by John Williams
https://www.case.org/system/files/media/file/Penn Stater Harry Anslinger.pdf[
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/download/44423/44144
https://medium.com/timeline/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189
https://www.newspapers.com/image/17583610/
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/237233/first-drug-czar-targeted-illegal-narcotics-in-racing
https://museum.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Standing in the Shadows 10152014--Accessible.pdf
https://time.com/5638316/war-on-drugs-opium-history/
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/drug-war-the-hunting-of-billie-holiday-114298/
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