Warning: Nonfiction content
I’ve wandered into nonfiction territory, another of the
several books on economics that I’ve occasionally reviewed. Eric Schlosser is
better known for his title Fast Food
Nation. This one was written in 2003, but it is as relevant in 2013 as it
was 10 years ago. In Reefer Madness: Sex,
Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market, Schlosser examines
America’s black market, the underground economy, and in so doing, he focuses
mostly on the economies of cheap migrant labor, the marijuana trade, and the
sex trade and porn industry. It’s fascinating, whether or not you agree with
his conclusions that it makes sense to legalize marijuana, to drastically
improve the living conditions of migrant workers, and that the widespread black
market in the sex industry can only undermine the law and that it’s indicative
of the discrepancy between the true nature of American culture and what is
deemed as socially acceptable.
Thanks to Adam Montgomery for this recommendation.
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