Top 5 of 2021 Day 1: Former Soros Activist Explains How Progressive Policies Ruined San Francisco (Repeat)
Top 5 of 2021 Day 1: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.\nThere\u2019s a crisis in San Francisco. Homelessness has skyrocketed and drug use is rampant.\xa0\nMichael Shellenberger moved to San Francisco in 1993 to work on liberal causes, and even spent time working\xa0for George Soros\u2019 foundation. He advocated the decriminalization of drugs and promoted drug treatment programs. But, Shellenberger says, he began to worry when he saw the number of drug overdose deaths in America rise from 17,000 in 2000 to more than 70,000 by 2017.\xa0\n\u201cClearly, we are in the midst of a massive drug crisis,\u201d Shellenberger says, \u201cand it felt like nobody was offering a particularly clear explanation of it or offering very good solutions.\u201d\xa0\nOut of frustration over the problems he was seeing in San Francisco and other liberal cities, Shellenberger became determined to diagnose the problems driving the homeless crisis and find solutions. He presents the result of his research and investigation in his new book\xa0\u201cSan Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.\u201d\xa0\nShellenberger joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to discuss how the left\u2019s \u201cvictim\u201d ideology has harmed West Coast cities and what can be done to save those communities from complete ruin.\xa0\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.