George Fisher, "Beware Euphoria: The Moral Roots and Racial Myths of America's War on Drugs" (Oxford UP, 2024)
George Fisher, the Judge John Crown Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, just released his new book\xa0Beware Euphoria: The Moral Roots and Racial Myths of America\u2019s Drug War, with Oxford University Press. George has been teaching and writing in the realms of evidence, prosecution practice, and criminal legal history since 1995. He began practice as a prosecutor in Massachusetts and later taught at the law schools of Boston College, Harvard, and Yale.\xa0Beware Euphoria\xa0is the most recent among a slew of other books, articles, and essays that he\u2019s published over the years, and perhaps the most contrarian. In this interview, George discusses his research methods and how he came to the conclusion that the history of America\u2019s drug war, while racially motivated, was not meant to target minorities, but protect the morals and health of America\u2019s white youth.\nEmily Dufton\xa0is the author of\xa0Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America\xa0(Basic Books, 2017). A drug historian and writer, her second book, on the development of the opioid addiction medication industry, is under contract with the University of Chicago Press.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law