Tough On Crime

Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy is discussing how the war on drugs impedes progress in the War On Islamic Fascism. So I ask a question:

Which is more important - using prohibition to subsidize criminals or winning the war against the fascist?

Americans repeatedly choose to subsidize criminals.

The common complaint is "too many criminals". The common answer is "raise the subsidies for the criminals" (tougher laws). We call this "tough on crime".

Cross Posted at Classical Values