A War on Drugs?
Summary: Trump's drug war isn't about stopping drugs—it's a hierarchy enforcement system. At the bottom: raids, mandatory minimums, and civil asset forfeiture crushing couriers, mules, and addicts who make easy targets. At the top: pardons for allies, donors, and operators whose silence matters. This split isn't hypocrisy; it's architecture. If Trump wanted to stop drugs, he'd attack laundering networks and banks. Instead, he stages brutality where it's safe and deploys mercy where it's useful. The drugs keep flowing because stopping them was never the point. Control was. Fear was. The system works exactly as designed.
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Trump's drug war is not a war on drugs. It is a hierarchy enforcement regime with a pardon window at the top.
