Monthly Archives: November 2003

Blogging is going to be a little bit light for the next week and a half. I’m playing the piano for a production of “A Chorus Line” which will be going up Tuesday at 5:30 pm and Wednesday and Thursday … Continue reading →

Via Hit and Run comes this excellent article by Fox Butterfield in the New York Times: With Cash Tight, States Reassess Long Jail Terms. In the past year, about 25 states have passed laws eliminating some of the lengthy mandatory … Continue reading →

Friday, on C-Span, our beloved Minister of Drug Policy Disinformation, a.k.a. the Drug Czar, was given the opportunity to repeat some of his favorite exaggerations, misleading data, and inoperative statements (a.k.a. lies). He also took phone calls. It was an … Continue reading →

You should read What A Wonderful Wasted World by John Gleeson for the Winnipeg Sun …That’s where a little history can help — in the form of a jazz story. Something to let Grandma know that Reefer Madness is really … Continue reading →

Toronto: Fareed Ahamad, 41, was charged with trafficking in November, 2001, even though the drug transaction was not his idea, he did not make any money and he believed he was helping a disabled man who appeared to be in … Continue reading →

Yes, I’ve given this post an alarmist heading, but it is deserved… Gun-Wielding Cops Conduct Drug Sweep At School: Drug Sweep Finds No Drugs (video available at this link) Surveillance video from Stratford High School in Goose Creek shows 14 … Continue reading →

Amnesty denounces ‘murder spree’ in Thai war on drugs. In a report released today, Amnesty, the human rights group, criticises the lack of a credible investigation into the bloodshed unleashed by this year’s official war on drugs. At least 2,252 … Continue reading →

If the “War on Drugs” cannot be successfully waged while our Bill of Rights remains in force, the problem is not with the Bill of Rights — it’s with the War on Drugs. (from Tuesday’s editorial “End the Dragnets” in … Continue reading →

Is the War on Drugs based on science or myth? Find out at an exciting book forum: “Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use”, by Jacob Sullum “A welcome departure from the choreographed outrage of the War on Drugs” –Washington … Continue reading →

Ayn Rand writing in Atlas Shrugged (via FreedomSight): Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We WANT them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re … Continue reading →