am a former
inner-city teacher and
public defender. My expertise is in defending recreational drug use,
sex work, and other consensual adult activities that the American
government deems criminal. When media sensationalism and political
fear-mongering are confronted with facts, it is apparent that the
unintended consequences of these prohibitions have
caused much greater suffering than the activities themselves.
While numerous authorities question these failed policies, few are willing to defend the outlawed behavior because it is "bad." The issue is not whether you would do these activities or whether you would want your children to do them. The issue is whether adults who do these activities responsibly should be incarcerated in a free society.
I can be contacted at: rob@suburra.com
A book that vigorously defends heroin users and sex workers? You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos does
that and more to demonstrate that taboos are not relics of primitive
societies. America has its own ridiculous phobias and beliefs that
cause boredom, suffering, and death.
The
purpose of Narco Polo is to defend recreational drug
use—and all
other consensual adult
activities—that the American government deems criminal.
Its cartoons
are regularly featured at
Boing Boing.