San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

In "San Fransicko," Michael Shellenberger examines how San Francisco transformed from America's prettiest city to the epicenter of a homeless crisis. This short shows how the city's policies enable rather than solve open drug markets, addiction, and mental illness. After decades of advocating for progressive approaches, Shellenberger discovered the shocking truth: homelessness isn't merely a housing problem but a crisis of addiction and mental illness actively enabled by city policies. This work explores how an ideology that divides people into victims and oppressors undermines effective solutions despite billions spent. By analyzing Amsterdam's successful balanced approach, Shellenberger argues that civilization requires not just rights but responsibilities - values progressive cities have abandoned in favor of ineffective compassion without accountability.