from grandpahobo

I read this book after hearing the author interviewed on The Majority Report podcast. From the interview, I had the impression the book would focus primarily on how drug policy in the U.S. had been used to oppress the poor and minorities over most of the last century.However, that was really just...

from rivkat

This is mostly an autobiography: a black boy grows up in Florida, through luck makes it into the military where his interest in learning is slowly awakened, and ends up a tenured Columbia professor. Many in his family have downward trajectories instead; early poverty and violence didn't provide t...

from MarkBeronte

In this provocative and eye-opening memoir, Dr. Carl Hart recalls his journey of self-discovery, how he escaped a life of crime and drugs and avoided becoming one of the crack addicts he now studies. Interweaving past and present, Hart goes beyond the hype as he examines the relationship between ...

from kimberwolf

I saw Dr. Carl Hart speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., and was impressed by his thoughtfulness about how our drug policies impact the poorest and most under-served in our population, and completely agreed that the drug policy that leads to mass incarceration for non-violent offenders needs to change. ...