Fear of crime in the U.S. is manufactured by politicians, who debate over who can be tougher on crime rather than addressing it as a societal issue.

The U.S. has seen a dramatic increase in incarceration rates since the 1980s, largely due to the war on drugs and harsh sentencing for victimless crimes.

The United States is unique among industrialized nations for not collecting statistics on class, which is an ideological decision that obscures the relationship between class and substance use.

The drug problem is fundamentally a US issue, as the country is a major producer of synthetic drugs, and the financial flows from drug trafficking largely go through US banks. Additionally, the criminalization of marijuana lacks substantial medical evidence to justify it, and the American Medical Association has never supported its criminalization.

The political environment in the U.S. is currently toxic, with the ruling class willing to turn on each other due to a lack of external threats.

The U.S. is a critical experiment in democracy, but the rapid advancement of technology is outpacing our legal and civil discourse.

The American system of government has inherent flaws, including a diffusion of responsibility due to checks and balances, which can lead to a lack of accountability.

The current political climate is marked by a form of soft authoritarianism, where excessive regulation and a negative view of progress stifle innovation and growth in the American economy.

The US has significantly violated both civil and political provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as highlighted in recent Amnesty International reports.