Monthly Archives: February 2008

Via Paul Armentano at the NORML blog… This has it all: Sensationalism, scare tactics, irrelevancy, and… just plain… bizarre. Bad journalism, bad science, bad government and more. The BBC is to break one of the last broadcasting taboos by screening … Continue reading →

Sorry to be a bit off-topic here, but check out this disturbing footage of the war in Iraq. Link (WMV video) Oops. I was wrong. Turns out this is the war in the United States. Fought against U.S. citizens, and … Continue reading →

This is getting a lot of press right now: The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world and for the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in every 100 American adults is … Continue reading →

I ran across this intriguing bit from scientists in Heidelberg, Germany. It’s not a proper study — merely an anecdotal incident based on one individual, but it’s still fascinating. Turns out that they discovered a 28 year old man with … Continue reading →

Daniel Williams — a regular commenter here at Drug WarRant — has thrown his hat into the ring and is working at becoming the Libertarian Party Presidential candidate.

William F. Buckley, Jr. died today at the age of 82. You may have loved him or hated him, but one thing is clear — more than anyone else, he made it cool to be a conservative against the drug … Continue reading →

“bullet” Brian Cook talks about “The Wire” In a recent story in The Nation, Chris Hayes used 2,200-plus words to argue why progressives should back Sen. Barack Obama. I’ll use only seven: Obama’s favorite TV show is The Wire. It’s … Continue reading →

A while back, I linked to Paul Armentano’s piece: Making Pot Legal: We Can Do It — Here’s How. At the time, I merely linked without commenting, promising to do so later. That post ended up with an incredible extended … Continue reading →

Delightful OpEd by Peter Christ in the New York Star Gazette: Don’t Tax Drugs, Legalize Them Good all the way through. The conclusion nails it nicely. Some point to alcohol Prohibition as the prime example of how a prohibition fails. … Continue reading →

It’s all political — it’s all a way to promote his drug war… In this article, Walters blames U.S. marijuana users for “contributing” to the bloody wars in Mexico. Here, he says that U.S. prosecutors need to go after more … Continue reading →