Monthly Archives: March 2006

On Thursday, Congress reauthorized the Office of National Drug Control Policy. These are the principled members of Congress who voted against: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Rep. Maxine Waters … Continue reading →

Mike Krause, veteran of the Coast Guard, and director of the Justice Policy Initiative, writes in the Denver Post: Drug war trumps port safety The top objective of the U.S. Coast Guard’s anti-terrorism strategy is to protect what’s called the … Continue reading →

Link Condoleezza Rice and Bolivian President Evo Morales met to discuss the drug war. Now, you might think that this would be a big thing — after all, there are huge differences in policy. U.S. pushes for complete eradictaion, Morales … Continue reading →

If you haven’t voted yet, here’s where you can vote for Drug WarRant for Single Issue Blog (just leave the name in the comments). Or vote for one of the other fine blogs, like TalkLeft or Grits for Breakfast. If … Continue reading →

In Williamsburg, Vermont, a random drug testing proposal had almost been passed by the school board and was held up when it was discovered that some people opposed the idea. So they had a spirited discussion from people on both … Continue reading →

I mentioned Willis’ idotic comments earlier. Colombia’s ambassador in Washington has responded and also: President Alvaro Uribe, whose hot temper is famous in Colombia, last week called the actor arrogant and ignorant and said his comments were “a shock to … Continue reading →

Ecstasy causes depression in laboratory pigs As if being a laboratory pig wasn’t depressing. So I had a chat with Porky, recently released, about his experiments with ecstasy. “It’s not that the E was so bad,” he said. “It was … Continue reading →

At the Huffington Post, Maia Szalavitz writes In defense of John Tierney This week’s New Republic Online trashes John Tierney for being “boring” and “utterly predictable” because of his libertarian politics. It bemoans the fact that he has done seven … Continue reading →

… Even when their lips aren’t moving. In Nevada, where there is an initiative to legalize marijuana, people are getting push poll automated phone calls with the following message: There is a proposal to legalize marijuana. This proposal will make … Continue reading →

A couple of recent items reminded me of something that should never be forgotten. The drug war is inherently racist. There are a number of reasons that this is so, and not all of them involve actual racist attitudes by … Continue reading →