Monthly Archives: April 2007

I’m up in Chicago today, playing the piano for an agent showcase at Victory Gardens’ Biograph theatre. I know there are lots of interesting things to discuss. “bullet” thehim’s Drug War Roundup is always wonderful. “bullet” The White House’s embarrassing … Continue reading →

Mike Gravel: The United States incarcerates more people and at a higher rate than any other peacetime nation in the world. According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics the number of US residents behind bars has now reached more … Continue reading →

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has been doing an excellent job of coverage, has the timeline of the actual events that led to the death of Kathryn Johnston They fabricated all the right answers to persuade a magistrate to give them … Continue reading →

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He’s long been both a hateful drug war cheerleader and and embarrassment to Illinois (see this for some examples), and now former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has weighed in on the medical marijuana debate in Illinois with this … Continue reading →

White House letter: U.S. cocaine prices drop despite billions spent on drug war The street price of cocaine fell in the United States last year as purity rose, the White House drug czar said in a private letter to a … Continue reading →

I’m in a Terry Gilliam-drawn heaven. I have just received a wonderful gift from my Amazon wish list — the complete, 16 DVD megaset of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, with every episode in the series history, plus two bonus discs: … Continue reading →

New York Times A Fulton County grand jury has indicted three current and former police officers who were involved in botched drug raid that led to the death of an elderly Atlanta woman in November. Officer Jason R. Smith, who … Continue reading →

Check out the following three stories about marijuana. Consider which ones are the most important, and then consider on which one the Drug Czar decided to focus. “bullet” Studies Validate Smoke-Free Marijuana on the use of vaporizors. Two new studies, … Continue reading →

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