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A Likability Problem: Crime, Drugs, and Homelessness

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Aug 18, 2023
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As explained in Part I of this analysis, the increasing importance of “likeability” to electability combined with the relatively recent equation of “nice” with “likeability” limits the range of policies that are permitted within domestic policy discussions.  Nowhere is this more apparent than within the areas of crime, drugs, and homelessness.  

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Phil is a writer and classical liberal who, when not complaining about the Ottawa Senators, writes about politics, individual rights, government corruption/abuse and free speech. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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