Don’t Confuse Me With the Facts: How Harry Anslinger Intensified the United States’ War on Drugs

• In Event: Standing ePanel: Courts and Public Policy

Brief Overview

This project focuses on Harry Anslinger, the First Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and how he pragmatically adapted his anti-drug rhetoric in accordance with social prejudices and political realities throughout his tenure.

Author

• Noah Foster, Carroll University