FIRST FIRE | I spent last week in Seattle, in the northwestern tip of the United States. Many things were invented here that we can’t imagine life without today.
All these inventions combined the ingenuity and nonchalant style of the children of the hippie era. But this pedigree has come at a price. It is the hyperliberal policies of the city government. It was the state of Washington, of which Seattle is the largest city, that in 2012 became the first state in America to legalize the use of marijuana as a stimulant.
A Polish friend from Seattle takes me on a tour of the city. The worst is the former Little Saigon, now a degraded neighborhood full of drug addicts and homeless camps. But even in the city center there are camps of people who look like regular ash recipients. What about the police? Since the more than month-long events in Seattle in 2022, when a mob stormed the police station in the left-wing Capitol Hill district for weeks, local law enforcement has been acting as if they regret being alive.
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Roy Brown is a renowned economist and author at The Nation View. He has a deep understanding of the global economy and its intricacies. He writes about a wide range of economic topics, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, international trade, and labor markets.
