Daily Archives: August 10, 2009

Obama on the Drug War in Mexico: ‘I got nuthin’

The North American Leaders Summit concluded today. Naturally, it would seem that the drug war in Mexico would be a major item of discussion. If it was, solutions were not part of the conversation. Obama’s remarks were remarkably lacking in … Continue reading

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Talking about what won’t work isn’t enough

Mark Kleiman and Jon Caulkins get it — that any of the solutions the U.S. comes up with regarding the business of poppies in Afghanistan are doomed to failure. See Careful what you wish for, and Targeting the Taliban’s Drug … Continue reading

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