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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