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Daily Archives: October 6, 2008
Will Crime Policy Show Up in Tomorrow’s Debate?
Via Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy comes Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic with The McCain Comeback Plan: Taxes, Crime, Associations And Real Reform where he suggests that one of the McCain tactics will be: 2. Obama’s record on … Continue reading
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Why nobody turns to the cops for help anymore
Every time I think I’ve heard every low-down, stupid, mean, insane, or evil story that could possibly come out of the drug war, I get another surprise. I’ve known Mona online for awhile. She’s been a vocal opponent of the … Continue reading
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Stupid Prohibitionist Tricks
Margret Kopala, The Ottawa Citizen, with her article: How to win the drug war There has been little mention in this election campaign of the most pernicious evil of our time. Yet recent reports from a UN agency leave little … Continue reading
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Magic mushrooms rewire the brain in a way scientists didn't expect: November 6, 2026 -- A new study …has revealed…