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Porn — the new Drug War

From Eugene at the Volokh Conspiracy, this analysis of Ashcroft’s new crackdown is worth reading. Some strong parallels with the drug war.

Note that I’m not asking whether porn is bad, or whether porn should be constitutionally protected. I’m certainly not asking whether we’d be better off in some hypothetical porn-free world (just like […]

Happy D.A.R.E. Day!

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 8, 2004, as National D.A.R.E. Day

Well, I guess we should celebrate! So let’s observe D.A.R.E. day with some appropriate reading.

DARE […]

Who’s more credible? Mark Souder or Peter Jennings?

Check out Grass Roots Buzz with an excellent post on drug warrior Mark Souder’s outrageously outraged comments on Peter Jennings’ Ecstasy expos�.
klotlikar also rightly points out that we should be contacting ABC to thank them for airing the Jennings special. You can do so directly at ABC’s site or through Drug Policy Alliance’s Action Alert (or both).

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