I definitely can’t vouch for everything in this column by Nicholas Kristof but I will give him credit for making some admissions against interest, ones that most people on the left are still unwilling to make.
The column is focused on a person named Drew, an adult who started using drugs when he was 12-years-old. Drew has had moments of sobriety as an adult when, for a time, he becomes a different person, but on drugs he became a homeless thief and a drug dealer. Kristof says part of the problem is that the west coast is far too permissive.
As a good liberal, I used to oppose arresting people for using drugs. They need health care, not handcuffs, I thought. But then to my surprise and dismay, I found myself praying that my old pal Drew Goff would be arrested.
Drew, 40, was homeless, using fentanyl and also selling it. His wife, who was with him, was pregnant…
