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Monthly Archives: September 2008
We the People of the United States, to secure the Blessings of Liberty
Happy Constitution Day! It’s the 221st Anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution — a document that gives specific limited delineated powers to the government, while retaining the rest for the people. In 221 years, of course, much has … Continue reading
									
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		In which I talk about Jonathan Caulkins again
I’ve got to admit, I’m having a little bit of fun with this, despite the deadly serious nature of the issues… Jonathan Caulkins steps back into the fray in “The Discussion” part of the Cato Unbound series. You may remember … Continue reading
									
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		872,721 marijuana arrests in 2007
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		In search of free prohibition…
Mark Kleiman has his response to the Cato Unbound series with: Drug Policy in Principle, and in Practice. A couple of excellent comments have already been expressed in the placeholder post below. But I wanted to take a chance to … Continue reading
									
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		Kleiman weighs in
The final response over at Cato Unbound is in: Mark Kleiman with Drug Policy in Principle, and in Practice Cato Unbound is to be commended for having assembled a symposium free both of the usual drug war rant and of … Continue reading
									
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		More Cognitive Distortion
Jane Bussey of McClatchy Newspapers generously demonstrates her own cognitive disfunction (and perhaps that of portions of the Mexican population) in Mexico’s Calderon takes popular and dangerous stand against cartels With all the violence and death that has occurred since … Continue reading
									
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		Cognitive Distortion
An interesting article about college students going to Amsterdam to study drug policy. Logical, right? But I was struck by this fascinating passage in the article: Marijuana isn’t legal in Amsterdam. Rather, it’s decriminalized. It’s similar to Americans going into … Continue reading
									
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		Everything the drug war touches…
You’ve probably heard about how more and more prescription drugs are being found in the water supply. The government made some noises about how people need to be more careful about disposing of prescription drugs. However, it turns out that … Continue reading
									
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		Just what is drug abuse, anyway?
YouTube has bowed to pressure to remove certain categories of videos, based on demands by Joe Lieberman in his efforts to protect us from the terrorists. I’m not sure how it was supposed to work for the terrorists — maybe … Continue reading
									
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		Damn, Jason!
Oh, yeah. The debate over legalization really is dull. That‰s because it‰s over with. The prohibitionists have lost in all important respects, and I suspect they know it.
									
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